Women of the Crown Stand Up to Host the Summit on the Empowerment of West Africa in Accra

General News of Monday, February 11, 2019

Source: asempanews.com

2019-02-11

The third annual Women's Empowerment and Business Trade Conference of Crown Women Rising (CWR) will be held in Accra in May, said CWR Country Director Nana Sekyere.

Opening on May 8, 2019, the two-day summit is part of CWR's iRise Africa initiative and is intended as a platform to introduce women-owned businesses in Ghana and connect them with investors and entrepreneurs. potential marketing / distribution partners from across the African continent. United States, Europe and Diaspora.

Crown Women Rising-Ghana will host the conference, in partnership with the Ghanaian government ministries, agencies and ministries, major donors, non-governmental organizations, local banks, chambers of commerce and local institutions to nonprofit focused on women.

CWR-Ghana is a women-led subsidiary of a non-profit organization based in the United States that focuses on women's empowerment, business development and marketing, public-private partnerships and capacity building.

Ghana has been recognized as the undisputed venue for the 2019 Regional Summit "Entrepreneurs Empowered for Africa's Prosperity: Engage, Connect and Grow" because its capital, Accra, was recognized last November as the West Africa city as meeting, motivation meeting, conference and exhibition (MICE) "City of the Year".

The Ghana Summit will focus on empowering women by providing participants with new opportunities to learn, share, care for and be heard in lively sessions facilitated by subject matter experts and opinion leaders, Sekyere told reporters.

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Partners and co-organizers of the conference will lead discussions on leadership, women in business, women in faith, women in technology and innovation, small manufacturing, the chain of supply, marketing, creation and management of wealth, health and well-being, and commercial etiquette.

Ms. Sekyere said the forum would also pay special attention to the issue of rural poor women who rarely have the opportunity to be heard or to present and showcase their talents and interests in public.

"At this summit, Crown Women Rising intends to recognize and honor women who have excelled in their careers, who have built relationships with other women who make a difference in their lives. communities and have an impact on future generations. their efforts, no doubt, serve to stimulate our economic growth and strengthen our relations with countries around the world, "said the country director.

Dr. Emily Hadbadah Soroko, Founder of Crown Women Rising

"Our colleagues at the US headquarters are working hard to make sure we have investors and buyers and that the United States is participating," she said.

The actual summit will take place on May 8th and 9th at the Accra Labadi Beach Hotel Congress Center and will be followed on May 10 by a gala evening and a fashion show.