Speakers
Learn from leaders and professionals at the forefront of their respective fields and industries…
This year, the NAAHP conference seeks to showcase the most influential trailblazers, professionals, educators and entrepreneurs to present highly-relevant presentations and content for conference attendees. Discover the leaders, disruptors and entrepreneurs who are re-thinking and reshaping how companies and people operate in this era.
Please check back frequently for updates on speakers and panelists who will be part of the NAAHP Conference.
Highlighted Speakers

Ambassador Dennis B. Hankins
Ambassador of the United States to Haiti

Ambassador Gandy Thomas
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Haiti, OAS

Dominique Dupuy
Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE)

Eddy Benoit, Jr.
Founder and CEO, The Benoit Group

Guerline M. Jozef
Founder and Executive Director, Haitian Bridge Alliance

Jacques M. Jean
Founder and CEO, TechFides

Jarahn Hillsman
Director, Office of Haitian Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Liliana Bakhtiari
Atlanta City Councilmember for District 5

Ludwidg “Lu Lu” Louizaire
Miss Georgia 2024

Philippe Bayard
President and Founder, Sunrise Airways

The Honorable Dotie Joseph
State Representative, Florida House District 108
Speakers

Albert Pierre Paul Joseph
CEO, CLES-Production Sans Frontière

Alix Saint-Franc
President & CEO, Consortium Mèt Fèy Vèt

Andy René
CEO, HaitiPay

Anne-Isabelle Bonifassi
Executive Director, Haiti National Trust
Executive Director, Société Audubon Haiti

Ashley Narcisse
Staff Software Engineer, Apollo GraphQL

Bruno Surpris, MBA, PMP
Cloud Customer Engineer, Infrastructure Modernization, Google LLC

Chantal Auguste
Founder, Movement of Love for Haiti (MLHA)

Christelle St-Natus Cavé
Member, Chamber of Conciliation and Arbitration of Haiti (CCAH)

Clifford Reginald Nau
Co-Founder and COO, Kura Technologies

Col. (Ret.) Dr. Joseph Baptiste, DDS, MAGD, FAAID, DICOI
Chairman, International Outreach, Scientific Exchanges & Trade Development Committee

Daniel Tillias
Co-Founder & Chair, SAKALA
Coordinator of the Job Power Initiative

Daphnee K. Floreal
CEO, Bijoux Lakay (Handicraft Shop, Brooklyn)

Darling Joseph
Real Estate Professional, Inspirational Homes

Doris Jean Pierre, MBA, SHRM-SCP
People & Culture/HR Consultant, The Proactive Approach, LLC

Dr. Betty Fortunat
Bestselling Author, Publisher, and Certified Business Coach

Dr. Clédicianne Dorvil, Psy.D., NCSP, ABSNP
Owner, Dorvil Psychological Sevices

Dr. Dawn Sizemore
Founder and CEO, iCURRIC

Dr. Dorothy Delisfort-Crisostomo, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Chairwoman, Haitian American Nurses Association of Georgia

Dr. Gabrielle P. Abelard
CEO, Abelard Psychotherapy Community Mental Health Clinic

Dr. Joel Buissereth, D. CEd
Educator and Community Leader

Dr. Lesly Jules
President, CSL Consulting

Dr. Monalisa Ferrari
Founder, FEWGI
Founding President, DREP

Dr. Ronald Cetoute
President, Georgia Haitian American Chamber of Commerce

Eddy Laguerre
Owner and Managing Attorney, Laguerre Law Firm, PLLC,

Eddy Toussaint
Nationally Board-Certified Physician Assistant

Frantz Bourget
CEO and Founder, Bourget Financial Services

Fritz M. Clairvil, MBA, MPA
CEO, Vest Net Capital Holdings Group

Gabrielle Aurel
Co-Founder & CEO, Sonje Ayiti

Gabrielle Rene
Founder, Grene Enterprises Tax and Financial Planning

Gilbert Gonzales
CEO, PISA

Greg Maurice
Head of Acquisition for Black Cinema, Filmhub

Guirlaine Ritha Belizaire
Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Development Guild DDI

Isnel Pierreval
Chief of Party, USAID-SANIFIN, PADF

Ivy Kuperberg
Country Officer for Haiti, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Jacquelin Alcius
General Manager, ABIA

Jason A. Halliburton
Founder, The Halliburton Group

Jean Emmanuel Desmornes
Senior Private Sector Specialist, IDB Lab

Jean Patrick Lucien
Consortium NAAHP-EDEM-HRA

Jempsy Fils-Aime
CEO, InterConsultants
CEO, DreamAd LLC

Jennifer Link
Mission Director, USAID Haiti

Joanne Alexis Bounouni
CEO, GECA S.A.
CEO, FIDUTEK S.A.

