{"id":251906,"date":"2023-03-06T17:03:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=129299"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:03:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:03:34","slug":"dr-naledi-pandor-ellen-johnson-sirleaf-elsa-majimbo-aya-chebbi-and-nomcebo-zikode-join-lws2023-speaker-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/dr-naledi-pandor-ellen-johnson-sirleaf-elsa-majimbo-aya-chebbi-and-nomcebo-zikode-join-lws2023-speaker-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Naledi Pandor, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Elsa Majimbo, Aya Chebbi and Nomcebo Zikode join #LWS2023 speaker line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dr-naledi-pandor-ellen-johnson-sirleaf-elsa-majimbo-aya-chebbi-and-nomcebo-zikode-join-lws2023-speaker-line-up.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dr-naledi-pandor-ellen-johnson-sirleaf-elsa-majimbo-aya-chebbi-and-nomcebo-zikode-join-lws2023-speaker-line-up.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In what is gearing up to be the biggest FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit, more than 50 speakers will be sharing their ground-breaking insights around this year\u2019s theme, Women 3.0: The Icons and Ideas Shaping Africa. Taking place on 8 March 2023 (International Women\u2019s Day) at SunBet Arena, Time Square in Pretoria, South Africa, the 8th FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit will be welcoming the honourable Dr Naledi Pandor, who will deliver the opening address, and an array of other illustrious luminaries who will grace the stage during the course of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to announce that Dr Naledi Pandor, South Africa\u2019s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, will open this year\u2019s conference. With a strong background in science and technology and as a formidable powerhouse in government, she will set the tone for what promises to be a powerful summit,\u201d commented Renuka Methil, Managing Editor, FORBES AFRICA. \u201cShe will be joined by other dynamic personalities, among them state leaders, representatives from the United Nations, and other influential members of the business, financial, health, fashion, and non-profit sectors. This is certainly not a summit to be missed!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Presented by McDonald\u2019s, in association with The Macallan and supported by Coca-Cola, Access Bank, Avon, Lucara Botswana and The ROOM, the 2023 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit promises dynamic, in-person conversations on energy, fintech, agritech, climate resilience, the new wealth sectors and more.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Padiachy, Executive of Supply Chain, Marketing and Technology at McDonald\u2019s South Africa \u2013 the event\u2019s presenting partner \u2013 said: \u201cThe partnership between McDonald\u2019s SA and the FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit is one that speaks to synergy and the beliefs that both organisations hold when it comes to diversity, equity, inclusion as well as women empowerment. McDonald\u2019s SA believes in platforms that foster dialogue amongst female leaders to cross-weave their knowledge and drive socio-economic change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on their support for the event, Sugendhree Reddy, CEO of Access Bank Plc, said: \u201cWith International Women\u2019s Day 2023 approaching, Access Bank is proud to be a financial entity that supports women in every sphere of business. From Access Bank\u2019s sponsorship of Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton South Africa, to creating opportunities for women within our operations, we are proud to participate in the FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs one of the more progressive banks in Africa, with our vision of becoming the most trusted bank on the continent, we look forward to seeing the remarkable women from every sector being raised up on this public platform and wish all participants a spectacular 2023 International Women\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speakers at the 2023 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dr Naledi Pandor has held a position in public office since 1994, having served as a member of cabinet in South Africa since 2009. In addition to her role as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Pandor has served as Minister of Education (2004-2009); Minister of Science and Technology (2009-2012); Minister of Home Affairs (2012-2014); Minister of Science and Technology (2014-2018); and Minister of Higher Education and Training (2018-19).