Global leaders to gather for International Women’s Forum
SANDTON - The International Women’s Forum (IWF) World Cornerstone Conference will take place from 20 to 22 May at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Legacy & Inheritance: Journey to the future is the theme that will be explored. Hundreds of dynamic global leaders from around the world will come together for multi-day discussions and dialogue focused on South Africa’s journey to the future.
The Premiere speakers of the conference will include:
- Doctor Joyce Banda, former President of the Republic of Malawi serving from 2012 to 2014, and Malawi’s first female president and Africa’s second
- Doctor Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South African politician, former anti-apartheid activist, and chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC)
- Paul Hughes, senior adviser for International Security and Peacebuilding at the United States Institute of Peace and former chief of staff and director of the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Programme
- Mark Lamberti, chief executive officer of Imperial Holdings Limited and founder of Massmart Holdings Limited, and the director of Business Leadership South Africa
- Ahmed Naguib, a democracy advocate, co-founder of the Trustees Council of the Revolution in Egypt, and corporate social responsibility director for FINBI
“The forum is honoured to bring the World Cornerstone Conference and more than 400 global leaders together in Sandton to examine the rich history and great possibility that exists within South Africa,” said Doctor Vuyo Mahlati, the president of the forum in South Africa.
Annually, conferences are held in regions and markets critical to the ever-changing global economy and focus on providing insight to women leaders on topics impacting international progress, business, economics, ecology, enterprise, and the sustainability of human endeavour.
“The forum’s conferences are built around the principle that learning is leadership,” said the forum’s board president, Sein Chew.
This year’s conference will offer sessions with powerful leaders and experts who support their broadened professional advancement on a global scale.
Details: Details: www.iwfsa.co.za
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