Speaker of the Maine House Sara Gideon and Trailblazer Ekhlas Ahmed.
Shima Kabirigi, Andrea Berry and Kristin Hebert of Maine Initiatives.
Conference director Ghomri Rostampour, a Kurdish immigrant, with Hooria Mayeed of Portland.
Gloria Paca and Leonora Cabral, asylees from Namibia.
Rosemarie DeAngelis of South Portland with Ruweda Ali of Portland.
Deqa Dhalac, candidate for the City Council in South Portland, and Fowsia Musse, executive director of Maine Community Integration.
Conference panelist Nafviso Ali of South Portland and Mana Abdi of Lewiston.
Ben Okafor with his wife, Trailblazer Angela Okafor.
Conference founder Mufalo Chitam, Gail Kezer of Brunswick and Trailblazer Zam Zam Mohamud.
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