Sunday, February 2, 2025

Welcome Diaspora Salon attendees

5:30 PM | Arrival at Jnane Tamsna

   • Sunset cocktails and light bites on the rooftop

6:30 PM | Film Screening: Chevalier

   • Screening of Chevalier by Stephen Williams, exploring the life of Chevalier de Saint-Georges, an extraordinary Black composer, fencer, and prodigy in 18th-century France

8:30 PM | Fireside Dinner

   • A Guadeloupean carnival band will lead a candlelit procession through the gardens with Gwoka music, celebrating ancestral connections

   • Procession leads to a buffet dinner around bonfires, accompanied by live music

10:15 PM | Evening Lounge and Dancing

   • Guests transition to a lounge area for background music and dancing

Monday, February 3, 2025

Day’s Theme: Everywhere & Anywhere - Representation in the Arts and Beyond

9:30 AM | Arrival at Jnane Tamsna

9:45 AM | Panel: Breaking Barriers in Classical Music

   Moderated by Dr. Fredara Hadley, Ethnomusicology professor

   Panelists:

   •  Tyehimba Jess, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet

   •  Jacques Cook, Author

   •  Dr. Christy Pichichero, Historian and specialist in the French Empire and African diasporic studies

   • Begins with the celestial voice of Christiane Eda-Pierre (one of France's first international Black opera stars) and ends with a short poetry reading by Tyehimba Jess

12:30 PM | Lunch at Jnane Tamsna

   • Background music celebrating Black female voices, from classical to jazz

2:30 PM | Panel: Inspiring Journeys in Tech, Finance, and Environmental Justice

   • Moderated by Claude Grunitzky, Media entrepreneur and venture capitalist

   Panelists:

•   Ovetta Sampson, Tech leader in UX/AI

•   Marcus Gibbs, Operational leader in asset management

•   Carolyn Finney, Author and cultural geographer

•   Trevor McNeal, Marketing leader in music

3:30 PM | Coffee Break

4:00 PM | Breakout Discussions

5:00 PM | Return to Hotels

8:00 PM | Dinner at Palais Soleiman

   • Moroccan feast in an opulent private palace setting

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Day’s Theme: Power in Positivity

Morning | Free Exploration of Marrakech

12:15 PM | Arrival at Jnane Tamsna

12:30 PM | Garden Lunch at Jnane Tamsna

2:30 PM | Panel: Making Sense of Art Restitution and Economic Reparations

   • Moderated by Claude Grunitzky, Media entrepreneur and venture capitalist

   (Two sessions with a coffee break intermission)

   Panelists:

•   Rokhaya Diallo, Journalist and filmmaker

•   Taiye Selasi, Author and cultural entrepreneur

•   Nova Reid, Author and activist

•   Enuma Okoro, Author and cultural critic

•   Gert-Jan van den Bergh, Art lawyer

4:30 PM | Walk and Talk in the Palmgrove

5:30 PM | Gwoka Live Music

   • Tea, coffee, and pastries will be served

6:30 PM | Film Screening: No Chains No Masters

   • Exclusive pre-release screening of No Chains No Masters by Simon Moutaïrou, an epic movie inspired by historical accounts of former slaves in West Africa, nicknamed Maroons, who emancipated themselves from French settlements

8:30 PM | Dinner at Mizaan Tapas Lounge

   • Moroccan tradition meets contemporary culture

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Day’s Theme: Enterprise and Creativity

10:00 AM | Arrival at Jnane Tamsna

10:30 AM | TED-Style Talks: Trailblazing Voices

   Speakers include:

   •  Morgan Ramsey (Tribes Trips)

   •  Chi Achebe (Achebe Capital)

   •  Charlotte Mensah (Manketti Oil Hair)

   •  Keeshagaye Whitter (My Emollient)

12:30 PM | Buffet Lunch

2:30 PM | Free Time

7:30 PM | Farewell Dinner Reception at Jnane Tamsna

   • Evening of DJ entertainment and dancing to close the salon

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