# Event Details - **Event Name**: B.I.T ’25: Black Innovation and Tech Futures Forum at Queen’s University - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 04:30 pm – Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: An invitation to imagine new forms of collective excellence, grounded in justice, care, and community transformation.About this EventAmid the exponential growth of artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and smart systems, B.I.T ’25: Black Innovation and Tech Futures Forum at Queen’s creates space to reflect on the evolving realities and discourse of our shared tech futures. This will be an open community conversation bringing together Black tech professionals, advocates, students, and the general public to share experiences, challenges, and opportunities within Canada’s tech and STEM ecosystem. The event invites participants to imagine new forms of collective excellence, grounded in justice, care, and community transformation.Speakers:Dr. Charles Onu is the Founder and CEO of Ubenwa, a company transforming healthcare access through voice AI. Ubenwa’s innovations include Nanni AI, which interprets infants’ cries to assess health and has reached over 500,000 users worldwide, and Roseline AI, an autonomous voice agent now handling tens of thousands of healthcare calls monthly across Canada.Cressana Williams-Massey is the Team Lead of Black Youth in STEM Program at Queen's University (Smith Engineering). She is a Jamaican-born research chemist and science educator with over thirteen years of teaching experience at the secondary and tertiary levels. At BYIS, she is committed to mentoring and inspiring the next generation of innovators and leaders.Patrick Egbunonu is the President and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Informanos Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, where he leads the development of AI-driven tools that empower leaders, coaches, and organizations in decision-making, productivity, human resource management, and growth. A former Dean of Business & Community Services at a higher education institution in Ontario, and former Chair of the Black Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Southeastern Ontario, Patrick also teaches in the joint Executive MBA program of Cornell and Queen’s Universities.Yvonne Anabaranze is a PhD student and IBET Fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen’s University, where she also earned her Master of Engineering. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Passionate about diversity and inclusion in STEM, she mentors underrepresented youth through the Black Youth in STEM program at Queen’s and serves as an Engineer-in-Residence with Engineers of Tomorrow.ScheduleDate: November 28, 2025Time: 4:30 - 7pmVenue: Sutherland Hall Room 202Other attractionsRobotics session with Black Youth in STEM for Grades 1–3 and 4–6Free food and refreshments providedMusic and creative presentationsFor more information please reach out to Dr. Chikezirim Nwoke: dps1@queensu.ca. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kingston/bit-’25-black-innovation-and-tech-futures-forum-at-queen’s-university/100001964451173341 - **Event Categories**: business, artificial-intelligence, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fbit-25-black-innovation-and-tech-futures-forum-at-queens-university-tickets-1964451173341 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Kingston - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Robert Sutherland Hall, Queen's University - **lat**: 44.22730929999999 - **long**: -76.4974799 - **full address**: Robert Sutherland Hall, Queen's University, 138 Union Street, Kingston, Canada ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Department of Gender Studies (https://allevents.in/org/department-of-gender-studies/22574171) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/7eb32b9c5a21d7308335781df9a8189682386dc9dff37e4872ab82ae547b2076-rimg-w1200-h800-dc1b3146-gmir.jpg?v=1762599741 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/8563dcb81f34d52ef7b51e6042a1b135dae82aa77644d345722f81be46a0e892-rimg-w400-h400-dc1c3146-gmir.jpg?v=1762599740 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 04:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Robert Sutherland Hall, Queen's University, 138 Union Street, Kingston, Canada - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 CAD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Department of Gender Studies - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** business, artificial-intelligence, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about B.I.T ’25: Black Innovation and Tech Futures Forum at Queen’s University ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "B.I.T ’25: Black Innovation and Tech Futures Forum at Queen’s University", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/7eb32b9c5a21d7308335781df9a8189682386dc9dff37e4872ab82ae547b2076-rimg-w1200-h800-dc1b3146-gmir.jpg?v=1762599741", "startDate": "2025-11-28", "endDate": "2025-11-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/kingston/bit-’25-black-innovation-and-tech-futures-forum-at-queen’s-university/100001964451173341", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Robert Sutherland Hall, Queen's University", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "138 Union Street", "postalCode": "K7L 2P1", "addressLocality": "Kingston", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "44.22730929999999", "longitude": "-76.4974799" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "An invitation to imagine new forms of collective excellence, grounded in justice, care, and community transformation.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-28", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/kingston/bit-’25-black-innovation-and-tech-futures-forum-at-queen’s-university/100001964451173341" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/kingston/bit-’25-black-innovation-and-tech-futures-forum-at-queen’s-university/100001964451173341", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Department of Gender Studies", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/department-of-gender-studies/22574171", "description": "The Department of Gender Studies at Queen's University is home to the Black Studies program and the Gender Studies program." } ] } ] ```