Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
The 10th Annual Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) and is scheduled to hold from the 28th - 29th November 2024 at The Nile Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, as co-organized by the Egyptian Business Women Association and AWIEF.
The Women Entrepreneurs aim at cutting edge, the entire entrepreneurship ecosystem, stakeholders, and business experts bring you African and global business experience and perspectives.
The event also provides an opportunity, strategies, and solutions for accessing more markets, and finance, and for taking your business to the next level of growth and expansion. Discover trends in Fintech, Agritech, and the digital economy.
AWIEF also creates an opportunity to connect, share, collaborate, and make plans about how we can invest, grow, and develop African women's businesses and initiatives.
These are in the broad areas of technology, inclusive infrastructure and related sectors, creative industries, and sustainable food production that are poised to shape Africa's sustainable future.
When & Location
Date:
28/11/2025 12:00 AM to 29/11/2025 12:00 AM
Contact
Event Organiser:
Egyptian Business Women Association and AWIEF
Address:
The Nile Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Telephone:
+27 21 826 8878
Event Speakers:
Lindsey Keighly
Vice President, Product, Yoco
Mark Matovu
Founder & CEO, Nampya Farmers Market
Shirley Machaba
CEO, PwC Southern Africa
H. E. Paula Ingabire
Minister, ICT & Innovation, Rwanda
H. E. Rania Al-Mashat
Minister, International Cooperation, Egypt
H.E. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Minister, Communications & Digitalisation, Ghana
Beth Dunford
Vice President, Agriculture, Human & Social Development, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Brett King
Founder & Executive Chairman, Moven
Mamadou Biteye OBE
Vice President, Inclusive Growth, Global Social Impact, Visa
Virginia Rose-Losada
Global Coordinator & Senior Technical Officer, Women’s Entrepreneurship Development – SME Unit, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Buhle Goslar
CEO Africa Region & Pakistan, Jumo
Izabela Milewska
Digital Skills Global Leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Daisy Molelfi
Founder & Vice Chancellor, ABM University College, Botswana
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu
Founder & CEO, SoleRebels
Virpi Stucki
Chief, Rural Entrepreneurship, Job Creation & Human Security Division, UNIDO
Olugbenga Agboola
CEO, Flutterwave
Mark Eddo
UN Development Consultant, TV Presenter & Founder, Mark Eddo Media
Chebet Lesan
CEO, BrightGreen Renewable Energy
Marek Zmyslowski
Co-founder, SunRoof & Regional Manager Africa, RTB House
Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Lead Faculty, Tekedia Institute & Chair, Fasmicro
Irene Ochem
Founder & CEO AWIEF
Adele Dejak
Founder, Adele Dejak
Ada Osakwe
Managing Partner, Agrolay Ventures
Myriam Fournier Kacimi
Founder & CEO, Sungy
Sabdiyo Dido
Head, Gender & Inclusiveness, AGRA
Barbara Makhubedu
CFO, Shell Downstream South Africa
Mansi Dholakia
Founder & CEO, Global Mental Health Association
Jenna Clifford
CEO, Jenna Clifford Design Jewellers
Nuru Nyerere-Inyangete
Executive Director, Epitome Architects Ltd
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