Deadline- 31 May 2013
Women Steering Innovative Leadership conference is being organized by Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa) and its partners. The conference will be conducted in Africa scheduled in September 2013. The mission of this conference is to bridge the gap that obstructs women’s integration into leadership, contribute to the process of bringing gender equality issues to the centre of national priorities, and build on the expertise of African women to impact on significant social, political and economic issues affecting communities and nations.
Objectives-
- To contribute towards the development of a new generation of transformative and visionary leaders in Africa;
- To appreciate the multifaceted meaning of leadership and the roles and responsibilities of transformative leaders;
- To examine successful models of leadership and adapt them for the revitalization of the African women’s movement;
- To enable cross generational learning through the interaction of young leaders and selected current successful and experienced leaders;
- To make the link between gender equality, good governance, and sustainable development.
Thematic areas-
- The “Moment”
- Leadership in Africa
- Women’s Leadership
- Nurturing New Leadership (Special Session)
- Private Sector Leadership
- Ethics and Values of Transformational Leaders
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Conference participants will include leaders from different sectors of the economy, including the media, the corporate sector, policy makers and influencers, the arts, traditional leaders, entrepreneurs, the faith-based realm, political actors, civil society actors, and academia. The forum will be fully representative and include men and members of marginalized communities such as persons living with disabilities and other groups.
- Abstracts should address current issues with a special focus on the main themes of the Conference
- Each abstract author is allowed to submit a maximum number of two abstracts as presenting author but can be co-author in more than two abstracts
- All abstracts must be submitted online. Upon completion of submission, you will receive a confirmation of receipt
- Abstracts should be no more than 300 words in length and written in English
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