Award Winner
In recognition of her courageous leadership and impact in the field of public health and gorilla conservation in Uganda, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health and Gorilla Conservation Coffee, is one of three winners of the 2022 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize!
The Tällberg Foundation proudly announces the winners of this year’s 2022 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prizes, awarded annually to well established leaders working in any field and any country whose leadership is courageous, innovative, rooted in universal values and global in application or in aspiration. Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka was announced among the 3 winners for her persistent, innovative leadership in developing new approaches to human/wildlife interaction at a time when the danger of zoonotic diseases is rising worldwide. The three established leaders have track records of accomplishments that are substantial and who, in the jury’s judgement, are likely to continue to make important, positive contributions in their chosen field. The Prize is awarded annually to outstanding leaders from any country and any discipline; leaders who not only have a substantial track record of accomplishment, but are also likely to continue to make extraordinary contributions to human welfare.
Speaking about this important recognition of her work Dr Gladys said:
“I am truly honored and humbled to be a recipient of this year’s leadership prize.” The other winners include Yevgenia Albats, a Russian investigative journalist and Sam Muller, a jurist in Netherlands.
Commenting on the importance of this award recognition, Alan Stoga, Tällberg Foundation’s chairman, said: “Converging crises are challenging all our societies. If we ever needed great leadership it is now. What these three extraordinary individuals—working in dramatically different contexts on different kinds of problems—demonstrate is the power of courageous, creative, persistent leadership.”
The Prizes are made possible by the financial and moral support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos said, “What each of the most serious challenges humanity faces—climate change, the erosion of democracy, unmet mental health needs, the risk of future pandemics—requires is sound, selfless leadership. SNF is proud to support the Prizes in recognizing leaders whose practical optimism unlocks human potential to meet these critical challenges.”
The Tällberg Foundation is deeply committed to the idea that great leadership comes in many different flavors. “What do a journalist, a veterinarian and a jurist have in common? Great leadership skills and the willingness to challenge the status quo with innovation and energy. The world needs as much of that as we can find,” concluded Stoga.
Dr Gladys receives a $50,000 cash award and the opportunity to participate in the Tällberg Foundation’s global leaders’ network. She will be honored in a virtual celebration on December 13 together with her fellow award winners. To register to participate, go to tallberg-snf-eliasson-prize.org.