Women to tackle energy crisis at forum
SANDTON - The Africa Energy Indaba event will host the inaugural Women in Energy conference at the Sandton Convention Centre from 17 to 18 February.
This first-ever Women in Energy conference will pave the way for future female African energy leaders and will focus on developing women in the energy sector and elevate their profile within organisations to executive and board level.
The Women in Energy Conference will provide delegates with:
- Knowledge of how men and women can join forces to create the workplace of the future
- Insights into the success factors of women in the C-suite and input into continuing research
- A new approach to assimilating a new generation of women leaders into companies
- Enlightenment around the past, present and future of women’s compensation globally
- Awareness of senior roles in the marketplace available and those being acquired by women
- Success stories from representatives of leading companies on designing, implementing, sustaining and measuring women’s initiatives
- The important role that demographics, labour markets and consumer behaviour across industries have on the future of women in the global economy
- New ideas and networks for building leadership capability across an enterprise including a call to action for advancing an unbiased workforce agenda leading to competitive advantage
The South African Deputy Minister of Energy, Thembisile Majola, is also expected to deliver the keynote address at the launch event of the conference in Sandton on 16 February.
Marie-José Nadeau, chairperson of the World Energy Council and the first female to take the helm of the 90-year-old organisation, said, “Finding solutions for a sustainable energy future requires a diversity of voices. Therefore, the energy sector must work hard to increase the diversity of tomorrow’s generation of leaders. Both men and women should be part of the thinking.”
Liz Hart, managing director of the Africa Energy Indaba and the driving force behind the Women in Energy conference, added, “Energy sector development is a key driver for economic growth in Africa. As such, given the rapid growth of the sector across the continent, it provides many opportunities for women to engage in this key industry.”
Details: www.africaenergyindaba.com
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