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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