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DACON AGENDA Houston 2025

Day 1
19th February (Wednesday): Welcome Event
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Welcome Event
Location: ChopnBlok, 507 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006

Day 2
20th February (Thursday): Conference Day
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Conference Day

Location: The Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
Conference Hosts: Dr. Tijani Hakeem and Dr. Tiffany Parker

Agenda:
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Breakfast, Registration & Networking
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM: Introduction – Dr. Hakeem Tijani
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM: Welcome – Amb. Eze Chukwu
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Keynote Speaker: Martha Castex-Tatum - Mayor Pro Tem, City of Houston
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM: Keynote Speaker: Bishop James Dixon II - The Community of Faith
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM: Fire Chat: Bridging the Gap - Nekpen Osuan Wilson, Jasmine Terry, Louv Ford & Dez Geral
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM: Keynote Speaker: Ed Nwokedi - Founder & CEO, RedSwan CRE
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM: Greg Campbell - CEO, Rainmaker Inc & Tiffany Parker

Panel 1: Bilateral Entrepreneurship
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM: Moderator: Femi Moito - Founder & President, Innovest Afrika
Panelists:
Zainab Muntari - Founder, Sixth African Region Initiative (SARI)
Ngu H. Morcho - Founder & Managing Director, Vitellaria Project Development & Delivery, LLC
Nimi Bello - Founder, Link Empower, Creative Director
Naomi Nwokolo - Executive Director of the United Nations Global Impact Network Nigeria

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM: Keynote Speaker: Congressman Sylvester Turner - US Congressman

12:10 PM – 1:00 PM: Conference Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Vendor Session
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Promo Videos from Sponsors, Vendors, and partners.

Panel 2: Real Estate
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM: Moderator: Lady Natasha Akweya - CEO, Akweya Properties Ghana
Panelists:
Christa Stoneham - President/CEO, Houston Land Bank
Victor Lafinmakin - President, Fairdale Realty & Gazette Mortgage
Dre Taylor - CEO, The Beyond Investment Ghana
John Kelly - Director, Business Development, Houston EB5

Panel 3: Health & Wellness
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: ModeratorJennifer Onwumere
Panelists:
Dr Ogbugo Emeh
Dr Kike Oduba
Chudi Obiaya - Founder, Africa 2100
Belinda Busogi
 
Panel 4: Agrotrade
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Moderator: Warren Winston - AGOA Adviser
Panelists:
Femi Oyenekan - Founder & CEO, Simpleaf Brands
Nkechi Akunyili - CEO, Access View Africa
Akindele Akinyemi - Principal, GABA Marketplace Center Program
Mark York - CEO, Farm Yield Africa

Panel 5: Technology
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Moderator: Alando Franklin - IT Success Specialist
Panelists:
William Johnson Jr - CEO, W. Johnson Consulting
Kingsley Kordie - Head of Operations, Akwaaba App
Marcus Bowers - Chief Technology Officer, Black Wall St
Vernon Williams - CEO, Translangua

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks

Day 3
21st February (Friday): Diaspora Africa Gala Night
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Diaspora Africa Gala Night
Location: KOYA Houston, 2600 Travis St Ste 4, Houston, TX 77006
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