Confirmed Speakers
Our keynote and panel speakers will share their unique perspectives, philosophies and insights, while offering expert knowledge and solutions to help address pressing issues.
Fernando Clavijo Batlle
President & Head of Government, Canary Islands
Jeff Finkle
President, International Economic Development Council, United States
Dorothy Gordon
Chair, Inter-Governmental Council UNESCO-Information for All Programme
Pedro Ortega Rodríguez
Minister of Economy, Industry, Trade and Knowledge, Government of the Canary Islands
Adam Jones-Kelley
President, Conway, Inc., United States
Antonio Morales Méndez
President, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Arc. Namadi Sambo
Chairman, Africa Power and Development Advisors; Former Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Augusto Hidalgo
Mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Prof. Sidi Osho
Professor of Agriculture/Former Vice-Chancellor, Nigeria
Aaron Shull
Managing Director, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada
Amine Laghidi
President, National Commission of Capital and Intangible Economy, Morocco
Dr. Fred Olayele
President, Global Economic Institute, Canada
Fabio Yukio Yamada
General Manager (South America), Castlepines Investment Group, London, U.K.
Fergus Maclaren
President, ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee, Canada
Dr. Isaias Barreto da Rosa
Commissioner for ICT, Economic Community of West African States, Cape Verde
Dr. Courtney Doagoo
Post-doctoral Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada
Dr. Troy Anderson
Director, Sprott Centre for African Research and Business, Canada
Joanna Wajda
Research Associate, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada
Dr. Isaac Rutenberg
Director, Centre for Intellectual Property and IT Law, Strathmore Law School, Kenya
Dr. Chris Ekong
Clinical Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Prof. Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Associate Professor, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg
Leo Clarkin
Co-founder & Executive Vice-President, AESP Green Energy, Canada
Jacinta Nzioka
Director of Marketing, Kenya Tourism Board, Nairobi, Kenya
Pablo Martín Carbajal
General Director, African Affairs, Canary Islands Government
Dr. Jude Emokpare
Vice President of Global Health, Outpost Healthcare, United States
Samantha St. Amand
Senior Research Associate, Global Economy Program, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada
Jose Luis Artiles
Chief Executive Officer, Harven Group, Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Annika Jostmeier
Vice-President, Conway Advisory, Berlin, Germany
José Ignacio Zabaleta
Executive Director, MBA Business School, Canary Islands
Sam Anissimov
Junior Counsel, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada
Dr. Oluwole Oduntan
Chief Executive Officer, City Medical Centre, Canada
Laura Jane Martin
Market Development Manager, Conway, Inc., United States
Dr. Cristiana Oliveira
Rector, Universidad Europea Canarias, Canary Islands
Dr. Richard Clouet
Vice-Rector, Internationalization and Cooperation, University of Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Dr. Didi Emokpare
Chief Executive Officer, Outpost Healthcare, Canada
Cosme García Falcón
Managing Director, Corporation for the Economic Development of Gran Canaria (SPEGC), Canary Islands
Titi Olayele
Doctoral Researcher, University of Regina, Canada
Antonio José Olivera Herrera
President, The Canary Islands Special Zone (Canarias ZEC)
Dr. Rosa M. Batista‐Canino
Vice Rector for Entrepreneurship and Employment, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Prof. Michel Rod
Associate Dean, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada
Louis Kouakou
Division Manager, Economic and Social Statistics, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Luis Padrón López
Director, Casa Africa, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Stephanie Wear Pintado
Director of Economic and Air Service Development, Turismo de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Adekunle Ajiboye
Chief Executive Officer, Aajimatics Incorporated, Canada
Vicente Dorta
Chief Executive Officer, Turismo de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Pablo Landrau
International Development Manager, Binter Canarias, Canary Islands
Johanna Odonkor Svanikier
President & CEO, Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa, Ghana
Dr. María del Carmen Rubio Armendáriz
Vice Chancellor for Internationalization, Universidad de La Laguna, Canary Islands
Dr. Memunatu Pratt
Minister of Tourism & Culture, Sierra Leone
Dr. Sandra Iroakazi
President/CEO, Council of Entrepreneurs for Africa, Canada
Patricio Azcárate
Secretary-General, Responsible Tourism Institute, Canary Islands
Aminou Akadiri
Executive Director, Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Mary Daniels
Director of Global Trade, Globaify, Ireland
Dr. David Fasanya
Strategy Director, Global Economic Institute, United Kingdom
Thomas Svanikier
Executive Chairman, Svani Group, Ghana
Monica Rovers
President & CEO, Global Connect Corporation, Canada
