b'1315.0016.00 Keynote SpeakersKeynote Speaker: Wuraola (Ola) MajekodunmiMost people are familiar with and have experienced imposter syndrome to some degree at varying points orstages in their life. The absence of adequate role models can contribute to imposter syndrome significantly.Wuraola (Ola) Majekodunmi discusses her experience dealing with imposter syndrome as a young Black womanin Ireland.Wuraola (Ola) Majekodunmi Ola Majekodunmi was born in Lagos, In 2018, Ola directed and produced the viral video- WhatNigeria and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Does Irishness Look Like? which was screened at theShe is a radio presenter, Gaelgeoir, Belfast Feminist Festival, Belfast Film Festival andfilm-maker and co-founder of Beyond Rathmullan Film Festival. She recently won the AmdalahRepresentation. Shes grown up in Africa Foundation Award for her achievements andDublin, Ireland since she was 7 months old and contribution to inclusion and community development inhas lived there her whole life. She found a passion for the Ireland.Irish language at a young age as she went to all-Irishschools. Ola graduated from IADT in 2018 with a BA (hons) English,Media and Cultural studies. She did her final year thesis onThis year Ola wrote for the Irish Times for their edition on the Politics of Black Womens Hair, which inspired her toBlack & Irish Voices where she spoke of her experience start writing poetry. From this course, she developed awith the Irish language, it was rated in the top ten articles further interest in political and social issues. She also holdsthat week. She has also written for the Journal.ie, gal- an MA in Digital Broadcast Production from the Nationaldem.com in the UK along with Feminine Collective in the Film School in IADT.US and some other blogs. She first became a radio presenter with Raidi na Life106.4FM 6 years ago, presenting the show Seinnliosta an The Nigerian writer, ChiamandatSathairn and then more recently presenting the popular Ngozi Adichie. She is a powerfulAfrican-Irish show, Afra-ire. You may have also caught Ola woman that makes me very proudon TV from time to time on TG4 and RT contributing to to be black, Nigerian and African. dierent shows such as Nationwide, Seal le Daith and I first admired her from age 13.much more.'