Flourish Africa, a women’s empowerment platform dedicated to encouraging women to reach their God-ordained potential is set to host women across the continent for the Flourish Africa Conference scheduled to hold on July 20th, 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria.
The conference, which is the third in its series is expected to host a thousand women from Africa this year and the theme is tagged “Motion to Disrupt.”
Date: Saturday, July 20th, 2019
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Victoria Island, Lagos.
Folorunsho Alakija, Founder, Flourish Africa, revealed that this year’s event would be an encounter with destiny as more meaningful networking opportunities and impact would be created through the platform. “Over the years, the Flourish Africa conference has impacted, transformed and empowered women across Africa which is a testimony of the fact that the platform is a worthy cause for women. This year’s event would be an encounter with destiny,” she said. She further stated that the 2019 conference would provide a bigger opportunity for women to converge and share, network and encourage each other. She urged women to grab the opportunity to be there.
In 2017, which is the maiden edition, the conference ignited a movement of game-changers amongst the participants while 2018 saw the women breaking through. This year, the women would be setting a motion to disrupt. The testimonies of the conference since inception has warmed the hearts of women across the continent which has assured them of the Founder’s vision of impacting the lives of women to become role models who will break through every barrier and become what God has ordained them to be.
In addition, the platform has an online blog which provides valuable information to help address the various challenges women go through on a daily basis. This year, Peace Hyde, who is the founder of education non-profit Aim Higher Africa, an organization that empowered over 6000 grassroots entrepreneurs to start businesses that transform and empower impoverished communities, is confirmed to deliver the keynote address.
Hyde was also selected by Barrack Obama to join 200 leaders from Africa in the inaugural edition of the Obama Foundation Africa leaders’ program. Hyde who is also the Head of Digital Media and Partnerships for Forbes Africa joins the ranks of previous keynote addresses from the likes of Ibukun Awosika, Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria and Uju Ifejika, Ceo of Brittania U.
Interested women who want to be a part of the conference this year are advised to visit the Flourish Africa website to apply through the application portal at www.flourishafrica.com/apply
Similarly, the social media pages can be visited for updates on the conference and as a reference on trending women-related topics like relationships, career, living, fashion, etc.
