Alchemy Future Leaders Forum Launch Programme - 28 September 2013

The Alchemy Mentorship Programme presents

Alchemy Future Leaders Forum Launch – 28 September 2013

Commonwealth Youth Centre, UNZA

	PROGRAMME
8:00	Registration
8:30	Welcome from A.WiL and Why Women	Clare Simmonds
9:00	Words from our Guests of Honour – Cathy Phiri and Chisenga Muyoya Cover Girls for the next Alchemist Edition
9:30	Words from our Sponsors - Foschini	Clotilda Mulenga – Director Foschini
10:00	Before you quit your job – Becoming an Entrepreneur	Matt Grollnek
	Following your dream, Starting your business 101, growing your business, taking it to the next level
10:30	Break
11:00	HR – Building your career	Mumbi Kandeke Mwila
	Getting Hired, Negotiating your pay, Rising to the top
11:30	Your Brand	Louis Tembo
	Projecting success, becoming a brand people want to be associated with
12:00	Lunch
13h00	Opening of Lean In Mentorship Event	Chimango Chikwanda
14h00	Mentor Session 1
15h00	Mentor Session 2
16h00 – 17h00	Feedback and Panel Q&A

Speaking at the Alchemy Future Leaders Forum 28 September 2013 on The Power of Your Brand - Miyanda Maimbo

For more than 10 years, Miyanda Maimbo has earned a reputation for providing skilled and practical guidance as a Business Consultant with a heavy incline towards Human Resource Management. She is a nationally recognized authority and has been given an award by the Zambian Institute of Human Resource Management for her contribution towards the development of Human Resource Management in Zambia.

Prior to starting her own Group of companies, Miyanda worked for 8 years in the Courier and Communications industry. She quit a well-paying job with all its perks to start her own business. She went through serious financial challenges initially but eventually became a successful entrepreneur whose businesses cut across many industries including Human Resource Consulting, Events management, Retail (Health and beauty solutions), property management, media and communications.

Miyanda is a member of the Zambia Institute of Directors, The Association of Image Consultants South Africa, and The Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management.  Miyanda sits on the Boards of Diamond General Insurance Limited.

Media

In 2006 Miyanda introduced a column in The Post Newspaper, the leading private Newspaper in Zambia entitled ‘Human Resource Talk’. Miyanda writes about matters that affect people in the workplace, it is one of the most popular columns in the paper.

IMAGE CONSULTING

Miyanda is certified as an Image Consultant through Colorworks International South Africa.

Lessons from the last Alchemy Mentorship Programme (AMP) 26 July 2013 - Joyceann Wainaina CEO Citibank Zambia

Joyce-Ann Wainaina at the AMP Lean in Session held on 26 July 2013 at Top Floor in Lusaka speaking on Confidence.

"Fake it!  Fake Confidence until you feel confident."  When you get up to present or go for that important meeting or interview, your confidence will carry you even when you are not prepared. As a leader you won't always have the luxury of being prepared.  Speak with the conviction of your self-belief.

Don't miss the next AMP event - Future Leaders Mentorship session on 28 September 2013. Tickets on sale at Foschini Manda Hill and Levy Junction Lusaka.  The event is sponsored by Foschini Zambia.

Meet Cathy Phiri - Guest of Honour at Alchemy Future Leaders Forum 28 September

Catherine N. Phiri serves as Managing Director for Media 365, a cause-related communications company based in Lusaka, Zambia.  Ms Phiri has been in this position since May 2011, though is one of the founding directors of Media 365.  Cathy is the Executive Producer of Zambia’s most popular drama series Love Games

Through Media 65, Cathy has:

·         Produced award-winning campaigns such as the Zambia initiative of the OneLove regional campaign, called OneLove Kwasila,

·         The Zambia adaptation of the UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University/CCP Brothers for Life campaign

·         The African Peer Review Mechanism campaign on governance

·         Developed the strategy for the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s awareness campaign for the 2011 elections.

Prior to her relocation to Zambia, Ms Phiri was Vice-President of Social Responsibility for MTV Networks International reporting to MTVNI Social Responsibility Senior Vice President, Ms Phiri managed MTV’s multi-million dollar sexual health projects internationally through MTVNl’s multimedia global HIV and AIDS initiative Staying Alive.

Before working for MTV Networks, Ms Phiri served as the editor for AIDSChannel.org where she was responsible for the management and development of the global HIV and AIDS web portal of OneWorld International.  Furthermore, she was accountable for managing partnerships with donors and other partners collaborating on the web portal. 

