In an effort to build consensus across the Global African Diaspora around strategies for cooperating and coordinating, CFA collaborates with African Views to facilitate a conference call of Diaspora leaders in the Western Hemisphere, as part of the 2015 Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series.  While time, distance and travel resources have proven to be significant obstacles in the coordination of Diaspora in support of Africa, this effort can bridge the gap, by holding the first of several conference calls of Diaspora leaders around the globe to open and strengthen dialogue. SESSION I: 9:00 am – 10:00 TITLE: Strategies to Address the Healthcare Infrastructure Challenges in Africa Keynote Speaker:  Allen A. Herman, M.B., Ch.B, Ph.D. Dr. Allen Herman is an epidemiologist and public health physician. He was the founding Dean of the National School of Public Health, Medical University of Southern Africa of the Republic of South Africa. SESSION II: 10:00 am – 11:00 am TITLE: Promoting STEM in Africa Keynote Speaker:  Nkem Khumbah, Ph.D. Mathematics lecturer at the University of Michigan Coordinator of the STEM-Africa Initiative at the University of Michigan Executive Curator at the NEF SESSION III 11:00 am – 12:00 am TITLE: Engaging and Mobilizing the Diaspora Keynote Speaker: Barryl A. Biekman, Ph.D. Netherland Statesman, Social Scientist with expertise on Global African Affairs Civil Society Representative on International Decade for People of African Descent At the United Nations HOST  Hermine G. Zossoungbo Ph.D. (abd)/ (African Immigrants) Founder and President of African Immigrant, is a Sociologist and Cultural Anthropologist and expert on African immigrant/African diaspora and African Women and gender issues.