RECENT CONFERENCE & SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
- Canada’s Coastal and Marine Capabilities on the Global Stage: Innovation and Knowledge Mobilization in the Blue Economy. Ocean Global Canada Workshop, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, November 2022.
- Policy Innovation for the African Renaissance: The Business Education Imperative.AABS Deans and Directors Forum, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, October 2022.
- Fostering Ocean Innovation in Canada through a Robust Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. Ocean Global Canada Seminar, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, October 2022.
- Innovative and Sustainable Financing in Post-Covid Africa: Effective Strategies for Resource Mobilization. TFi4SD Summit, City University of New York, New York, United States, October 2022.
- African Policy Innovation and the Political Economy of Public-Private Policy Partnerships. Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada, September 2022.
- Doing Business in Africa. Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia, United States, September 2022.
- African Policy Innovation and the Political Economy of Public-Private Policy Partnerships. Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, September 2022.
- The Shifting Global Economic Order: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa. HACSA Sankofa Conference 2022, HACSA Foundation, July 2022.
- Accelerating Decarbonization of Africa’s Energy System: A Blue Economy Perspective. EIIA Fall 2021 Webinar Series. November 2021.
- US-Africa Partnership in the Implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area: The Role of US Companies. Webinar Hosted by the African Centre for the Study of the United States at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. November 2021.
- Harnessing PPPs to Optimize Public Service Delivery Post-Crisis: A Multi-Jurisdictional Perspective. EIIA Fall 2021 Webinar Series, November 2021.
- Remaking Nigeria’s Federalism through Policy Innovation: Five Philosophical Questions. Speech Delivered on the Occasion of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. Platform Nigeria. Abuja, Nigeria, October 2021.
- Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery in New York City. Keynote Address at the 2021 Economic Development New Zealand Annual Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand, May, 2021.
- Biden’s Sustainable Infrastructure and Clean Energy Policies: Implications for a Green, Equitable Recovery in New York City. Infraday Infrastructure Summit, New York City, April 2021.
- Capital, Innovation, Trade, Health, and Education as Pathways to Prosperity in Africa, 18th CVL Annual Lecture, Lagos, Nigeria, February, 2021.
- Towards a More Inclusive Economy, WRLDCTY, New York, United States, October 2020.
- Economic Diversity, Regionalism, Globalization, and Inclusive Development, Scientific Sense Podcast, New York, United States, September 2020.
- Economic Systems after COVID-19: Towards a More Resilient, Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery, IEDC Webinar, Washington, D.C., United States, August 2020.
- Recessionary Shocks and NYC’s Economic Resilience, BDO USA/Barton LLP Seminar, New York, United States, February 2020.
- Shaping the African Emergence, IDA Maroc/Amadeus Institute Conference, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States, February 2020.
- Canadian Trade Diversification with Africa: The Way Forward, Canadian International Council, ASG Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, May 2019.
- FDI Attraction in 2019 and Beyond: Resetting Policy Priorities to Compete, Government of the Canary Islands FDI Training Seminar, Las Palmas, Spain, November 2018.
- Trade, FDI and Sustainable Development, NCTIG Annual Summit, Abuja, Nigeria, November 2018.
- Inclusive Economic Development, IEDC Annual Conference, Atlanta, United States, October 2018.
- Future of Energy and Responsible Development, World Forum for FDI, Liverpool, United Kingdom, June 2018.
- Trade, Carbon Pricing, and Canada-U.S. Industrial Competitiveness, World Trade Institute Brown Bag Seminar, Bern, Switzerland, June 2018.
- Trade, Energy Policy, and Industrial Competitiveness, Annual REMI Users’ Conference, Charleston, NC, United States, October 2017.
- Intra-African Trade, Financial Technology, and the Gravity Model: Turning the Tables, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Seminar, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 2017.
- Collaboration, Global Trade and Investment, IEDC Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, September 2017.
- Living Well Together Tomorrow: The Challenge of Africa’s Future Cities, 14th Centre for Values in Leadership Annual Lecture, Lagos, Nigeria, February 2017.
- Infrastructure in Africa: Needs and Opportunities, Annual Conference of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business, Toronto, Canada, September 29, 2016.
- Fiscal Transfers and Income Convergence, Department of Economics Graduate Seminar, University of Regina, April 2016.
- The Defining Characteristics of Financial Management in the Public Sector, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Graduate Research Seminar, Regina, Canada, March 2016.
- Nigeria’s Currency Crisis: Implications for Foreign Investments, Sprott School of Business Graduate Seminar, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, March 2016.
- Wealth, Poverty, and Human Dignity, 13th Centre for Values in Leadership Annual Lecture, Lagos, Nigeria, February 2016.
- Natural Resources, Energy Supply, and Economic Growth: What Does Diversification Achieve?, 33rd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, Pittsburgh, United States, October 2015.
- Where is Saskatchewan on the Laffer Curve?, Department of Economics Graduate Research Seminar, University of Regina, October 2012.
