By Elliot WILLIAMS
Female insurance professionals from Ghana and Nigeria are teaming up this month for a first-of-its-kind educational event in Accra. The Chartered Insurance Ladies Association Ghana (CILAG) and Nigeria’s Professional Insurance Ladies Association (PILA) will co-host the “Give to Gain” Educational Conference 2026.
The event will take place from April 14 to 18 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. Under the theme “Bridging Borders; Building Capacity and Legacies,” the conference aims to empower women across the industry.
The event is strictly for female Chartered Insurers from both countries (both members and non-members of the two aforementioned professional associations) of which close to 100 are expected to participate.
The central aspect of the event around which the conference will revolve is three days of addresses from the hosts and technical presentations by some of the most respected insurance professionals from both countries.
The conference will start off with welcoming opening addresses from Nicholina Naa Yeye Adumuah, President of Ghana’s CILAG and Bimbo Onakomaiya, President of Nigeria’s PILA.
The following day, Boatemaa Duffour Barfuor Awuah, President of the Ghana Insurers Association and CEO of Star Assurance will deliver a presentation on: Empowering insurance women, enabling shared growth and leadership legacy.
On that same day, Nigeria’s Adetola Adegbayi, Founder and Executive Director of Mutual Aid Specialist (MAIDS) Micro-insurance Limited will deliver a presentation on: Building bridges, building futures; leveraging global best practices, innovation and collaboration to drive empowerment.
The next day, Solomon Nii Amaii-Kai Lartey, CEO of Africa Sureties and Insurance Advisory Company and President, Chartered Insurance Institute Ghana, will deliver a presentation on: Nurturing the whole woman: Integrating work, health and wellness.
On the same day, Dr Martha Edusei, Area Manager for SIC Insurance PLC in Kumasi, will deliver a presentation on: Leveraging AI as a Capacity Builder for the Insurance Professional Woman Opportunities and Ethical Considerations.
These top notch technical, capacity building presentations will be accompanied and subsequently followed by in-depth discussions involving participants who will also have a huge opportunity to network, exchange expertise, experiences, perspectives and ideas, while building up their respective professional and personal networks, both locally and internationally.
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