Nigeria. Come 13-14 August 2015, the Calabar International Convention Centre (Calabar ICC) will be hosting the inaugural Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) 2015. The event is organized by ICO Conferences & Events Limited Nigeria in partnership with Impact Africa Limited Kenya and set to attract over 500 female delegates from around Africa to Calabar, Cross River State.
The AWIEF is a premier, pan-African conference and exhibition event intended to congregate on a platform, female entrepreneurs, NGOs, CSOs, top governments officials and the private sector. The major aim of this meeting is to steer discussions around the role of African women in shaping the continent’s economic future, the challenges faced by women and possible solutions that can be offered. AWIEF 2015 targets the broadest spectrum of participants from across Africa and will create networking opportunities which could facilitate business partnerships, knowledge sharing and peer learning.
Irene Ochem, Managing Director, ICO Conferences & Events Ltd (AWIEF 2015 Event Organizer) said, “The choice of Cross River State as destination for the inauguration of AWIEF is symbolic because Margaret Ekpo and Mary Slessor, great women who made historical positive impacts in the lives of women, both lived in the State.” She also remarked that the pan-African event will be held in Calabar partly because Calabar ICC offers an ultra-modern conference facility of world-class and international standard, the first of its kind in the region.
Linda De Gouveia, Sales Manager, Calabar ICC, commenting on the announcement of AWIEF 2015, said, “We are very pleased to be dealing with an international professional conference organizer for this event and we anticipate a highly successful AWIEF 2015. As a centre we promise to offer the highest level of professional and quality service standards to the organizers and delegates alike.”
