SPEAKERS
We’ve got a line up of exciting speakers. Here are a few of them. More to come.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The Hon. Justice Donald McLeod
Ontario Supreme Court Justice
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Lekan Olawoye
Lead Executive
Studio Y at MaRS Discovery District
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Avery Francis
Head of Talent
League Inc.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Chioma Ifeanyi-Okoro
CEO/Co-founder
My African Corner

Nouhaila Chelkhaoui
Startup Services Lead
Ryerson DMZ

Raeshelle Morris
Centre for Entrepreneurship Manager
Humber College

Owen Osinde
Co-founder & CEO
Sneakerdeck

Imanzi Kayitare
Senior Advisor
Employment & Social Development Canada

Abdul-Aziz Garuba
Senior Manager
RBC

Hakim Garuba
Account Manager
Google

Janelle Hinds
Research Analyst
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Sefunmi Osinaike
Product Manager
ecobee

Daniella McIntosh
Lead, Services to the Community
Ontario Trillium Fund

Angela Khakali
Senior Economist
Ontario Public Service

Bunmi Adeoye
Vice-President
NKPR

Evrard Muco
Associate & Fellow
MaRS Discovery District

Chinedu Ukabam
Director
SUPAFRIK

Lloyd Wiredu
Frenzy
Shopify

Dr. Krissy Doyle-Thomas
Research Associate
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Karen Tyrell
Co-founder & Board Member
BAND

Gilbert Ngabo
Journalist
Metro News

Patience Odeh
Toronto Youth
City Councillor
SCHEDULE
DAY 1
Tour of Startups and startup ecosystem at MaRS Discovery District
DAY 2
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Keynote: Avery Francis, Head of Talent at League Inc
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Finance Panel (Abdul-Aziz Garuba, Angela Khakali, Evard Muco); Marketing & Media Panel (Bunmi Adeoye, Hakim Garuba, Gilbert Ngabo, Taraka Small)
2:00pm – 3:00pm: STEM Panel (Janelle Hinds, Sefunmi Osinaike, Dr. Krissy Doyle-Thomas, Lloyd Wiredu); Art, Design & Culture Panel (Eden Hagos, Karen Tyrell, Chnedu Ukabam, Bisi Alawode)
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Law, Non Profit & Government Panel (Daniella McIntosh, Imanzi Kayitare, Sarah Mavula, Patricia Odeh); Entrepreneurship Panel (Owen Osinde, Nouhaila Chelkhaoui, Raeshelle Morris, Gbemi Akande)
4:30pm: Formal networking event with professionals of African descent and event sponsors.
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