The Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit

Date: 09 – 10 September 2015

Venue: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai - The biggest power and asset of any nation is its people. The prosperity and success of the people are measured by the standard of their education, economical and legal empowerment. Today every nation is working towards supporting the prosperity of its people by setting better policies and bringing in major reforms. Most of the nations have significant numbers of educated and skilled women and it is imperative to encourage these women to join the work force and assist them to set a career path which would not only help in enriching the national economy but also will be beneficial to communities, companies and Organizations. In the region the governments and the leadership are supporting women by implementing policies to promote opportunities for women and bringing in reforms to empower them. This makes it very important for businesses to integrate women into the workforce and empower them for leadership roles. Engaging women to take leadership roles and to support and empower women entrepreneurs is one of the keys to help maintain and accelerate the economic growth rate in the region. The 2nd Edition of The Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit is a platform for women to seek their highest level of professional development by providing them with information, strategies, insights and perspectives on Leadership. The 2nd Edition of The Arab Women in Leadership and Business is for emerging leader, emerging executive and executive from the public and private sector along with associations, companies, organizations and government bodies who are working towards supporting them. The conference will have Question and Answer Sessions and Interactive Panel Discussions and Collaborative Roundtables Speakers include and not only: Her Excellency Ameera Bin KaramChairperson, Sharjah Business Women Council, Dr. Mariam Matar Founder & Chairperson, UAE Genetic Disease Association,  Nisreen Shocair President Virgin Megastore Middle East. Umran Beba Chief Human Resource Officer, Asia, Middle East and Africa PEPSICO. Gabi Zedlmayer Vice President & Chief Progress Officer Corporate Affairs, Hewlett-Packard Company. Dr. Ayesha Abdulla Executive Dean, Business, HCT- Dubai Women’s College. Fida Kibbi Vice President & Head of Communications – Middle East, Ericsson. Hania Tabet Vice President Corporate Communication, Airbus Middle East and Airbus Group Africa and Middle East. Heba AlSamt Digital Media Director, Dubai Media Incorporated. Khalid Alkhudair Founder & CEO, Glowork. Dr. Manar M. AlMoneef Chief Operating Officer, GE. Maha Abouelenein Managing Director – OC, Former Head of Communications – GoogleMiddle East. For more info: http://micequotient.com/arab-women-business-leadership/