Initiatives

The Gender Champions Meetings

The Gender Champions Meetings are essential digital spots 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 Champion Meeting

(December 5-6, 2023- 10.00 A.M UTC)

Mobilize around the core principles of gender equality

Connect with Female Leaders from the most strategic industries and sectors on the continent

Commit to Africa’s development and make an impact in Africa’s growth story

Ignite your leadership skills and position

Main Partner

Lamia Merzouki

Deputy General Manager, Casablanca Finance City Authority – Vice-President, Women Working for Change

Dr. Ololade Shyllon

Head of Privacy Policy, Africa, Middle East and Turkey, Meta (Facebook)

Valérie Neim

CEO, Brazza Transactions – Founder, INVICTAE

Eva Rosa Santos

Head, People and Culture, Standard Bank Angola

Olatoyosi Adekoya

Dep. Director & Head, Talent Management, Africa Finance Corporation

Nene Maiga

CEO, Orange Botswana

Dina Lahlou

Executive Coach, Growth & Transformation

Dr. Yasmine Fechkeur

CEO, Fechkeur Laboratory

Ntwala Mwilima

General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Strategy, NAMIBRE

Obi James

CEO, Obi James Consultancy

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.

Two digital webinar (45 min) allowing participants to learn from past-stories and experiences of Top Female Leaders and Board Members.
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 one strategic industry 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.