Hear from our amazing speaker lineup at the
2025 Human Rights & Humanitarian Forum
At the Crossroads:
Driving Integrated Action
for a Resilient Future

 

This year's Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum will feature a number of remarkable speakers from across UCLA. If you haven't registered for your spot, use the promo code and button below to save your seat!

 

At a time of intensifying global challenges, the 2025 Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum seeks to spark new, integrated approaches to tackling these issues. Hosted by The Promise Institute for Human Rights in partnership with the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, the Forum will bring together eminent thinkers, frontline humanitarians, academics, legal advocates, and emerging leaders committed to advancing human dignity, justice, and sustainable peace. 

By convening diverse voices under one roof, the Forum aims to seed lasting partnerships, inspire innovative solutions, and move us from "business as usual" towards a future where respect for human rights and effective humanitarian action go hand in hand. 

Hear from extraordinary individuals including UCLA professors and scholars, Aurora Prize Laureates Marguerite Barankitse, Mirza Dinnayi, and Julienne Lusenge, as well as Pulitzer Prize Winner Dele Olojede, human rights and anti-corruption activist John Prendergast — and more!

Speakers Include:  Chelsea Clinton, PhD

• Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation & Clinton Health Access Initiative
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University

  Alina Dorian, PhD

• Associate Dean, Public Health Practice, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences, UCLA
• Former Senior Health Associate, International Services, American Red Cross

  Dr. Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH

• Board Member, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
• Founding Donor, The Promise Institute for Human Rights 
• Emmy-nominated film producer, The Promise

  Leymah Gbowee, MA

• 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate
• Founder and President, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA)
• Executive Director of the Women, Peace and Security Program, Columbia University

  Safiya Noble, PhD

• MacArthur Fellow
• David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair of Social Sciences and Professor, UCLA
• Director, DataX Initiative, UCLA

  Ayisha Siddiqua

• J.D. Candidate, UCLA School of Law
• Climate Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General 
• Founder & Executive Director, Future Generations Tribunal

  Anna Spain Bradley

• Professor of Law and Faculty Director for The UCLA Promise Institute for Human Rights and The Promise Institute Europe, UCLA Law
• Former Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UCLA

 At the Crossroads:
Driving Integrated Action
for a Resilient Future

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

UCLA Luskin Conference Center

 

🐻 UCLA Students, Faculty and Staff!
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