PANEL 1
Art, Resiliency and Creativity: How art fuels the stories of women and advocacy
Art, Resiliency and Creativity: How art fuels the stories of women and advocacy
Britta Badour Spoken word artist TORONTO Britta B. is an award-winning artist, poet, voice actor, and educator. |
Debi Wong interdisciplinary artist VANCOUVER Debi is an interdisciplinary artist, creative producer and arts administrator. She is the founding artistic director re:Naissance Opera in BC. |
Desiree Mckenzie performer & educator TORONTO Desiree Mckenzie is an award-winning poet, arts educator, voice actor, and iAM Program Manager at JAYU from Toronto. |
Umbereen Inayet ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TORONTO Umbereen Inayet is a national aware winning TEDx Speaker, curator, artistic director and producer. |
PANEL 2
Equality and Activism for Diverse Women
Equality and Activism for Diverse Women
Daniela Ponce COMMUNICATIONS professional TORONTO Daniela Ponce is a communications professional with ten years of experience working in arts and activism spaces. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Toronto-based environmental organization Planet in Focus & recently started her current role as Director of Communications for Canada at Change.org. |
Holly Atjecoutay EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATE TORONTO Holly Atjecoutay is the Director of the Indigenous Entrepreneur Startup Program at Futurpreneur. She is Cree and Saulteaux from Cowessess First Nation in Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan & is proud & honoured to call Mohkinstsis (Calgary) in Treaty 7 territory her home. |
Louise Adongo policy & evaluation expert HALIFAX Louise Adongo brings over a decade of experience in systems change, policy and evaluation. She is the Executive Director of Inspiring Communities. Susan Namulindwa Founder, EXECUTIVE & ENTREPRENEUR OTTAWA Susan Namulindwa is the Founder and Executive Director of Africa Trade Desk, the Vice-President, Canada with Canada-Africa with the Canada-Africa Chamber of Commerce & Board Chair of the Afro-Canadian Chamber of Commerce. She is the founding Director of Maama Watali, an organization focused on advocacy for women's rights. |
Sheliza Jamal educator, speaker & Equity & inclusion coach TORONTO Sheliza Jamal is a graduate of Harvard University and is the founder and Executive Director of Curated Leadership Inc. |
PANEL 3
Diversity Technological Divide
Diversity Technological Divide
Janey Buzugbe ENTREPRENEUR & TECHNOLOGY LEADER TORONTO Janey Buzugbe is the Head of the Black Innovation Programs and Partnerships at the DMZ. She is the Founder of Immiducation, a community based startup that supports 17000+ immigrant professionals with career readiness. Shalicia Harris founder, innovator & podcast host MISSISSAUGA Shalicia Harris is the Founder of In Charge and Chair of Hamilton Hive with a corporate background in innovation, marketing & project management for global companies. |
Nathalie Sanon Scientist & ACADEMIC QUEBEC Nathalie Sanon is the Head of the IVADO Training Program 'From Date to Decision' in Digital Intelligence. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience and was a bio-medical researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal as well as Germany. Tina Lee STrategist & Entrepreneur VANCOUVER Tina Lee leads the strategy and partnership growth of the University of British Columbia's Science Co-op program. She is the Co-founder, Pilea Gifts. |