The African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO), a non-profit organisation championing the cause of women empowerment, gender parity and advancement of women in leadership, will host its annual Global Conference in Virgina, USA.
Its founder, Hon. Elisha Attai, said the conference tagged “AWLO Washington 2016,” would take place at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City.
According to him, it would provide an opportunity to harness and enhance leadership potential of women and channel these into promoting the unity and development of the Africans and Africans in the Diaspora.
Speaking during a media parley in Lagos, Attai noted that the conference slated for August 16 to 21, would feature speakers, including Mrs. Africa’s richest woman, Mrs. FolorunshoAlakija as Keynote speaker; Mrs. AngelleKwemo – Founder/Chair at Believe in Africa Washington DC from Cameroon; Mrs. Eveline Pierre, Founder, 1st Haitian Heritage Museum from Haiti; Ms. PhaniceKwamboka, CEO of Eye on Africa from Kenya; Dr. Almas Jiwani, UN Women President from Canada and HRH Princess MoradeunOgunlana – Founder, African Women Health Project.
The theme of the conference is “We’ve got power”.