Lagos Nigeria, 06 August 2014 - Eminent women drawn from various sectors of Nigeria and the United States are billed to speak at GLEEHD Foundation’s Women in Business and Leadership Summit (WIBLES) coming up on the 20th of August, 2014 at The Dream Center in Lagos.
Under the theme Women - Transforming Societies, Developing Economies, the Summit would feature various plenary sessions including Transforming Public Service through Women Participation, Women in Business: Transforming the Market Place, Emerging Women Leaders: Leadership through Influence, Media and Imaging Women as Transformers and a Mayor’s forum featuring local government chairpersons with the plenary theme - Women Transforming Communities.
The Summit will address the importance of networking within professional fields and focus on the role of women in developing, transforming and sustaining Africa’s economies and communities.
According to GLEEHD’s Africa Director, Dayo Israel, “participants at the Women in Business and Leadership Summit will connect with other leading women, hear inspirational stories, and learn valuable tactics they can use their lives and vision. No one should miss out on this transformative one day event”.
Confirmed speakers include Former First Lady of Cross River State and a member of the Foundation’s Advisory Board – H.E Mrs Onari Duke; Special Assistant to the Governor of Ogun State on MDG’s and a Trustee of the Foundation – Dr. Hafsat Abiola; Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State Princess Sarah Bisi Sosan; Former UNICEF Nigeria Librarian and Director of The Dream Center – Dupe Irele; Award Winning Actress Omoni Oboli, CEO of Vivacity PR Kemi Areola; On Air Personality Toke Makinwa; CEO of 234Give Sola Fatoba; Celebrity Blogger Linda Ikeji; CEO of AfterSchoolGraduateCenter Detoun Ogwo and more.
Confirmed US Speakers include Directors of some of GLEEHD Foundations international partner Organisations including Tonya McNeal Weary of the Michigan Association of Female Entrepreneur and the Dr. Naomi Barber-King, Wife of Rev. A.D King, (Brother to Dr. Martin Luther King) and Chairman of the A.D King Foundation, both who would speak via Live webcast.
The WIBLES’ curtain call will feature a cocktail reception and live musical performances by foremost Nigerian entertainers.
Registration is FREE on www.gleehdfoundation.org and at event venue. Spaces are limited and Priority seating requires online registration on GLEEHD’s website. For sponsorship and exhibition, please contact info@gleehdfoundation.org or call 08166765045.
- For over 10years, GLEEHD Sustainable Livelihood Programs have focused on empowering women and youths at all level as part of our vision of an Africa, in which everyone can achieve their potential with Government truly serving the needs of their people.
- GLEEHD Foundation has continued to work with other international organizations and donor agencies including the United Nations, ECOSOC, The Commonwealth Secretariat, The Government of Nigeria, The Government of Malawi, UKTI, British Council, UNICEF Nigeria, A.D King Foundation, Commonwealth Democracy Initiative, Save the Children, Rostra Consulting, Amandla Consulting and other international development partners in promoting development in Africa.
- As part of GLEEHD’s International focus of promoting mutually benefiting bilateral partnership between Africa and the West , the Foundation recently hosted a chain of events in London featuring a business roundtable at the UK Institute of Directors which had the participation of Nigerian and Commonwealth Government/Business Leaders; and a series of other High Level bilateral trade and meetings between UK and Nigeria; including a Trade and Investment Meeting at Buckingham Palace with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York (and former UK Ambassador for Global Trade and Investment), a Trade and Investment Lunch Meeting at the UK House of Lords, and participation at the Commonwealth Day Observance Service with Her Majesty, The Queen at the Westminster Abbey.
- As a follow up to the WIBLES Meeting, GLEEHD Foundation in partnership with the Michigan Association of Female Entrepreneur is hosting a Young Women in Business and Leadership Delegation to Michigan in October 2014. Registration and more information available on www.gleehdfoundation..org
ABOUT GLEEHD FOUNDATION
GLEEHD Foundation for Leadership and International Development is a not-for-profit international organization headquartered in the United Kingdom with an African Secretariat in Nigeria established to promote Africa’s Renaissance by fostering Good Governance and Democracy, Advancement of Economic and Entrepreneurial Development, Promotion of Human and Children’s Rights, and Advocacy for Youth Development and Participation in Africa through partnership with African public institutions, civil societies, regional and international development partners. www.gleehdfoundation.org, www.gleehdfoundation.org.uk
THE DREAM CENTER
The Dream Center is a lifestyle and resource center that serves as an exceptional meeting point for thought leaders and change-makers. It is a vibrant hub designed to advance learning, mentoring, innovation, networking and idea conceptualization. The center is a Hub and creative space for young upwardly mobile and vibrant entrepreneurs, social innovators, mid-level career professionals and emerging leaders. Through its learning center, Open Language Center, special interest groups such as the Women in Business and Leadership Group and various high profile events, the Foundation, through the center seeks to contribute to an Africa in which everyone can achieve their potential with Government truly serving the needs of their people. www.thedreamcenter.org.ng
For more information, contact: info@thedreamcenter.org.ng , media@gleehdfoundation.org Tel: +234-817-136-7479, +234-816-676-5045
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