Dr. Kim Borden Penney, Ph.D., is a descendant of Black Canadians and Indigenous (Mi'kmaq) people in Nova Scotia whose roots trace back to the late 1600s. She earned her doctorate from the University of Toronto. Her study titled* Banking on Equity: Bay Street and Black Women's Leadership in Banks* examined the leadership experiences of Black women in the Toronto banking sector and their perceptions of opportunities for mobility and advancement to executive management positions. The research explored the factors and conditions that make Black women's executive leadership in corporate Canada exceedingly rare.

Speaker Spotlight
Kim Borden Penne, Acadia University, Canada will speak at the 4th ICBSSR on March 23-24, 2026, in Rome (Hybrid Event)

Title : Sponsorship & Playing the Game

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