The conference, which will hold today, Friday May 24, 2024 is expected to host 4,000 participants.

The conference is organized by SheCan Nigeria, a vibrant organization helping women to achieve their full potential, cultivate skills and fostering success through collaboration and empowerment.

The organization aims to cultivate active participation and contribution from women in order to shape a brighter future for all.

Speaking ahead of the event, Dr. Kimemia said:

“We are very proud and elated to be part of such an important event. We are not just the headline sponsor, we are also participating in the major activities   aimed at empowering the participants. The female gender has always been important to us as over 70% of our workforce are women. When you empower a woman, you empower a generation. The theme of this year’s conference aligns with who we are at Optiva Capital Partners and we are happy to partner with SheCan Nigeria as we tell our story in order to build the capacity of the participants.”

The theme for this year’s SheCan Conference is ‘Positioning for More’ in your career. The conference is meant to spur young adolescent girls and women; entrepreneurs and young professionals to achieve more in every facet of life irrespective of their background, gender, religion or their limitations and in so doing, become change agents to the society.

Other notable speakers for the conference include; Fela and Tara Durotoye, Nollywood’s A-list actress, Shaffy Bello, Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, Grace Ofure Ibhakhomu, Ololade Ogungbenro, and the convener of SheCan Conference, Ezinne Ezeani.

Optiva Capital Partners is Africa’s premier Investment Immigration and wealth management firm, dedicated to facilitating the acquisition of second passports for global access and mobility for its valued clients, provision of investment advisory, insurance and international real estate.

Acknowledging the indispensable role of women in society, the firm wholeheartedly embraces this forward-looking initiative.

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The bank made this position known during a chat with a cross-section of the media recently.

Funmilayo Falola, Head, Marketing Communications and Investor Relations of Wema Bank stated that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country can become better if there is a structure in place to empower more women to do much more.

“At Wema Bank, we believe that Nigerian women are as naturally endowed and can do much more if given the right support and opportunities. Therefore, we constantly seek to support and empower women so they can optimally contribute to their families, and the economy.”

She quoted a report by McKinsey that shows that Nigeria’s GDP could grow by 23 percent or USD229 billion by 2025 if women took part as much as men in the economy, explaining that its partnership with SheCan Nigeria aims at improving the lives of girls and women, by organizing skills acquisition training and workshops.

She informed that this year’s skills acquisition programme, which was held from 5 to 9 September, trained over 2,000 women in various skills including photography, 3D graphics design, mural painting, culinary class, ankara/leather works, craft (fascinator) and digital marketing.

The one-week training had several resource persons and industry leaders teach and mentor the participants.

They include Tara Fela-Durotoye, entrepreneur and founder of House of Tara; Kelechi Amadi-Obi, ace photographer, and publisher of Mania Magazine; Olusegun Adeniyi, Chief Digital Officer Wema Bank; and Ezinne Ezeani, founder of SheCan Nigeria; just to mention a few.

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