25 July, 2011 – This year’s speaker for the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture was Professor Ismail Serageldin, the Director of the Library of Alexandria. Prof Serageldin’s lecture addressed the topics of pluralism, social cohesion and social participation for social justice.
Prof Serageldin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Cairo University, and a Master’s degree and a PhD from Harvard University. He has received 30 honorary doctorates.
He holds multiple awards and has had over 60 books and monographs published.
Watch the video below to learn more about this year’s prestigious Annual Lecture speaker.