Speakers &
Expertise

ACHFN brings together experienced voices across African and Caribbean heritage food, food justice, culture, policy, farming, and community practice. This section is designed to help you discover the people behind the work through individual profiles, areas of expertise, and speaker information.

From keynote talks and panel discussions to workshops, facilitation, and strategic conversations, our speakers bring grounded insight, lived experience, and deep sector knowledge to the spaces they enter.

Why Book Through ACHFN

  • Verified experts with deep-rooted community impact and academic credibility.
  • Seamless contracting and logistics management handled by our dedicated team.
  • Support the network's mission: a portion of booking fees funds food justice initiatives.
ACHFN speakers together in a group portrait
Group Speakers

From ancestral knowledge to modern systems change.

Speaker Topics Include

AfroecologyFood SovereigntyCulinary HeritagePublic HealthSustainable AgricultureDiaspora StudiesFood Policy

How It Works

We curate speakers for conferences, universities, and corporate events. To initiate a booking, browse our directory or send a direct enquiry to our central admin team at speakers@achfoodnetwork.org.

Allow 48 hours for a response regarding availability and fee schedules.

* All bookings are coordinated through the management to ensure quality and compliance.

Meet Our Speakers & Experts

Portrait of Deirdre (Dee) Woods - ACHFN, African & Caribbean Heritage Food Network

Deirdre (Dee) Woods

Co-Founder

Deirdre (Dee) Woods is a powerhouse in the UK and global food sovereignty movement: a multi-award-winning community cook, food grower, researcher, policy advocate and co-founder of Granville Community Kitchen in London.

Portrait of Olukemi (Kemi) Atijosan - ACHFN, African & Caribbean Heritage Food Network

Olukemi (Kemi) Atijosan

Co-Founder

Olukemi (Kemi) Atijosan, MBA, MIH, FRSA is a Yoruba woman from Nigeria whose deep, embodied knowledge of food, community and survival has driven one of London's most distinctive careers in food justice.

Portrait of Dawn Dublin - ACHFN, African & Caribbean Heritage Food Network

Dawn Dublin

Co-Founder

Dawn Dublin is a strategist, practitioner and change-maker at the intersection of food sovereignty, decolonial practice and cultural placemaking. Her conviction: those most impacted by exclusionary systems must lead their redesign - toward liberation, not inclusion.

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