AWIEF2024 Conference Programme

PRE-CONFERENCE – 27 November, 2024

18:00 - 20:00

Welcome Networking Cocktail Reception (Invitation Only)

DAY 1 - NOVEMBER 28, 2024

09:00

Exhibition Opens (All Day)

09:00 - 10:15

Opening Session
Welcome Remarks
Opening Keynote Addresses

10:15 - 11:15

A Future for All – Scene-Setting High-Level Opening Dialogue

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45 - 12:00

Keynote Address

12: 00 – 13:00

Parallel Sessions
Panel Discussion: Financing for Gender Equality: Quantity, Quality, Constraints
Panel Discussion: The AfCFTA: Charting a New Course for Africa

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

WITH: Boosting Women Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality (in partnership with EU)

15:15 - 16:15

Parallel Sessions
Panel Discussion: Technology – Harnessing Data and AI for Business Growth
Panel Discussion: Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Digital Health

16:15 - 17:15

Parallel Sessions
Panel Discussion: Climate Change and Entrepreneurship: Inclusive Green Economies in Africa
Masterclass: Communication and Collaboration for Entrepreneurs in the Age of AI
Side Event: Pitching/Deal Day for AWIEF Growth Accelerator participants

All Day

B2B Meetings & Matchmaking

18:30

Closing of Day 1

DAY 2 - NOVEMBER 29, 2024

08:00 - 09:00

Registration

09:00

Exhibition (All Day)

09:00 - 09:30

Keynotes

09:30 - 10:30

Panel Discussion: Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation: Shaping the Future of Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (Hosted by AGRA)

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:45

Panel Discussion: Investing in Her Future: Innovation and Impact (in partnership with MEDA)

10:45 – 11:45

WITH Workshop

11:45 - 12:45

Panel Discussion: Using Digital Career Pathways to Create Employment and Self-Employment for the Youth, Especially Women (hosted by DS4JI II, GIZ, South Africa)

12:45 - 13:15

Project Launch

13:15 - 14:00

Lunch

13:15 - 14:00

Parallel Sessions
Panel Discussion: Collaborating for Growth: The 10KJ Initiative (hosted by Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies)
Masterclass: Pitching for Impact: Communicating the Social and Environmental Benefits of Your Agribusiness (hosted by AGRA)

All Day

B2B Meetings & Matchmaking

Side Event

Pitching/Deal Day for AWIEF Growth Accelerator participants

15:00 - 16:00

Masterclass: Practical Strategies for Promoting Gender-Inclusive Pathways in the Digital Sector, with a Strong Emphasis on Employability and Entrepreneurship

16:00 - 16:15

Closing Session

19:30 - 22:30

AWIEF Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner

Note: Agenda is under development and provisionary. Panel topics are subject to change.