107th Women Economic Forum set to hold for first time in Nigeria

Alex Okoroji, Caroline Danjuma at Women Economic Forum.

The 107th edition of the Women Economic Forum (WEF) is set to hold in Lagos, Nigeria for the first time.

The organising committee for WEF West Africa 2023 announced this on Thursday, October 26, at the joint Global Press Conference of the 107th Edition of the Women Economic Forum (WEF) which will be happening in Lagos from 13-15 December 2023 at the Grand Ballroom of Lagos Oriental Hotel preceded by the G100 West Africa Meetings (December 11-12) at the Consulate General India House in Lagos.

The press briefing which took place in Lagos had in attendance journalists from media platforms like QEDNG, The Guardian, The Sun, Vanguard, The Nation Newspaper, News Agency of Nigeria and more.

The upcoming Women Economic Forum (WEF) West Africa is supported by the G100 and WICCI Nigeria-India Business Council with the theme “Amplifying Women’s Influence, Impact and Income for Economic Growth…”

The conversations at the press briefing set the stage for what would be an unforgettable five days of conversation, connection and celebration of women’s contributions to driving society forward and was attended virtually by G100 leaders from other countries.

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The upcoming conference will feature 18 VIP Plenary Sessions across three days, a G100 Meet & Greet Cocktail Reception on December 12 and two VIP Galas – including the WICCI Entrepreneurs Gala where 100 Entrepreneurs will be honoured on December 13 and WEF Award Gala on December 15 where 107 leaders (women, men and organisations) will be awarded for their impact.

Actress, media personality and G100 president Alex Okoroji who spoke at the event said one of the aims of the conference is to impact lives.

“One thing we hope to achieve is obviously impact. What we are trying to do is create that synergy for cross-cultural collaboration so the benefit of this will be people doing business together, people building together, collaborating together and creating impact together,” she said.