Photos: 2019 Aurora Dialogues Highlights

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2019 Aurora Dialogues took place in Armenia on October 17 – 21, 2019, during the inaugural Aurora Forum. Distinguished humanitarians, academics, philanthropists, business leaders and members of civil society gathered together to drive positive action across some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian, technological, scientific, educational and social challenges.
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2019 Aurora Dialogues took place in Armenia on October 17 – 21, 2019, during the inaugural Aurora Forum. Distinguished humanitarians, academics, philanthropists, business leaders and members of civil society gathered together to drive positive action across some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian, technological, scientific, educational and social challenges.
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The Aurora Dialogues focused on Aurora’s unique approach to localizing impact and how this fits into the overall humanitarian architecture, the milestones achieved since Aurora’s inception, and the goals for the road ahead, as well as on the role education plays in shaping socially responsible individuals.

During the events of the Aurora Dialogues hundreds of people also had an opportunity to meet with the outstanding heroes who are changing our world for the better. Here’s what it was like.

 

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Noubar Afeyan, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founder and Managing Partner and CEO of Flagship Pioneering, with other guests and participants of the 2019 Aurora Dialogues.

 

 

Veronika Zonabend, Chair of the Board of Governors of UWC Dilijan College in Armenia, addresses the audience at the Humanitarianism in Education conference.

 

 

From left to right: 2019 Aurora Prize Laureate Mirza Dinnayi, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founder Ruben Vardanyan, 2019 Aurora Humanitarians Zannah Bukar Mustapha and Huda Al-Sarari.

 

 

2016 Aurora Prize Laureate Marguerite Barankitse delivers a speech at the 2019 Aurora Dialogues.

 

Journalist Anna Hakobyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's spouse, gives a public talk during one of the events.

 

This year’s Aurora Dialogues focused on Aurora’s unique approach to localizing impact and how this fits into the overall humanitarian architecture, as well as on the role education plays in shaping socially responsible individuals.

 

UWC East Africa team that has won the 2019 Young Aurora Competition with their Smokeless Kitchens project.

 

From left to right: 2016 Aurora Prize Laureate Marguerite Barankitse, 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate and Aurora Chair Dr. Tom Catena, 2018 Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung.

 

2019 Aurora Prize Laureate Mirza Dinnayi meeting with students at the Yerevan State University.

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During the events of the Aurora Dialogues hundreds of people also had an opportunity to meet with the outstanding heroes who are changing our world for the better.
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