Speaking Engagements🎤

Mar 26, 2026

I welcome opportunities to speak at conferences, workshops, panels, and community events on topics at the intersections of AI, society, and responsibility. If you would like me to speak at your event,

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Topics I Speak on: Hate Speech and Misinformation Detection and Mitigation | Explainable, and Responsible AI | LLMs and Applications | AI Governance and Ethics | AI for Social Impact and the Global South | Women, Mothers, and Underrepresented Groups in AI.

Invited Talks & Panels

  • March 2026 — Panel Moderator, Women Techmakers: Breaking the Pattern Conference, CMU Africa, Rwanda
  • October 2025 — Panelist, International Organization for Standardization (ISO 2025) Session: “Cultivating Change: Youth, Tech, and the Future of Agriculture”. Watch Video here, Kigali, Rwanda
  • March 2025 — Invited Speaker, Google Developer Group Kigali – International Women’s Day. CMU Africa, Rwanda
  • March 2025 — Keynote Speaker, HerInTech, Mayondo Girls School, Bugesera. Eastern Province, Rwanda
  • November 2024 — Speaker, Kigali DevFest Talk: “Can Explainable AI Help Mitigate the Toxic Synergy Between Hate Speech and Fake News?” CMU Africa, Rwanda
  • December 2024 — Invited Speaker, MilanNLP Coding Aperitivo, Bocconi University, Milan | Virtual
  • April 2023 — Invited Speaker, Data Science: Theory to Practice Workshop, AIMS Kigali, Rwanda
  • March 2023 — Panelist, Doctoral Student Panel “Lived Experiences as Black Graduate Students and Researchers” UNC Charlotte | Virtual
  • February 2022 — Student Speaker & Panel Contributor, "#You Belong: Navigating Graduate Education" North Carolina | Virtual

Conference Presentations

  • April 2024 — Invited Speaker, CRA-Ideals Conference Minnesota, MN
  • September 2022 — Richard Tapia 3rd Place Poster Winner, titled “Towards Improving Chatbots for Multilingual Conversations” Washington, DC
  • October 2021 — CMD-IT First Place Innovation Award Project Presentation, CMD-IT Winning Project đź’°1500 — New York | Virtual

Interviews & Media

  • March 2023 — How to Use AI for Your Small Business. Featured here for Bauce Magazine

Community & Outreach

  • CamerAI Community Talks — AI awareness, training sessions, and community engagement initiatives