2024 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)

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

Location:

Cairo, Egypt

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

Email:

[email protected]

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, Womenâ€™s Entrepreneurship Development â€“ 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

Event Price:

free

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