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(New York: 26 September 2022) – All roads lead to New York City for the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Recognition and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 2nd 2022, following the opening of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). MIPAD will honor outstanding personalities and high achievers of African descent from around …

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Today March 25, 2022 is MIPAD 5th Anniversary  5 Years of Telling YOUR Stories! 5 years down, Forever to go! 🙂 Please don’t forget to Join MIPAD as we kick off 5th Anniversary Global Celebration by following these 3 steps… For more info on these steps please visit https://mailchi.mp/mipad.org/march25th   The United Nations General Assembly …

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Elizabeth Ayom Lang is the Founder and CEO of Diversity Focus, a research and training consultancy specializing in workplace cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is also a speaker, author, and educator. She  has a solid background in training, tertiary education (as a teaching academic and researcher), human rights and social justice. She founded the …

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Hodan Ahmed Mohamed is a Somalian Canadian, Senior UN Human Rights Fellow, an educator, labour advocate and DEI expert with a background in employment and gender equity, stakeholder management and organizational change. Her work as an anti-racism consultant and employment equity specialist enabled her to develop equity centered content and design projects and community implementation …

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Justina Obaoye-Ajala is a United Nations Fellow for People of African Descent, President of African Diaspora in China Network (ADiC Net),Member of the Parliament of the State of the African Diaspora (SOAD), Ambassador of Nigeria for International Elite Women, Canada, Ambassador of African Youth Diaspora Organization (AYDO),Global Peace Ambassador of World Youth Organization (WYO),Pioneer Acting …

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Adeng Andrew Malual Leek is the Executive Director at South Sudan Women’s Empowerment Network. She hails from South Sudan. A graduate from Christ University, degree holder in History, Economics and Political Science. She works hard to see a change in women condition and life. She states that despite great strides made by the international women’s …

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Janice Gassam Asare is an Anti-racism Educator. In 2022 she was recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Racial Equity! As an anti-racism educator, DEI consultant, writer, and professor, she helps businesses and institutions develop interventions to make the workplace more equitable. Much of her work focuses on anti-black racism and how it manifests …

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Lia Samantha a Singer & Designer. Lia’s flamboyant designs combining traditional African prints with modern chic stand out in Colombia’s fairly conservative fashion market. She now owns an eye-catching store in one of Bogota’s stylish shopping malls and her designs have been presented at national and international fashion festivals. Her clients range from ordinary Colombians …

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Omolabake Adenli is the Founder Ajala.ai. She is a Nigerian-American investment strategist and engineer who won the DEI In Voice award from Women in Voice (WiV) — an international non-profit based in Seattle, United States of America — for outstanding contributions to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in voice. The Cambridge University alumna got the …

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Nexus Sea is a partner at McDermott Will & Emery. He has extensive financial services litigation and white-collar experience, including the representation of individual and corporate clients. This includes conducting internal investigations on behalf of financial institutions. This includes helping to lead an internal investigation of a fund of fund relating to alleged “cross-trades” participating …

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