GARVEY-NKRUMAH TRAINING ACADEMY
INSTRUCTORS & SPEAKERS
May 18-22, 2026
International Summit/Instructional
Boot Camp (ISIB)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries
U.S. Congressman
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Julius Garvey
Head, Marcus Garvey Memorial Foundation
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Stacey Plaskett
U.S. Congressman
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Ambassador Wayne McCook
Assistant Secretary General
CARICOM Single Market and Trade
CARICOM Secretariat
KEYNOTE SPEAKER (pending confirmation):
Dr. Didacus Jules
Director General
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States – OECS
FOUNDER & PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
John L. Woods Jr.
Co-Director, Howard University School of Law ADR Program
Managing Partner, Woods Global Dispute Resolution
SOCIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS
María Isabel Saravia Marin
Lawyer-Partner
Legal Engine Solutions
Former Deputy Director General of the National Migration Service of Panama
(Panama)
Ivonne Garza
Senior Associate
O’Neil Institute, Georgetown University
(U.S.)
Ricardo Esquivia
Founder, Director, Legal Representative
Sembrandopaz
(Colombia)
Jasmine Mickens
Pan-African Movement Strategist
Open Society Foundations
(U.S.)
Tiffany Mane-Jones
Former Fellow
Professional Standards and Human Rights Investigator
Hillsborough County Tampa Florida
(U.S.)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Joy Kategekwa
Director, Regional Integration Coordination Office
African Development Bank Group
(Uganda)
Alexandra Whitaker
Trade Staff Director/Chief Trade Counsel
U.S. House of Representatives
(U.S.)
Kholofelo Kugler
Non-Resident Scholar, Africa Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(South Africa)
Kandis Gibson
Associate
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
(U.S.)
Peter Adetor
Team Lead
African Startups & SMEs in Export & Trade Secretariat
(Ghana)
U.S. PUBLIC POLICY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Nicole Elam
CEO
National Bankers Association
(U.S.)
Nichole Francis Reynolds
VP & Global Head of Government Relations
Servicenow
(U.S.)
Brian P. Woolfolk
Principal
Swan Creek Strategies
(U.S.)
INTERNATIONAL LAW & INDUSTRY
Angelique Strong-Marks
Chief Legal Officer
Cars.com
(U.S.)
Clare Akamanzi (pending confirmation)
CEO
NBA Africa
(Rwanda)
Scott Vesel
Partner
Three Crowns LLP
(U.S.)
Lakeshia Ford
President & CEO
Ford Communications
(Ghana)
Stephanie Adu–Mudikongo
CEO
Colorbox Cosmetics
(Ghana)
Ralph Taylor
Chairman & CEO
Arcadia Hotel & Resorts
(Barbados)
Maame K Mintsh
Founder
Mintoma
(Ghana)
IT & INNOVATION
Charlie Bingham
Founder of Tech Law Summit
Assistant General Counsel – CrowdStrike, Inc.
(U.S.)
Arnold Kabatsi
Program Associate – Center for Law & Innovation
Certa Foundation
(Rwanda)
Tonya Edmonds
Founder
(U.S.)
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Victor MUGABE
Secretary General
Kigali International Arbitration Centre
(Rwanda)
Shan Greer
President & CEO
BVI International Arbitration Centre
(St. Lucia)
Serena K. Lee
President & CEO
CPR Dispute Resolution Serices
(U.S.)
Jeanne Charles
Arbitrator & Mediator
(U.S.)
Arthur Matthews
Mediator & Professor
Penn State University
(U.S.)