<br \/>Upon being awarded Germany\u2019s highest federal award, the Grand Cross of Merit, the German Ambassador to South Africa, Walter Lindner, said: \u201cPandor is for us a symbol of the new South Africa: modern, innovative, dedicated to scientific progress and also outstanding female leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She is joined by several high-profile speakers who\u2019ve just been announced, among them:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the 24th President of Liberia, the first elected female Head of State in Africa, and the Founder of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Center for Women and Development. After decades of fighting for freedom, justice and equality in Liberia, President Sirleaf was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Peace in 2011 alongside fellow Liberian Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Amina J Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. She previously served as Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria where she steered the country\u2019s efforts on climate action. She first joined the United Nations in 2012 as Special Adviser to former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and led the process that resulted in global agreement around the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Aya Chebbi is a Pan-African feminist and Tunisian diplomat whose mission is the liberation of African women and girls. She rose to prominence as a voice for democracy and a political blogger during Tunisia\u2019s peaceful revolution in 2010\/2011 which toppled a 23-year dictatorship. She is the Founder of Nala Feminist Collective (Nalafem), Africa\u2019s largest multigenerational alliance of women activists and politicians for transformative feminist change. She received the Bill and Melinda Gates Campaign Award and was named in FORBES Africa\u2019s 50 Most Powerful Women.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Louisa Mojela is the Founder and Chair of Bophelo Bioscience and Wellness Company (now Bophelo Biomed) cultivating cannabis for medicinal products in Lesotho. She worked for the Lesotho National Development Corporation; the Development Bank of Southern Africa as Project Leader in Business and Entrepreneurial division; the World Bank, Africa Region in Southern Africa Division; and Standard and Corporate Merchant Bank as Manager for Emerging Markets. In 1994, she and three women founded Women Investment Portfolio Holdings (WIPHOLD), the first women-owned and led company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Naana Frimpong is a partner in the global law firm, DLA Piper\u2019s white-collar defence group where she leads the firm\u2019s US\/Africa engagement and serves as the US representative on the DLA Piper Africa Board. Frimpong is also a board member for her firm\u2019s Global Scholarships Programme, a member of the Yale University President\u2019s Council on International Activities, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Amherst College.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Hajer Sharief, the Libyan peace activist, co-leads the work of the Together We Build It (TWBI) organisation that promotes women and youth participation in peacemaking. Hajer is one of UN Women\u2019s 12 Champions on Women, Peace and Security and Human Rights, as well as being a member of the Extremely Together young leaders, an initiative by Kofi Annan and the Kofi Annan Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Salma Rhadia Mukansanga, is a Rwandan international football referee listed with FIFA since 2012, as well as a nurse. In 2022, she was the first woman to referee at the African Cup of Nations, as well as officiating at the Olympics, FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, Africa Women\u2019s Cup of Nations, and CAF Women\u2019s Champions League. In 2022, she was one of the three women referees selected to officiate at the FIFA World Cup to be hosted in Qatar \u2013 the first female African to officiate at the men\u2019s top-tier soccer event.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Nomcebo Zikode is the South African singer-songwriter who featured on the hit song Jerusalema, winning the category of Best Female Artist at the KZN Entertainment Awards. The song gained worldwide attention in 2019, with 85 million streams on Spotify, and around 546 million views on YouTube. She\u2019s the second-ever Grammy award-winning female from South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Elsa Majimbo is a 21-year-old, multi-award-winning comedienne and author \u2013 as well as a 15-time chess champion \u2013 who took the world by storm in 2021. In the last 18 months, Elsa has won several awards including The E People\u2019s Choice Award (US), Youtube Streamy (US), the FORBES AFRICA Entertainer of the Year Award and the GQ Entertainer of the Year Award (SA).<br \/>This is just a preview of some of the many hard-hitting speakers who will be enlightening the audience at the 2023 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit!<\/p>\n<p>After a full day engaging on critical issues and unlocking new opportunities, the summit will culminate in the prestigious 2023 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Awards, a glittering ceremony where the most accomplished leaders and luminaries will be honoured for their impactful work.<\/p>\n<p>More information:<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit:<\/p>\n<p>When: 8 March 2023<br \/>Where: SunBet Arena at Time Square, Pretoria, South Africa<br \/>Time: 08h15 \u2013 15h30<br \/>Theme: Women 3.0: The Icons and Ideas Shaping Africa<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Awards:<br \/>When: 8 March 2023<br \/>Where: SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria, South Africa<br \/>Time: 19h00 \u2013 23h00<\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices<br \/>Summit \u2013 R1 500<br \/>Dinner \u2013 R1 500<br \/>Full Access \u2013 R 3 000<br \/>Table Bookings \u2013 Contact the Events Team for more information.<\/p>\n<p>How to get involved:<br \/>You can become a part of the change by registering to attend the summit; visit the following platform:<br \/>https:\/\/leadingwomensummit.co.za\/. Alternatively, you can follow us on social media @LWSummit, #LWS2023. 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