AWIEF2023 Conference Programme
09:00
Exhibition
09:30 – 10:30
Opening Session
- Opening Remarks
- Keynote Addresses
10:30 – 11:45
Scene Setter: High-level Panel Session
Accelerating Africa’s Inclusive Digital Transformation: Achieving the SDGs
11:45– 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00
Gender Equality in Digital Design, Access, and Participation in the Digital Economy (hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00
Unlocking Intra-Africa Trade and Collaboration Through the AfCFTA:
Logistics, Infrastructure, Payment System
14:00 – 15:00
Masterclass: Succenergy – Activate Your Success. Prepare To Be a Winner. Presented by Tania Tome, CEO, Ecokaya, President, Womenice Foundation
Preregistration Required
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:15
Powering Africa’s Inclusive Digital Economy: The Role of Women
15:15 – 16:15
Africa’s Creative Industry: Women To Watch
16:15 – 17:00
Workshop: Women-led Start-ups. Presented by Jasiri
Preregistration required
16:15– 17:00
Mindfulness & Mental Fitness Workshop: Maintaining Wellbeing and Life Balance in a Digital Age.
Preregistration required
08:30 – 10:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Keynote Address
09:30 – 10:30
Shaping the Future of Agriculture in Africa: Equipping Young Women for Scale and Access of Regional and Global Markets (hosted by VALUE4HER, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa – AGRA)
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45
Scaling Access to Healthcare: The Power of Women Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Digital Innovation
11:45 – 12:45
Leveraging the Digital Economy: Future Skills and Knowledge – An Ecosystem Perspective
12:45– 13:15
Fireside Chat with Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, Secretary General, FIFA
13:15– 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00
Where’s The Money? Financing for Gender Equality: Access, Quality and Number
14:00 – 15:00
Masterclass: Trading Under AfCFTA and Cross Border Payments. Presented by Briggette Harrington, CEO, Igire Coffee Company
Preregistration required
15:00 – 16:00
Transforming Africa’s Digital Economy: Navigating the Intersections of
E-commerce, Digital Payments, AI, Cybersecurity and Data Protection
15:00 – 16:00
Transforming the African Narrative: The Role of The Diaspora
19:30
2023 AWIEF Awards and Gala Dinner
Invited guests and AWIEF Awards ticket holders
This is a provisional programme and may be subject to change.