Bilingual speaker and workshop facilitator
- Leadership and careers in technology
- Diversity, inclusion and belonging at work
- Women in technology and gender balance in leadership
- Digital inclusion and access to tech careers
- Global tech talent across African, francophone and immigrant communities
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About Samira
“I started in tech consulting 15 years ago, leading large transformation projects. But my passion has always been the people side of the business.”
Samira Diallo is a bilingual (French/English) speaker, workshop facilitator, and people strategy advisor based in Toronto. She speaks on leadership, women in technology, careers, inclusion, and the future of work.
She has delivered keynotes, panels, fireside chats, podcasts, and training programs across industries including technology consulting, telecom, entertainment, insurance, and the public sector. Her background includes 15+ years at companies like Capgemini, Walt Disney World, Rogers, and Oracle, where she led large programs and managed teams across North America, Europe, and Africa.
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Having lived and worked across multiple countries, Samira brings a global perspective and a genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging, and to how organizations build environments where people stay and grow.
Outside of her professional work, Samira mentors young women and leaders navigating new careers and new countries. She is also a board member supporting digital access initiatives in West Africa.
Highlights
Virtual and in person
Presentation styles
Every session is built around your audience, in English or in French.
Workshops and programs
I facilitate workshops for organizations and community programs focused on technology careers and professional growth.
Formats
Workshops, roundtables, multi-session leadership programs, group coaching. I design the program and I facilitate it.
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Keynotes, panels and guest talks
I participate in global conferences and panels, and I speak as a guest at universities, accelerators and nonprofit programs.
Formats
Keynote speaking, panel discussions, fireside chats, guest speaking
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Podcast guest
I share my journey from tech consulting to building SD Consulting, and what I have learned about careers, leadership and starting again in a new country.
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Invite me on your podcastMy speaking style
Every session is about what your audience leaves with
Building places where people feel seen, belong and grow.
Every talk and workshop I give is built around that. My story is only the example. The lesson is for the room.A real story opens the door
A real moment from my years leading programs and teams, and the lesson behind it.
The room takes part
Roundtables, guided discussion and real situations people bring with them.
Everyone leaves with takeaways
Each session closes with 3 practical takeaways people can use that week.
How I work with organizers
- Any length, from a 45 minute guest session to a half day workshop to a multi week series
- I design programs and I facilitate them, from a single session to a full multi-session program built with your team
- I can also deliver your existing curriculum
- Virtual, hybrid or in person
- Built for your audience and adapted to your sector
- Multicultural, with experience across North America, Europe and Africa
How audiences describe my sessions
Materials I can provide
- Slides in English or French
- Discussion cards for roundtables
- A short recap after the session
Topics I speak and facilitate on
Technology and women in tech
- Starting a career in technology, early career
- Women in technology leadership
- Being the only woman in the room
- Navigating a global career in technology
- Building inclusive technology teams
Manager and leader training
- Moving from doing the work to leading people
- The performance conversations managers avoid
- Coaching skills for new managers
- Leading a team across locations, cultures and time zones
- Team charters and ways of working
Communication and presence
- Executive presence and communication
- Body language and presence
- Overcoming imposter syndrome
- Speaking up and being your own advocate at work
- Difficult conversations
- Working across cultures
- Your first 90 days in a Canadian workplace
Career and employment
- Career strategy for internationally trained professionals
- Telling your story so a Canadian employer hears it
- Personal branding
- Navigating the workplace and its unwritten rules
- Interviewing, and what hiring managers actually look for
- Rebuilding a career in a new country
- Being intentional about where your career goes next
Inclusion and belonging
- Unconscious bias for leaders
- Belonging across cultures
- Starting and running an employee resource group
- Inclusion in practice, past the policy
- Allyship for leaders
Future skills
- Growth mindset
- Creative problem solving
- Innovation and new ways of working
- Future proofing your career as the work changes
- Adapting to a new sector or a new country
Onboarding, employee experience and retention
Sessions for your managers and teams, built on my People Strategy work.
A few moments from my sessions and podcasts
Past engagements
Where I have spoken, facilitated and been featured
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Speaking and workshops
FacilitationHer Circle Table Talks, Toronto
An interactive roundtable with 16 women on body language and presence
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FacilitationAdvancing Women in Leadership, ICTC
Facilitator of 3 sessions in French of this free, bilingual program
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PanelHR Tech, AI and Digital Transformation Summit, Hacking HR
How technology shapes the employee experience across the lifecycle
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Guest speakerNPower Canada: Career journey in tech
With newcomers and professionals navigating careers in tech
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JudgeElleHacks Hackathon, York University
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this women hackathon
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PanelAfrican Girls Can Code, Niger
Progress and prospects for Nigerien women in digital
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PanelIntersectionality Panel, DeGroote Women in Business
Sharing my experience with students as a woman in technology
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Panel10 000 Codeurs: Women Empowerment Panel
A monthly online meeting with inspiring women for African girls and women
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TalkTwitter Meet TL227, Niger
A live conversation with young people in Niger
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York University
Brought a real business case and worked with students over several months
TalkWomen LEAD ERG, International Women’s Day
The initiatives Women LEAD ran to celebrate International Women’s Day
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Podcasts
PodcastHerStories avec Sirine
Moving to Canada without speaking English, my journey from tech to entrepreneurship in people strategy, motherhood, and reinventing yourself professionally.
PodcastMFInspiresme: Mon parcours au Canada
From corporate to building 2 businesses, and how entrepreneurship became one of the best decisions of my career.
Talks I have given
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- Career, gender balance and tech
- Women in Business and Intersectionality Panel
- HR Tech, AI and Digital Transformation Summit
- Negotiation and Strategy Management in a Consulting firm, at York University
- The impact of the pandemic on the future of work
- Racial injustice and raising kids
- Women of color in the tech world
- Tips to pursue a career in technology
- Navigating the tech world as a woman
- Celebrating differences, leading a multigenerational workplace
- Femmes, valorisez vos réussites
- Les femmes nigériennes dans le numérique
- Inclusive leadership and career growth
Upcoming
Where you can see me next
Feedback
What organizers and audiences say
The feedback has been fantastic; your advice, insights, and honesty really shone through. I’m convinced every attendee left the session more knowledgeable and inspired than before.
Thank you so much for facilitating the experience Samira! We truly appreciated the thoughtful way you guided the discussion and created such a warm, calm, and welcoming space for everyone to participate. We’re grateful to have had you with us!
We thought the session went fantastic, and you did a great job. Thank you for delivering such an excellent presentation.
It was a good reminder that confidence is often built through preparation, practice, and sometimes even the small things, like choosing an outfit that helps you feel your best. Thank you Samira Diallo for facilitating the talk and help everyone feel included.
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Book Samira
Tell me about your audience and the topic. If your organization is working on digital inclusion, women in technology, or global tech talent, and is looking for a speaker or workshop facilitator, feel free to reach out.
- It takes 2 minutes, and I will follow up with options
- Workshops and speaking engagements are paid, and pricing depends on scope and format
- Prefer a quick call? Book a call