28-29 April 2012 Madison, Wisconsin
Panelist at the Land Tenure Center's 50th Anniversary Celebration speaking on water rights in conjunction with large-scale land acquisitions (land-grabbing) in Ethiopia and Mali.

1 February 2010 Mali
Participant in training in rice-fish joint production system by Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (Mali), USAID/Mali and Shanghai University.

May 1-3, 2009 Ambo, Ethiopia
Participant in International Conference on Challenges and Opportunities in Fisheries and Aquaculture (COFA-2009).

12 May, 2005 Washington DC
Participant in Post-Tsunami Private Sector Summit on Reconstruction and Rehabilitation: Corporate Social Responsibility in Action.

13-16 November, 2001 Bamako, Mali.
Speaker on home-improvement loan products and media relations consultant at the Microfinance Week Conference.

14-16 May, 2001 Bamako, Mali.
Workshop on Legal and Sociological Aspects of Guarantees and Securities and Procedures for Loan Recovery, based on the OHADA Law.

May 15, 1999 Homestead, FL, USA.
Fishpond Establishment & Operation.

March 9, 1999 Miami.
US-Cuba Business Council Meeting.

December 17, 1997 Miami.
Participant, Results Microcredit Seminar.

February 2-4, 1997 Washington, DC.
Global Microcredit Summit.