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· The 6th edition of the benchmarking Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference and awards held recently ( on December 2 and 3, 2020) hosted more than 60 African and global thought leaders across business and politics
· The categories of awards are young entrepreneurs award , Agriculture Entrepreneur Award, tech entrepreneur award, creative industry award, empowerment award, energy entrepreneur award and social entrepreneur award
· Awardees were picked up from 24 finalists from different countries including Botswana, Cameroun, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Tanzania.
The 6th edition of the benchmarking Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference and awards held recently ( on December 2 and 3, 2020) hosted more than 60 African and global thought leaders across business and politics. The theme of the two-day event was Reimagining business and rebuilding better
The prestigious AWIEF Awards honored and celebrated the achievements of women entrepreneurs and innovators across the African continent. Eight women founders and entrepreneurs emerged winners in different categories. They were picked up from 24 finalists from different countries including Botswana, Cameroun, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Tanzania.
The categories of awards are young entrepreneurs award , Agriculture Entrepreneur Award, tech entrepreneur award, creative industry award, empowerment award, energy entrepreneur award and social entrepreneur award.
The well attended flagship event had the representation from organizations like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, City of Atlanta, GA, U.S. Embassy in South Africa, Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa, UNDP, UNIDO, IFAD, ITC, The World Bank, Nedbank, Afreximbank, AGRA, USAID, Deutsche Post DHL, APO Group, Visa, SAP, The Economist, KPMG, Dalberg, African Development Bank (AfDB), MEDA, African government representatives, Mohammed VI Polythenic University (Morocco), Thunderbird School of Global Management (USA) etc.
The keynote speakers at the event included the Mayor of City of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, H. E. Lana Marks, and the Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H. E. Wamkele Mene.
Mayor Bottoms said that Atlanta’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) and Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) are connecting to strengthen the ties between Atlanta and the African continent. Africa, she said, held a very special place in the heart of Atlanta.
