Peace Hyde has been named amongst the Young Global Leaders Class of 2023 of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
“I am humbled to be joining the 2023 class of World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders,” Peace Hyde wrote in a social media statement. “I am deeply honoured to join a remarkable group of ground breaking leaders who are making an impact in their respective fields globally. Thank you to eac and everyone of you for your continued support, encouragement and belief in me. I don’t take it for granted.”
The prestigious global community celebrates outstanding people addressing the world’s most pressing problems and driving innovation for positive change across civil society, the arts, culture, government, and business. It features gamechangers, disruptors, and visionaries who are leading their countries and serving their communities, as well as launching ground-breaking initiatives that inspire new waves of social change.
Speaking at the announcement today, the head of the forum of Young Global Leaders, Wadia Ait Hamza said, “The aim of the forum is to create a proactive multi stakeholder community of the world’s most dynamic and innovative leaders to inform decision making and mobilise transformation. This year’s class is no different as it is packed with brilliant minds and passionate leaders from business, civil society and academia”
Currently the West Africa correspondent and head of digital media and partnerships for Forbes Africa, as well as an award-winning producer, the Ghanaian media maven has achieved many ground-breaking feats, most notably securing the first ever Netflix Unscripted Original for Africa with the hit reality TV series, Young, Famous, and African, which has been renewed for multiple seasons.
Her journalistic work has won her the prestigious Sanlam award for excellence in financial journalism as well as four prestigious film festival awards, including those from the Los Angeles Film Festival and the UK Top Shorts Film Festival, for her documentary “Inside Nigeria’s Push to End Police Brutality” for Vice News.
An education activist, Peace Hyde is also the founder of education non-profit Aim Higher Africa which is an initiative designed to empower impoverished children and young adults with skills and tools to help them create long lasting and sustainable opportunities that will transform their communities for the better. The charity drives skills training and entrepreneurship initiatives across Ghana and Nigeria.
Among her many achievements, Peace was also shortlisted as an Obama Foundation leader, an initiative launched by US president Barrack Obama which selected from a rigorous vetting process only 20 leaders from a group of 35,000 leaders across the African continent who are impacting Africa.
Over the next three years, the Class of 2023 will convene to identify innovative solutions and champion ways to scale up and accelerate each other’s impact. From Harvard Business School to Davos, the Young Global Leaders are going to be engaged on several stakeholder levels to help provide solutions to some of the worlds pressing issues.
