The outgoing Director-General of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, Ebere Njoku, on Thursday, convened an exclusive gathering of high-performing women leaders across various sectors to deliberate on how women can scale new heights in their careers and businesses.
The event, titled “The Next Level Immersive: Strategy, Confidence & Connection for High-Performing Women Leaders,” brought together 24 top executives from banking, manufacturing, hospitality, media, and other industries.
Njoku, a speaker and published author, told The PUNCH that the initiative, also known as “Conversations and Connections Immersive,” was created to help women “recalibrate, explore pathways to sustainable influence and move to the next level.”
She explained that the session was not a mass event but a carefully curated platform.
“This platform is elitist and prestige-aligned. It is never going to be a mass get-together.
“It is where people have conversations that are deep and meaningful, and from those conversations, things can change and policies can be drawn up,” she said.
According to her, the goal is to empower women to recognise their worth and build influence from within.
“Women in particular are fond of complaining of being oppressed, marginalised or underpaid. But I’m saying let’s get together and build ourselves so that we become irresistible.
“When you know your value, nobody can resist you. It is when you don’t know your value that you fail to articulate it and contribute enough. But when your value is visible, people cannot deny it. That is why we want to build women together,” Njoku said.
One of the participants, Ayodele Olojede, Regional Head, Retail and SMEs at Wema Bank, noted that the experience had fostered personal growth.
“What we have learnt so far is helping us to become self-aware—to know who you are, to gain clarity in your mindset, and to understand how your progress impacts others,” she said.
Olojode added that the event had reinforced the importance of resilience.
“Irrespective of the hurdles and challenges around you, you are still making progress and achieving milestones that will take you closer to self-actualisation,” she explained.
 Coach Lilian Adegbola described the session as transformative.
“Even though I am a coach myself, I’ve taken a couple of things away.
“Dr Njoku’s insights on sensorial acuity, being shrewd in the room so you can make better decisions, stood out for me, as well as her emphasis on distinction as a leader.
“It is about doing away with mediocrity, making no excuses, owning your decisions, and always playing above the line,” she added.
