Mentor and Alumnae deliver Ignite Talks on Tech Diplomacy with Georgetown University Digital Tech Forum
Hosted by the Georgetown University Digital Technology Forum, six fellows and two mentors delivered Ignite Talks on Tech Diplomacy on October 22, 2024 to an audience of graduate students, staff, foreign service personnel and other members of the broader Georgetown community. Organized and moderated by mentor Jessica Dickinson Goodman, with opening remarks from mentor Zoe Borden, the talks featured fellows Assiatu Jalloh (Sierra Leone, 2016), Mavzuna Abdurakhmanova (Tajikistan, 2017), Faith Mpara (Cameroon, 2017), Meriem Touami (Algeria, 2017), Selma Ndi (Cameroon, 2022), and Qurat Ul Ain Quraishi (Pakistan, 2024). Together, they covered topics including AI in education and government, women’s empowerment, diversity and inclusion, internet infrastructure, bridging binational connections and the importance of exchange programs like TechWomen.
“It was a powerful example of how deep, wide and strong the TechWomen network is,” said Jessica, who is pursuing both an MS in Foreign Service and an MA in Global, International and Comparative History at Georgetown University, where she hopes to continue to collaborate to host with TechWomen alumnae and mentors.
