Another international head of state will follow last year’s A’22 keynote speaker Barack Obama in headlining the upcoming AIA Conference on Architecture in San Francisco after the Institute announced that former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern will be in attendance at the event.
The 42-year-old Ardern, who was inaugurated in 2017 as her country’s youngest-ever Prime Minister, will speak to attendees on June 10th, likely on subjects related to her tenure as New Zealand’s leader and her ongoing support for the rights of women across the globe.
The AIA says: "Ms. Ardern’s focus on people, kindness, and what she has called 'pragmatic idealism' saw New Zealand achieve some of the lowest losses of life experienced by any developed nation through the pandemic."
Ardern is now serving in several advisory roles, including as a board member for the annual Earthshot Prize, which awards £1 million ($1.3 million) to governments and other entities for finding creative solutions to combat climate change. (Costa Rica and Milan were the first two winners, followed by the London-based nonprofit Notpla.)
Ardern will speak at 8:30 A.M. from the Moscone Center. The conference kicks off on June 7th. Registration information can be found here.
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