- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the AMS Healthcare 2025 Conference: Getting Practical—Implementing AI in Healthcare to discuss the “Possibilities of AI: Now, Near, and Next.” I attended in person. April 08, 2025.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the at the Balsillie School of International Affairs to attend the workshop “Canada-UK Collaborative AI Governance Roundtable” I attended in person. March 25, 2025.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the Institute of Pandemics: Vohra Miller Lectures in Critical Public Health Issues to discuss “Building Public Trust in Health through Culturally-Aligned Artificial Intelligence.” I attended in person. March 19, 2025.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the Government of Canada Data Conference 2025 in Ottawa, Canada to discuss new and future challenges and opportunities at the intersection of data, AI, and public health. I attended in person. February 6, 2025.
- Invited Panelist: I was part of the participants invited to the “Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery” to dicuss Canadian Emerging Infectious Disease Modelling. Attended in person. Janury 17-19, 2025.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the Eight Global Symposium on Health System Research in Nagasaki, Japan to discuss Navigating Responsible AI for Equitable & Just Health Systems in the Global South. I attended in person. November 21, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the Eight Global Symposium on Health System Research in Nagasaki, Japan. Title“From research to healthcare to policy change.” I attended in person. November 20, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the Eight Global Symposium on Health System Research in Nagasaki, Japan to discuss “Bridging the Gap: From AI Innovations to Healthcare Transformation in low and middle income countries.” I attended in person. November 20, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the World Health Organization (WHO) Meeting on “Preparing for Containment and mitigation of pandemic H5N1 Influenza: uses of Statistical and Mathematical Modelling.” Panel discussion title: “Estimates of H5N1 critical parameters from past transmission and current situation.” I attended virtually. November 14, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the 2024 Black and Caribbean Book Affair workshop at Blackhurst Cultural Centre. Panel discussion title: “Artificial Intelligence and Authorship.” Attended in person. October 19, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the Afrifuture 2024 Tech Summit, where I discussed the role of AI in shaping the future of Canada-Africa relations. Attended in person. October 3, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the 79th UN General Assembly event at the UN headquarters in New York on AI and the Global South. The event was organized by the Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP). Attended in person. September 24, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a commentary panelist for the movie The Journey of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience, a film by George Csicsery, which streamed at the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. Attended in person. August 15, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist in a special session, Historical Arc from WWII to AI: Collective Action for Global Equity, at the Data for Policy 2024 Conference at Imperial College, London. Attended in person. July 9-11, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology, Toronto Metropolitan University, discussing the comprehensive impact of COVID-19 on communities, the ongoing effects of post-COVID conditions, and strategies from various disciplines for managing long-term consequences and preventing future crises. Attended in person. May 30, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I took part in roundtable discussions on the impact of AI for development research at the Canadian Parliament and Senate with Senator Peter M. Boehm (Chair of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee), Senator Mary Coyle, President Julie Delahanty (International Development Research Centre), Professor Charlotte Watts (Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Director David Woolnough (Deputy Director for Research, Tech & Innovation, FCDO), and Director Rachel Adams (Global Index on Responsible AI). Attended in person. May 21, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist on Learning from Models of Pandemics of the Past and the Future at the Institute for Pandemics Interdisciplinary Symposium. Attended in person. April 18, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I attended the Ontario Science Centre STEM Equity Symposium and took part in a panel discussion on the STEM ecosystem. Attended in person. March 18, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at National Geographic’s The Space Race Movie pre-screening post-movie discussion at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. Attended in person. February 21, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at National Geographic’s The Space Race Movie pre-screening post-movie discussion online. February 18, 2024.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at a Black History panel on A Black Students’ Guide to Career, organized by Black students at York University. Attended in person. February 18, 2023.
- Invited Panelist: I organized and participated in a panel discussion on Towards an Inclusive Data Governance Policy for the Use of AI in Africa at the Data for Policy Conference at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington. Attended in person. December 10, 2022.
- Invited Panelist: I was invited to two panel discussions at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle: Ethics and Efficacy of Modeling and Machine Learning and The Politics of Data. Attended in person. December 10, 2022.
- Invited Panelist: I participated in a panel discussion on Breaking Barriers in STEM and Building Bridges with Africa at the Nobellum Innovathon 2022. Attended in person. July 9, 2022.
- Invited Panelist: I participated in a panel discussion on How to Inspire Diversity in STEM at the Diversity in STEM Conference at Western University, Canada. Attended virtually via Zoom. March 13, 2022.
- Invited Panelist: I participated in the Second Nigerian Stakeholder Forum on A Pan-Nigerian Strategy and Policies for AI. Attended virtually via Zoom. November 30, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at a Virtual Hackathon on Emerging Technologies hosted by BrainSTEM Alliance. Attended virtually via Zoom. November 7, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: I participated in the Canadian Centre for Disease Modeling 2021 China-Canada Symposium on Modeling, Prevention, and Control of Infectious Diseases. Attended virtually via Zoom. September 17, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: Artificial Intelligence Virtual Stakeholders Forum: A Rights-Respecting Artificial Intelligence Policy for Nigeria. Attended virtually via Zoom. October 20, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: Ghana Science Association 2021 Conference. Theme: Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic. Talk title: The Power of Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data in the Fight Against COVID-19 in Africa. Attended virtually via Zoom. October 7, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: Black Heroes of Mathematics 2021 Conference. Participated in a panel discussion on Increasing the Number of Black Researchers in STEMM Programs. Attended virtually via Zoom. September 13, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: Data for Policy 2021 Conference: Lessons for Policy-Data Interactions After COVID-19. Participated in discussions on The Impact and Potential of the Digital Revolution in Government Sectors. Also presented a talk at the conference. Attended virtually via Zoom. September 14, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: Fields Institute Webinar: Let’s Talk About Grad School. Special panelists representing Canada, Europe, and the USA provided insights on applying to mathematics graduate school programs. Attended virtually via Zoom. August 27, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: Delivered several presentations to elementary and high school students on The Applications of Elementary, Junior High, and High School Mathematics in Real Life, organized by the Fields Institute. Attended virtually via Zoom. Weekly since 2020.
- Plenary Speaker: Red Raider Mini-Symposium. Talk title: Phytoplankton Competition for Nutrients and Light in a Stratified Lake: A Mathematical Model Connecting Epilimnion and Hypolimnion. Attended virtually via Zoom. August 20, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), South Africa. Participated in a panel discussion on Challenging Realities Experienced by Mathematical Graduates and Career Opportunities. Attended virtually via Zoom. April 22, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: Dalhousie University Webinar: Black Excellence in STEM and Health Research Symposium. Attended virtually via Zoom. March 27, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: York Circle Webinar on Racism During the Pandemic. Attended virtually via Zoom. February 28, 2021.
- Invited Panelist: York University Symposium on Building Momentum for Transformative Disaster Risk Governance. Attended virtually via Zoom. February 12, 2021.
