People First Talk With Patrick Awuah Jr.
April 08, 2026
Estimated time commitment: 60 minutes
In the next People First Talk on April 8, 2026 | 10:00am EST, 4:00pm CEST, 6:00pm EAT, we’ll hear from Patrick Awuah, founder and president of Ashesi University in Ghana, an institution widely recognized for its commitment to developing ethical leaders and strengthening society through education. Over the past two decades, Ashesi has built a strong culture of integrity, critical thinking, and responsibility to the community.
Drawing on Ashesi’s journey, Patrick will reflect on what it takes to build institutions that cultivate collective leadership, where leadership is understood not simply as individual achievement, but as a shared responsibility to contribute to society and work with others to address complex challenges. His experience offers an opportunity to explore how universities can help develop leaders who strengthen institutions and contribute to more resilient societies over time.
We’ll explore:
● What it takes to build institutions that cultivate ethical leadership
● How universities can foster responsibility to community and society
● What it means to develop leaders who work with others to address complex challenges
Register here.
In the next People First Talk on April 8, 2026 | 10:00am EST, 4:00pm CEST, 6:00pm EAT, we’ll hear from Patrick Awuah, founder and president of Ashesi University in Ghana, an institution widely recognized for its commitment to developing ethical leaders and strengthening society through education. Over the past two decades, Ashesi has built a strong culture of integrity, critical thinking, and responsibility to the community.
Drawing on Ashesi’s journey, Patrick will reflect on what it takes to build institutions that cultivate collective leadership, where leadership is understood not simply as individual achievement, but as a shared responsibility to contribute to society and work with others to address complex challenges. His experience offers an opportunity to explore how universities can help develop leaders who strengthen institutions and contribute to more resilient societies over time.
We’ll explore:
● What it takes to build institutions that cultivate ethical leadership
● How universities can foster responsibility to community and society
● What it means to develop leaders who work with others to address complex challenges
Register here.