THOUGHT LEADER SERIES

A celebration of innovators, thinkers, and problem solvers

Alongside our media collaborations, our own Rising Series communicates countries, innovators, and leaders in the country, highlighting through their projects and visions, their dreams and aspirations, and their realities—all from within. Our intimate knowledge of the subject matter is achieved by living and working for 3-6 months in each of the Rising countries we profile. Through this immersive process, we glean first-hand insight and convey this to our readers and investors through engaging, detailed reporting and interviews.

We created the Rising Series out of a strong desire to celebrate innovation and perseverance in a moment marked by worldwide turmoil and economic challenges. Despite these headwinds, emerging markets continue to persevere and innovate. We have created several Rising series in economies across the Americas, Africa, The Middle East, Asia, and The Caribbean. Our goal is to celebrate and highlight these successes and to encourage many, many more.

Write.

We write about our global leaders and Rising women on legacy media such as NBC, Forbes, TIME Magazine, Harvard Business Review.

Speak.

We curate our global leaders and Rising Women, placing them in over 50 global live an dvirtual events as delegates, speakers, presenters, and moderators, as we deem fit. Our top 5 events partner events partner events represent over 87.5 billion USD in capital assets.

Meet.

Through our global high-level events, our Rising women and global thought leaders meet with various global leaders, creating new opportunities, markets, FDI, synergy, and specific partnerships.

Rising Woman Series

An exciting offshoot of the broader program—takes on the crucial charge of female empowerment in the global economy. Published in Forbes Africa, and now on NBC.com, this multi-volume effort has featured over 1,000 women from across the global majority who are making an impact in their chosen fields. From philanthropy to health and education, energy, finance, tech, infrastructure, etc, our rising women demonstrate the value of diverse leadership and the power of the female voice. It started with Africa and has now evolved into global profiles of Rising women in North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with a global south/majority focus.

Central to this series—indeed, to all of our efforts—is our proprietary Write/Speak/Meet process. We highlight changemakers across various legacy and new media formats (Write), curate their participation in high-profile events as speakers, delegates, or sponsors, to ensure impactful exposure (Speak), and embed them within our 10,0000+ member database and exclusive networks of world-shaping business, political, and cultural leaders (Meet) to ultimately access markets and FDI.

- Oni Aningo, Founder

Executive Director Oni Aningo reflects on the transformative power of Rising Woman Global, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of women leaders worldwide.

From Manila to Kuala Lumpur, we profile thought leaders who are transforming Southeast Asia’s economy through bold leadership and groundbreaking solutions.

Our ongoing series celebrates women leaders from around the globe, highlighting their contributions to industry, culture, and society, fostering a legacy of empowerment.

Executive Director Oni Aningo reflects on the transformative power of Rising Woman Global, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of women leaders worldwide.

From Manila to Kuala Lumpur, we profile thought leaders who are transforming Southeast Asia’s economy through bold leadership and groundbreaking solutions.

Our ongoing series celebrates women leaders from around the globe, highlighting their contributions to industry, culture, and society, fostering a legacy of empowerment.

Linking ideas and funders for maximum impact

Global Connect was created to provide investors with the latest insights on recent industry trends and emergent challenges. As part of our broader Global Connect strategy, we actively link local and global investors with on-the-ground projects at multiple scales—and vice versa. By leveraging our extensive network of local, regional, and worldwide collaborators, we are able to deliver unrivaled business and investment content using a variety of online, print, and television platforms.

We are always happy to take on bespoke projects under the Global Connect umbrella. For specific markets or regions you may wish to engage, please contact us directly for tailor-made media, branding, and awareness campaigns and materials as well as, and direct connections.

- Oni Aningo, Founder
The Inspiration Behind the Rising WOMAN Project

Our founder’s mother was the inspiration behind the Rising WOMAN project.

In 2018, following her mother’s diagnosis with dementia, our founder identified a phenomenon she called Silent Leadership, where the voices of women in Africa remain unheard, their potential untapped, and their tireless dedication to family, community, and the continent overlooked.

Her mother’s experiences were shaped by the harrowing 1967 Biafra war that devastated the Igbo tribe in Nigeria. The war brought extreme poverty, famine, violence, and widespread PTSD, leaving lasting scars on everyone, including her mother.

The Rising WOMAN Series, Africa Edition was created in partnership with Forbes Africa as a tribute to her mother and a celebration of all African women and global women impacting the continent.

Six years later, this legacy continues with the Global Women Impacting the World series on NBC, which is supported by a five-year publishing contract.

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Thought Leader - Global Series

Executive Director Oni Aningo reflects on the transformative power of Rising Woman Global, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of women leaders worldwide.

From Manila to Kuala Lumpur, we profile thought leaders who are transforming Southeast Asia’s economy through bold leadership and groundbreaking solutions.

Our ongoing series celebrates women leaders from around the globe, highlighting their contributions to industry, culture, and society, fostering a legacy of empowerment.

Executive Director Oni Aningo reflects on the transformative power of Rising Woman Global, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of women leaders worldwide.

From Manila to Kuala Lumpur, we profile thought leaders who are transforming Southeast Asia’s economy through bold leadership and groundbreaking solutions.

Our ongoing series celebrates women leaders from around the globe, highlighting their contributions to industry, culture, and society, fostering a legacy of empowerment.

Thought Leader - Asia, GCC & Africa Series

Executive Director Oni Aningo reflects on the transformative power of Rising Woman Global, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of women leaders worldwide.

From Manila to Kuala Lumpur, we profile thought leaders who are transforming Southeast Asia’s economy through bold leadership and groundbreaking solutions.

Our ongoing series celebrates women leaders from around the globe, highlighting their contributions to industry, culture, and society, fostering a legacy of empowerment.

Executive Director Oni Aningo reflects on the transformative power of Rising Woman Global, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of women leaders worldwide.

From Manila to Kuala Lumpur, we profile thought leaders who are transforming Southeast Asia’s economy through bold leadership and groundbreaking solutions.

Our ongoing series celebrates women leaders from around the globe, highlighting their contributions to industry, culture, and society, fostering a legacy of empowerment.