Webinar to Connect African and Japanese Women Entrepreneurs | African Development Bank

What: Webinar for networks of young African and Japanese female entrepreneurs

WHO: Department of Gender, Women and Social Society, African Development Bank; and the Asia External Representation Office

When: June 22, 2023; 08:00-10:30 GMT (17:00-19:30 Japan Standard Time)

Where: Online

The Gender, Women and Civil Society Department of the African Development Bank, in collaboration with the Asia External Representation Office, will host a webinar on June 22, 2023 to connect African and Japanese women entrepreneurs for knowledge sharing and networking.

The Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Fund, fully supported by the Japanese government, is funding the webinar.

The session focuses on Japanese and African women entrepreneurs and the users of “50 Million African Women Speak”, a digital platform that serves as a one-stop shop for millions of women in Africa to start and scale their businesses. It is also open to investors, civil society organisations, development partners and regional economic communities.

The webinar enables participants to learn ways to grow their business, employment and markets through knowledge sharing, mentorship and market coupling for potential intercontinental e-commerce between Africa and Japan.

Panelists from a variety of fields will be present, including food and agriculture; fashion and cosmetics; the green/digital sector; tourism and hospitality. The panel will cover the use of digital tools to promote online business, strategies to access finance and collaboration between African and Japanese women entrepreneurs.

The following leading speakers will be featured during the webinar:

• Chileshe Kapwepwe, Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
• Malado Kaba, Director of the Gender, Women and Social Society Department, African Development Bank
• Edward Ssekalo, content manager, speaking to 50 million African women
• Monica Musonda, CEO and Founder, Java Foods
• Chiharu Oyama, CEO, VIVIA JAPAN Inc.
• Namissa Thera Sow, Founder and CEO, Ikalook
• Yukari Hara, Founder and CEO, SKYAH Co., Ltd. and co-director of MY DREAM.org
• Rekik Bekele, CEO, Green Scene Energy plc.
• Aya Tsuboi, CEO and Founder, Sunda Technology Global Co., Ltd.
• Asmaa Khattab, founder, walk like an Egyptian
• Rie Kawano, Founder and CEO, RAHA KENYA

After this knowledge sharing webinar, the participants will be invited to a networking session on business development.

Click here to register.