Leadership · 2025
Programs · Global engagement
Speaker Series
A platform and an experience: leaders from every field share their stories of leadership and success — and young people ask them the questions.
About the programme
Leaders from every field sharing their stories, live and on record, with the next generation.
The FKF Speaker Series is both a platform and an experience. We invite influential and prominent figures to share their personal leadership and success stories with our community, and young people can ask the guest speaker questions — live, via the stream, or before the event.
Sessions are hosted virtually, so anyone can join from wherever they are, and pre-recorded sessions are available on this website and on all of the foundation's social media platforms.
We select our guest speakers thoughtfully, from among the most respected in their fields — business, entrepreneurship, leadership, sports, politics, health, technology and more — each with a unique story to inspire the next generation of global leaders. The series' first guest, on 1 March 2024, was Sierra Leone's Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Hon. Francis Ben Kaifala; the full conversation is below.
The first interview
Hon. Francis Ben Kaifala
Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Sierra Leone · 1 March 2024
The difference it makes
Why it matters to the next generation
Role models within reach
Hearing from leaders who once stood where they stand turns ambition from an abstraction into a path a young person can picture themselves walking.
The real story, setbacks included
Guests share the doubts, failures and decisions behind their success — the part of leadership that rarely makes it into a CV or a textbook.
A direct line to leaders
Young people put their own questions to people they might otherwise never meet, and hear the answers first-hand.
No barrier to the room
Hosted virtually and published afterwards, every session reaches young people wherever they live — no travel needed, and no one misses out.
A path for every interest
With guests from business to sport to health and technology, every young person can find someone whose field matches their own ambitions.
Values, not just achievements
Speakers talk about integrity, resilience and service — like the series' first guest, on why building trust is where the fight against corruption begins.
Inside the programme
What the programme offers
Live, virtual sessions
Every session is hosted online, so young people can join from anywhere.
Your questions, answered
Put a question to the guest through the live stream, or send it in before the event.
Watch any time
Pre-recorded sessions are published on this website and across the foundation's social media.
Guests from every field
Business, entrepreneurship, leadership, sports, politics, health, technology and more.
Nominate a speaker
Know someone whose story should be heard?
Tell us about a leader whose journey would inspire the next generation. Anyone can nominate — a mentor, a colleague, someone whose work you admire, or yourself.
What we look for
- Respected in their field — business, entrepreneurship, leadership, sports, politics, health, technology or beyond.
- A personal story of leadership and success, with the setbacks along the way.
- Willing to take questions from young people, live or ahead of the session.
Every nomination is read by the foundation. If we take yours forward, we'll contact you at the email address you give us.
From the record
Stories from the programme
Explore further
Other foundation programs
- EducationScholarship ProgrammeTuition, books and meals for high-achieving students who face financial barriers.
- LeadershipMentorship NetworkOne-to-one guidance through the leap from school to university and beyond.
- CommunityCommunity ServiceScholar-led projects that give back to the communities we serve.
- SDGs 2030Youth EmpowermentEquipping young people to lead on the issues that shape their future.
- CareersInternshipsPaid and unpaid summer placements in real roles, running the foundation's own work.
Help a young person take the next step
Take part in the work, or support it with a gift. Every contribution moves a student forward.