Side Event ProposalPermanent Forum on People of African Descent, Fifth Session, Geneva, April 2026
Title of the side event:Rewrite the Equation: Black Women as Architects of the Global Economy
Date, time and time zone of side event:Tuesday 14 April from 12:45 to 13:45 hrs.
Room III, building A, Palais des Nations
Sponsoring organization(s) or entity/ies:Boss Women Institute Inc. (Canada) and La Passerelle I.D.É. — Intégration et Développement Économique (Canada/Paris)
Language(s) in which the side event will be held:English and French (bilingual delivery)
Description of the side event (no more than 100 words):Black women represent the fastest-growing entrepreneurial force globally, yet remain structurally excluded from capital systems, governance institutions, and international economic decision-making. This side event, co-convened by Boss Women Institute and La Passerelle, reframes Black women’s entrepreneurship not as survival but as economic architecture. Anchored in the Durban Declaration and the Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034), the session introduces the Sovereignty Framework™, linking governance literacy, capital system reform, and diaspora institutional infrastructure. The event produces concrete bilingual policy recommendations advancing the economic inclusion and institutional recognition of women of African descent.
Location of the side event: Room IIIPalais des Nations UN Geneva, Switzerland.
Full event details and registration:
bosswomeninstitute.com/geneva26Name and email address of the lead organizer:Nadine Spencer, Boss Women Institute Inc.
nadine@bosswomeninstitute.com;
[email protected]Optional: Weblink for any further information:bosswomeninstitute.com/geneva26
