WIL Economic Forum Africa 2019 | Naseba | 8 August 2019 | TBA, Johannesburg, South Africa
Venue
TBA
TBA, Johannesburg, South Africa
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| Event Date |
Thu Aug 8 SAST (over 5 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Thu Aug 8 2:00am - Thu Aug 8 11:00am |
| Location |
TBA
Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Region | EMEA |
Details
Africa has evolved rapidly over recent years, transforming both socially and economically. However, gender inequality remains an issue, costing sub-Saharan Africa on average US $95 billion a year, or 6% of the region’s GDP, jeopardising the continent’s efforts for inclusive human development and economic growth. In 2009, the first Global WIL Economic Forum broke new ground in the Middle East by giving a platform for women leaders to gather and create opportunities. Since then, the forum has travelled across continents and evolved much.
Committed to promote the role of women in the economy and unlock the potential of the next generation of female leaders, Naseba will be hosting the WIL Economic Forum Africa in partnership with Rwanda Development Bureau and Rwanda Convention Bureau. Held under the theme “G.R.I.T. Gauge | Redefine | Invest | Transform”, the forum places a particular focus on enacting social and economic change through diversity & inclusion, regional integration, impact investment, community building, and more. Further, WIL Economic Forum Africa will be officially documented with the record used to create actionable strategies that will be presented to the highest levels of government.
Speakers
2019 Speakers
Tonye Cole
CEO, Sahara Group
Sheryl Sandberg
COO, Facebook
Frédéric Kanouté
Former Professional Footballer And Humanitarian
Christine Lagarde
Managing Director Of The International Monetary Fund (Imf)
Dr Nadir Mohammed
Director, GCC Countries, World Bank
Haben Girma
Global Inclusion Advocate, Barack Obama Champion Of Change
Tessy De Nassau
Director Emea, Vice Impact
Ida Beerhalter
Co-head, Iome
Menassie Taddese
Africa Middle East Regional President, Pfizer
Lia Beltrami
Award-winning Filmmaker, Aurora Vision
Aradhana Khowala
CEO & Founder, Aptamind Partners
Cordelia Henry
Founder, Pearlesence
Sponsors & Partners
2019 Sponsors and Supporters
• Rwanda Convention Bureau
• RDB
• Roche
• gsk
• Jonhson&johnson
• Engie
• EY
• FedEx
• Siemens
• CNBC
• CM
• Facebook
• Wamda
• About Her