The gathering which saw women – both young and old in entrepreneurship – share their experiences, challenges, and success stories in what is perceived as a male-dominated world, had in attendance students from various institutions, youths, men and women, including children.
Adegunwa reiterated that empowering women has a great economic impact on a nation’s growth and development. “Many societies still have a long way to go in the appreciation of women empowerment and the impact on society. It cannot be over emphasized that what women teach has a positive impact and where they fail to teach results in a negative impact on the society, the country and generations at large.
“Of course, as a food and beverage company, it was natural that our thoughts gravitated towards the idea of recognising, celebrating and ultimately, empowering female food and drinks entrepreneurs by providing a platform where they can showcase their entrepreneurial spirit, network among themselves for positive alignments for future successes and most importantly, have fun while doing it.
” This March edition with the theme: Food, Drinks & Her, is first of its kind in the industry and done in celebration of 2019 International Women’s Day, tagged: Balance for Better, is not just about exhibiting products and services, buying, selling and talking business; it is about having fun as well because at the heart of empowerment of women is also the need for women to enjoy a support system,” the CEO stated.
The panelists included Pharmacist Mercy Obiakor, CEO, Naturelle Cocktails and Cuisine; Nancy Nnadi, Author & motivational speaker; Uganze Ude Kalu, Restaurant visibility builder and Lawyer; Monsunmola Akinwamide, CEO, IPC events; Mrs Kemi Akintilo, 2018/2019 president, the Inner Wheel Club, Gbagada, D911, Nigeria and Mrs Tairat Tijani, TBA services.