Thanks Uduaghan for hosting
After months of careful planning and consulta­tions with criti­cal stakeholders, The Sun Publishing Limited has announced that it is hold­ing its first ever women conference. Tagged The Sun Women Leader­ship Summit (SWLS), the three-day conference with the theme: The New Woman, Winning in a Man’s World, will be hosted by the Delta State Government between October 8 and 10, 2014 in Asaba, the state capital.
Speaking on the forth­coming event, business mogul and Chairman of The Sun Publishing Limit­ed, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, said the women summit was an initiative of The Sun Group to support women as change agents in dif­ferent sectors of Nigeria’s economy and society as it would bring those already in leadership positions to share their pains and gains and mentor the successor generation of female lead­ers.
“Nigerian women have come a long way from the days they could only be heard and they were just in charge of the kitchen and procreation. The Ni­gerian woman is resil­ient, dependable and hard working. And that is what The Sun Women Leader­ship Summit will celebrate every year. It will be an avenue to celebrate our mothers, wives, sisters and daughters. The Sun Wom­en Leadership Summit will focus on where the Nigeri­an woman is coming from, where she is and where she is headed.” Kalu enthused.
The former governor of Abia State and Chairman of The Slok Conglomerate added that the Summit is The Sun’s way of appre­ciating a large group of its readership as well as boost President Goodluck Jona­than’s landmark achieve­ment in giving women opportunities to serve the nation in different capaci­ties and in all sectors of the economy.
“President Jonathan has, more than any leader in Nigeria’s history, given women their pride of place in the polity. He has ap­pointed them to key posi­tions and they have not let him down. The president has opened a new vista and chapter in history and the SWLS will celebrate that. Women who are already leaders and those who are aspiring to be leaders will be at the summit to share their pains and gains.”
Kalu also seized the op­portunity to thank the Del­ta State Government for accepting to host the event.
“May I express our deep appreciation as an institu­tion and personal grati­tude to the good people of Delta State and my friend and brother, the Gover­nor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, for generously agreeing to host this sum­mit. We are indeed grateful and look forward to hav­ing a great time in Asaba,” Kalu said.
The SWLS will make the best use of every par­ticipant’s skills to enhance a better future for mentors and protégés to build the confidence of women to lead and how to drive cul­tural change in Nigeria.

SWLS 2014: Why The Sun is holding Women Summit –Kalu