Omayra is a sought-after bilingual speaker and panelist, as well as a skilled moderator and host. Throughout her career, she has interviewed business leaders, politicians, leading researchers, and successful community builders. Omayra has mastered the art of quickly articulating concise takeaways for the audience to remember. She has moderated and hosted dozens of events in Canada and across the world, including at the African Union Summit.
Selected events
April 2021 – Panelist, Reporting on Race in the Prairies, RISE Conference, Saskatoon
April 2021 – Panelist, Law, Property, Racialization and Indigeneity in Alberta History, University of Calgary, Calgary
March 2021 – Panelist, Reporting on Race in the Prairies, RISE Conference, Saskatoon
Jan 2021 – Invited Speaker, In Conversation with the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Threads Conference, Saskatoon
November 2020 – Moderator, The Other Pandemic: Systemic Racism in the time of COVID-19, The Atlantic Dialogues Conference, Morocco
September 2020 – Moderator, Global Peace Index Panel, African Peace and Security Annual Conference, Morocco
June 2020 – Moderator, Global SOGIESC Human Rights During COVID19, Pride Saskatoon & Dignity Network, Saskatoon
May 2020 – Invited Speaker, Heart to Heart: An Evening with Omayra Issa, Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation, Saskatoon
May 2020 – Invited Speaker, African Media, the Diaspora Point of View: An interview with Dami Adeniyi, Regina
February 2020 – Moderator, Massimadi Film Festival: LGBTQ Asylum Seekers in Canada, Montreal
February 2020 – Keynote speaker, Black History Month in Saskatoon
November 2019 – In conversation with Annahid Dashtgard, Saskatoon
October 2019 – Panelist, Conference: French media in all its forms, Sainte-Anne University, Nova Scotia
June 2019 – Moderator, Energy in Africa: past, present and future, African Union Summit, Niamey in Niger
June 2019 – Moderator, Esperanza Symposium, Saskatoon
June 2019 – Moderator, Conference: Spark Your Pride: Sharing Our Stories, Celebrating Our Lives, Western Development Museum, Saskatoon