This second edition of the Forum brought together 150 participants: African women, members of the African diaspora and descendants, African and European Governments, African Ministries for Women’s Affairs, International Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, as well as members of the Private Sector. Guests of honour and many eminent personalities were present.

Many eminent personalities were present  such as:
    H.E. Mrs. Viviane Wade First Lady of Senegal;
    H.E. Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma, First Lady of Republic of Sierra Leone;
    H.E. Mr. Joseph Nyumah Boakai, Vice-President of the Republic of Liberia;
    Hon. Ambassador Gertrude Mongella, President of the Pan-African Parliament;
    H.E. Mrs. Olubanke King-Akerele, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia;
    H.E. Ms. Awa Ndiaye, Minister of Family, Female Entrepreneurship and Micro-Finance of the Republic of Senegal;
    H.E. Mrs. Jeanne Françoise Leckomba Loumeto Pombo, Minister for Women’s Promotion and Women’s
     Integration into Development (Republic of Congo);
    H.E. Mrs. Valerie Nyirahabineza, Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Republic of Rwanda;
    H.E. Mrs. Gisèle Mandaila, Secretary of State for Family and Disabled Persons, Belgium;
    H.E. Mrs. Elisabeth Rehn, Former Minister of Defense of Finland, Former UN Under-Secretary-General,
     Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland;
    Mrs. Ndioro Ndiaye, Deputy Director General, International Organization for Migration;
    Mrs. Vivian Lowery Derryck, Senior Vice-President and Director of Public Private Partnerships, Academy
    for Educational Development, Washington DC, USA;
    and Mrs. Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Renowned South African musician, UNICEF and Roll Back Malaria
    Goodwill Ambassador.

Also this second edition was supported by the following partners: