Engagements & Speaking
Upcoming & Past Events
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Highlights
Upcoming
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Black Women's Enterprise Exchange launch
A research-informed monthly series bringing together Black women entrepreneurs, scholars, and practitioners across Canada, Africa, and the diaspora.
Date
Aug 25, 2026
Location
Harriet Tubman Institute, York University, Toronto
Role
Convener
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Black Women’s Enterprise Exchange
Une série mensuelle réunissant des femmes noires entrepreneures, des universitaires et des praticiennes du Canada, de l’Afrique et de la diaspora
Date
Aug 25, 2026
Location
Toronto, Université York, Institut Harriet Tubman
Role
Convener
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African Diaspora: History, Scholarship, and Bridging the Gap" — Leading by History Podcast
Archive
Past Engagements
| Date | Event | Location | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 10th Lagos Studies Association Conference | Lagos | Presenter | |
| Jun 2026 | Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) Conference | Toronto | Panel Chair | |
| Jun 2026 | Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) Conference | Toronto | Presenter | |
| May 2026 | 6th Annual George Floyd Memorial Lecture | Toronto, Canada | Speaker | |
| Mar 2026 | Reshaping Minds, Shifting System: Women Advancing Equity through Education and Research. Annual Women Empowerment and Gender Equity Symposium | Toronto | Invited speaker | |
| Mar 2026 | Cross-continental Perspective on Women's Development and Leadership | United Kingdom | Invited speaker | |
| Jan 2026 | Tubman Talk Series | Toronto | Invited speaker | |
| Oct 2025 | Transnational Conversation Conference | Leiden | Presenter | |
| Jun 2025 | Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) Conference | Toronto | Presenter | |
| May 2025 | Black Futurities Conference | Toronto | Presenter | |
| Oct 2024 | 69th Annual Congress of the Historical Society of Nigeria | Yenagoa | Presenter | |
| Jun 2024 | 8th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference | Lagos | Presenter | |
| May 2023 | Women, Technology and Trade: Driving Inclusive Growth in Africa | Des Moines, Iowa | Presenter | |
| Feb 2023 | A Gendered History of African Women Migration | University of Benin, Nigeria | Speaker | |
| Mar 2021 | Market Women and Economic Development. | University of Benin, Nigeria | Speaker | |
| Mar 2021 | 65th Congress of the Historical Society of Nigeria | Virtual | Presenter | |
| Jun 2019 | Institute of Benin Studies Women Empowerment Summit | Nigeria | Speaker |