The Thread: Conversations Beyond The Return | Vol. 3

Name: The Thread: Conversations Beyond The Return | Vol. 3
Start: 2020-04-19 11:00:00 -0400
End: 2020-04-19 20:15:00 -0400

Apr 19, 3:00PM to Apr 20, 12:15AM UTC

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Ashtin Berry

Founder, Radical XChange

Irungu Houghton

Executive Director, Amnesty International Kenya

Sam A

Actor, Dynasty CW Series

Dayna North

Writer/Exec producer., Former EP on Insecure

Akinyi Ochieng

Marketing, Nova Credit

COLIN ASARE-APPIAH

Senior Ambassador, Bacardi USA

Penda N'diaye

Founder, Pro Hoe

Aseante Renee

Director of Communications, Common Justice

Morgan Fykes

Founder, DCFunemployment

Taiyé Samuel

Entrepreneur

Naledi Khabo | @naledi

Executive Director, Africa Tourism Association

Ezinne Okoro

Head of Inclusion & Diversity, H&M

Kofi Anku

Investor & Real Estate Developer, AyiMensah Park

Jidenna Mobisson

Artist

Walla Elsheikh

Co-Founder & CEO, Birthright AFRICA

Milan Whippa Wiley

Creative Director, Fear & Fancy

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH

Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association

Amaka Izuchi

Nurse & Actress

Elle Williams @queen_ne4titi

Founder, Nefertiti Media

Katrena Perou

Executive Director, Inspiring Minds

pierre-christophe gam

Artist

Funa Maduka

Director of International Original Films, Netflix

Cheraé Robinson (@sasyrae)

Founder & CEO, Tastemakers Africa

Nneka Mobisson

Co-Founder & CEO, mDoc

Nnenna I.

Consultant

Candi Castleberry

VP, Diversity Partnership Strategy + External Engagement

@aalaofficial :)

Founder, Aala Care

Bheki Dube

Founder, CURIOCITY Backpackers

Elon D. Johnson

Senior Creative Executive, Tyler Perry Studios

Meryanne Loum-Martin

Founder, Jnane Tamsna

Umindi Francis

CEO, Umindi Francis Consulting Group (UFCG)

Manushka Magloire

Social Impact & Community, AFROPUNK

MIDWIN CHARLES

Managing Principal, Midwin Charles & Associates LLC | Contributer, Essence Magazine

Keba Konte

Founder, Red Bay Coffee

Chip Kennedy

Chief Technology Officer, Tastemakers Africa

mark blake

DJ and Wellness Practitioner

James Bartlett

Artist

Eddie Kadi

Comedian

Kwame Som-Pimpong

Consultant

Dr. Zinga Fraser

Director, Shirley Chisholm Project of Brooklyn Women’s Activism, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Chase Emanuel

Ecosystem Builder, Carta

Maat Petrova

Founder, FEMMAGIC

Fatmata Binta

Chef

DJ YOUNG FOX

Artist + Creative

Tijan Watt

General Parner, Wuri Ventures

Oummou Diallo (@tizzy.sassy)

Sales Operations Strategist, Hootsuite

Swaady Martin

Founder & CEO, YSWARA

Akwasi Agyeman

CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority

Tiffanie Anderson

Founder, Away to Africa

Rokhaya Diallo

French Journalist, Writer, Film Director

Stanley Squirewell

Artist

Zohra Opoku

Artist

David A. Wilson

Founder, AFAR Ventures

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