Ijangolet Ogwang

Impact Investing Professional

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Ijangolet Ogwang is a Pan-African Impact Investing Professional, Entrepreneur and Writer. She has extensive experience for the past 6years working in Impact Investing in Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on value creation to effectively capacitate ventures for growth. Ijangolet is also a 2X Co-founder of two starups, namely; Good-Hair, a mobile hair salon empowering women in the informal economy and AfriCity, focused on data accessibility and creating livelihoods for youth. Ijangolet writes women protagonists, exploring how their lives intersect with the world economically and socially. Her debut novel, An Image in a Mirror was a national-bestseller, nominated for several awards.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	The Nexus of Women, Capital and Entrepreneurship in Africa Concurrent Room MH 4-2	Our session is an intergenerational dialogue that aims to understand how women have been thriving in African economies, what barriers have been overcome and what the Read More Our session is an intergenerational dialogue that aims to understand how women have been thriving in African economies, what barriers have been overcome and what the future of entrepreneurship holds for women in Africa. Delving into challenges like leading in male-dominated industries, accessing capital and ensuring that an ecosystem of support and care assists women entrepreneurs in self-actualising in their fields and the market. The session will also be a dreamcasting of what it will take to build a future where women entrepreneurs in Africa receive equal or more capital and access to market opportunities than men. A future where the market is truly gender agnostic and women entreprenuers thrive. Session format: Skills building Organized by AfriCity Read Less Speakers Tebogo Mokwena Cofounder, CEO Akiba Digital Salam Al-Nukta Business and Innovation Consultant Warsha Ijangolet Ogwang Impact Investing Professional - Siphokazi Sibahle Magadla Economics Consultant International Finance Corporation (IFC)