Adel Testimonials

The ADEL Program provided a rare space where reflection met responsibility. It encouraged me to think beyond technical expertise and engage more deeply with leadership, power, and systems, particularly from an African and Global South perspective.

The ADEL Program was both a reset and a catalyst for me. In one of the busiest weeks of the year, it provided me with space to step back from the day-to-day and think more intentionally about leadership and impact. The futures-thinking workshops were especially valuable. They helped me widen my scope of thinking and get comfortable with uncertainty.

The ADEL Program was a great opportunity to network with peers from around the world, learn, and exchange ideas on common interests and challenges. The cohort's diversity fostered passionate discussions and underscored the need to create more spaces for policy experts from diverse backgrounds to engage with one another and cultivate strategic empathy. I love debating, and the ADEL program delivered!

The Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program was an intense and deeply enriching experience, both personally and professionally. More than a program, it was a space for demanding conversations, shared learning, and genuine connection.

ADEL was an extremely meaningful and transformative experience for me. It challenged the way I see myself as both a leader and a person, pushing me to question long-held assumptions and grow in ways I did not expect. One of the most powerful aspects of the program was learning how to think the unthinkable and look toward the future in a context of accelerated change and global crises affecting every continent.

I was looking for a condensed leadership development experience that could fit into a short period of time (and be feasible alongside my tight work schedule) when I found out about ADEL: a program born in the Global South. But it delivered much more than that.