Media Statement

07 March 2023

Minister Naledi Pandor to deliver the keynote address at the Annual Forbes Africa Leading Women’s Summit 2023

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor will, tomorrow, Wednesday, 08 March 2023, deliver the keynote address at the Annual Forbes Africa Leading Women’s Summit 2023, scheduled to take place at the Sun Bet Arena, Time Square, in Pretoria.

Minister Pandor is scheduled to speak at 08h40.  Media are invited.

To be held under the theme: Women 3.0: The Icons and Ideas Shaping Africa; the Eight edition of the 2023 Forbes Women Africa Leading Women Summit is convened, not only to honour International Women’s Day (March 08) but also female leaders and luminaries “scripting new vision for Africa.”

According to the organisers, the event will salute African ingenuity and harness the power of the female collective, connecting the dots, the doers and their doings. Other issues it will deal with are: What are the new strategies that will cement the continent’s future on the world stage? Who are the icons and innovators addressing critical issues at a time of radical change? Who are the epoch-shattering visionary voices leading the next generation to an equitable tomorrow?

The Summit will be attended by women from all over the African Continent, ranging from – artists, raconteurs, entrepreneurs, financial titans, thought-leaders and history-makers.

ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

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