Aliyyah Ahad, Director and EU Representative of the Government of Bermuda’s Brussels Office, has been selected as a 2025 Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader (ADEL).
Chosen from more than 1,900 applicants, Ms Ahad is one of 42 emerging changemakers representing 27 nationalities.
Now in its 10th year, the ADEL programme is organised by the Policy Center for the New South under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
The fully funded, week-long leadership programme took place in Rabat, Morocco, from 8 - 13 December. Participants engaged in workshops, debates, site visits, and collaborative exchanges with experts on leadership, strategic communications, forecasting, scenario planning, and design thinking.
The programme concluded with the 14th Annual Atlantic Dialogues conference, a high-level gathering of influential public and private sector leaders from across the Atlantic Basin. The conference serves as a meeting point for the four Atlantic continents and provides a platform to build bridges and address issues of regional and global importance. Speakers included current and former presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers, ambassadors, and leaders from civil society and academia.
Ms Ahad was one of four ADEL participants elected by her peers to take part in the Atlantic Dialogues closing panel, “Wider Atlantic Challenges Viewed by Emerging Leaders.”
Reflecting on the experience, Ms Ahad said, “I am deeply grateful to the Policy Center for the New South and the ADEL programme for the opportunity to connect with and learn from inspiring leaders and experts from across the Atlantic Basin.
“It was extremely valuable to have a space for reimagining and broadening traditional transatlantic dialogues, and to explore how we can create agile ‘coalitions of the willing’—including overseas territories, cities, regions, civil society, and the private sector to address the world’s most pressing challenges. I look forward to applying these new tools, networks, and perspectives in my work.”