EQL:Lounge
EQL:Lounge Africa is a premier networking space dedicated to women and their allies throughout Africa Tech Festival.
11:00 am - 5:00 pm, 12 - 14 November 2024
Find us at our new home at Bluebell – Level 3, CTICC 2
About EQL:Lounge
For 2024 EQL:Lounge, we are bringing high-calibre speakers into intimate settings for panel discussions, keynote addresses, and fireside chats. This allows women in tech to connect directly, engage in meaningful dialogue, and pose questions.
Our focus is on re-balancing gender in the technology sector across Africa, with key themes including Women in African Tech: Funding and Investment, Innovation and Digital Transformation, and Talent, Empowerment & Leadership.
Check out the 2024 agenda here.
Key Features
Content: Learn from industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs who share their real-world experiences and insights to help you grow your business or elevate your career.
Morning Meditation: Start the morning fresh with a guided meditation from our expert.
Workshops: Join our dynamic workshops designed exclusively for female founders, to empower then with the skills and knowledge they need to propel their business to new heights.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with women, founders and investors across the tech ecosystem at our Power Hour Networking Sessions.
Our 2024 Speakers
Sinal Govender
Entrepreneurship Coach
Allan Gray Orbis Foundations
Sandiso Sibisi
Founder & CEO
COOi Studios
Portia Thokoane
HR Director of East and Southern Africa Region
Nestle
Funke Opeke
Founder & CEO
MainOne
Motunrayo Opayinka
Founder
Womenovate
Baratang Miya
Co-Founder/Digital Public Infrastructure Expect
Devshired AI/United Nations
Catherine Lückhoff
Co-Founder & CEO
20fifty
Katharina Pillay
Managing Director
South African Communication Forum
Matshepo Sehloho
Associate Editor
Connecting Africa
Angie Madara
Founding Partner and CEO
Athena FundX
Merelda Wu
Co-Founder & CEO
Melio AI
Oluwaseyi Kehinde-Peters
Executive Director
Pan African Women Empowerment Network (PAWEN)
Nompucuko Nontombana
Counsil Member
ICASA
Phindiwe Nqanqaru
Co-Founder & Director Of Operations
Babesgotbytes
Maya Stewart
Co-Founder
Lenziemill Milling Ltd
Blessing Abeng
Co-Founder
Ingressive for good
Tom Jackson
Co-founder
Disrupt Africa
Mahlodi Letsie
Founder & CEO
Bare Mind Holdings
Ayesha Chowdhury
Senior Manager, Global Business Development & Partnership
BBC World Service
Azra Feedericks
Technology Portfolio Manager
Wesgro
Kimlynn Temple
CEO
Tipped
Mariana Kühnel
Deputy Secretary General
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Kerry-Ann Murgatroyd
Regional VP
Amdocs South Africa
Co-Hosts 2024
BabesGotBytes
CodeSpace
Digital Council Africa
Pan African Women Empowerment
Womenovate
Womhub
GIGA UNICEF
InspiringFifty Africa
IFC
Royal Academy of Engineering
Why Partner With Us?
- Generate new business opportunities
- Connect with tech companies and inspirational founders, investors and allies that champion women & drive change
- Support the acquisition and development of your female employees
- Promote thought leadership of your trailblazing women
- Position your brand as a key player in driving change in underrepresented communities.
