The Gender Champions Meeting is an essential digital spot on the calendar for advocates committed to influence gender diversity in Africa's private sector.
       
              
        
         
   
  
			In Africa, only 12.7% of corporate board positions are filled by women and just 3 women head one of the TOP50 African companies.
	 
  
  
  
  
  
  
3rd Gender Champions Meeting 
(December 5-6, 2023- 10.00 A.M UTC)
  
    
    
      
            				        
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			          Mobilize around the core principles of gender equality
			         
        					        
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			          Connect with Female Leaders from the most strategic industries and sectors on the continent
			         
        					        
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			          Commit to Africa’s development and make an impact in Africa’s growth story
			         
        					        
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			          Ignite your leadership skills and position
			         
        		       
     
  
  
                   
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
  
  
                   
                    
       
            
              
              
                Nishdeep Sethi
                Group Director of Structured Finance, African Guarantee Fund
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Melissa Basque-Roux
                Ag. Coordinator, Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), African Development Bank Group
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
              
                Wendy Cupido
                General Manager South Africa and Sub Region, Roche
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
              
                Sylvia Monthe
                Head for Financial Institutions Central Africa, Agence Française de Développement
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Eno Aronu
                 People and Culture Business Partner, Sub Saharan Africa, Roche
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Lucy Quist
                Author and Founder, The Bold New Normal
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
              
                Nana ABBAN
                Group Executive Consumer Banking, Ecobank
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Buhle Goslar
                Former CEO, JUMO and Member of the Board, Copia Global
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
  
  
  
  
  
                  
  
  
                   
                    
       
            
              
              
                Lamia Merzouki
                Deputy General Manager, Casablanca Finance City Authority – Vice-President, Women Working for Change
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Olatoyosi Adekoya
                Dep. Director & Head, Talent Management, Africa Finance Corporation
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
                 
               
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Ntwala Mwilima
                General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Strategy, NAMIBRE
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Greg Martin
                Managing Director, Diageo Africa Partner and Emerging Markets
            
            
          
         
        
       
   
  
  
    
                  
                      
                
                  The Gender Champions Meeting
The Gender Champions Meeting brings urgency to the need for greater gender diversity in top companies and institution, namely:
- The need for women to own and steer the roadmap of business leadership in top executive committees and boards in Africa.
- The necessity to create original, high-impact, proprietary content by African leaders, hungry to reach gender equal boards and executive committees.
The Gender Champions Meeting also conveys the gravitas of the WFC vision and purpose:
Fairer, stronger, more competitive African boards and executive committees, empowered by gender-diverse transformative leadership and strategies.
                   
           
               
     
  
  
    
                    
                
                   
An Exclusive Opportunity
Throughout this exclusive digital event, top female executives, board members and prominent influencers operating in or for Africa, can reflect on concrete ways in which gender diversity principles can be implemented within African companies and institutions.
- 4 digital webinars (45 min) allowing participants to learn from past-stories and experiences of Top Female Leaders and Gender Champions.
- Several digital roundtables (45 min) on technical topics linked to better gender procedures at the top executive levels.
- A community of +400 African Women CEOs and Leaders  gathering to discuss actionable gender strategies and procedures for all leaders involved in the discussion.
- A focus on several strategic industries for our top African female leaders (Finance, Telecommunication, Infrastructure, Logistics, Mining).
 
                   
           
                    
               
     
  
  
    
                  
                      
                
                  The take out
Our top senior women leaders know how pivotal excellence and mastery are to the exercise of female authority. They are fully committed to taking the measures required: self-development, elite-level coaching, continuous education, in order for their leadership to gain strength and value.
It is therefore paramount for us to provide them with hands-on, high-impact, results-driven, boardroom-tested blueprints for business leadership in Africa. It also means equipping them with the innovative tools, high-level engagement and self-awareness needed to kickstart their leadership into hyper-growth and to make it transformative in their companies and institutions.
                   
           
               
     
  
  
    
      
      
          
            
            	              
                
                    
                                    
                  		PARTICIPATE
                  		Exclusive and powerful sessions
                   
                                    
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                  		PARTICIPATE in a powerful meeting dedicated to the top African women leaders in your industry.  
                   
              	
                                                    
               
                           
                
                    
                                    
                  		OPEN
                  		Top leaders from across the African continent
                   
                                    
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                  		OPEN your network to the top gender diversity advocates across the African continent.
                   
              	
                                                    
               
                           
                
                    
                                    
                  		WORK
                  		Targeted gender diversity strategies and initiatives
                   
                                    
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                  		WORK on integrating strategic gender diversity technics and methods within your company or institution.
                   
              	
                                                    
               
                           
                
                    
                                    
                  		ELEVATE
                  		New career opportunities and solutions
                   
                                    
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                  		ELEVATE your career by understanding how to reach top executive and board positions, both for yourself and the greater good.
                   
              	
                                                    
               
                           
                
                    
                                    
                  		REVIVE
                  		An exclusive report “The Road to Gender Diversity”
                   
                                    
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                  		REVIVE a cultural shift across top executive teams and corporate boards by contributing to “The Road to Gender Diversity” White Paper.
                   
              	
                                                    
               
                          
   		  
       
     
   
  
  
  
  
  
                  
  
  
                   
                    
       
            
              
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Ibukun Awosika
                Founder and CEO, The Chair Centre Group – First female chairperson, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd
            
            
          
         
                    
       
            
              
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                    
       
            
              
              
                Lamia Merzouki
                Deputy General Manager, Casablanca Finance City Authority – Vice-President, Women Working for Change