samina Vabo Ansari
Samina Vabo Ansari is the author of the book When the Almond Trees Bloom.
She is an Afghan-Norwegian founder, peacebuilder, storyteller, and sought after speaker whose life moves between the war marked streets of Kabul and the quiet depth of the Norwegian fjords. Trained as a lawyer and guided by a deep devotion to culture and justice, her work lives at the intersection of diplomacy, social entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Her path has carried her across continents and causes. She has worked to safeguard Afghan cultural heritage along the ancient Silk Road, advised on emerging technologies and sustainable development in Europe, and supported women entrepreneurs and artisans across Central Asia.
She has spoken on TEDx stages and at international gatherings, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, France 24, Der Spiegel, and Vogue. Her reflections on peacebuilding, collective consciousness, and Afghanistan’s political landscape have appeared in The Diplomat, TOLOnews, and several Norwegian publications.
In her writing, she moves between memoir, history, psychology, mysticism, and political insight, weaving them into a language that reveals the inner life beneath world events.
When the Almond Trees Bloom is her debut book, and her most intimate act of remembrance yet.
Co-create With Samina
Samina draws on the book as a living blueprint in her work with leaders, changemakers, and systems thinkers.
Offerings
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Event Hosting
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Her presence is warm, magnetic, and effortlessly commanding, the kind of host who makes every guest feel welcomed, every transition feel seamless, and every moment feel intentional.
Key-Note
Step into a room transformed. Booking a keynote with Samina means bringing a voice that shifts the atmosphere. Her presence is bold, feminine, and deeply activating, designed for corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and global changemakers who are ready to rethink, and reclaim their power.
Transformational Facilitation
Dialogue is the doorway to transformation. When leaders gather with intention, conversation becomes becomes a catalyst.
Samina creates spaces where dialogue is elevated into something deeper, something that shifts perspectives and unlocks new levels of clarity.
Public Speaking MasterClass
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