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The African Women in Real Estate panel on the main stage

Africa Women in Real Estate.

A dedicated platform inside the summit for the women financing, designing, building and operating Africa's built environment. We empower. We inspire. We lead.

Day 112:00 – 13:00Forum
Format
Panel, open discussion and dedicated networking
Runs
Day one, in the Forum, parallel to the main stage
Open to
Every accredited delegate
On the record
Two pages of the official ARIIS 2025 magazine
See it in the running order

01

Not a side room

A.W.I.R.E runs inside the summit, on the accredited programme, in the parallel forum — not as an adjacent event with its own ticket. The audience is the same audience: investors, developers, contractors and institutions.

Panellists in discussion on the ARIIS main stage

02

Leadership as a market question

The sector's under-representation is treated the way ARIIS treats everything else — as a structural problem with commercial consequences. Governance, access to finance and succession are the subjects, not the vocabulary of encouragement.

Delegates at a round table during a keynote

03

Who takes part

The 2025 roster brought chief executives, regional directors, founders and practice leads from Tunisia, Mauritius, Senegal, Algeria and the diaspora. Several of them are on the speakers page.

Delegates networking between sessions

Take part in 2026

Speakers for A.W.I.R.E are confirmed alongside the main programme from October. Propose yourself or a colleague and the team will be in touch.

Contact the team

The other side events

The programme continues after the last session.

A speaker presenting commercial property finance on stage

Invest in Africa Series

Sovereign Dealflow & Public-Private Partnerships

Dedicated country showcases and deal-making sessions presenting sovereign pipelines, public-private partnerships, and bankable real estate assets across Africa.

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An international audience following the programme

Diaspora Capital & Cross-Border Investment

Channeling Global African Wealth

High-level forum connecting African diaspora funds, family offices, and cross-border institutional capital with vetted property developments and infrastructure projects.

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The ARIIS gala evening on the main stage

ARIIS Awards & Gala Night

Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner

The premier evening of the summit combining the prestigious ARIIS Awards ceremony with an exclusive gala dinner at the iconic Hôtel El Djazaïr.

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