AWIEF Opens Registration for the 2023 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Conference to be Held in Kigali, Rwanda

AWIEF Opens Registration for the 2023 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Conference to be Held in Kigali, Rwanda

AWIEF Opens Registration for the 2023 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Conference to be Held in Kigali, Rwanda
AWIEF Opens Registration for the 2023 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Conference to be Held in Kigali, Rwanda

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) has announced the opening of registration for its annual conference and awards.

This year is the 9th edition of the prestigious AWIEF event, and it will be held at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC), Kigali, Rwanda, on 9 and 10 November 2023.

AWIEF has become Africa’s leading entrepreneurship, innovation and technology platform, bringing together more than 1,300 entrepreneurs and startups, industry experts, thought leaders, policy drivers, and change-makers from across Government, Corporate and Development sectors for impactful discussions and dialogue on new ideas, initiatives, strategies, and solutions to drive innovation, entrepreneurship, digitization, intra-Africa trade, investing, food security, climate action and sustainability and, ultimately, economic and social transformation in Africa.

Last year’s speakers included H. E. Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission, H. E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Solomon Quaynor, Vice President, Private Sector, Infrastructure&Industrialization, African Development Bank (AfDB), Jackie Jones, Director, Gender Equality Division, Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation, and Izabela Milewska, Digital Skills Global Leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Sponsors included Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation, AWS, Afreximbank, Sparkle, and Africa Europe Foundation.

AWIEF 2023 will be a fully in-person event, coming back to its full glory since 2020 when COVID-19 pandemic forced the event to go virtual and hybrid.

AWIEF Founder and CEO, Irene Ochem, said: “We are excited to be bringing the 9th edition of our annual conference to East Africa for the first time and especially Kigali, one of the most exciting cities in Africa right now. We are looking forward to advancing our efforts in connecting the African and global entrepreneurship ecosystem in this significant hub for business, technology, and innovation.”

For a limited time only, AWIEF is offering an early bird discount of 15% off all delegate tickets and exhibition bookings. Registration is open online at: https://apo-opa.info/3JHKUem

For sponsorship of AWIEF 2023 and exhibition, please email: info@awieforum.org

All AWIEF 2023 participants, attending the event from outside Rwanda, are eligible for a visa upon arrival without prior application. Citizens of African Union, Commonwealth and La Francophonie member countries can obtain free visas upon arrival for a visit of 30 days.

Visit the AWIEF (www.AWIEForum.org) website for more details.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF).

Contact:
ireneochem@awieforum.org
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