15th Annual Women in Engineering Africa Conference & Expo

ITC is hosting the 15th Annual Women in Engineering Africa Network Conference & Expo scheduled for 27, 28 & 29 November 2024 at Birchwood OR Tambo Conference Centre.

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The conference continue to address the persistent gender inequality in the mining industry, focusing on the underrepresentation of women and the pay disparities they face. The conference will explore the intersection of gender roles, social equity, and sustainable development, providing a platform for analysing how the industry’s male-dominant structure impacts women’s participation and advancement. It will likely seek solutions to foster greater gender inclusion and advocate for equitable treatment in mining.

What you can expert

With a total of 21 speakers who will be presenting at this conference, it promises to be one of the most informative conferences we’ve hosted to date. We are very excited to have SAICE, PRASA, Sasol Mining, Mintek, Transnet, NERSA, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), City Power, AMSCOR, Gautrain Management Agency, Anglo American, National Society of Black Engineers, Limpopo Roads Agency, the Department of Infrastructure Development, SABC, Telkom Group, Vodacom and SRS Aviation to name them.

We will unpack topics surrounding women in broadcast engineering:

  • Challenges and triumphs;
  • Developing Women-Owned Engineering Business to drive economic growth,
  • Innovation and Social Change;
  • Conversing about innovative approaches to talent management and retention: Empowering and sustaining female engineers in a competitive landscape;
  • Navigating career progression: Understanding promotions across lower, middle and upper management;
  • Integrating gender-specific ergonomics in engineering: Enhancing safety and health for women in the workplace;
  • Exercising emotional intelligence by acting and leading in a more effective manner;
  • Curving a career path as a non-engineer within the engineering sector, to a name a few.

Attend this conference and get an opportunity to interact with industry leaders, improve your knowledge and create networks.

Should you be interested in attending or sponsoring this conference email: navin@intelligencetransferc.co.za