World Economic Forum 2025: Launch of the “FemAI Leaders for Africa Initiative”

The 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will take place from January 20 to 24 in Davos, Switzerland, under the theme ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age’. This annual event brings together around 3,000 leaders from politics, business, academia, and civil society to address global challenges and explore pathways for positive change.

Anna Sophie Herken, Managing Director of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, will open the launch event of the ‘FemAI Leaders for Africa Initiative’. This initiative is a collaboration between GIZ and the global network Women Political Leaders (WPL) with the aim to empower African women political leaders with the tools, knowledge, and networks needed to drive inclusive and ethical artificial intelligence (AI) governance, to bring diverse perspectives to global AI discussions, and to promote innovative solutions.

Panelists include:

• Anna Sophie Herken, Managing Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
• Lacina Koné, Director General and CEO, Smart Africa
• Annemarie Hou, Executive Director, United Nations Partnerships
• Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Founder and President, Women Political Leaders (WPL)
• Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, Chair, WPL Board
• Nima Elmi, Vice President, Strategy and Policy, EMEA, Circle Internet Financial; Co-Founder, The Africa Dialogues

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