How the Her Future Summit 2020 Edition Successfully Hosted 100 Speakers and 1000 Digital Delegates From 60 Countries All Online

It seems like on a daily basis you are either bombarded with an invite to a virtual summit or solicited for virtual program tools. With millions of events coming online, constituents are drowning in the noise. Now, stakeholders - speakers, attendees, partners want to align themselves with quality online programs that have a clear distinction from the pack.

Her Future Summit was that in every way. From the momentum buildup to the program to the 12 hour series of speakers that took to the digital stage- launched a new wave of standard for online experiences in the event space. Here are 3 reasons why Her Future Summit powered by the Global Startup Ecosystem made a historical dent into the universe:

1. It had an iconic speaker line up. Yes, 100+ speakers spanning dozens of Fortune 100 companies.
2. A committed community. Many organizers boast false marketing numbers to lure stakeholders in- but as a platform that has hosted virtual programs for several years, people know the reputation of GSE to have a committed global community and boy did they show up. 968 at the peak and 2,200 delegates through out the day.
3. An experienced team. The reckless act of event organizers transitioning from an offline event to a rapid announcement to online in a matter of days is a bit alarming. You need an experienced digital team to manage your event and the value proposition of going online. We've hosted summits, accelerators, workshops and expos online for years and we know what it takes to do so. People's time is valuable whether its in person or online- so act accordingly.

With that said, take a look at our recap below and of course - join us for a future virtual summit. We host one every month with our global partners around the world.

The Her Future Summit aims to identify, train, and empower the next generation of female pioneers. The Her Future Summit series was launched in to accelerate humanity’s success with Sustainable Development Goal #5- Gender Equality and has quickly become the fastest growing platform for women in tech. 

Forbes Feature on Global Startup Ecosystem: Her Future Summit

The initiative was launched by Wife, Mother and Speaker Christine Ntim who saw a gap in the number of women joining the major tech summits she was hosting around the world. Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, Personal Branding Strategies and tech ecosystem builder Ntim, learned how to code during her first pregnancy and wanted to empower other entrepreneurs to build and scale their companies online. The website she coded was the Global Startup Ecosystem which is now the world’s First and Largest digital accelerator hosting virtual programs in 90+ countries and tech events in 50+ cities a year. 

In 2018 the Her Future Summit was launched in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In 2019 the series expanded to three main cities including New York (USA), London (UK), Accra (Ghana). The success of these previous launches led to a scale up initiative with 88 partners for 2020 where Her Future Summit was scheduled to take place in 7 global cities-Washington, DC (USA), Silicon Valley (USA), New York (USA), Accra (Ghana), Port-au-Prince (Haiti), London (UK), and Dubai (UAE) throughout the month of March.  

H.E. Ambassador Lana Marks Ambassador of South Africa to the United States Speaks on her career journey from business to the political space.

Thus the 2020 summit will be a virtual program with 50 speakers on the kick-off day of the summit and 1000 digital delegates on March 31, 2020. This will be the largest virtual summit for women to date featuring digital stakeholders from over 60+ countries. The summit also serves to teach fundamentals of future technology and the leading social impact applications of Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Nanotechnology, Space, and Blockchain technologies. 

The top 50 speakers announced for the program represent the most innovative organizations from different industry sectors. The list includes: 

1. H.E. Ambassador Lana Marks Ambassador of South Africa to the United States 
2. Dr. Lisa Coleman Senior Vice-President for Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation and Chief Diversity Officer at (NYU) New York University
3. Sophia World’s First Robot Celebrity; Hanson Robotics’ most advanced human-like robot
4. Dr. Terri Cooper Chief Inclusion Officer at Deloitte  
5. Jenny Lawton Chief Innovation Officer at Tech Stars
6. Christine Ntim Chief Marketing Officer- at Global Startup Ecosystem
7. Liz Walsh Vice President – Growth Marketing @ Forbes 
8. Samantha Skey Chief Executive Officer at She Media
9. Deborah Jackson Founder and CEO at Plum Alley
10. Ann Rosenberg SVP & Global Head of SAP Next-Gen & Running the SAP Innovation Space
11. Aisha Taylor Community Engagement & Partnerships at Grow with Google       
12. Sandra Moerch-Petersen Chief Content Director, Purpose and Brand Experience at SAP
13. Einstein Ntim Partner at Africa Future Fund
14. Amira Alfa Senior Manager of Corporate Engagement at United Nations Global Compact
15. Tríona Byrne Snr Director – Strategic Relations, EMEA | Salesforce.org
16. Sabrina Tharani Director of Partnerships, Mastercard Start Path
17. Ty Heath Global Lead, The B2B Institute @ LinkedIn
18. Chinwe Esimai Managing Director – Chief Anti-Bribery & Corruption Officer at Citibank
19. Lisette Barbero Investment Officer at Inter American Development Bank
20. X. Eyee Global Outreach Lead – Responsible Innovation at Google Ai
21. Charlotte Anabelle de Brabandt 30under30 Megawatt winner, TEDx Speaker, Author, Technology Speaker and Host
22. David Chen Chief Financial Officer at Hanson Robotics
23. Effie Kilmer Program Manager, Azure Global Engineering – Financial Services at Microsoft
24. Lynn Loacker Partner in Charge at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
25. DJ Forza Director of Partnerships and Collaboration at World Alliance of YMCA
26. Kim Walsh Global VP, HubSpot for Startup at Hubspot
27. Hollie Haggans Global Partnerships leader building brand, culture & community
28. Lisette Barbero Investment Officer at Inter American Development Bank
29. Erika Murdock Balbuena Global Head of Impact Computing at Amazon Web Services
30. Iynna Halilou Global Programs Manager at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
31. Kwena Mabotja Sub-Sahara Africa Director at SAP Next-Gen
32. Ilana Fass US FinTech Platform Lead, Barclays Ventures
33. Regina Njima Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Kizo Ventures | Host SingularityU Kenya Summit
34. Kate Anderson Co-founder of IFundWomen
35. Amy Nelson Founder and CEO of The Riveter
36. Ryan Foland Author of Ditch The Act
37. Victoria Repa CEO & Co-Founder of BetterMe
38. Carolina Castro Lead, Equalithons at Essteem
39. Efe Ukala Founder at ImpactHER/ VP, Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan
40. Anie Akpe Founder at African Women In Tech (AWIT)
41. Lucinda Cross President at Activate WorldWide LLC
42. Gina Kloes Founder at Gina Kloes International
43. Stacie Sussman Chief Technology Officer at SSR Digital Group
44. Mary Clavieres Founder & CEO, The Transitions Collective –
45. Jamie Lieberman Owner at Hashtag Legal
46. Fernanda Dobal Co-Founder at Bia.Care
47. Kristi DePaul CEO at Founders Marketing
48. Busie Matsiko-Andan Strategy Consultant & Outreach Specialist
49. Liz Gulliver Co-Founder, Kunik
50. Sehreen Noor Ali Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Visible Health

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