With a track record of implementing trade finance programmes across the EMEA region, Ahanna is deeply committed to promoting gender diversity in the Trade Finance industry. In 2023, she founded the Women in Trade Network to connect and empower women in African Trade Finance. The network has focused on creating opportunities for networking in and around Africa. Additionally, the network has provided public speaking, voice and confidence coaching sessions for over 300 senior banking and finance leaders globally in collaboration with global trade platforms such as GTR and ITFA. Ahanna actively participates in initiatives that promote gender and youth diversity, with a focus on amplifying the African voice in trade finance. Her efforts have earned her recognition in Brummell Magazine’s 2023 Inspirational Women list, BWAM’s #40Under40 award, She Leads Africa’s Top 50 Rising Motherland Moguls, and multiple nominations in the Digital Women 2024 awards.
