The organisers of the second edition of
Nigeria’s leading entrepreneurial event, Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship
Conference (WOWe) 2014, Montgomery West Africa, have said the conference would
provide a high level networking platform that “connects the most influential
women entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and dialogue on issues related to
entrepreneurship and leadership.” WOWe, according to the Managing Director,
Montgomery West Africa, Tori Abiola, was created as a platform for women
entrepreneurs in West Africa as an avenue for them to tap into a wealth of
resources, contacts, knowledge and opportunities, irrespective of their
backgrounds, connections and vision.
Chocolate City Boss, Audu Maikori
blessed among other women in the panel is leading the session on Entertainment
and Media: On the Highway to the Stars, Behind the Scenes alongside other leading
entertainment geniuses they include Biola
Alabi, Genevieve Nnaji, Ruth Osime, Waje and Sasha.
Audu is also playing a prominent role
by sponsoring a delegate to the event to attend the Conference and 3 Workshops,
the person is UN Peace Ambassador, Team Lead of Women in Social Enterprise (WISE-West
Africa), Chaste Inegbedion, who has just returned as a delegate to the 4th edition of the Africa CEO Round-Table &
Conference on CSR held at the Tinapa in Calabar sponsored by Budgit
Toriola added that “as women continue
to play the most significant role in economic development, they need their own
economic independence and the skills to grow their businesses to be sustainable
and result in growth opportunities.”
The conference, scheduled to take place from
tomorrow at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, will attract several female
entrepreneurs from various industries such as Information Communication
Technology (ICT), Fashion, Oil and Gas, among others.
List of speakers at the conference
include Prominent personalities in their fields like Ms Genevieve Nnaji (actress, model, singer, designer), Mrs Onari Duke
(Country Director EMPRETEC Nigeria Foundation), Mrs Folake Akindele (Managing
Director, Tiffany Amber) and Mrs Bukky George (CEO HealthPlus Pharmacy), to
mention a few. Chapel Hill Denham, sponsor of the event, through its Women’s
Investment Fund, also revealed that it was proud to be a sponsor of the
conference.
Director Investment Management Group,
Mrs Ononuju Irukwu, said “we believe WoWe is a great platform for young women
entrepreneurs to meet and share experiences while receiving first-hand
knowledge from Nigeria’s most successful female entrepreneurs.”
Other
major sponsors included Nestlé and First Bank, among others. Promotional
Support is provided by Women in Social Enterprise, West Africa.
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