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The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference and Exhibition lawsuit opens its doors adjacent week, from 30 to 31 October 2025, astatine the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
AWIEF2025 volition convene entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, firm executives, and improvement partners from crossed Africa and the diaspora for 2 days of high-level dialogue, innovation showcases, and collaboration; each focused connected advancing women’s economical empowerment and enactment connected the continent.
Under the taxable “Breaking the Barriers: Now More Than Ever”, the 2025 variation volition tackle the captious challenges facing women successful business; from financing and integer translation to sustainability and argumentation reform, portion celebrating innovation, resilience, and inclusive growth.
“I’m excited to beryllium portion of AWIEF2025 due to the fact that it’s a almighty level that amplifies women’s enactment and innovation crossed Africa. It offers an unthinkable accidental to connect, collaborate, and thrust existent interaction successful shaping a much inclusive and prosperous future,” says Dr. Fatima Elsheikh, Secretary General, Arab Bank for Economic Development successful Africa (BADEA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“AWIEF is simply a dynamic level that empowers women entrepreneurs and drives inclusive economical maturation crossed Africa. It aligns with our ngo to enactment tiny businesses, foster innovation, and make sustainable opportunities for South African entrepreneurs,” – Hon. Jane Sithole, Deputy Minister, Department of Small Business Development, South Africa.
“I judge women should beryllium empowered, equipped, and recognized for their contributions, innovations, and leadership. AWIEF highlights and celebrates these women, globally, successful the astir beauteous way,” – Monique Shurray White, CEO and Media Coach, I.M.A.G.E.S. Media Group, USA.
Two Days of Insight, Inspiration, and Impact
The AWIEF2025 programme features keynotes, sheet discussions, masterclasses, workshops, and B2B networking sessions addressing leadership, innovation, trade, technology, investing, and policy.
The Opening Keynote volition beryllium delivered by Dr. Fatima Elsheikh, mounting the code for a transformative conference. Other highlights see sessions connected AI and the Future of Work, Mobilizing Capital for Women Entrepreneurs, Africa’s Green Transition, and Harnessing the AfCFTA for Intra-African Trade.
The accumulation level volition showcase innovative businesses, improvement organisations, and SMEs from crossed the continent portion the prestigious AWIEF Awards & Gala Dinner volition adjacent the lawsuit connected 31 October, honouring the outstanding achievements of African women entrepreneurs and innovators.
A Global Gathering of Visionaries
AWIEF2025 speakers see much than 70 almighty and high-profile African and planetary thought leaders crossed business, development, and authorities who volition stock insights and thought enactment connected the league agenda. Speakers and delegates are joining from crossed Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas; reinforcing AWIEF’s presumption arsenic a genuinely pan-African and planetary level connecting women entrepreneurs and leaders to accidental and impact.
“Over the past 11 years, AWIEF has grown into 1 of Africa’s astir influential platforms for women successful business,” said Irene Ochem, Founder and CEO of AWIEF. “It is simply a spot wherever women entrepreneurs link with peers, investors, and manufacture leaders, gathering authentic relationships that unfastened doors and spark collaboration. This year’s theme, Breaking the Barriers: Now More Than Ever, reflects our continued committedness to championing women’s leadership, innovation, and economical inclusi...
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