Minister of International Cooperation Rania el Mashat inaugurated, on Monday 26-9-2022, the 8th edition of the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference and awards.

This year’s conference is held under the theme: “Advancing Africa through Gender Integration”.

The two-day AWIEF2022 will include a dedicated onsite exhibition called The Creative Lane where businesses in the creative industry are invited as exhibitors to promote and showcase their products and services. The conference will be attended by African and global participants and will feature a stellar line-up of speakers, high profile keynotes, interactive panel discussions, B2B meetings and high-level networking.

AWIEF2022 is a hybrid event (in-person in Cairo and online), with an easy-to-access virtual platform for speakers, delegates, and virtual exhibitors to participate.

The conference will be capped by an awards ceremony and gala dinner which will take place in a very special destination in Cairo on Tuesday, where the eight winners of the 2022 AWIEF Awards will be announced and celebrated. The Headline Sponsor for the AWIEF Awards is Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The conference is co-organized by the Egyptian Businessmen’s Association, a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization that seeks to unify the efforts of private Egyptian interests in contributing to the productivity and efficient national economic and social development of Egypt.

In her speech, Mashat said: “The hosting of this event reflects Egypt’s keenness and support for empowering women and enhancing their economic participation and important roles on innovation and entrepreneurship to achieve sustainable development. Such a step also reflects the state’s pivotal roles and national efforts on women empowerment to strengthen women’s contribution to the labour markets.”

Source: State Information Service Egypt