Day 1 — Tuesday, March 10, 2026
9:00 AM — Light Breakfast + Registration
9:30–10:00 AM — Leigh Raiford (Professor of African American Studies, University of California, Berkeley)
10:00–10:15 AM — Q&A / Discussion
10:15–10:45 AM — Paul Ninson (Founder & Executive Director, Dikan Center — Accra)
10:45–11:00 AM — Q&A / Discussion
11:00–11:30 AM — C. Rose Smith (Assistant Curator of Photography, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art)
11:30–11:45 AM — Q&A / Discussion
12:00–1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00–1:30 PM — Yahaya Alpha Suberu (cinematographer and filmmaker)
1:30–1:45 PM — Q&A / Discussion
1:45–2:15 PM — Zalika Azim (Research Assistant, James Van Der Zee Archive — Department of Photographs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
2:15–2:30 PM — Q&A / Discussion
2:30–3:00 PM — Esi Sutherland-Addy (Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana) + Mrs. Judith Opoku-Boateng(Archivist, J. H. Kwabena Nketia Archives — Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana)
3:00–3:15 PM — Q&A / Discussion
4:00–5:00 PM — Afternoon Site Visit: Dikan Center
Day 2 — Wednesday, March 11, 2026
9:00 AM — Light Breakfast + Registration
9:30–10:00 AM — Rita Mawuena Benissan (Artist, cultural historian, and Founder, Si Hene)
10:00–10:15 AM — Q&A / Discussion
10:15–10:45 AM — Dr. W. D. Floyd (Educator, artist, and scholar)
10:45–11:00 AM — Q&A / Discussion
11:00–11:30 AM — Kofi Nana Oduro Iddrisu (Founder, ArchiveAfrica)
11:30–11:45 AM — Q&A / Discussion
12:00–1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00–1:30 PM — Amy Sall (Writer / collector-archivist; Founder & Editor-in-Chief, SUNU Journal)
1:30–1:45 PM — Q&A / Discussion
1:45–2:15 PM — Dr. Kenneth Montague (Founder, Wedge Curatorial Projects; Wedge Collection — Toronto)
2:15–2:30 PM — Q&A / Discussion
Day 3 — Thursday, March 12, 2026
Morning + Afternoon Archive Site Visits (Advance Registration Required)
Capacity is limited. Register to reserve your place and receive logistics.