Friday Sep 18, 2026
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Friday, September 18
11-Noon Prize Ceromony & Honoree Lecture
Noon-1pm Food, Refreshments & Live Music from OPUS216
Thwing Excelsior Ballroom
11111 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will present Frank Mugisha, global LGBTQIA+ advocate and Ugandan human rights leader, with the 2026 Inamori Ethics Prize during a hybrid livestreamed ceremony.
Mugisha will attend the ceremony via livestream from Uganda, as travel from Uganda to the United States is restricted due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He also will share a lecture during the ceremony. Guests may attend the ceremony in-person at the Thwing Center Excelsior Ballroom or join the ceremony online.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Prize Ceremony and Honoree Lecture
The Courage to Be Myself: A Journey of Dignity, Hope, and Human Rights
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Food, refreshments, and live music by Opus 216
All registered guests will receive a commemorative T-shirt.
Mugisha will attend the ceremony via livestream from Uganda, as travel from Uganda to the United States is restricted due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He also will share a lecture during the ceremony.
Guests may attend the ceremony in-person at the Thwing Center Excelsior Ballroom or join the ceremony online.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Printed courtesy of www.thinkplexus.org/ – Contact the Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce for more information.
PO Box 91697, Cleveland, OH 44101 – 2162437510 – info@thinkplexus.org