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13:35, 31-Oct-2017
Obama Foundation Summit starts Tuesday, features Prince Harry and Chance the Rapper
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Former US president Barack Obama will return to Chicago, his home city Tuesday for the first-ever Obama Foundation Summit, a two-day event that aims to inspire a new generation of leaders.
The event will feature hundreds of big names, including Prince Harry and Chance the Rapper, and they are scheduled to speak and perform.
The British royal will address the roughly 500 young civic leaders and community activists chosen from 20,000 applicants from around the world, for what the Obama Foundation promises will be intensive workshops and opportunities to share ideas.
Chance the Rapper will perform in a public concert to cap the event.
"The Obama Foundation’s goal is to encourage and empower young people to create positive change in their communities," David Simas, CEO of the Obama Foundation, said in a statement.
Among the attendees highlighted by the foundation was Trisha Shetty of India, who started the organization SheSays to combat sexual abuse against women.
Other notable speakers was Matteo Renzi, the former Italian prime minister, and Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of the Chobani yogurt brand.
Chance the Rapper, a socially active hip-hop artist who was born and raised in Chicago, was helping to organize the concert finale.
"I want to help inspire and empower young people to change their world," the artist said in an email released by the foundation.
Source(s): AFP