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Peter Laugharn

Peter Laugharn

CEO of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Jul 2, 2026

speaker_2HOST
8:21
In terms of international cooperation, what are some of these models that you think still work, that we still need to adopt as we move forward rather than just saying, you know, like we mentioned in the earlier session today, I had out with the old and in with the new, how do we merge these two worlds, the development 2.0, as you mentioned, as we move this forward?
8:45
That's right.
8:46
And, you know, I think there are some great advantages that Africa has I would say in comparison certainly with the United States and probably with a lot of other places, that we don't want to lose.
8:57
And one of the ones that has always been with me since my time in Mali in the 1990s is the strength of community solidarity.
9:05
The willingness of people to help one another out mutually is amazing.
9:12
You know, if the United States had had the same levels of orphaning due to AIDS that Africa had done, we would not have had a way to deal with that.
9:23
And Africa just turned around and said, all right, extended family, you're first.

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speaker_2HOST
26:59
we move forward?

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