Speaker

Dr. Wale Idris Ajibade (Wale Idris)

Dr. Wale Idris Ajibade (Wale Idris) is an economist and the founder and executive director of African Views (AV), a nonprofit organization in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The African Views Organization focuses on society's wellbeing by promoting cultural sustainability and cultural harmony through scientific and social research, community assessment, resource mapping, and project development. He is the architect of the AV framework for Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, including the African Cultural Exchange programs, a new concept for connecting classrooms of children in Africa with children on other continents. He developed and produced programs such as African Health Dialogues, advocating the establishment of the African Center for Disease Control.

He designed the global outreach for Youth Initiatives, Sustainable Development Goals, Green Africa, Culture Diplomats, New Deals, the Anti-Violence Against Women Act (AVAWA), the Spirit of Peace and Prosperity, and African Views Television (AVTV).