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May 9–10, 2025 | A Virtual Event

Eritrean Diaspora

Innovators Summit

Achieving a Mebrahti Mindset for Next-Gen Diaspora Leadership

Join The Diaspora Academy's 2-day virtual gathering for second-generation diaspora Eritreans in North America who are ready to discover their best selves, imagine what’s possible and lead with purpose.

 

This isn’t just an online gathering.

It’s a Mebrahti Moment.

 

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Are you ready to create the spaces you wish existed?

This isn’t your typical event.

The Eritrean Diaspora Innovators Summit is the first of its kind: a powerful gathering of second-generation Eritrean diaspora visionaries, innovators, professionals and creatives who are connected by our love for each other, our heritage and our desire to do good and give back.

This is where our diaspora energy is transformed into deeper connections, impact and support across the diaspora. 

 

You’ll hear from powerful Eritrean diaspora voices across sectors - each of them living examples of what is possible when we lead with purpose

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🌍 Featured Conversations & Panels

We’re diving into the real questions shaping our generation’s experience, and our vision for the future:

  • Diaspora Leadership: What does leadership look like when you're from here and there?
  • Professional Development: Learn from groundbreaking innovators and build your path with clarity, skill, and intention.
  • Mental Health + Wellness: Let’s talk boundaries, burnout, and bicultural pressures for our generation.
  • Community Collaboration: Discover all the ways you can collaborate within your community, across sectors, interests and generations.

Expect honest dialogue, practical strategies, and a community that sees you.

 

 Day 1 - Friday, May 9, 2025

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Mebrahti Mindset: Diaspora Leadership & Career Growth

 

  • The Power of Your Hyphenated Self - What Diaspora Leadership Looks Like Today
  • Vision and Pressure: Navigating Expectations versus Experiences
  • The Mebrahti Mindset: Leading with Clarity and Purpose
  • Kab Libina n Hizbina: Unlocking Your Deepest Dreams 
  • Eritrean Values, Diaspora Sentiments - Strategies to Shape Your Path 
  • My Path, My Terms: Eritrean Diaspora Innovators Who Did It
  • Breaking from Sineserat: How Everyday Leadership Changes Lives 

 

 Day 2 - Saturday, May 10, 2025 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Ti'ina and Selam: Wellness & Community Collaboration

  • Ti'ina and Selam: The Power of Mental Health and Wellness as Eritrean Diasporas
  • Rest Is Resistance: Reclaiming Our Boundaries and Joy
  • Hizbina, Hiwetna: What it Takes to Build Bridges and Mobilize
  • Gwaley, Haftey, Adei - Intergenerational Learning in the Diaspora
  • Arts, Storytelling, and Identity: Zanta in the Eritrean Diaspora
  • Giving, Remembering, Building: Diaspora Philanthropy and Archives
  • It Takes All of Us: Strengthening Eritrean Nonprofits and Businesses

EDIS is a space for you - all of you.

 

A virtual✨shim shim✨ for your soul, spirit and mind.
 
A gathering of shared Eritrean diaspora identity, discovery, and inspiration.

 

This is where you will find your Mebrahti Moment đź’ˇ

 

 

S h i n e  ✨  B r i g h t   ✨   L i k e   ✨   A   ✨  B e r h a n 

EDIS Jigna VIP Level - Early Bird Discount ($119 Full Price, Discount Ends May 1)

$97.00 USD
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EDIS Hizbi General Registration

$67.00 USD
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Testimonials

Alex Amaniel

The Diaspora Academy's guidance has been critical to my professional development over the years, as an Eritrean-American professional, and in shaping how I support my community. Semhar provided me support early in my career, preparing me for internship and job opportunities, and was a sounding board and mentor in helping me craft successful diaspora community programs.

Natzinet Ghebrenegus

There is a sense of immense joy whenever I encounter another Eritrean. Growing up in a predominately White area made me more curious about my Eritrean identity, which grew once I attended university in Washington, DC, where I met other second-generation Eritreans. I am excited to hear from other second-generation Eritreans from emerging fields and diverse upbringings in the United States and Canada. Inspired by what Issa Rase said on the 2017 Emmy's red carpet, "I am rooting for everybody Eritrean." EDIS is the perfect event to engage with our community, and I hope for future events!

Yonas Abraha

Semhar has guided me for over a decade, helping me grow from a youth leader to the community chair of the Eritrean-American Community Center of Georgia. Her mentorship has shaped my vision and purpose, and thanks to her, we now lead one of the most organized and mission-driven Eritrean-American community centers in our region.