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Meet Our Speakers

Forum Emcee

Adrian Harewood

  • Associate Professor, Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication

Opening Remarks and Musical Performance

Marie-Eve Sylvestre

  • President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ottawa

Wisdom Tettey

  • President and Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University

Allan Ramsarran

  • Steelpan Artist

Aishah Salim

  • Spoken Word Artist, University of Ottawa

West African Rhythm Ensemble

  • Carleton Music Program

Key Note Speakers

Liban Abokor

  • Founder and CEO of Reimagine LABS

Malinda Smith

  • Associate Vice-President Research (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), University of Calgary

Panelists & Moderators

Menna Agha

  • Associate Professor of Design and Spatial Justice and the founding Director of the Architecture Action Lab, Carleton University

Danai Bélanger

  • Vice-Principal, Student Affairs and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Bishop’s University

Philippe Thierry Douamba

  • Chief Administrative Officer, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

Nana aba Duncan

  • Associate Professor and the inaugural Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion at Carleton University’s School of Journalism

Josephine B. Etowa

  • Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa

Gervan Fearon

  • President of George Brown Polytechnic

Anne Levesque

  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

J.J. McMurtry

  • President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Windsor

Gabriel Miller

  • President and Chief Executive Officer, Universities Canada

Jane Ngobia

  • Vice-President, People and Culture, University of Prince Edward Island

Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba

  • Assistant Professor and founder of Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University

Kafui Sawyer

  • Doctoral Candidate (Clinical Psychology), School of Psychology University of Ottawa

Ana Serrano

  • President and Vice Chancellor, OCAD University

Ewurabena Simpson

  • Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

Remarks

Noël Badiou

  • Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusive Communities, Carleton University

Awad Ibrahim

  • Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity and Inclusive Excellence

Rawlson King

  • Ottawa Councillor – Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe

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