Webinar on “Impact of COVID-19 on Women Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities”
Thursday, 23 July 2020 from 11:00 to 13:30 (GMT)
Program
Session (1): Introduction
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11:00 – 11:05 |
Opening Remarks: Director-General, Global Practices: IsDB, Mr. Amadou Diallo (5 min) |
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11:05 – 11:15 |
Keynote Speaker: Head of WeFi Secretariat, Ms. Wendy Teleki (10 min) |
Session (2): The role of Development Actors in Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
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11:15 – 11:25 |
Speaker-1: UNWomen Regional DirectorAsia and Pacific, Mr. Mohammad Naciri (10 min) |
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11:25 – 11:35 |
Speaker-2: Chairperson, Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Ms. Shandana Khan (10 min) |
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11:35 – 11:45 |
Discussant-1: Manager, Gender and Women Empowerment, AfDB-Dr Amel Hamza (10 min) |
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11:45– 11:48 |
Video: BRAVE Women Entrepreneur (3 min) |
Session (3): Building resilience and Kick-starting Economic Growth: The Role of Women Entrepreneurs and Private Sector
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11:48 – 11:58 |
Speaker-3: Co-founder- Womanomics Africa, Ma. Rehema Isa (10 min) |
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11:58 – 12:08 |
Speaker-4: Businesswoman- Ms. Caroline Sack Kendem (10 min) |
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12:08 – 12:18 |
Discussant-2: Chief of Arab States Office, ITC-Ms. Lilia Naas (10 min) |
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12:18 – 12:25 |
Discussant-3: Manager, IBES, IsDBG- Mr. Bakkar Maashir, (7 min) |
Session (4): Discussions and Closing Remarks
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12:25 – 13:25 |
Q&A: 60 min discussions |
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13:25 – 13:30 |
Closing Remarks: Gender Programming and Policy coordinator, AfDB- Mr. Basil JONES (5 min) |