Session

122 - Digital Transformation: Mitigating Climate Change's Impact on African Women

Tuesday, June 21st • 7:00am — 8:00am PDT

• Winifred Ereyi, Head, WITI Africa
• Abimbola Abikoye, Social Impact Analyst
• Ibilola Amao, Ph.D., Executive Consultant, Lonadek Global Services
• Tosin Arowojolu, P.E., Network Advocate, WITI Bahrain
• Yewande Awe, Ph.D., Senior Environmental Engineer, The World Bank
• Vashinee Bheemul, Managing Director, Vector Technology & Solutions

This panel will discuss Climate Change and how it has reshaped the business economy. We’ll explore its impact on the African Woman, and discuss how digital transformation is the key to tackling Climate Change. Finally, we will explore how digital transformation is being implemented in the African Market, its successes and failures. Learning Outcomes:

1) Understand Climate change and its impact on the African Woman
2) Understand digital transformation and how it is being implemented in the African Market
3) Understand how digital transformation is the key to tackling climate change