The much-awaited popular webinar series organised by the Commonwealth Future will commence on October 22, 2020 (Thursday).
During the pandemic, Commonwealth Future, a not-for-profit non-political organisation striving for an optimistic future for the Commonwealth, has virtually engaged key influencers with a series of engaging discussions online.
Eminent guest speakers with a shared passion for improving nations’ wellbeing and residents’ personal growth to drive positive changes in Commonwealth societies, have been the common thread running through the popular webinar series to up-to-date.
Many high-profile guests have offered their time to share their thinking and learnings with guests with the hope that, collectively, small changes in approaches can instigate big change.
Great debates have been sparked at each session and the upcoming webinar on 22 October is set to be another great success.
Eminent guest speakers
Speakers include The Rt Hon The Lord Boateng PC DL who will focus on the topic “Beyond The Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Health Care and Sanitation in a Changed World”.
Lord Boateng
Commonwealth Future is honoured to welcome Lord Boateng. His impressive background includes his role as Chief Secretary to Her Majesty’s Treasury and latterly, as British High Commissioner to South Africa.
He is currently on the Board of the Ghana International Bank and Chairs Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor that operates across six African countries and Bangladesh. Lord Boateng also sits on the Board of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture in Switzerland, the Health Advisory Board of Gilead Sciences the US Pharmaceutical Company and the Advisory Board of Wilton Park, the UKs Foreign Office think tank.
Karen-Mae Hill
Her Excellency Karen-Mae Hill, High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom, a former Barrister and Banker and Mr. Papa Kow Bartels, Head of Trade and Investment at the Ghanaian High Commission to the UK and Ireland will discuss “Cooperation across the Commonwealth.”
Dr Joana Agyemang
Our supporting speakers include: Dr Joana Agyemang, Head of Nursing Faculty at Knutsford University College, Ghana and Dr Gabriel Kosi Gyan, Head of Health Services at Knutsford University College, Ghana.
Zimar Sivardeen, Chairman of Commonwealth Future and organiser of the webinar series commented: “Sustainable Health Care and Sanitation are two very relevant topics in our pandemic times and we are delighted to invite such a great board of guest speakers who I am sure, will open our minds to new ways of thinking.”
“The theme reflects our mission at Commonwealth Future to help others achieve a better life through tools such as great healthcare, education and learning. This is why we are also championing the access to quality vision care for people to help fulfil their potential. There are synergies in our vision and giving people access to basic quality health care that we are fortunate enough to take for granted here in the UK.”
As with all webinars to date, Zimar Sivardeen will set the scene at the beginning of the event: highlighting how an estimated 900 million people in the Commonwealth have issues with visual impairment and his vision to give other communities access to quality care in order to create a fair and equitable society for all.
