Speaking

• Berlin: (April 28-29, 2025)
  Event: 8th Future of Information and Communication Conference 2025
  Paper Title: "Beyond Security: Examining the Problematic Rhetoric of Surveillance Technology in Public Safety – A Critical Discourse Analysis"
  Domains of Interest: AI, Security, Communications, Electronics

  Virtual: (5th - 7th December 2024)
  Event: Coaching Ethics Forum (CEF) Annual Conference
  Topic: "Provocative Ethics in Coaching"

• Toronto, Canada: (Oct 8th, 2024)
  Event: Canadian International Council
  Topic: "The Future of Diplomacy Conference"

• Toronto, Canada: (Sept 26th, 2024)
  Event: The Toronto Global Impact Network
  Topic: "AI Global South Conversations" - hosted by Mozilla Foundation

• St. Lucia: The West Indies (June 3rd - 7th, 2024)
  Event: Caribbean Studies Association 48th Conference
  Topic: "Navigating the Digital Wave: Safeguarding Caribbean Identity in the Age of AI & Emergent Technology"
  Theme: "CSA at 50: Caribbean Development Sustainability - The Convergence of Technology, People, Planet, Peace, Prosperity & Partnerships"

• Boston, USA (April 18th, 2024)
  Event: MIT Panel Talk
  Topic: "How to Govern AI"

• UK - Hybrid Event (March 18th, 2024)
  Event: World Association for Sustainable Development
  Topic: "Inclusive Futures: Sustainable Technology for Gender Empowerment"

• Toronto, Canada (March 13th, 2024)
  Event: Design Meets
  Topic: "Co-Creating AI Futures: Design, Ethics, and Citizen Engagement"

• Maryland/DC, USA (November 16th - 19th, 2023)
  Event: NCA 109th Annual Convention
  Topic: "Sex After Technology: The Rhetoric of Health Monitoring Apps & the Reversal of Roe vs. Wade"

I offer specialized expertise and advisory services in AI Futures, Sustainable Design, CARICOM, AI Governance, Computational Rhetoric, and Digital Identity, with a strong focus on Design & Design Thinking Frameworks. My work explores several critical areas, including:

• Rhetoric in AI (Computational Rhetoric): Exploring how artificial intelligence is shaped by underlying motives, particularly through the language and algorithms that drive its development. This focus emphasizes how rhetorical elements influence the design, function, and interaction of AI systems.

• Ethical AI and Identity Construction (Algorithmic Ethopoeia): Investigating how AI shapes identity, especially through what I term "algorithmic ethopoeia," where algorithms portray character and ethical behavior within digital environments.

• Surveillance Rhetoric and Critical Discourse Analysis: Examining the rhetoric of surveillance through critical discourse analysis to reveal how language and power dynamics operate in the narratives and practices of AI-mediated surveillance systems.

• Decolonized Design Systems: Challenging traditional, Western-centric design frameworks by applying decolonial principles, creating inclusive and culturally relevant design practices that honor knowledge systems from the Global South, Indigenous cultures, and marginalized communities. This work ensures that AI and emerging technologies advance equity and diversity.

In addition to these areas, I lecture at the University level on Design Strategy and Rhetoric. I am the co-founder of Human Tech Futures, a think tank dedicated to AI Futures, Policymaking, and Design Thinking. My most recent talks are listed below, with additional topics available upon request.

I am also the cofounder and co-chair of AI Global South Summit Org.