Theme: Back To The Future

"Back to the Future" connects us to our ambitious attributes as a community, leveraging on
positive strides & attributes that we have as a community in various areas; Culture, Business, Education, and Climate.
Sharing ideas & innovation that influence the future of our community with passionate thinkers & creative doers.
Lets us begin experiencing the future from the present - untold strides & attributes, - collaborating with an ambitious & resilient community

Orange Digital Center (ODC) Congo town, Monrovia Liberia.
Congo town, Monrovia Liberia.
Monrovia, Montserrado, 1000
Liberia

Aaron Ireland.

human rights activist, women’s advocate, and a mental health campaigner.

Our next speaker is a young human rights activist, women’s advocate, and a mental health campaigner. He is a motivational speaker and youth leader who has had the opportunity to speak at multiple events both locally and internationally. He is the former chairman of the Liberian children’s representative forum advisory board and the former president and Secretary General of the International Rotary e-club of social innovators. He’s professional career, he has had the opportunity to work with multiple organizations. These include: Norwegian refugee council (NRC) The Lutheran HIV/Aids program Women empowerment for sustainable development United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) He holds a bachelors degree of arts from the African Methodist Episcopal University in sociology and economics and is currently a candidate for a master of arts degree in sustainable development at the Cuttington university.

Beulah Nimene

Writer, Poet, Author

She is the author of the book titled "Boss up, Girl" which features several strong Liberian young women including Satta Sheriff, Benita Urey and many more. Boss up, Girl explores the impact of words in the lives of women, and its ability to make or break. This fine body of writing covers the stories of six amazing young Liberian girls on different professional journeys, who are without a doubt breaking the barriers society has set out for them, by riding on the waves of spoken words and bending it to their will. Each page was carefully written to inspire you to become more because you have never been less.

Cheryl Samuels

an entrepreneur who owns a growing arts and crafts enterprise called Juste Ché that is into crafting authentic jewelry and textiles merged with African cloths and crochet yarn

Cheryl Samuels is a young Liberian talent studying Management and Public Administration. She owns Juste Ché, an arts and crafts business crafting African jewelry and textiles. She aims to become a business leader serving the UN. In 2021, she trained with the UN Institute of Training and Research and volunteered in Nigeria, managing a skill acquisition program and announcing spelling bees. She managed a peace camp and facilitated workshops. In 2020, her team made COVID masks for UNDP, APM Terminals, and Liberians. Since 2019, she volunteered with AIESEC, traveling to Ghana to report on e-waste recycling and design products. In 2019, she volunteered in Côte d'Ivoire communicating for a climate change project. She explores and inspires others, making a difference

Lawrence Kwame Totimeh

Liberian-American combat veteran US Army Sergeant, CEO of Liberia Forward.

Liberian-American combat veteran US Army Sergeant, Lawrence Kwame Totimeh Jr. is the founder and CEO of Liberia Forward, a champion high school women's basketball coach, an educator, an entrepreneur, and a farmer. His passion is to see a prosperous Liberia where the people have access to the same chances for innovation and creation that he had while growing up abroad. Sgt. Totimeh, a graduate of a historically black college and university, earned a master's degree in career and technical studies from Virginia State University's department of engineering and technology. He currently resides in Liberia, where he works to strengthen the local economy by growing cassava and processing gari. His life's work is to motivate people to discover their own creative potential so they can advance their communities with selfless service, integrity, and quality leadership.

Tarlee A. Nuahn

Education Manager, Author.

A young, passionate, and determined Liberian who is unapologetic about changing the outcome of teaching, learning, and supporting efficiency to improve and ensure the quality of education delivery in Liberia. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Education with specialty in teaching Science and holds a Diploma in Project Management & Monitoring and Evaluation. Tarlee A. Nuahn is a professional educator with over 6 years of experience in teaching. Gonet Africa, he manages all educational and school transformation programs aimed at cultivating students into Africa's and Liberia's next generation of creative and proactive leaders. In this role, he coordinates a whole-school transformation program that impacts students, teachers, and parents, where he has impacted over 70 would-be teachers, primary and secondary teachers through providing them with creative, collaborative, and innovative tools to rethink education and improve teaching and learning outcomes in Liberia.