Globinar Global Chamber® Dhaka Women In Global Leadership: Asia and Africa Rising

Global Chamber® Dhaka proudly presents Women in Global Leadership: Asia and Africa Rising, a platform celebrating women leaders driving progress across two dynamic regions.

The event intends to unite women professionals and changemakers to foster cross-regional collaboration, innovation, and inclusive growth.

Asia is home to about 4.7 billion people and accounts for roughly USD 43 trillion in GDP, making it the largest economic region in the world. Africa’s population exceeds 1.5 billion, with a growing economy of around USD 2.8 trillion. Together, Asia and Africa represent some of the world’s fastest-growing markets and the largest youth populations. This forum highlights women’s expanding roles in leadership and global impact in these regions.

Join us to connect, learn and grow.

Speaker:

Kashfia N. Firdous - Founder & Business Consultant, Key Audit Solutions Hub (K.A.S.H.)

Building High-Impact Audit, Risk & Compliance Functions | Governance & Growth Strategist | Writer 19+ years of experience turning oversight and assurance of control environments into a competitive advantage for forward-thinking organizations. Kashfia Firdous is a seasoned audit, risk, and compliance leader with over 19 years of experience, acting as a trusted advisor to leadership, helping organizations build robust governance frameworks and scalable control environments from the ground up. She is the Founder of Key Audit Solutions Hub, where she advises clients on oversight and assurance of their control environment, and strategic growth - helping them turn risk, audit, and compliance into powerful engines for smarter decision-making and sustainable growth. Her career began at Ernst & Young in the United States, and she has held leadership roles at Summit Group, GSK, icddr,b and Chevron. Kashfia also brings a creative edge as a dynamic writer and storyteller. 

Ruby A Golo - CEO, Global Trade Consult

Rubby A Golo is the Founder/CEO of Global Trade Consult a Ghanaian-based consultancy firm supporting foreign organizations with business interests in Ghana. The firm helps companies understand, access, and manage business opportunities by helping foreign companies’ trade and invest in Ghana. Rubby is an experienced Trade & Investment expert with a demonstrated history of working in the International Trade & Investment space for almost two decades with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and now the Department for Business and Trade (DTI) within the British High Commission, Accra) before setting up her business. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Livestock & Fisheries Chamber, Board Member for Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana, Ghana Advisor for the Scottish Africa Business Association (SABA), Country Advisor for Turnkey International Business Group (Turkey), and Country Business Partner for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC). She also acts as the Executive Director for Global Chamber (USA) in Ghana and a Board Member of OWIT Ghana Chapter and Advisory Board Member of KOVAnoid. Also has great passion to helping businesses grow internationally and women/youths discover their entrepreneurial talents and skills. She is married, with a lovely daughter and very devoted to her family

Afsara Ayesha - Director, Light over Light Sdn Bhd Coach and Social Media Consultant

Coach Afsara is a professional coach, trainer and facilitator, specializing in nurturing creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial skills. Her interactive and gamified learning methods have empowered countless individuals to achieve their goals and embrace cutting-edge tools. Her diverse experience spans industries such as education, retail, and IT, delivering high-impact programs on branding, social media marketing, and entrepreneurship. Afsara's adaptability and global exposure have made her a trusted trainer for prominent organizations like Sedunia Travels and Parlo Tours. Certified by HRD Corp and International Association of Coaching (IAC), she combines creative tools like Generative AI and Canva to inspire professionals and organizations to innovate, lead, and thrive.

Tania Ashraf - Founder of Egiye

Tania Ashraf is a dynamic and agile leader with 25+ years of global experience in strategy development, portfolio management, resource mobilization, communications, procurement, events management and safety & security, working for leading development agencies such as the World Bank, IFC, BRAC International, Grameen Foundation and American India Foundation. Having lived in Europe, Australia, Asia and North America, Tania has a natural disposition and understanding of the global environment, who can see the big picture and think fast while being a creative solution oriented problem solver. Tania is the Founder and CEO of EGIYE (এগিয়ে), meaning “moving forward,” which is a women-led leadership circle connecting Bangladeshi women—across Bangladesh and the diaspora—through intentional, confidence - building mentorship.

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