On 14th February 2025, The Executive Director, Prof Catherine Ngila attended a workshop on Women Leadership organized by Women on Boards Network in Nairobi.
The chief Guest was Ms Eva Moraya, the CEO of Brand Strategy and Design Group (BSD Group), a Kenyan company specializing in brand consultancy, strategic public relations, creative advertising, and brand training, essentially helping businesses develop and manage their brand image through comprehensive strategies and communication tactics across various platforms. Her Lecture was entitled: The Thriving Brand Image: Rewriting the Narrative of Self-Worth. “Your Brand is a reflection of your values, passion and the story you want the world to see”.
The workshop was all about mentorship and sponsorship in building the next generation of leaders. “Mentorship and Sponsorship are both ways that senior professionals help junior professionals advance in their careers. Mentors provide advice and support, while sponsors advocate for their protégés.”
Our Breakaway Group discussion focused on- “Building confidence in Young Leaders, what advice to offer them”
About Women on Boards Network (WOBN)
The Women on Boards Network (WOBN) in Kenya founded by Ms Catherine Musikali & Partners who is the current Chairperson. WOBN is an initiative aimed at promoting and encouraging women into Board leadership. The Network provides a platform that will bring together women from diverse fields and ranks; facilitate those already sitting on Boards to effectively carry out their roles and responsibilities and upskill and prepare for the boardroom those women who are already in senior leadership roles but are not yet sitting on any boards. The initiative is all about ensuring that the next generation of board members is more diverse and better balanced from a gender perspective. WOBN aims at putting the talents of women to work to improve the effectiveness of corporate boards now and in the future.
WOBN targets women from the following four categories‚
i)Women at the top management level whose next natural step is to be a Board Member – Mentoring and training.
ii)Women currently serving as Board Members – Development and sharpening their skills as well as help them better appreciate Corporate Governance, to mentor the next generation women leaders.
iii)Women newly appointed as Board Members -Training and preparing them for the task ahead, and for them to understand and appreciate their personal attributes and biases, which may hinder them from becoming effective Board members.
iv)Women whose terms on boards have expired – To keep abreast with developments in Corporate Governance so as to remain Board ready, to mentor and encourage the next generation of corporate women leaders