Joshua Paul, M.D.
Founder, Build and Bridge

Jude Jean-Baptiste
CEO and Founder, Paon Bleu S.A.

Kelsey Maynor
Small Business Advocate, Invest Atlanta

Kim Allonce, Ph.D.
Community-Engaged Researcher

Kimetha Dunn
Founder, Fedeila Group
AI Researcher, Microsoft

Lacks-Guvens Cadette
Lawyer-Activist, Bar of Port-au-Prince

Lana Joseph
Avoka Pèp La (The People's Lawyer)

Laurie Prickett
Assistant Director Economic Development, Invest Atlanta

Loojimps (James) Marcius, CFP®, MBA, MIS, Ph.D.
CEO, Fiducia Financial Group

Lydia Pierre
Founder, The Corporate Socialite®
CEO, Pierre Branding Group

M. Hans Delly
Managing Director and Global Leader, Slalom

Major General (Ret.) Arnold Fields
Major General (Ret.), United States Marine Corps

Mar Anderson

Marc Alain Boucicault
Founder, Banj

Marie “Myka” Texas, MS, MBA
Director of Project Development and Award Management, NAAHP

Marie Andree Parent, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, APRN
President, Haitian American Nurses Association of Georgia

Marie Cassandre Merizier
CEO, MCM Success Club

Marlene Gay
President and CEO, CFET

Maybelle Jadotte, MPA, MBCP, ACE, ASC
VP, Strategic Partnerships, Vest Net Capital

Michael Lee
Founder and CEO, Agile Management

Michelle A. Jennings
Director of EGAD, USAID Haiti

Molina Jean-Louis, MSPT, CLT
Executive Vice President, NAAHP

Natacha Durandisse
CEO, Nova Real Estate Investment

Nicholas Mulkey
Ecosystem and Experience Architect, Atlanta Mayor's Office of International and Immigrant Affairs

Nita Saint-Hilaire
Founder of Qii Labs, Solcité Dev Group, and Tchovi Foundation

Pastor Jimmy Loiseau
Director of Family Counseling and Community Relations, Tabernacle of Glory

Patrick Dessources
Executive Director, Centre d’Appui et de Services aux Entreprises Locales et Internationales (CASELI)

Philippe Saint-Cyr
Director, Haiti Startup Talent

Pierre Andre Noel
Executive Director, Haiti Development Institute

Princess J. Charles
Advocate, Public Speaker, Strategist

Reginald Cean
Programming and Grants, HDI

Renée Vancie MANIGAT
Founder, We Are Women Org

Ron Apollon
Organizational Director, ServeHaiti

Rose Apollon
Founder, Liberation of Self

Rowolson Kuhn
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Solengy

Samuel Buissereth
Digital Marketing Manager, NAAHP

Sandra L. Jean, Esq.
Managing Founder & Senior Attorney, Jean Consulting Group

Saurel Quettan, MBA, PMP
Founder & CEO, exeQfit, Inc.

Serge Renaud, MBA, MSA
President, NAAHP

Shaneque Metellus
Founder and Executive Director, Royal Palm Billing Solutions, LLC

Shirley Xavier
Founder, YE Foundation
Regional Lead for Haiti, Atlanta Black Chambers

Stefan A. Harrigan
Senior Manager, Global Business Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber

Taron Ragan
Founder and CEO, The Future Executives Initiative, Inc.

Vice Mayor Mary Estimé-Irvin
Vice Mayor, District 3, North Miami Florida

Vladimir Laborde
Project Executive, MBE & Corporate Engagement

Watson Escarment
Founder and Executive Director, Samaritan’s Heart Foundation
Co-Chair, Georgia Haitian Leadership Coalition

Whitney Lubin
Founder, Haitians in Tech
Executive Director, Code for South

Yves Nithder Pierre
CFO, DocMobil