Bukky George-Taylor (Karibi-Whyte) is the CEO and Founder of boutique Public Relations Firms, ‘The Bobby Taylor Company’ and ‘Invicta Africa’ Communications Limited. Her passion and love for Public Relations stem from her mother who was also a PR/ Marketing Practitioner (Aviation Industry), exposing Bukky to the world of Public Relations at a young age. She …
Dahlia Ducreay is a bilingual Educational Economist by profession based in Beijing, China, and currently employed in China’s largest privately-owned educational development enterprise focusing on early human development, was recognized for her work in the humanitarian and educational sector. Having left Dominica at the age of 18 in 2007, to pursue studies in China, Ducreay …
Orondaam has been a community organizer, development consultant, and social entrepreneur for over 15 years, working with thousands of young people across the private and public sectors. He has been committed to building Africa’s future by providing education for children and youths across underserved communities, improving education and human capital development policies, and promoting reform-based …
Farai is a Partner Management Lead at Youth Employment Service (YES). YES is a business-led NPO that works in partnership with government and labor to initiate policy changes that create jobs for the youth. Prior to YES, Farai served as a project manager at The Aurum Institute, a leading African TB and HIV research, and …
Tiffany Callender is the CEO & Co-Founder of the Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE) and Executive Director of the Cote des Neiges Black Community Association, one of the oldest Black Community organizations in Quebec. Her latest projects have been; Strategic advisory on the recent repossession of the oldest Black landmark- after AfricVille – in …
Experienced and accomplished Advocate and Campaign or Project Manager with a demonstrated history of lobbying and working in the civic & social justice sector. Skilled in policy (analysis and advocacy), research, public speaking, and customer service. Postgraduate Certificate in EU Policy-Making student. Holds an MSocSc (Rights and Social Policy) and a BA(Hons) in Community and …
Leo Nupolu Johnson is an experienced non-profit executive, entrepreneur, human rights specialist, public speaker, and United Nations Fellow. As a teenager, he spent eight years in refugee camps in Ivory Coast and Ghana after fleeing from the civil war in his native Liberia. In 2006, he resettled in Canada as a government-assisted refugee. Leo Nupolu …
As an anthropologist of religion, Youssef is interested in the manner in which religious discourses and movements become oriented in the direction of abolition. He is fascinated with how Muslims in the United States and in West Africa interpret their religion as a means of empowerment in the face of oppression while relying on scripture …
Tosin Durotoye sits at the helm of GreenHouse Lab, the first female-focused tech accelerator program in Nigeria. The first of its kind in the country, GreenHouse Lab is a three-month accelerator focused solely on early-stage, women-led technology start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa and African-run start-ups domiciled in the US or UK with products that are scalable in …
Vanessa Mbonu is the Digital Director for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), headquartered in Baltimore. An experienced public relations and communications professional, Mbonu is primarily responsible for communicating the historic organization’s federal advocacy and policy initiatives through digital campaigns, media relations and integrated marketing. Prior to joining NAACP, she was an account executive …