African Women in Leadership Organisation 2020 conference holds April in Sierra Leone

THE African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO), a women-centered and gender-oriented not-for-profit organisation will hold its 12th annual African Women in Leadership Conference (AWLC) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from April 2-5, 2020.

According to the founder of AWLO, Dr. Elisha Attai, “the choice of Sierra Leone as the host of the 2020 AWLC Conference is as a result of its strategic national history of peacekeeping and peace building owing to its recent history of a civil war. Its nationals have been well supported to thrive both on the continent and in the diaspora, besides the country’s important testimonial as third-largest site of natural deposit of diamond.”

Having been in the service of promoting equitable social relations for more than ten years, the African Women in Leadership Organisation is on a mission to bring together female executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and leaders to further enhance the leadership capacity of women, harness the synergies of alliance and fulfill the objectives of the organisation.

As a response to global concerns on issues of peace, climate and the environment, the theme of the 2020 African Women in Leadership Conference will be ‘Women, Peacebuilding & Environment’.

The goals of the Conference are to; incorporate stakeholders into AWLO’s mission to efficiently engage the UN Women’s goals; facilitate the emergence of women in leadership; deliver a communique capturing resolutions; bridge the gap to stakeholders and foster inclusive decision-making; ensure Sierra Leone is a beneficiary of AWLO’s developmental programmes; and generally, 700 women will harness AWLO’s empowering networks and resource to participate in decision-making, and build leadership capacity.

The chief host of this year’s conference  is the First Lady of Sierra Leone, H.E. Fatima Maada Bio; guest of honor is the president of Sierra Leone, H.E. Julius Maada Bio; chairperson, H.E. Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, vice president of Liberia. The keynote speakers are; H. E Ambassador Arikana Chihombori Quao MD, former permanent representative African Union Mission Washington DC; Amina J Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General, United Nations. The conference moderator is Professor Uduak Archibong, MBE, Professor of Diversity & Inclusion University of Bradford UK. Other speakers are Hon Professor David J. Francis, Chief Minister, Republic of Sierra Leone; Toun Okewale-Sonaiya, co-founder/CEO Women Radio, Hawa Barry-Diallo, founder, GWDF & MGNA Guinea; Adaku Ezeudo; founder, Pheonixrize Dublin; Mr. B. Elias Shoniyin, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Liberia, D Yvonne Rivers; principal, Phoebe Marketing Group USA; mercy Makinde, founder Amazing Amazon, Mary Concilia Anchang; Founding President African Chamber of Trade & Commerce Cameroon, and Adetunji Omotola; founder, Global Africa Connect, Councillor Yemi Adenuga. Meath County Council, Ireland.

African Women in Leadership Conference begins on the 2nd of April with a Welcome Cocktail, Conference Sessions will be held on the 3rd and 4th April. The 4th April is a two-part event that culminates in the African Women in Leadership Awards and Dinner.

African Women in Leadership Conference is supported by Africell, Women Radio, Amazing Amazon Initiative, Bintumani Hotels and PheonixRize,