The 2024 Africa Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky®- the success and leadership summit for women will be held virtually on Nov 26, 2024. It offers leaders and organisations across Africa (and also the Middle East) the opportunity to participate and lead an extraordinary half- day of best practice sharing on leadership, diversity and inclusion and success and the specific advancement of women in leadership. The 2024 Africa Edition will feature several of Africa’s and the Middle East’s top Executives (including the 2024 Break the ceiling touch the sky® list of Africa’s most inspirational women in leadership) as well as global leaders committed to Africa’s continued development and success. It is part of the 2024 World Tour of Break the ceiling touch the sky® to Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia New Zealand. It will include sharing from House of Rose Professional’s 2024 Break the ceiling touch the sky 101 Best Global Companies for women in leadership Index. Break the ceiling touch the sky® is the world’s leading forum for women in leadership, having enabled and inspired over 42000 women leaders to success globally since 2015.
Peter Van Den Broeck
Senior VP, GM Middle East- Africa
BIC
Idah Asin
Head, Government Affairs & Policy, Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)
Johnson & Johnson
Alex von Behr
Head, CEOSmith® Vertical, House of Rose Professional. Former Global Chief Customer Officer, Unilever. President
vBAssociates
Oulfa Maazouz
Head, Middle East and Africa hub, Global Employee Benefits Solutions
Zurich Insurance
Dr. Markie Idowu
Group Managing Director/CEO
Xpress Payment Solutions
Paloma Lengema
General Manager, East Africa
BIC
Anthony Rose
Chairman and CEO
House of Rose Professional
Delia Sieff,
VP Communications, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
SAP
Juliana Hosken Vernek
Vice President, Market Area Africa & Country Cluster Head – South Africa
BASF
Ope Makinwa
Assistant Vice President, Head – Affluent/HNI Business Segment
FCMB Group
Tshepo Ncube
Managing Director of International Coverage
Absa Group
Brian Peters
Wellness expert and Winner
Mr. Universe
Ismael Bello
General Manager Sub Sahara Africa
Mars
Additional speakers to be announced
Testimonials from Prior editions of the Africa Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky®.
“I take this opportunity to congratulate you and your team on a highly successful Africa Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky®. The key note speakers and panellists were fantastic – authentic and sincere and I walked away feeling truly inspired.” Usheema Mara De Villers, J&J.
“Amazing job. Great inspirational team trying to create a better world with more talented females at the helm! Well done.” Praline Ross
“The summit has just ended and it was so insightful for me. I rarely have the chance to hear from successful African Women – and this was so refreshing, giving me perspective on my own career path. I was especially inspired by the keynote speaker Debra Mallowah. he raised the questions of “Why do we exist?” which could be interpreted into “what is my purpose at a professional and personal level’ This would be, for me, the question that I’ll try to answer as a key takeaway and next step of this summit. Thank you again.” P. Lengema, BIC.
“Such great insights from all panelists at the 2021 Africa Edition of #BreaktheCeilingTouchtheSky Virtual Summit. Thank you Debra Mallowah, Sal Govender and Dr Liziwe Masoga for your contributions on crucible moments, unconscious bias and breaking barriers. Thank you Anthony Rose, House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd. .” Winnie Kariuki.
“The 2022 Africa Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky – the success and leadership summit for women, June 2, 2022,Summit was my first to attend and I truly valued the experience. The experiences and knowledge were insightful and have giving me hope that it is possible to get to the peak of the mountain my career growth.” Noreen Obilo, Soteni Kenya
“Today was the first time that I attended one of the Break the ceiling touch the sky® sessions and it was very enlightening and helpful. Hearing all the woman talking today about their experience was truly recommendable and uplifting.” Claudia Daniel, BCX
“I would like to firstly thank you for the opportunity to be part of this amazing virtual summit today. It was nothing less than amazing. I like how everyone was so vulnerable and shared their story. I thank you for also sharing your story and opening up. I really got a lot of nuggets of truth and I was motivated by this session. The speakers were real and authentic and I felt that I could relate. It was not just another virtual summit, it was different and engaging.” Ipeleng Lehabe, Mars
“Thank you so very much for supporting mothers and children in India through the book sales (of Break the ceiling touch the sky). I’m so pleased that your organization continues to make such tremendous progress on issues that are vital to the core of Save the Children’s own work in gender diversity, and that you raise awareness about women’s leadership to new heights. You have done so much to drive this movement forward! It was an honour for Save the Children to once again be the recipient of the proceeds of your book. I join my colleagues in sending my grateful appreciation for your continued support for Save the Children’s work – in India and around the world. Thank you for your commitment and dedication.”
Carolyn Miles, CEO, Save the Children
“It is always a pleasure to attend this amazing event, this was my fourth year. Something I really look forward to. It was a day of great learning, reflection and planning for me. My team were also very appreciative to be part of this forum. Best wishes to you to continue on this great initiative and accomplish the 2029 goals, hopefully ahead of time.”
A. Singh, Director, Cigna
“The Coca-Cola Company is proud to be accelerating accelerating gender equality at all levels of our organization and within the communities we serve. As a founding and world sponsor of Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky ® and partner for MISSION 2029 FOR A BETTER WORLD, we are delighted to spotlight how women are reshaping, reinventing, and transforming industries.
Christina Ruggiero, President, Global Nutrition Category, The Coca-Cola Company