Chair, ‘The Intersectional Experience of Gender and Race in the Labour Market’, Panel co-sponsored by the Department of Social Policy Race Matters Initiative (RMI) and the Student Union, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (March 10, 2026), London, UK.

Keynote Speaker: ‘Alternative Development in a Post-Aid World’, Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR) Development Days 2026 Annual International Conference (February 26, 2026), Helsinki, Finland.

Panellist: ‘Whose Future? Global Visions in a Contested World’, Global Visions and Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR) Public Forum for DevDays2026 Keynote Speakers (February 25, 2026), Helsinki, Finland.

Youtube 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiNUVkIRH70

Youtube 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6_UyJbXd0A

Youtube 3: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3n7oBkYDPm4

Livestream video: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/think-corner/livestreams

Panellist: ‘Development in the Global South: The Role of Aid’, Think Tank Society and International Development Society Panel, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (February 19, 2026), London, UK.

Special Guest: ‘Liberian Citizenship as a Political Economy of Belonging’, LSE Impact Wednesdays Fireside Chat and Impact Series, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (February 4, 2026), London, UK.

Workshop Facilitator for Primary School Pupils: ‘Gbagba and Jaadeh!: Lessons in Ethics, Integrity and Accountability’, Liberian Learning Centre Reading Session (July 24, 2025), Paynesville, Liberia.

Special Guest: ‘Coffee Session with Robtel’, Liberia Diplomatic Club (July 18, 2025), Monrovia, Liberia.

Guest Speaker: ‘Reclaiming the Republic: A Dialogue on Citizenship, Leadership & Nation-building’, Young Political Leadership School (YPLS) Africa Town Hall, NAYMOTE (July 17, 2025), Paynesville, Liberia.

Speaker: ‘Liberia Giving Month Official Launch Special Remarks’, SMART Liberia (July 16, 2025), Congo Town, Liberia.

Guest Lecturer: ‘Aid and Its Discontents’, IBB School for International Studies Public Lecture Series, University of Liberia (July 7, 2025), Monrovia, Liberia.

Special Guest: ‘A One-Year Retrospective on Liberia’s 177th Independence Day National Oration’, Sky Morning Live, Sky FM (July 3, 2025), Monrovia, Liberia.

Special Guest: ‘A One-Year Retrospective on Liberia’s 177th Independence Day National Oration’, The Afternoon Conversation, OK FM (June 30, 2025), Monrovia, Liberia.

Guest Lecturer: Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa, Universidad de Cartagena Special Seminar (April 10, 2025), Cartagena, Colombia.

Workshop Facilitator for Primary School Pupils: ‘Gbagba and Jaadeh!: Lessons in Ethics, Integrity and Accountability’, Institución Educativa Antonia Santos (April 10, 2025), Cartagena, Colombia.

Guest Lecturer: Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa, Universidad del Valle Launch Event for Faculty Postgraduate Programmes (April 7, 2025), Cali, Colombia.

Moderator: Panel on ‘Empowering Africa’s Youth: Driving Innovation, Overcoming Challenges, and Shaping the AU Agenda’, LSE Africa Summit 2025, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (March 30, 2025), London, UK.

Co-chair: ‘Race, Technology and Bias in AI’, documentary film screening of Coded Bias and post-screening discussion by the LSE Department of Social Policy Race Matters Initiative (RMI), The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (March 27, 2025), London, UK.

Interviewee: ‘Liberia Beyond Aid’, Special Broadcast of ELBC Radio’s The Super Morning Show, Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) (February 24, 2025), London, UK.

Co-chair: ‘Race and Representation in Policy: Does It Matter?’, Zoom panel organised by the LSE Department of Social Policy Race Matters Initiative (RMI), The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (February 19, 2025), London, UK.

Presenter: Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa, Global Black Thought Seminar Series, South Africa United Kingdom Bilateral Research Chair in Political Theory, University of Witwatersrand (October 31, 2024), London, UK.

Moderator: ‘Climate-Induced Migration: Race and Racialisation in the Midst of a Climate Crisis’, Panel co-organised by the LSESU Grimshaw Club and the Department of Social Policy Race Matters Initiative (RMI), The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (October 17, 2024), London, UK.

Presenter: ‘Empowering Liberia’s Women: Addressing Gender-Specific Impacts of War Crimes and Building a Path to Social and Economic Resilience’, Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) Convention 2024 (October 12, 2024), London, UK.

Presenter: Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa, UK Political Studies Association’s Global Development Politics Specialist Group Webinar Series (September 30, 2024), London, UK.

Interviewee: ‘Analysis of 177th Independence Day National Oration’, A New Day, Focus on Liberia (August 11, 2024), London, UK.

National Orator: ‘A Radical Agenda for Re-imagining Liberia’, 177th Independence Day Official Programme of the Republic of Liberia (July 26, 2024), Monrovia, Liberia.

FULL SPEECH (text): https://bit.ly/3Yn36Tr

Order of the Star of Africa Induction: https://www.lse.ac.uk/africa/News/Robtel-Neajai-Pailey

OFFICIAL Press Release: https://micat.gov.lr/media/press-releases/government-announces-liberian-scholar-dr-robtel-neajai-pailey-177th

Workshop Facilitator for Primary School Pupils: ‘Gbagba and Jaadeh!: Lessons in Ethics, Integrity and Accountability’, Cachelle International Creative Arts Centre Summer Camp (July 11, 2024), Monrovia, Liberia.

Workshop Facilitator for Primary School Pupils: ‘Gbagba and Jaadeh!: Lessons in Ethics, Integrity and Accountability’, Royal Learning Academy Vacation School/Summer Camp (July 9, 2024), Monrovia, Liberia.

Facilitator: ‘Recognising and Managing Racial/Xenophobic Microaggressions’, Black Professors Pipeline: A Daylong Workshop, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (May 22, 2024), London, UK.

Panellist: Gender and War: Narrating the Personal and Political, Book Launch and Panel Discussion of Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War, SOAS, University of London (April 29, 2024), London, UK.

Workshop Facilitator for Primary School Pupils: ‘Gbagba and Jaadeh!: Lessons in Ethics, Integrity and Accountability’ (April 13, 2024), Bridgetown, Barbados.