| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 6, 2023 | 4:30PM - 6:00PM | External Event, This event will take place in the Main Lounge of the Faculty Club, University of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto ON. |
Join us on Monday, November 6 at 4:30pm for an exclusive conversation with The Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand. Ms. Clark with discuss the lessons she has learned as a prime minister and head of the UN development agency, her views on where she sees the greatest change happening in the future, and the role she sees for young people and especially young women in advancing democracy.
This is an exclusive event for Munk School students and space is limited. Registration is required in order to attend.
About the speaker
Helen Clark is a respected global leader in sustainable development, gender equality and international co-operation. She served three successive terms as Prime Minister of New Zealand between 1999 and 2008. While in government, she led policy debate on a wide range of economic, social, environmental and cultural issues, including sustainability and climate change.
She then became the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator for two terms from 2009 to 2017, the first woman to lead the organisation. She was also the Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of the Heads of all UN funds, programmes and departments working on development issues.
In 2019 Helen Clark became patron of The Helen Clark Foundation. She is an active member of various international organisations.
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