Changing the Orbit of Human Dignity
Africa & California:
Capital, Climate, Community
May 4, 2026
Time: 6:00pm - 8pm
Location: James Moore Theater | Oakland Museum of California History / Oakland, CA
The California–Africa Partnership Forum is a rare convergence of global leadership advancing major infrastructure, innovation, sustainable development, equity, and impact investment at scale between Africa and California
The forum is intended not merely as a convening, but as a showcase of the courageous and visionary leadership, partnerships, and practical deployment of innovation required to produce resilient and inclusive economic change.
This includes expanding connectivity and energy access, advancing climate sustainability, and increasing participation in economic growth for underinvested communities and communities facing climate and economic disruption in both California and Africa.
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Featuring:
His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Turkson
In Conversation With:
CA Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin;
and Congresswoman Lateefah Simon
Presentation by:
Alan Dones, Co-Founder & Chairman, ECHo
Closing Remarks:
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee
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California’s relevance is especially important in this context because of its leadership in developing the technologies that will shape the world’s economic future, as well as its leadership in climate, infrastructure, public policy, and inclusive economic development, and the example set by the leaders participating in this forum.
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