IWF World Cornerstone Conference puts health on the agenda
The International Women's Forum (IWF) South Africa is this year the host of IWF World Cornerstone Conference, taking place from 20 to 22 May 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre. This year's theme is 'Legacy & Inheritance: Journey to the future', with a key discussion focused on health.
The conference offers sessions with powerful leaders and experts who support their broadened professional advancement on a global scale. Dr Nothemba Simelela, advisor to Deputy President of South Africa and Dr Joe Phahla, Deputy Minister of Health, will lead the discussion 'Combating Infectious Disease - Protecting Africa's Well-Being & the Worlds'.
The conference will include localised events that examine important aspects of South Africa's culture, including visits to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Constitutional Court of South Africa, South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand, and activities in Soweto, Lilliesleaf, Newtown and more.
Top speakers
• Dr Joyce Banda, former President of the Republic of Malawi serving from 2012 to 2014, and Malawi's first female president and Africa's second
• Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South African politician, former anti-apartheid activist, and Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC)
• Paul Hughes, Senior Advisor for International Security and Peacebuilding at the United States Institute of Peace and former Chief of Staff and Director of the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Program
• Mark Lamberti, Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Holdings Limited and Founder of Massmart Holdings Limited, and the Director of Business Leadership South Africa• Ahmed Naguib is a democracy advocate, Co-Founder of the Trustees Council of the Revolution in Egypt, and Corporate Social Responsibility Director for FINBI
For more information, go to http://iwforum.org.
