AWIEF CONFERENCE 2022

AWIEF 2022

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The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum is heading to North Africa for the first time. The 2022 edition of AWIEF will take place on 26 & 27 September in Cairo, in partnership with Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation and co-organised by the Egyptian Businessmen’s Association.

Egypt’s Minister for International Cooperation H. E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat officially announced Egypt as AWIEF2022 host at a press conference in Cairo saying: “The hosting of this event reflects Egypt’s keenness and support for empowering women and enhancing their economic participation and important roles in innovation and entrepreneurship to achieve sustainable development.”

AWIEF CEO Irene Ochem added: “Egypt is at the forefront of African entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem drive. Hosting AWIEF in a country known for its strong support for women’s economic empowerment and sustainable development is important for us.”

Now in its 8th year, the annual AWIEF conference is one of the continent’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship events.

The conference brings together more than 1,300 entrepreneurs, start-ups, thought leaders, policymakers, international development partners, investors, CSOs, academia, and media for dialogue and discussions on issues of women empowerment, entrepreneurship, investing, technology, and innovation in Africa.

AWIEF2022 is a hybrid event (in-person in Cairo and online), with an easy-to-access virtual platform for speakers, delegates and virtual exhibitors to participate.

AWIEF2022 is a platform where issues will be debated and new ideas explored. The event offers participants and stakeholders an opportunity to engage, connect and build new business relationships on the sidelines of thought-provoking conference sessions, while the AWIEF Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in African female entrepreneurship and innovation.

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almunazamat alduwaliat / wikalat al'umam almutahida
ruaad al'aemal / alsharikat alnaashia
alaistithmar walqitae almaliu
muzawidi khidmat al'aemal
mihniu alsharikat ealaa mustawaa C- janah
al'ashkhas almuhtamuwn bi'afriqia waltanmiat alduwlia

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mawdue alhadath almukhtalit lihadha aleam hu Advancing Africa through Gender Integration.

Join us as a sponsor and partner

AWIEF2022 provides a conduit to quality buyers from key multi-industry sectors gathered from across Africa and beyond. By joining us as a sponsor and partner, you will raise the recognition of your company and promote your brand to an untapped Africa-wide audience demographic which offers huge business opportunities. Connect with our highly engaged participants, take advantage of targeted marketing and measure the ROI of your investment with our analytics capabilities.
For more information on AWIEF2022 sponsorship and partnership opportunities, email info@awieforum.org or international@eba.org.eg

Exhibit at AWIEF2022

We invite you to come and showcase your work, businesses, products or services, projects, innovation and technologies at AWIEF2022 on-site at The Nile Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.

AWIEF2022 also offers a perfect virtual platform to promote and showcase your business, products or services, projects, innovation, solution, and technology to a pan-African and international professionals and business audience, getting you set to leverage and access opportunities unleashed by AfCFTA.

For more information about our on-site and virtual exhibition opportunities, email us at info@awieforum.org

2022 Speakers

AWIEF2022 will see a stellar lineup of experts, thought leaders, policymakers, researchers, investors and women entrepreneurs tackle the big issues facing Africa’s entrepreneurs and find the way forward. BOOK YOUR ON SITE OR VIRTUAL TICKET NOW

H. E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa

Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission (AUC)

H. E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat

Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt

H. E. Nivine El-Kabbag

Minister of Social Solidarity, Egypt

H. E. Mr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar

Minister of Health and Population, Egypt

Dr. Maya Morsy

Member, United Nations Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, President, National Council for Women, Egypt

Solomon Quaynor

Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Damilola Ogunbiyi

CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Co-Chair of UN Energy

Jackie Jones

Director, Gender Equality Division, Office of the President & Chief of Staff, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Ayoade Alakija

WHO Special Envoy for the ACT-Accelerator, Co-Chair of the African Union’s African Vaccine Delivery Alliance

Christine Arab

Country Representative, UN Women, Egypt

Ahmed Rezk

Deputy UNIDO Representative, Regional Hub in Egypt

Patricia Obozuwa

Vice President, Government Affairs, Communications & Sustainability for Africa, The Coca Cola Company

Dina Saleh

Regional Director of the Near East, North Africa and Europe Division (NEN), IFAD

Uzoma Dozie

Founder and CEO, Sparkle Digital Bank, Nigeria

Brenda Mbathi

CEO, GE East Africa

Juliet Anammah

Chief Sustainability Officer, Jumia Group and Chairwoman, Jumia Nigeria

Dolapo Kukoyi

Managing Partner, Detail Commercial Solicitors, NIgeria

Folarin Aiyegbusi

Google Head of Start-up Ecosystem, Africa

Grace Orife

Chief Executive Officer, Adelaar Energy Limited, Nigeria

Malvika Iyer

International motivational speaker and disability rights activist, India

Rita Edozie

Dean, John W McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts-Boston, USA

Bongani Sithole

MD, Founders Factory Africa, South Africa

Roberta Annan

Founder, Impact Fund For African Creatives (IFFAC), Ghana

Chinyere Almona

Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Nabhit Kapur

Founder president, Peaceful Mind Foundation, India

Anisa Bek Derna

Climate Activist and Founder, Project Mulan, Libya

Ndiarka Mbodji

Founder & CEO, Kowry Energy GmbH, Germany

Maïmouna Coulibaly

Founder and owner, Faso Kaba Seed Company, Mali

Yazeed Shequem

Digital Skills Program Manager, AWS, MENA

Azza El-Shinnawy

Country Manager, AWS Egypt

Georges Vivien Houngbonon

Digital, TMT Economist – World Bank Group- International Finance Corporation, USA

Glenda Gray

President and CEO, South African Medical Research Council

Itumeleng Monale

COO, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa

Nshuti Mbabazi

Lead, Africa Policy & Partnerships, Better Than Cash Alliance, United Nations Capital Development Fund 

Chizor Malize

MD and CEO Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), Nigeria

Bosco Sebabi

Deputy CEO, Pan-African Payments Settlement System (PAPSS)

Nevine Abdelkhalek

Dean, School of Continuing Education, Nile University, Egypt

Catherine Nakalembe

Lead, Nasa Africa Harvest Programme

Irene Ochem

Founder and CEO, AWIEF

Izabela Milewska

Global Head of Digital Skills Enablement, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Almas Jiwani

CEO, Almas Jiwani Foundation

Sherif El Gabaly

Member, Egyptian Parliament, Member, Pan-African Parliament, Chairman, African Affairs Committee at the Egyptian Parliament, Chairman, Committee on Cooperation, International Relations, and Conflict Resolutions, African Parliament