When talent is invisible
Being qualified does not always guarantee access. Visibility can influence who gets heard, considered and invited into important conversations.
Visibility is more than being noticed.
Across Africa and the world, women are educated, skilled, innovative and capable — yet many remain unseen, underrepresented and undervalued. This conference explores visibility as a pathway to opportunity, leadership, markets, influence and economic power.
“The challenge is no longer capacity; it is visibility.”
600 Women.
600 Businesses.
Through ELOY × SARA 600, 600 women entrepreneurs are being brought together around one more way to be seen — with a focus on visibility, business positioning and readiness for the opportunities ahead.
600
The initiative is designed to connect women to opportunities for visibility, business growth, financial positioning, learning, networking and recognition.
600 Women
Entrepreneurs
600 Businesses
One more way to be seen
Why being seen matters.
Visibility can influence who gets access to opportunities, funding, leadership, platforms, markets and influence.
When business is unseen
When businesses are unseen, their ideas, products and potential markets can remain beyond the people and opportunities that could help them grow.
When women are seen
“Empowerment that is not visible cannot be sustained.” Visibility can expand conversations around leadership, opportunity, markets, influence and recognition.
THE POWER OF BEING SEEN
Visibility as a Global Tool for Women's Empowerment
The conference explores visibility as a strategic, economic, cultural and psychological tool for women's empowerment.
What the conference will address.
Five dimensions of visibility shaping women's access, influence, business growth and collective impact.
Visibility as a pathway to leadership, influence and economic power.
Why women shrink, play small or hide — even when qualified.
The role of media, platforms, policy and partnerships in amplifying women.
How visibility drives global trade, investment and cross-border opportunities.
Building sustainable ecosystems where women are seen, heard and valued.
Who should be in the room.
A wider conversation bringing together perspectives from women's leadership, business, policy, media, investment and development.
Women leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives and professionals
Policymakers and development institutions
Corporate brands committed to inclusion and CSR
Media organisations and global partners
Investors and trade facilitators
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ELOY × SARA 600
In partnership with SARA by Wema, ELOY is bringing the 600-women, 600-business initiative into the wider conversation around being seen, being positioned and being ready for the opportunities ahead.
At its heart is a simple idea: visibility creates opportunity. The initiative is designed around visibility, business growth, financial positioning, learning, networking and recognition.
A room designed for visibility.
From business and leadership to media, policy, investment and partnerships, the conference creates space for conversations around how women can be seen, heard and valued.
Moments from the ELOY journey.
Selected photographs from past ELOY conferences
The ELOY journey continues.
18th Global ELOY Conference 2026
Your visibility matters.
Join women, leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, policymakers, media, investors and partners for a powerful conversation about visibility and women's empowerment.
27th November, 2026
9am · Ballroom, Oriental Hotel, VI, Lagos