Diaspora District Conference

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

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MISSION

Diaspora District collaborates to transform education systems, equipping students across Africa and the diaspora with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities essential for post-graduate success and economic advancement.

VISION

Diaspora District envisions that all students graduate empowered, both career and life ready— with the knowledge, skills, personal development and opportunities needed to thrive and actualize their dreams.

Who Should Attend?

4 main groups:

Educational Leaders
Political Leaders
Community Leaders
Industry Leaders

Educational Leaders include, but are not limited to leaders of schools, education headquarters, unions, boards, expanded learning programs, education investors and non-profit organizations.

Political Leaders include, but are not limited to policymakers, lawmakers, industry oversight leaders.

Community Leaders include, but are not limited to community advocates, leaders, and strategists.

Industry Leaders include, but are not limited to, Chief Executive Officers, Workforce Development and Corporate Social Responsibility Directors.

What will be gained by attending?

- Influence educational policy development, curriculum redesign, and investments in expanded learning for k-12 and/or higher education

- Forge strategic alliances

- Establish a culture of excellence across leaders and organizations, including professional development opportunities for your leadership team

- Leadership empowerment through expert insights across industries, unique to any other educational conference

- Diaspora District data, reports and consultation following the conference

Join the Diaspora District Movement!

Our Shared Challenge as Leaders Across Industries

Preparing students to graduate career- and life-ready is not just a challenge—it is a collective opportunity to shape the future. These graduates will become the innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders who drive industries, transform communities, and solve global challenges. Yet, the responsibility for their preparedness has too often rested on educators.

Leaders across education, politics, community, and diverse industries share a vested interest in the success of these students. When they thrive, so do businesses, economies, and societies. Many solutions to education’s toughest challenges already exist, researched and developed by experts across Africa and the diaspora. However, this wealth of knowledge is too often underutilized and overlooked.

Diaspora District is more than a conference—it is a transformative space for cultural connection, cross-sector collaboration, and educational innovation. By centering the expertise of leaders from Africa and the diaspora, we unlock groundbreaking strategies to build stronger pathways between education and opportunity, preparing students to lead the world into a brighter future.

Learning, Growing, and Transforming Education Together

Diaspora District is a bold and transformative cross-industry conference for global education where leaders across education, politics, community, and industries come together to unlock the immense potential of collaboration and coalition building. Diaspora District is more than a conference—it is a gathering of visionaries, driven by the wealth of expertise and ingenuity within Africa and the diaspora. Together, we harness this brilliance to develop real-world solutions that shape the future of education and the workforce.

Attendees at Diaspora District aren’t just participants; they are catalysts for change, contributing to actionable strategies that prepare students to graduate career- and life-ready—equipped to lead, innovate, and thrive. By uniting diverse perspectives, this space fosters groundbreaking ideas, amplifies influential voices, and creates pathways that benefit not just education but the industries, economies, and communities these students will impact.

Diaspora District is where thought leaders and decision-makers align their talents, build lasting partnerships, and spark the innovation needed to solve the world's most pressing challenges in education.

Join us to be part of the movement transforming education and building a future of limitless opportunity.

Meet the Founder

Manal Al-Ansi, MAT, Esq. is a former elementary school teacher that is now an attorney and senior level executive leading global education and workforce development. She works with leaders and experts internationally to transform education as we know it.

As a distinguished executive consultant and thought leader in education and workforce development, known for her strategic vision and dedication to sustainable impact, she brings to you DIASPORA DISTRICT.

As the founder of Diaspora District, Manal spearheads a transformative initiative that bridges the gap between education and industry, providing a cross-industry services and conferences for global education. Diaspora District fosters leadership and professional learning spaces and services like no other, supporting leaders across sectors and industries in building coalitions and collaborations that reimagine pathways from a student's classroom to post-grad life and career.

With over a decade of experience guiding leaders at the highest levels of government and crafting impactful policies, Manal brings expertise in systems analysis, strategic development, and organizational growth. Her work is deeply informed by her professional background as a barred attorney and educator, and personal background as an Ethiopian diaspora, equipping her to address complex challenges at the intersection of law, education, workforce development, and identity.

Manal supports a network of influential experts and leaders across industries to reshape education and workforce development. She is recognized for her ability to forge powerful partnerships and her strategic insights that empower organizations to create and implement sustainable practices, policies, curriculum, and expanded learning models. Through Diaspora District, Manal continues to lead a movement that amplifies the leadership and expertise throughout Africa and the diaspora, while creating enduring pathways for educational and professional success worldwide.