Conferences are opportunities for professionals in a given sector, industry, or organization to gather, discuss key issues, and learn from experts, innovators, and leaders in their space. Whatever the focus, from health to artificial intelligence, these conferences, in some way, address human experiences. As such, they should consider people in a holistic way and offer some critical analysis about those experiences. Wherever people is the focus, equity factors in because issues of disproportionality and disparity can manifest anywhere.
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Assisting conference organizers in a broad range of sectors to include equity at every stage of their events.
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The Challenges
Achieve transformational results.
It is important for professionals in any industry to be able to consider the context of who they serve and the context they live and work in. The challenge with involving equity content in many conferences is that the need for the conversation is not always clear. Organizers who argue for its inclusion run the risk of being challenged about its necessity and may struggle to articulate why it is worth the financial investment to address the subject.
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Our Solutions
KOJO Institute offers a number of services for industry and organization conferences including engaging guest lectures, dynamic keynote speeches, and innovative workshops. Each of these services are customized to introduce, discuss, or educate audiences on equity as it applies to the industry and the theme of the conference. We also provide equity experts to participate in panel discussions.
Additionally, we consult with conference organizers to support them on critical decisions during the development stage of the conference, such as selecting diverse and qualified keynote speakers and panellists and assisting in the drafting of equity-conscious written material. Our services help our clients to ensure that equity is not only a topic at their conferences but also a consideration in every stage of the event.
8 Levers To Organizational, Institutional and Systems Change
- Engaging the Board of Directors
- Impacting Staffing Strategies
- Examining the Accountability Framework
- Maximizing the Use of Data
- Implementing Fresh Training and Learning
- Amplifying Communications Strategies
- Widening Community and Stakeholder Relations
- Revisting Service or Business Models
What We Do Well
- Equity
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression
- Anti-Black Racism
- Organizational Culture Change
How We Prepare You
- Training
- Executive Coaching
- Community Consultations
- Content & Research Development
- Keynotes & Guest Lectures
- Conferences
- Multi-Session Programs
Building Transformation Skills
KOJO Institute leads executives, managers and organizations through an innovative approach that reconstructs their paradigms and systems connected to equity, diversity and inclusion. We amplify the vision for change through deep-dive explorations that identify the scope, segment competencies and quantify resources required to birth social innovation.
With a clear focus on client expectations, we aim to produce actionable frameworks and solutions that ultimately better the lives your people and organization. Contact us.
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What Our Clients Say
Joanne Adair
Development Manager, House of Friendship
Development Manager, House of Friendship
Game Changing and Empowering
Kike visited House of Friendship for a Leadership/Management training session last June. It was incredible and life-changing for many of us. Kike’s gift to the world is to be able to openly name and allow us to sit in the discomfort of this work, holding us accountable, but also not judging anyone. She created a…
Javeed Sukhera
Chair, London Police Services Board
Chair, London Police Services Board
Profound and Actionable
The London Police Services Board asked Ms. Ojo-Thompson from the KOJO Institute to start off a day-long strategy session devoted to anti-racism in policing. Her presentation hit on all the right notes. In addition to challenging the Board to question long standing assumptions that are built upon racist legacies, she guided Board members towards actionable… read more
Janine Manning
Granting Committee Chair, Laidlaw Foundation
Granting Committee Chair, Laidlaw Foundation
Conscious and Skillful
Laidlaw Foundation had the privilege and pleasure of having Kike Ojo-Thompson support our collective staff and board anti-oppression training. Our individual levels of awareness and competency on the issue was from ‘none’ to ‘well versed’. Regardless of where we were on the spectrum of knowing, she supported all of us, with patience and enthusiasm. Miigwetch… read more
Chris Robert
Co-President, BOLDforce for Salesforce Canada
Co-President, BOLDforce for Salesforce Canada
Business-Critical Training
Kike exceeded our expectations at Salesforce. She dynamically navigated audience demographics to provide extremely relevant Equity Training that stimulated immense conversation and insight. Her teachings should be at the centre of every organization’s strategy moving forward. I can’t wait to work with her again!
Graeme Young
President, Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth
President, Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth
Enlightening and Effective
We thought we already had a pretty good handle on equity, diversity, inclusion and Anti-Black Racism, but Kike’s presentation was enlightening. I have used her concepts several times since. Her style is energetic and engaging and she has a very positive manner. Our thirteen board members were engrossed by her work. Extremely effective.
Yasmin Razack, M.Ed.
Centre for Global Citizenship Education and Inclusion
Centre for Global Citizenship Education and Inclusion
Global Mind Innovator
Kike Ojo has the depth, knowledge and experience to engage participants of diverse backgrounds with highly complex subject matters that are relevant to all organizations. The sheer brilliance of her mind and ability to connect ideas is masterful, which allows everyone in the room to powerful moments of learning.