Regional Program Manager
The Aspen Institute
Manal Elattir is a Regional Program Manager for the Stevens Initiative. She has been an advocate for women and youth empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for more than 16 years. She is the founder of ASILA, a social enterprise that empowers grassroots women entrepreneurs through business capacity building, mentoring and networking. Manal co-founded the first mentoring network for women in Morocco and trained more than 1500 youth across MENA region on entrepreneurship and career guidance. She was also the director of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Alumni Network in Morocco. Manal has been recognized at the international level for her work and has been selected in some of the most prestigious programs including FORTUNE Most Powerful Women program, UNESCO Human Rights International Fellow, the UN Alliance of Civilization International fellow, and the Women Leaders of the World by the Global Women Leadership Network. Manal has been the recipient of the Architects of the Future Award, the Australia Middle East Media Women’s Award, and the World of Difference Award by the International Alliance of Women. She is a motivational speaker and an international public speaker on issues ranging from entrepreneurship, youth employment, women’s rights, and intercultural dialogue.
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Thursday, June 2, 2022
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM MDT