Online Support Material
You can also upload testimonials, press clippings, copies of printed material, images, case studies, etc.
Entry
How to enter.
The Call for Entries for the Instinct Women Awards 2027 is open. Please check back for the closing date. Entries must be submitted before the closing date. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate!
Who can enter
Exceptional Women: Individuals who have championed equity for women, demonstrated innovation, and exhibited thought-inspiring leadership across various fields.
Organizations: Entities actively promoting equity for women, providing impactful services, and developing products that empower and support women.
Nominees should exemplify a commitment to advancing gender equity, Inspiring others through their achievements, and driving meaningful change in their communities or industries.
Entry deadline
To be announced
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Choose which category (ies) you want to enter
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Download the entry form and fill all relevant information
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Put together any further supporting material
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Enter your submission online only online submissions will be accepted
Specific Category Criteria
Each Award category has its own entry criteria. Please ensure that you read these closely so that your answer format is tailored accordingly. NB: The judges reserve the right to re-allocate an entry deadline & delivery detail.
Submission
All entries should be submitted on or before the entry deadline. All entries should be submitted electronically to awards@instinctwave.net and must adhere to the required format.
Confidentiality & Publication
All materials will remain confidential to the judges. We do recommend that you provide as many metrics as possible. with your entries. You can flag any commercially sensitive. elements of your entry with the wording ‘Not for Publication’. The organizers will ensure that this highlighted information is not published in any form.
Supporting Information
Where your entry can be usefully supported with supporting material you may provide a maximum of three items per entry Supporting material should be chosen with care. It should be relevant and enhancing to the main entry. You may include high quality digital photographs a short film/TV advert if you feel that this supports your entry. Please bear in mind that judges will have only limited time to consider supporting material and so quality of supporting material rather than quantity is of importance. ‘Less is often more. A summarized one-page PowerPoint might be easier to digest than pages of documentation.
Company Logos and Images
Your entry must be accompanied by a high-resolution copy of your corporate logo together with one or two high resolution images. that can be used to support your entry in the event you are shortlisted. Logos and pictures should be in Jpeg or Png format.
Call for Sponsorship
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Call for Speakers
PUT YOUR VOICE
ON THE STAGE.
The Instinct Women Conference & Awards seeks bold women leaders, changemakers and storytellers to share the platforms, insights and blueprints shaping Africa's next chapter of leadership. Whether you're joining us on stage, in a workshop or as part of a panel, your perspective belongs in the room.
Share the stage
Speak at the Instinct Women Conference & Awards 2027 and reach Africa's most influential women leaders, decision-makers and changemakers.
Lead conversations
Shape the agenda on Leadership, Legacy and Impact alongside the women driving the continent's next chapter of change.
Nairobi 2027
Two days of high-impact sessions — in person at the Emara Ole-Sereni Hotel, Nairobi, with a global virtual audience.