EcoCube

PAWENpreneur Digital Summit 2025: African excellence, global relevance — Celebrating the women shaping the future

EcoCube proudly made its debut at the PAWENpreneur Digital Summit 2025, a virtual gathering that celebrated African excellence and the growing influence of women-led innovation across the continent. Organised by Pan-African Women Entreprenuership Network, this year's Summit featured an impressive lineup, including an Emmy & Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist and TV correspondent as the keynote speaker alongside trailblazing women shaping the African business landscape. The one-day event brought together entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders from diverse sectors, offering an energizing blend of insight, collaboration, and inspiration. Conversations highlighted how women continue to drive meaningful change—building sustainable businesses, pushing technological boundaries, and redefining what economic participation looks like across Africa.

At the exhibition, EcoCube showcased its innovative eco-design products gave attendees a closer look at how sustainable design can merge functionality with creativity, while also demonstrating how upcycling and waste reduction can fit seamlessly into everyday living.

Being part of the PAWENpreneur Digital Summit reaffirmed the importance of community and knowledge-sharing within the African entrepreneurial space. The Summit spotlighted the remarkable ways women are solving real challenges, and it underscored why investing in women-led innovation remains critical for Africa's future.

Oyo Waste Summit 2.0: Tackling textile and fashion waste through circular fashion

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EcoCube was front row at the Oyo Waste Summit 2.0 held on September 17 at the University of Ibadan, where environmental stakeholders, recyclers, upcyclers, and wastepreneurs gathered to discuss how to make good use of waste. With Nigeria generating over 2 million tons of textile waste per year, the summit emphasized reuse, recycle, and reduce strategies to minimize solid waste to landfill.

Highlights included expert talks and a vibrant Trashion Runway Show featuring wearable art from recycled waste, reminding us that while fast fashion is cheap to the wallet, it's costly to the planet—it was a call to always choose sustainable ways and support brands that practice circular fashion.