In addition to providing direct consulting services, Entwine Global founder Almaz Negash is an advocate and a passionate speaker on issues ranging from global trade, educating women and children to how to build a system of understanding of diverse cultures. Listed below are a few examples of the topics she has presented on in the past, and which could be tailored to support the specific needs of your organization or event.

Knowledge Transfer for Greater Impact; the Case for Sub-Saharan Africa – A process critical to capacity building for social entrepreneurs as they strive to reduce poverty through skilled labor creation.  There are many social entrepreneurs dedicated to training and developing skilled labor in Africa with the goal to transform societies from within.  This topic will address the process that it takes to transfer/share knowledge.

UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) – Challenges and Opportunities for Global Stability - The MDGs are people-centric and measurable, and are intended to transform communities from the bottom up.

Educating Women – Investment in Women’s Education can provide returns for generations and a voice and vote in:

• Economic decisions: acquiring, allocating, and selling assets.
• Fertility decisions: economically empowered women tend to have fewer children
• Land use and conservation decisions: rural women tend to favor sustainable environmental practices since they are usually the ones that collect the families’ natural resources such as water and firewood.

Building a Socially Responsible Global Corporate Culture – a dialogue on sustainable business practices that promote human dignity across global markets.