Business & Money | Tuesday 16 January, 2018 11:00 am |

Under the patronage of Cabinet Member and Minister of State for Tolerance His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and President of UAE Genetic Diseases Association

4th edition of The Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit

Schedule: 25-26th of April 2018, Dubai, UAE.

January 2018: The4th edition of The Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit in Dubai is announced under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Cabinet Member and Minister of State for Tolerance the President of UAE Genetic Diseases Association, with a dedication to the year of Zayed.

The two day summit organised in association with UAE Genetic Diseases Association, is dedicated to the theme of “year of Zayed” and contribute to the values of diversity, Women in STEM (Science, technology, Engineering and Maths) and Entrepreneurship.

More than 35 unparalleled women leaders will be presenting in the two day conference in Dubai which is due to take place in Dubai, UAE on the 25-26th of April 2018. The Summit weaved under the theme of “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” with spotlight areas being STEMinism, Feminization and Entrepreneurism. In support of women advancement and gender equality, Deloitte Middle East is pleased to be the Conference’s “Women Empowerment Partner”.

Building on the popularity and credibility the last 3 years, the Summit in 2018 will bring together an exclusive group of over 200 leaders from across the region for two days of strategic dialogue and networking.

Her Excellency Dr. Maryam Matar, Founder and Chairman of UAE Genetic Disease Association said: Identifying opportunities for women in the field of leadership, and specifically in scientific fields is one of the core pillar of UAE GDA. Since 2004, we have consistently work towards developing youth and women in UAE and this summit will help us fulfil our objective, as this summit gives several opportunities for learning and interacting with eminent women leaders to the women in our country.

The Summit comprises of leading figures from various fields, luminaries from the field of media and eminent leaders from political and public sector of Arab world like “Her Excellency Dr. Maryam Matar - Chairman &Founder, UAE Genetic Diseases Association”, “Her Excellency Maryam Eid AlMheiri - Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority & twofour54” ,“Her Excellency Amna Al-Nakhi -Director General, Government of Sharjah”, “Sheikha Dr. Alia Al Qassimi - Social Expert, Community Development Authority & Specialist Obstetric& Gynaecology Al Garhoud Private Hospital”, “Ambareen Musa - Founder & CEO,Souqalmal”, “Nisreen Shocair, President, Virgin Megastore – Middle East”, “Nashwa Al Ruwaini, CEO & Board Member, Pyramedia”, “Laila Hareb - Assistant Director General, GCAA” , and Ms. Rana Ghandour Salhab, Member of the Executive Committee, and Talent and Communications Partner, at Deloitte Middle East, and 2017 Financial Times and HERoes global champion of women in business.

 The 4th Edition of the Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit will bring together a distinguished group of speakers along with participative delegates from across the region and beyond to deliberate on the strategies that need to be developed to further advance women’s participation in the public and private sector along with power-packed discussions, networking sessions, interactive panels and business lunches.

Upholding their continued commitment towards gender equality and echoing the directives and efforts of UAE Government, the Summit is officially supported by the Dubai Business Women Council, Young Arab Leaders, AMCHAM Abu Dhabi and CEO Club Networks.

 Edwin Paul, CEO, MICE Quotient, the organiser of the summit concluded:“The UAE government has been steadfast in its decision to create a gender balance to ensure that Emirati women continue to play a leading role in the development of the United Arab Emirates. Hence, moving forward to the vision of becoming one of the world’s top twenty-five countries for gender equality by 2021, the AWILB summit emphasizes the importance of involvement of women to contribute to the national economy. The Summit creates a platform for local aspiring women to capitalize on the wealth of experience gained by various industry icons who have proved their mettle and have created a global footprint by dealing effectively through multiple setbacks and achieving unimaginable milestones in the course of their career. It is imperative for women to understand that there are no barriers to success and nothing can stop them from reaching where they want as long as they are determined to achieve it.”