SPHR 2023 Conference: Featured Speakers
Through plenary discussions and roundtable conversations, #SPHR 2023 brings together - from global to local - scholars and practitioners.
Keynotes
Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South with Emphasis on Africa at the University of Bayreuth, Germany
Amara Enyia
President of Global Black & Director of Policy & Research for the Movement for Black Lives
Novea McIntosh
Assistant Professor, School of Education and Health Sciences & Co-Program Director, Urban Teacher Academy, University of Dayton [Moderator]
Danielle Poe
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Dayton [Moderator]
In Conversation
Gaynel Curry
Independent Expert Member of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (The Bahamas)
Justin Hansford
Independent Expert Member of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (USA)
Speakers
Darlene Weaver
Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Dayton
Bonny Ibhawoh
Expert-Rapporteur, UN Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
Eric F. Spina
President, University of Dayton
Serges Alain Djoyou Kamga
Dean of the Faculty of Law, Free State University, South Africa
V. Denise James
Associate Dean for Assessment and Program Review, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Dayton
Natalie Hudson
Executive Director, Human Rights Center
Satang Nabaneh
Director of Programs, Human Rights Center
Gerard Kamga
Senior Lecturer, Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State, South Africa
Ebony Heritage Singers
Gospel Choir led by Rev. Dr. Donna M. Cox
Plenary: Decolonizing Development: Rethinking the Paradigm
Ann Hudock
President & CEO, Counterpart International [Moderator]
Njoya Tikum
Manager, United Nations Development Program Regional Office for West and Central Africa
Anjani Harjeven
CEO, WomEng & WomHub
Patrice Vahard
Representative and Head, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights- Guinea
Crystal Simeoni
Executive Director, Nawi – Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective
Plenary: Black Power in the 21st Century
Bonolo Makgale
Program Manager, Democracy and Civic Engagement Unit, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria [Moderator]
Tiffany Williams Roberts
Director of Public Policy Unit, Southern Center for Human Rights
Neish McLean
Astraea - Associate Director, International Fund
Adebayo Okeowo
Associate Director of Programs, Regional & Partner Engagement, WITNESS
Thenjiwe McHarris
Co-Founder, BlackBird
Plenary: Facilitating a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition
Robert J. Brecha
Hanley Sustainability Institute [Moderator]
Rebekah Shirley
Deputy Director for Africa, World Resources Institute
Carolyn Logan
Director of Analysis, Afrobarometer & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Michigan State University
Joab Okanda
Pan Africa Senior Advocacy Advisor, Christian Aid
Fadhel Kaboub
Associate Professor, Denison University