Additionally, Ms Phiri was the co-founder of Youth Media which is a non-profit multimedia institution, specialising in Behaviour Change Communication, disseminating information about sexuality and HIV and AIDS to young people in Zambia.  

Ms Phiri also served as the Executive Editor of Trendsetters, an award winning sexual reproductive health newspaper in Zambia, run and owned by Youth Media. 

A native of Zambia, Ms Phiri received her Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from the London School of Journalism and is currently pursuing her MBA (Marketing Strategies) from the London Metropolitan University. In 2009, Ms Phiri was awarded John Hopkin’s University/Center for Communication Programs, Gold Medallion for Excellence in Health Communication.

Alchemy Future Leaders Forum speaker profile: Matthew Grollnek

What should you consider before quitting your job and starting your own business? What key steps do you need to take to build a sustainable business? Matthew Grollnek will be helping you answer that and more at the Alchemy Future Leaders Forum for 18 - 30 year old women to be held on Saturday, September 28.

Matthew loves innovation and believes in the power of bringing together bright minds to create revolutionary businesses. He currently runs Startup Junction which brings together the Zambian startup community to encourage collaboration and bring down the costs of startups by sharing expenses like accounting, HR and legal.   Matthew received his masters in education with a focus on teaching design and entrepreneurship at Stanford University and while at the Design School he co-founded Salama Documents a mobile document security company based in Kenya. With roughly six years of experience working in Zambia, Matthew has worked for the Peace Corps, US State Department, Stanford Business School and Business Development Services.   Call  0974 088 655 for participation and other event details.

Alchemy Future Leaders Forum speaker profile: Chisenga Muyoya

Meet Chisenga Muyoya, one of the keynote speakers at the Alchemy Future Leaders Forum for 18 -30 year old women. The event will be held on Saturday, September 28 at the Commonwealth Youth Center at the University of Zambia.

 

 

 

 

Chisenga is a proactive leader with a deep passion for social change and mentorship for young women and girls. In line with her vision and passion, she co-founded Asikana Network, a youth led technology organisation to empower young women in Zambia. 

She applies her interest in ICT for development in her work as a Software Developer at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation where she focuses on developing SmartCare, Zambia’s national electronic health record system.

Chisenga holds a BSc in Computer Science and is currently pursuing an MSc in Information Systems Management. She is a recipient of the Ministry of Science's postgraduate scholarship for outstanding females in science and has recently been named a Global Shaper under the World Economic Forum.

As a MILEAD Fellow, and named one of the top 28 young women leaders in Africa, Chisenga demonstrates a strong commitment to service through her volunteer work.

 

The event is sponsored by Foschini and will run from 08:00 to 17:00. Call 0974 088 655 for participation and other event details.

 

Alchemy Future Leaders Forum speaker profile: Mumbi Mwila

Alchemy Women in Leadership (A.WiL) will on Saturday September 28, 2013 hold its first Alchemy Future Leaders Forum for women aged 18 to 30. The event is sponsored by Foschini.

We are pleased to introduce to you Mumbi Kandeke Mwila, one of the keynote speakers at the event.

 

Mumbi is the Human Resource Director for Airtel Zambia and has over 10 years of progressive experience in the industry. She will be speaking about fast tracking your career and her presentation is titled “positioning yourself for a successful career”. Participants looking to learn from an expert the fundamentals of getting a job or excelling once you get one should not miss this presentation.

Mumbi is a seasoned Human Resource practitioner and her past professional experience includes being on a graduate programme that exposed her to leadership development among students at UNZA, being a Training and Development Facilitator and being a Human Resource Manager. She has also worked as a Human Resource Business Partner in Zambia and briefly in Sierra Leone. From 2008, she worked as Human Resource Manager for Zain Sierra Leone until her appointment as Human Resource Director for Airtel Zambia in 2010.

Mumbi has a BSc in Education and recently completed her MBA. She is a Trustee on the Celtel Zambia Plc Pension Trust Fund and a Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management.

A wife and mother of two, Mumbi describes herself as a hard working, determined and headstrong individual who has a heart for people. She enjoys learning, passing on knowledge and developing people.

The Alchemy Future Leaders Forum will be held at the Commonwealth Youth Center within the University of Zambia Great East Road Campus from 08:00-17:00. The morning session will have presentations by experts from different fields and in the afternoon it will be an interactive mentorship session with some of the speakers joining the participants at their tables. Call 0974 088 655 for participation and other event details.