Women-led innovation in Africa: Achieving sustainable health and gender equality on the continent

Join IFPMA, Speak Up Africa, and African women driving innovation and making advancements to achieve the SDGs on Tuesday, 08 March from 09:00-11:00 GMT / 10:00-12:00 CET.

The virtual event, titled “Women-led innovation in Africa: Achieving sustainable health and gender equality on the continent”, aims to demystify the notion that women have a limited role in innovation, celebrating the contribution made by women leaders, innovators, and creators to the development of societies and economies. The underpinning argument is that, without the considerable and equal participation of women in policy making, business and innovation, it will be impossible to achieve the SDGs by 2030.

The panel will be part of Speak Up Africa’s broader African LeadHERs Forum. This Forum aims to celebrate and promote women's leadership, actions, voices, and innovations from across the continent.

Confirmed speakers:

• Moderator: Dr Eva Njenga, Chair, NCD Alliance Kenya; Chairperson of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
• Desiree Joule-Adam, Deputy Director of Communications & Development, African Women’s Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC)
• Angella Kyomugisha, Co-CEO and CFO, Kaaro Health; Awardee, IFPMA and Speak Up Africa's Women’s Innovation Incubator
• Precious Matsoso, Director of the Health Regulatory Science Platform in the Division of Wits Health Consortium at the University of Witwatersrand, former director-general of the National Department of Health of the Republic of South Africa
• Jean-Philbert Nsengimana, Chief Digital Officer, Africa CDC
• Jennie Nwokoye, Co-Founder, Clafiya
• Dr Anastasia Nyalita, CEO, Kenya Healthcare Federation
• Madi Sharma, Entrepreneur and Founder of Madi Group and WESTT UK; Adv