Hadeel Mustafa Anabtawi

Hadeel, a social entrepreneur with a passion for empowering girls, founded The Alchemist Lab, whose educational center has offered more than 25,000 children in cities, remote villages and refugee camps the skills they need to explore themselves and the world around them with confidence and determination.

She has launched several initiatives, such as “Go Girls!” – a program that encourages girls to think with a STEM and scientific approach. In addition, she launched a 10-minute children’s radio segment called “Everything is Possible”, which aimed to address life challenges and empower children.

Hadeel is a Vital Voices GROW fellow and has been nominated for various awards, such as Innovation in Education by GESS Middle East 2015 and Business Woman of the Year by AlEtihad Bank.

Amanda Ellis will be moderating the talk; Amanda is a former ambassador.

Co-sponsored by: Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law, Thunderbird School of Global Management, and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability.