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and dave goldberg scholarship program. you know her as metta's former c.o.o. where she grew the company from 150 million to $110 billion in annual revenue. while at the same time championing workplace inclusivity. her career spans google, u.s. treasury, mckenzie, and the world bank. recently she led the documentary, screams before silence, about sexual violence on october 7. this was not in the script i will give you a plug, you can get it on youtube. i'm especially proud to also introduce the next speaker as some of the mccain institute's earliest work. at mrs. mccain's leadership, on democracy and women's participation in congress go. dr. denis mukwege founded the hospital in the d.r.c. which has treated over 8,000 survivors of sexual violence. in addition to his medical practice, his relent h*es advocacy against rape as a weapon of war, earned him a nobel peace prize in 2018 among others. please join me in welcoming sheryl sandberg and denis mukwege. [applause] sheryl: i am beyond honored to share this stage with this man. and particularly happen that we ar