Day 1 | Aug 19, 2025
Welcome and Registration
12:00 pm EAT| Main Hall
Overview of the 2025 Summit
1:30 pm- 2:00 PM EAT| Main Hall
Opening Address
2:00 pm- 2:15 pm EAT| Main Hall
Hon. Harriette Chiggai – President’s Advisor on Women’s Rights
Opening Remarks
2:15 pm- 3:00 pm EAT|Main Hall
Featured Speakers
- Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso, Women Economic Rights Advisor, South Africa Presidency
- Amb Philip Thigo MBS – Special Envoy on Technology, Government of Kenya
- Mercy Wanjau, Secretary to the Cabinet – Government of Kenya
- Amb Monica Juma, National Security Advisor, Government of Kenya.
Keynote
3:00 pm -3:20 pm EAT| Main Hall
Featured Speaker
- Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
High level Plenary: Data Driven Progress for the Africa We Want
3:20 pm-5:00 pm EAT| Main Hall
Through Agenda2063, African countries set for themselves ambitious goals to ensure the continent delivers inclusive growth and development across the continent. This discussion will set the stage for the rest of the Summit and explore how African countries are taking steps to ensure the data needed for implementation and monitoring is available, usable and shared for action and accountability.
Featured Speakers
- Amb Monica Juma, National Security Advisor, Government of Kenya.
- Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso, Women Economic Rights Advisor, South Africa Presidency
- Mercy Wanjau, Secretary to the Cabinet – Government of Kenya
- Amb Philip Thigo MBS – Special Envoy on Technology, Government of Kenya
Moderator
Muchiri Nyaggah- Executive Director, Local Development Research Institute
Official Launch of the Conference, Photo Session & Networking
5:00 pm EAT| Rose Garden
Day 2 | Aug 20, 2025
Welcome & Registration
8:00 am – 8:30 am EAT| Main Hall
High level Plenary 2: Accelerating Resilience for Women and Girls Through Better Data
8:30 am-10:30 am EAT|Main Hall
Environmental, economic and social shocks have historically resulted in women and girls being disproportionately affected. This discussion will center on how governments and those outside the public sector are implementing measures to build evidence-informed resilience quicker in order to ensure we do not leave women and girls behind even in the face of challenges.
Featured Speakers
- Temitayo Erogbogbo, Global Head, Corporate & Public Affairs, Axmed AG (Health Systems)
- Prof Nancy Booker, Dean, Graduate School of Media & Communications, Aga Khan University
- Dr. Macdonald Obudho Director General, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
- Raphael Kimoto- Director Credit Women Enterprise Fund
- Grassroot Representative
Tea Break
10:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Breakout Sessions
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
| Session Title | Room & Session No | Organizer / Moderator | Description | Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role of Private Sector – Investment in Women’s Health | Main Hall, B02 | Axmed AG / Temitayo Erogbogbo, Global Head, Corporate & Public Affairs, Axmed AG | This panel discussion will explore how data can be leveraged to address critical barriers in women’s health product access, strengthen public response through local capacity development, and improve women’s access to essential health products. | Yasmin Chandani (CEO inSupply Health), Simon Maina (Director, Njembuma Company Ltd.), Angela Nguku (Executive Director, White Ribbon Alliance Kenya), Dr. Waqo Ejersa (CEO, KEMSA), Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso (Women Economic Rights Advisor, South Africa Presidency) |
| Improving Capacity in Government Service Delivery | Lantana One, B03 | LDRI and GROOTS Kenya / Muchiri Nyaggah, Executive Director, LDRI | This session convenes stakeholders for an interactive capacity-building session to integrate gender data into planning, budgeting, implementation, and impact monitoring to enhance public service resilience and equity. | Harriet Atieno (Senior Statistician, County Government of Homa Bay), Jemima Njagi (Gender Director, County Government of Embu), Amina Nzinga (Gender & Communications Lead, LDRI), Baldwin Anyiga (Economist, National Treasury) |
| From Farm to Market: Linking Food Systems and Informal Trade Through Gender Data | Lantana Two, B03 | TISA / Vyrone Ochola, Trade Justice, Economic Inclusion, and Research Officer, TISA | This interactive session explores how women’s roles remain underrepresented in national and county data systems and proposes models for integrating citizen-generated data from markets and farming cooperatives. | Dr. Betty Namulanga (Vihiga County Chief Officer, Agriculture), Solomon Kibue (Kiambu County Chief Officer, Trade & Markets), Mary Karanu (WHH), |
| Addressing Time Poverty | Main Hall, B04 | Oxfam / Purity Jebor, Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Programme Officer, Oxfam | This session discusses time poverty, men’s role in women’s economic empowerment, and the operationalization of women’s economic empowerment policies and frameworks. | Marie Njuguna (Youth Alive! Kenya), Peterson Irungu (Male Engagement Champion), Daniel Shirima (Youth Representative), Chris Kimani (Centre for Domestic Training and Development), Damaris Kakhayanga (Domestic Workers Representative) |
