Fellows play role in inaugural U.S. Department of State Alumni Summit in Morocco
Moroccan TechWomen fellows from across diverse cohorts celebrated the first ever U.S. Alumni Summit in Morocco held on January 27th at the Palais des Congrès Rabat Bouregreg. The event convened outstanding Moroccan alumni who have benefited from various programs organized by the U.S. Department of State, providing a platform for over 400 guests to celebrate their achievements and engage with accomplished speakers and Moroccan NGOs via panels, workshops and interactive opportunities.
The event opened with an exhibition and networking before moving into a series of morning sessions focused on NGO management, artificial intelligence use, and diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility for NGOs. Following a lunch reception, the summit continued with welcome remarks from U.S Ambassador to Morocco Puneet Talwar, an award ceremony and an afternoon session covering the climate change crisis, social impact storytelling and digital security. The evening closed with a cocktail concert and engagement.
TechWomen alumnae engagement highlights included a keynote address from Lamiae Benmakhlouf (2016), General Director of Technopark Morocco, and the featuring of seed-grant funded impact project turned NGO eSTEM Morocco, which is headed by Nezha Larhrissi (2013). Other involved fellows included Salma Gherraby, Seloua Saoudi, Khadija Bencekri, Manar Ouaritni, Manal Ben Mahjoub, Mouna Edrissi, Sofia Chacham, Meriem Talibi Alaoui and Lamia Fikrat.
