The Nigerian Association of Women Entrepreneurs (NAWE), will be organising a three day National Women Entrepreneurs Summit and Exposition of products and services from women entrepreneurs, in an event seen to be the largest gathering of women entrepreneurs in west Africa. Awards will be given to deserving women who have excelled in their careers.
According to a statement signed by the president NAWE Mrs Adaeze Ozongwu, and the Director General, Dr. Nse Udoh, over “400 women in the Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises msme space from the 6 geopolitical zones will attend the summit from 26th -28th April 2018, at the National Merit Award House Abuja, while the Awards and Dinner night caps-up the summit on Saturday 28th April, at NICON LUXURY Hotels Abuja. ” The 2018 Summit and EXPO with the theme: “WOMEN MAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NATIONS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPACE” is designed to bring together women from all walks of life to brainstorm on the gains/challenges in the nation’s entrepreneurship space and chart the way forward using the SDG framework.
The statement reads in part, “the 2018 NWESE is planned over three days with 100 Exhibition stalls, four plenary sessions, panel discussions, B2B Meetings and ideas basket breakout sessions. It will also afford attendees/exhibitors, bigger market opportunities as they showcase their products at the EXPO.”
The statement further said that there would be panel of discussions on sub themes which includes Security, Health, Financial literacy, ICT, Media and Patriotism as they affect women MSMEs,while Paper presentations and Question and Answer sessions are planned to keep the sessions lively. The Nigerian Association of Women Entrepreneurs (NAWE), was established to harness channel and sustain the innate entrepreneurial power in women to help foster a better nation. It empowers women for a better Nigeria through capacity building, advocacy on policy reforms initiatives exposure to bigger market opportunities, resulting in stronger families, education of the girl child and a strong voice in governance to ensure a better Nigeria.
