Selected Presentations
2021. Online. February 19th. University of California Los Angeles. African Philosophies of Language Conference. Panelist. “Divided We Stand and Prosper: Indigenous Languages and the Growth of Intra-regional Trade in Africa.”
2021. Online. February 21st. Africa Impact Conference, Canada. Keynote speaker.
2021. Online. January 8th. Indigenous Hands and Voices of African Identity International (virtual) conference on indigenous signed and spoken languages of Africa. Keynote speaker. “Do Africa’s Indigenous Sign Languages Matter?”
2020. Online. December 3rd. Africa Knows! Conference, Netherland. Keynote speaker. “Deconstructing and Reconstructing the African's Mindset: Strategies, Platforms and Projected Impact.”
2020. Online. July 31st. Teach for Nigeria. “Indigenizing Africa’s Education for its Development.” Panelist.
2020. Online. June 18th. United Nations Development Program. Home Grown Solutions to the COVID-19 Health Crisis. Panelist.
2019. Cairo, Egypt. November 21st. SpotOn 10th Anniversary Conference, communicating Research for Social Impact – Panelist.
2019. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. September 8th. Invited speaker, Project Management Institute of Africa’s 50th Anniversary.
2019. Abuja Nigeria. August 2019. Ignite Africa Challenge Youth Training workshop.
2019. London, England. March 21st. The Economist Sustainability Summit; invited panelist, ‘Discussions on Indigenous knowledge and environmental preservation.’
2019. Dubai, UAE. February 10th –12th. Distinguished Panelist, World Government Summit. Paper presentation on, “Indigenous Knowledge and Knowledge Creation in the Global South.”
2018. Frankfurt, Germany. November 23rd – 24th. The Ecumenical Service for Advocacy Work on Southern Africa Workshop, ‘Afrika neu denken’. Invited Keynote Speaker.
2018. Nairobi, Kenya April 21st -23rd. African Economic Research Consortium. Workshop on Reconstruction of Fragile States in Africa.
2017. Arusha, Tanzania August 27th – 30th. TED Global 2017. Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts. Invited Speaker.
2017. Johannesburg, South Africa June 25th. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Global Research Workshop on New Directions in Social Policy: Alternatives for and from the Global South. Paper presentation on ‘The Rise of Homegrown Ideas and Grassroots Voices: New Directions in Social Policy in Rwanda.’
2016. Kigali, Rwanda 25 – 26th April International Symposium on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Public Health Care in Eastern and Southern Africa. Paper presentation on, ‘From Traditional Bonesetting to Orthopedic Medicine in the West: Lessons for sub-Saharan Africa.
2015. Kigali, Rwanda November 17th – 19th. Africalics International Conference on Unpacking Systems of Innovation for Development in Africa. Paper presentation on Zikism, Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation for Africa’s Advancement.
2015. Dakar, Senegal 7th – 10th December. International Development Research Center Canada (IDRC) – Gender Analysis Training Workshop for African researchers.
2015. Livingstone, Zambia 7th – 8th October. Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Seminar on Conflict, Peace and Regional Economic Integration in Southern Africa.
2015. Golden, Colorado USA (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) 27th –28th August – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Workshop on the Political Economy of Clean Energy Use.
2015. Durban, South Africa April 28 – 30. University of KwaZulu Natal –International Conference on Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Ethics. Paper presentation on Indigenous Knowledge, Science and Innovation in sub-Saharan Africa.
2015. Cartagena Data Festival, Spain April 20 – 22. Invitation to present on Accountability and Citizen Engagement in Data Use.
2014. Berlin Germany, December 5th – 7th Africavenir International Conference – Presentation on “African Perspectives on Global Challenges (in the Context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda).
2014. Helsinki, Finland September 5-6 2014. United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) 2014 Conference on Inequality: Trends, Impacts and Measurements. Paper presentation ‘Homegrown and Grassroots based Approaches to Determining Inequality towards Policy Action: Rwanda’s Ubudehe Approach in Perspective.’
2014. Budapest, Hungary July 12 – 19th Open Society Foundation Summer School at Central European University. Innovative Financing for Education: Arguments, Options and Implications.
2014. Maputo Mozambique, June 30 – July 11 American Political Science Association Africa Workshop on Distributive Goods and Distributive Politics.
2014. London England, April 4 – 5. London School of Economics Africa Summit. Paper presentation on ‘Indigenous Knowledge, Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment in Rwanda: the Girinka Approach.’
2013. Manama, Bahrain June 23 – 27. United Nations Public Service Award Ceremony and Forum. Presentation on ‘Building Capacity for Gender Responsive Budgeting in Rwanda.’
2013. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 10-11. African Union Technical Experts Meeting on Draft Benchmarking/Indicators Tool and State Reporting Guidelines on the African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance.
2013. Midrand, South Africa 26-27 February. Pan African Parliament – United Nations Development Program (UNDP) African Thematic Consultation on Governance and the Post 2015 Development Agenda.
2013. Midrand, South Africa 24-25 February. Pan African Parliament – United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Development Financing and the Post 2015 Framework and Africa Post 2015 Narrative Meetings.
2012. Johannesburg, South Africa October 12-13. Privatization in Education Research Initiative workshop on Globalization, Regionalization and Privatization in and of Education in Africa funded by the Open Society Institute of Southern Africa (OSISA)
2012. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA November 30 – African Studies Association Annual Meeting. Presentation on ‘Sustainable Economic Growth in Liberia; an Analyses of Post-Conflict Nation Building Initiatives.
2012. Kigali, Rwanda July 1-3.International Conference on Governance and Democracy to mark Rwanda’s 50th Independence Anniversary. Presentation made to the parliament on ‘Corruption, Citizenship and National Building in sub-Saharan Africa.’
2012. Kigali, Rwanda October 7. Rwanda Governance Board High Level Policy Dialogue on Governance, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes. Presentation on ‘Lasting Peace in the Great Lakes: The Ubuntu Way.’