PANEL 1  
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. 


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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.  
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PANEL 2
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
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HALIFAX


Louise Adongo brings over a decade of experience in systems change, policy and evaluation. She is the Executive Director of Inspiring Communities. 



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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
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. 
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 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. 
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