{"id":4974,"date":"2025-07-14T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=4974"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:37:08","slug":"women-in-gaming-africa-wig-breaks-new-ground-with-international-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/women-in-gaming-africa-wig-breaks-new-ground-with-international-debut","title":{"rendered":"Women in Gaming Africa (WiG) breaks new ground with international debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>African voices take centre stage as Women in Gaming Africa makes a powerful global debut signalling a new era for the continent\u2019s gaming industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>South Africa.- <strong>Women in Gaming Africa (WiG Africa)<\/strong> is making an impressive leap onto the global stage by partnering with SBC for the highly anticipated Gaming Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. For the first time ever, this African-focused initiative is taking its mission beyond the continent with boldness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teaming up with SBC is a proud moment for WiG Africa. SBC has established itself as a major force in gaming, payments, betting, fintech, affiliate marketing and entertainment by consistently gathering the <strong>industry\u2019s top innovators<\/strong> and decision makers. The company\u2019s events have become essential hubs for shaping the future of these rapidly evolving sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Women-in-Gaming-Africa.jpg\" alt=\"Women in Gaming Africa.\" class=\"wp-image-5062\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Building on a successful debut in the 2024 edition, the<strong> SBC Summit 2025<\/strong> returns to Lisbon from September 16 to 18. The event is expected to draw <strong>30,000 delegates<\/strong> to an expansive six stage conference covering everything from global and emerging markets to payments, affiliation, player protection and hands on \u2018Operator academy\u2019 workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WiG Africa, with offices in South Africa and parts of West Africa, is set to make a powerful impact at this event, which aims to unite members, industry allies and passionate enthusiasts determined to drive Africa\u2019s rapidly <strong>expanding gaming ecosystem<\/strong> forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is more than just a networking event,\u201d said Lois Bright, founder of WiG Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a world first. For SBC to champion us in Lisbon and carve out space for Africa within a <strong>major global conference<\/strong> is not only symbolic, it\u2019s a powerful act of inclusion. It tells the world that Africa is here, and Africa matters\u201d, she said, according to the WiG platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For WiG Africa, this Summit is about putting African women front and centre in the global gaming spotlight and weaving connections that span continents, all while celebrating the continent\u2019s bold spirit and creative flair.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/igaming-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/igaming-consultancy-stratedge-debuts-led-by-african-trailblazers'>iGaming consultancy StratEdge debuts, led by African trailblazers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African voices take centre stage as Women in Gaming Africa makes a powerful global debut signalling a new era for the continent\u2019s gaming industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":4976,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Women in Gaming Africa (WiG Africa) is making its global debut by partnering with SBC for the Gaming Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, in September 2025. This collaboration signifies a strategic move to elevate African voices and spotlight the continent's rapidly expanding gaming ecosystem on an international stage. The event will address critical industry topics including emerging markets, payments, affiliation, and player protection, with a dedicated focus on African representation.","focusai_entities":"Women in Gaming Africa, WiG Africa, SBC, Lois Bright, StratEdge","focusai_location":"South Africa, West Africa, Lisbon, Portugal, Africa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.85), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Africa Market Entry","query":"What specific regulatory compliance challenges and B2B\/B2C licensing frameworks must be navigated for successful market entry into key African gaming verticals?"},{"label":"Investment Opportunities Africa","query":"How will this global platform for WiG Africa influence capital allocation and M&A activity within the rapidly expanding African iGaming and betting sectors?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60011],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-4974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-africa","tag-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4974"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5064,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4974\/revisions\/5064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}