What We Carry | The Intercultural Exchange – a live storytelling series
October 20 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Intercultural Exchange returns with its second edition, What WeCarry, an evening of true stories.
Five speakers each tell a ten-minute story about culture, family and identity, and the night closes with Story Crossing, where a few audience members get two minutes on the same stage.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. | Storytelling starts at 7 p.m.
The Lineup
JungSook “Jay S” Lim | “Why I Waited Until 54 to Use My Voice.”
- Korean Canadian, an experience design leader and coach who has spent decades presenting in boardrooms and none on a storytelling stage.
Doyin Abitoye | “What I Carried Across the Ocean.”
- Nigerian-born, a certified life and career coach, HR professional and author of Shush!.
Shehzad Qureshi | “What I Choose to Carry Forward.”
- Originally from Pakistan and in Canada since 1998, an engineer by training who now works as an ADHD coach and neurodiversity advocate.
Vivian Meraki | “The Inheritance We Don’t Keep.”
- An award-winning speaker and bestselling author whose work has explored inherited family patterns for 25 years.
Karen Craggs-Milne
- Kenyan-born, a keynote speaker and gender and inclusion strategist.
New Canadians TV Network’s sister platform, Rivo, is the official broadcast partner.