Convened by RuachRig Energy
Global Women & Youth in Energy & STEM Summit 2026
Theme: From Participation to Power
A continental ecosystem connecting policy, technical capability, enterprise and capital to advance the participation of women and youth in Africa’s energy transformation.
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Africa’s energy transformation will not be secured through infrastructure investment alone.
It will also depend on the depth of the continent’s technical workforce, the strength of its enterprises and the ability of its institutions to convert inclusion commitments into measurable participation.
The Global Women & Youth in Energy & STEM Summit has been established as an implementation-focused continental ecosystem bringing together governments, development institutions, energy companies, technical institutions, employers, investors and emerging professionals. Its purpose is to create practical pathways from policy to skills, from skills to employment, and from enterprise participation to ownership.
- Policy and Institutional Leadership Converting commitments into national and regional implementation frameworks.
- Technical Skills and Workforce Development Building pathways into electricity, clean cooking, engineering, data, digital energy and infrastructure delivery.
- Enterprise, Contracts and Ownership Expanding women and youth participation as suppliers, developers, innovators and business owners.
- Capital and Market Access Connecting enterprises and innovators with financial institutions, investors and procurement opportunities.
- Innovation and Applied Solutions Advancing scalable approaches to last mile access, clean cooking, productive use and system resilience.
Two days. Policy to delivery.
Day one
Leadership, Policy and Economic Participation
- Opening and high level policy engagement
- Women building Africa’s energy systems
- Capital, contracts and ownership
- Leadership conversations
- Cross generational engagement
Day two
Skills, Innovation and Delivery
- Applied Energy Lab
- TVET and technical pathways
- Innovation Hub
- Employer and participant matching
- Women and youth opportunity pathways
- Closing commitments and implementation next steps
Expected outcomes
- Inaugural women and youth energy cohort
- Wider girls and youth STEM engagement
- Applied Energy Lab and technical learning pathways
- Innovation Hub solutions and enterprise visibility
- Employer, investor and participant matching
- Government and institutional commitments
- Post Summit implementation framework and reporting
- Continuing six month development pathway
Speaker announcements coming soon
Confirmed names and photographs will be published only after formal confirmation. Anticipated speakers include government and ministerial voices, development and finance leaders, energy executives, technical specialists, founders and youth practitioners.
Plan early if you need to enter Malawi.
3rd–4th November 2026 · Bingu International Convention Centre, Umodzi Park, Lilongwe, Malawi
Visa requirements depend on nationality. Delegates remain responsible for checking the current requirements that apply to them.
If you need a Malawi visa, say so on the participation application. That flags priority review. It is not automatic acceptance. Visa support opens in the delegate portal only after approval.
Official Malawi immigration information
Secretariat visa support: info@ruachrigenergy.com
A Summit invitation or visa support letter does not guarantee visa issuance. Final visa decisions remain the responsibility of the relevant immigration authorities.
Institutional roles
RuachRig Energy carries programme development, financial, logistical and implementation responsibility for the Summit.
- Convener RuachRig Energy. Programme ownership, financing, logistics, implementation and overall delivery.
- Institutional Collaboration WEN Africa, subject to the final approved institutional description.
- Government Participation Participating governments and ministries, shown only after the appropriate approval.
- Development and Knowledge Partners Approved development institutions and knowledge contributors.
- Technical and Programme Partners TVET, universities, engineering, innovation and delivery organisations.
- Corporate and Media Partners Approved corporate supporters, employers, financiers and media organisations.