On the Theme: Pioneering the Advancement and Success of Women in Energy Sector to Increase their Participation in Sustainable Energy Development.
Date:19-20 August, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng –south Africa
OVERVIEW
This convention aims to bring together women in the energy sectors from across the African continent convening to mainstream the participation of women in the sector, to build capacity for gender enhancement for women and to address numerous challenges facing the Women in this male dominated industry.
The sustainable capacity development for renewable energies, nuclear energy, hydro power development, geothermal energy, bioenergy and the discovery of major oil and natural gas reserves in most parts of Africa is an opportunity for women to endeavor enterprising in the energy business to contribute immensely to sustainable energy development; inclusively to add more women into key decision making positions and involvement in energy capital project.
This conference aims to foster women’s participation in the energy business and to leverage gender challenges affecting women from getting involved in energy capital projects. Through this platform we endeavor to significantly push women’s ambitions in the energy sectors by creating platform to provide essential support towards women entrepreneurs in the energy business, environmentalists, women in management key decision making positions and to address important concerns facing women engineers in the energy sector. This convention is an important platform to support transformation and to push the energy sector towards the move to foster gender equality.
This platform will offer women in energy an opportunity to influencing government policies to address inequalities in the sectors and to build a growth network of women in the industry and to offer support for one another in entrepreneurship, management promotions, decision making and obtaining funding for women entrepreneurs for energy capital projects development and implementation.
This conference aims to attract representation from Women Entrepreneurs, Businesswomen Networks , Government Ministries of Energy, Commerce and Trade and Industry, Oil and Gas Industry, Decision Making Fraternity, Political Organisations, Women Engineers Forums, Equality and Gender Activists Organisations(NGO’s), Economic Empowerment Forum, Energy Corporations, Development Banks, Capital Project Developers, EPC contractors, Women Support Groups United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS, SADC, Development Banks and other Funding Institutions, etc..
Who Should Attend?
Women in Energy: Entrepreneurs, Businesswomen, Policy and Decision Makers In Government Energy Ministry’s and Sustainable Power Development, Women In Decision Making at Energy Regulatory Authorities, Women In Management of Energy Utilities, Women representing Independent Power Producer and Private and Energy Corporations, Women as EPC Contractors , Women Engineers and Technicians Working the Energy Sectors, Gender Activists , Women In Oil And Gas Industry, Women In Bio Energy Development, Women In Hydropower Development , Women Geothermal, Women in the Solar Power Development, Women In Wind Energy Development and Manufacturers of Energy Technologies and Funding Institutions.
To register fill in the last page of the attachment and fax or email back to our office +27 86 267 7398/ info@domestic-energy-line.co.za
More information can be found here.
Looking forward to receive your interest of attendance
Kind Regards
Jerome Mules
Event Coordinator Women in Energy Conference Tel: +27 11 504 8600 www.domestic-energy-line.co.za