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Female Entrepreneurship in North Africa: The Role of Finance and Digital Skills
This webinar will be an opportunity to shed light on:
– Financing challenges female entrepreneurs are faced with in North Africa
– How governments and stakeholders can help change cultural beliefs and norms that hinder female entrepreneurship
– What skills and funding types are best suited to foster the development of female entrepreneurship in North Africa
– How digitization is creating opportunities for female entrepreneurship and female access to financial markets
Programme of Work – French
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Programme of Work – English
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Concept Note – Français
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Concept Note – English
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Speakers
Zuzana B. Schwidrowski, Director of the UN ECA office for North Africa, which supports seven countries (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia) with a special focus on regional integration, trade and employment, especially through SMEs, and the economic inclusion of women and youths.
Leila Doukkali, is the Chairwoman of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Morocco (AFEM). The founder of Variations and head of the family baking business « La Viennoise », she is also the is Vice-chairwoman of Fédération Marocaine du Commerce en Réseau (FMCR) and an administrator at the Morocco national business association CGEM.
Soumaya Iraqui Houssaini, is the Chief of the Employment and Skills for Balanced Development Section at the ECA Office for North Africa where she works on topics related to women’s employment, youth, skills development, SME ecosystems development and entrepreneurship, innovation and technological development.
Elena Bardasi, is a Senior Economist at the World Bank with a background in labor economics, poverty, and gender. She has provided key contributions to the reports on the Impacts of Community Driven Development Interventions on Women’s Empowerment, and on Social Safety Nets and Gender.
Souad Tarmidi, is the first vice-president of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Morocco (AFEM) in charge of digital transformation. In 1999, she created Match Eurosoft Maghreb, which has become one of the best Sage competency centers for SMEs in Morocco. She later partnered with the French group SRA informatique to create SRA Afrique.
Ihssane Iraqui, is a women in business programme manager at EBRD. She manages partnerships on behalf of the CGEM and the EBRD and works with NGOs for the socio-economic integration of young people. Her goal is to help SMEs implement best practices and develop connections with stakeholders for a lasting impact on entrepreneurship.
Callee Davis, is an Economist at Oxford Economics Africa. She is the company’s lead analyst on the North African region, and aside from compiling macroeconomic forecasts, she frequently presents findings to clients and at conferences and contributes to research assignments for both local and international clients, governments and multilateral institutions.
