PromoteHer Forum: 2nd Edition

Creating Opportunities for the Advancement of Black Women in Corporate Industries

Thursday, March 14, 2024| 10 AM - 4 PM EST| Online

 

Thank you to our speakers, hosts, partners, Events by Dionne Inc, and those who attended to participate in this electrifying and rewarding event, and share their experiences and knowledge on how Black women can have opportunities to succeed in the workforce!

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Promote Her is a unique 3-year initiative funded by the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) to remove barriers for Black women to access higher positions & procurement contracts in Canadian companies.

After a successful first edition, join us for the second virtual edition as we invite representatives of various Canadian initiatives and companies to discuss how to successfully facilitate the attraction, recruitment, retention, and advancement of Black women in the workforce, and listen to industry leaders and trailblazers as they share policies and practices that we can all learn from.

Agenda - Thursday, March 14

  • Panelists:

    • Tenisha Younge Wint

    • Jennifer Amankwa

    • Aïssata Diallo

    Host:

    Karlyn Percil

  • Kareen Aristide (Ottawa/Gatineau partner)

  • Panelists:

    • Johaine Thomas-Miranjie

    • Toks Ayinla

    Host| Hermine Mbondo

  • Featuring Sabine Soumare, Executive Director of Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

  • Panelists:

    • Melissa Alexander

    • Elizabeth Moses

    Host| Christine Edith Dikonguè

  • Speakers

    • Juliet Mawusi

    • Safia Thompson

    • Josiane Laure Modjom

2024 SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

  • Jennifer Amankwa

    Diversity Talent Inclusion Partner| TD Bank

  • Tenisha Younge Wint

    Equity Diversity & Inclusion Strategist | The “How” Strategy

  • Johaine Thomas-Miranjie

    President & CEO| JTM Business Solutions

  • Kareen Aristide

    Founder| She Did It! Elle a osé

    • Personal Development and Mental Health Specialist

  • Sabine Soumare

    Executive Director| Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

  • Elizabeth Moses

    Certified Machinist and Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice

  • Melissa Alexander

    Floor Covering Installer Apprentice | Local Union 27

  • Josiane Laure Modjom

    CPA & Senior Consultant

  • Juliet Mawusi

    Broadcast Journalist & Filmmaker

  • Safia Thompson

    Lawyer | McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Participating in the 2023-24 Articling Program)

  • Aïssata Diallo

    Manager, ESG Reporting and Assurance | PwC Canada

  • Toks Ayinla

    Founder | Toks Inc

  • Karlyn Percil (host)

    CEO | KDPM Consulting Group

  • Hermine Mbondo (host)

    Founder | B4brand

  • Christine Dikonguè (host)

    Founder | Akwāa Consulting Agency

Breaking Into a Professional Career as a Black Woman

February 24th, 2022, brought together successful Black women from the entrepreneurship, community, technology, and corporate industries to connect, share their experiences, and challenges, and discuss how to maneuver the industry as a Black woman.

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

  • Tricia G. McCool

    Director, Digital Wireless| Rogers Communications

  • Tyler Ferguson

    Founder| Monoxide Jewelry

  • Sabine Soumare

    Executive Director| WEKH

  • Tiffany Callender

    Co-founder and CEO| FACE Coalition

  • Hermine Mbondo

    Founder| B4brand (Host)

  • Janeen Uzzell

    CEO| NSBE

    (Post-event speaker)

  • Florence Ngenzebuhoro

    Executive Director | Centre Francophone du Grand Toronto

  • Allison Hector-Alexander

    Director, DEI| Regional Municipality of Durham

  • Frances Delsol

    Vice President - National Partnerships, Outreach & Procurement| BBPA

  • Dwania McLarty-Peele

    Founder| Canadian Small Business Women

  • Peggy Civil

    Entrepreneur, Speaker, and CBC/Radio-Canada Contributor

    (Host)

  • Gwyneth Chapman

    Economic Development Initiatives| City of Brampton

    (Post-event speaker)

  • Emma Todd

    Member Board Of Directors| Tokens.com

  • Cher Jones

    Founder| Socially Active Training

  • Oyinlola Oluwasegun-Yahaya

    System Administrator| BPTN

  • Kishawna Peck

    Founder| Toronto Womxn in Data Science

  • Dorothy Alexandre

    Panel discussion moderator, Content producer & DEI consultant

    (Host)

  • Camille Dundas

    Editor-in-Chief| ByBlacks.com

    (Post-event speaker)

  • Dissirama Lao Akpoboua

    VP, Third-Party Risk Management - Global| Visa

  • Amaryllis Jones

    Senior HR Manager Canada - Talent Acquisition and E&I| Procter & Gamble

  • Suzannah Kelly

    VP, Global Talent Management | Apotex Inc.

  • Onah Osemeke

    Senior Services Executive, Business Development| Workday

  • Jenny Okonkwo

    DEI Practioner

    (Post-event speaker)

PREVIOUS AGENDA

  • Panelists: Tiffany Callender, Sabine Soumare, Tricia McCool & Tyler Ferguson

    Host: Hermine Mbondo

    Post-Event Speaker: Janeen Uzell

  • Panelists: Florence Ngenzebuhoro, Frances Delsol, Alison Hector-Alexander, Dwania McLarty-Peele

    Host: Peggy Civil

    Post-Event Speaker: Gwyneth Chapman

  • Panelists: Kishawna Peck, Cher Jones, Emma Todd, Oyinlola Oluwasegun-Yahaya

    Host: Dorothy Alexandre

    Post-Event Speaker: Camille Dundas

  • Panelists: Amaryllis Jones, Suzannah Kelly, Dissirama Lao Akpoboua, Onah Semeke

    Host: Peggy Civil

    Post-Event Speaker: Jenny Okonkwo