| From Farm to Fork: Data from Women Rice Farmers – Lessons from India | One, B05 | Data2x / – | Vinay Narayan, Senior Manager at the Aapti Institute, India, will share insights from working with women rice farmers and how data is unlocking opportunities for them. | – |
| Land & Women’s Economic Empowerment | Two, B06 | GROOTS – KLA / – | – | – |
Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Breakout Sessions
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
| Session Title | Room / Session No. | Organiser / Moderator | Description | Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addressing Time Poverty | Main Hall / B04 | Oxfam Purity Jebor, Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Programme Officer, Oxfam | This session will discuss the concept of time poverty, the role of men in women’s economic empowerment and the slow operationalization of women’s economic empowerment policies and frameworks. | Marie Njuguna, Youth Alive! Kenya Peterson Irungu, Male Engagement Champion Daniel Shirima, Youth Representative Chris Kimani, Centre for Domestic Training and Development Damaris Kakhayanga, Domestic Workers Representative |
| From Farm to Fork: Data from Women Rice Farmers – Lessons from India | Lantana One / B05 | Data2x Vinay Narayan, Senior Manager at the Aapti Institute, India | Vinay Narayan, Senior Manager at the Aapti Institute, India will share the work they have done with women rice farmers in India and how data is unlocking opportunities for them. |
Breakout Sessions
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
| Session Title | Room & Session No | Organizer / Moderator | Description | Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bringing Better Data to Build Resilient Healthcare Service Delivery | Main Hall, B07 | – / – | Delivery of healthcare in the context of Universal Health Care requires legal frameworks and resilient data infrastructure. This session explores lessons from UHC roll-out in Kenya. | Antony Lenayara (CEO Digital Health Authority), Dr Edna Ngare (Office of the President), Dr. Yulitta Mitei (Deputy Governor, Nandi County), Dr. Tim Theuri (CEO, Kenya Health Federation) |
| Lightning Talks | Lantana One, B08 | – / – | Participants present talks no longer than 7 minutes, relevant to the theme and community. Interested participants should email info@womeindata.ke. | – |
| Lightning Talks | Lantana Two, B09 | – / – | Participants present talks no longer than 7 minutes, relevant to the theme and community. Interested participants should email info@womeindata.ke. | – |
Tea Break & Closing
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Day 3 | Aug 21, 2025
Welcome & Registration
8:00 am – 8:30 am EAT| Main Hall
High level Plenary 3: Innovation for Accelerating Resilience
8:30 am-10:30 am EAT|Main Hall
Emerging technologies are becoming more ubiquitous in African society today, particularly Artificial Intelligence and advances in data science. This session explores how these innovations are set to transform communities while ensuring women and girls are not left behind.
Featured Speakers
- Neetu John, Fraym.io
- Diana Gichengo, Executive Director, TISA.
- Dr. Mercy Mwangangi, CEO, SHA
- Cynthia Kahumbura, Co-Executive Director, Jacaranda Health
- Vinay Narayan, Senior Manager at the Aapti Institute
- Grassroot Representative
Tea Break
10:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Breakout Sessions
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
| Session Title | Room & Session No | Organizer / Moderator | Description | Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation and Gender Data for Development | Main Hall, B010 | Secretariat / – | Emerging technologies and innovative approaches are helping close gender data gaps more cost-effectively than before. | Neetu John (Fraym.io), Rosemary Bowen (KNBS), Dr. Mercy Mwangangi (SHA), Caroline Mutwiri (UNWomen ESARO) |
| Care Economy and Women’s Economic Empowerment | Lantana One, B08 | Kidogo Early Years / – | Exploring how the care economy is transforming the lives of “mama preneurs” and how governments can improve policies and systems to support this economy. | Mama Preneur, Programme Officer (Kidogo Early Years), Kaajiado County Representative, KNBS, Purity Jebor (Oxfam) |
| Storytelling for Gender Data | Lantana Two, B012 | OWRA + Data2X / Florence Machio | Helping advocates understand how to leverage data to make a case for development and influence budgetary allocation. | Lanice Williams, Muchiri Nyaga, Stephanie Kanyingi |
| Fireside Chat (Plenary) | Main Hall, B013 | – / – | A quick-fire session highlighting key takeaways from the summit. | Dr. Anthony Akoto (PAS OWRA), Grassroot Representative, Mama Preneur |
| Launch of the Regional Gender-Data Media Fellowship | – | – / – | Introduction of a fellowship giving journalists hands-on experience using gender data to hold governments accountable. | – |
Closing Panel
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
