WITESA 2026, the 5th edition of the Women in Technology and Engineering Summit and Awards organised by Womenovate and Tech Revolution Africa, will be held in Lagos on June 23 and 24, 2026.
It is the first time the summit, which has run for four previous editions, is being held in Lagos, and the corporate interest it has attracted suggests the market understands exactly what is at stake.
The summit is structured around a simple but important argument: Africa’s technology sector cannot reach its potential without the full participation of women at every level, from the engineer on the ground to the founder in the boardroom to the policymaker setting the rules.
WITESA 5.0 is designed to accelerate that participation, not through speeches alone but through structured programming, genuine access, and the kind of recognition that changes careers.
The numbers reflect the ambition. Over 2,000 participants are expected across the two days. More than 60 speakers will lead sessions across nine tracks covering artificial intelligence, green technology, infrastructure, and equitable scaling.
