The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) is organizing the eighth edition of the Atlantic Dialogues Conference, a high-level conference convening influential public and private sectors leaders from around the Atlantic Basin for open, informal discussion on cross-regional issues. through its Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program (ADEL), PCNS encourages inter-generational dialogue during the conference and beyond, between leading experts, senior officials, and high-potential change-makers.
The ADEL program is PCNS’s flagship youth program, held two days prior to the Atlantic Dialogues conference. Every year, this program brings together 40 to 50 young leaders from around the Atlantic basin and Africa. These rising leaders have displayed leadership capabilities, and have a strong sense of commitment to social and economic issues facing their communities in particular and the world in general.
Programme Details
- Area: Contribution to shape the regional and global agenda in politics, finance, business, civil society, and many other areas.
- Number of Awards: 40-50.
- Date: December 9th to 15th in Marrakesh, Morocco.
- Target groupe: Open to citizens of countries located in Africa, North America, South America, Central America, Western Europe or the Caribbean.
Benefits
For the 40 to 50 selected participants, PCNS will cover economy class airfare to and from Morocco. In addition, local transportation, catering, and hotel accommodation, during the dates of the program and conference will be covered by the conference organizers.
Eligibility
To be considered for this program, candidates must meet all the below criteria:
- Applicants must be between the ages of twenty-three and thirty-five (inclusive) on July 15th, the day the applications for the program open.
- Applicants must be citizens of countries located in Africa, North America, South America, Central America, Western Europe or the Caribbean – that is, citizens of countries bordering the Atlantic Basin and on the African continent.
- Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English.
- Applicants must guarantee their availability for the full duration of this six-day program, which will take place from December 9th to 15th, in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Selection Criteria
The candidates will be scored according to the following selection criteria:
- Professional achievement and professional growth
- Leadership potential and demonstrated leadership in community and/or profession
- Interest in issues affecting Wider Atlantic Relations
- Commitment to global, Atlantic and/or local engagement
- Ability to contribute to the Atlantic Dialogues and Emerging Leaders network
- Ability to clearly express ideas (assessed through personal statement and 1 minute youtube video)
Application instructions
Interested applicants must submit an online application form with the following materials by Sunday September 15th at 11:59 pm Rabat time: To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.
- A copy of their resumes / CVs. (max 2 pages in pdf format)
- A personal statement of no more than 250 words detailing their motivations for applying and their prospective contributions and benefits from the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program. The personal statement should also detail the candidates’ expertise or field of work.
- A link to a one-minute YouTube video addressing the following:
- Introduce yourself
- Why are you applying to the program?
- Do you consider yourself a leader and why?