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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.