The Pan African Women Economic Summit (PAWES) is a “Premier Strategic Platform” designed to connect, amplify, and align women leaders and organizations from across the continent. It plays a vital role in laying the foundation for that unified structure to emerge. The Summit is dedicated to uniting women leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers from across Africa and the diaspora. It serves as a dynamic platform for networking, capacity building, and leveraging opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

PAWES is more than just a Summit; it’s a movement dedicated to enhancing the empowerment of African women, fostering economic growth, and shaping a more inclusive and prosperous future for the continent. The PAWES Summit is not the body that will represent all women leaders, it is the catalyst of the “One Unified Network