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AGENDA
8.00 am - 9.00 am - Registration and welcome breakfast
9.10 am - 9.30 am - Opening remarks and keynote presentation
Her Excellency Shamsa Saleh, secretary general of the UAE Gender Balance Council
9.30 am - 10.10 am - How can employers empower their female workforce?
As The Great Resignation continues apace, with women resigning at higher levels than men, what do businesses need to do to retain their female workforces and ensure they don’t fall behind their male peers.
Including:
Moderator Matthew Amlot, editor, Arabian Business
Dr. Saliha Afridi, founder and managing director, The LightHouse Arabia
Dr Maryam Ficociello, chief governance officer and deputy secretary of the board of directors, the Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC)
Roberto Shalabi, growth markets talent acquisition lead, Avanade
10.00 am - 10.25 am - Keynote - Empowering women in male dominated professions
Farah Zafar, CEO & co-founder, Lyvely10.25 am - 11.05 am - Women leadership in male dominated professions
10.00 am - 10.25 am - Keynote - Empowering women in male dominated professions
Farah Zafar, CEO & co-founder, Lyvely10.25 am - 11.05 am - Women leadership in male dominated professions
Societal expectations, stereotypes, and a lack of mentoring can stymie the progress of women breaking into male-dominated workplaces. How can these cultural challenges be overcome and what more needs to be done to break occupational segregation?
Including:
Moderator Matthew Amlot, editor, Arabian Business
Pooja Vithlani, vice president, product management, Kitopi
Madiha Sattar, vice president, Careem Pay
Joy Dabeet, chief marketing officer, Amana
11.30 am - 12.10 pm - How can female leaders help shepherd in the next generation?
Female leaders can be critical as role-models, and help break down the barriers for future women in business. Does the next generation depend on these leaders for their future success?
Including:
Moderator Bobbi Hartshorne, founder & chief wellbeing officer, WellWise
Audrey R. Hametner, CEO & founder, THG Advisory & The Bedrock Program
Basma Ashry, general manager, Business Incorporation Zone
Professor Heather J. McGregor, provost and vice principal, Heriot-Watt University Dubai
12.10 pm - 12.50 pm - The role played by regulations to promote inclusivity & women in business
Top-down approaches to change have been a proven formula across many sectors in the Middle East, can this tactic also be applied to increasing the role of women in business? Is enough being done?
Including:
Raeda Al Sarayreh, director, corporate communications, APICORP
Heba Hesham, regional private sector development analyst, UN Women
Maitha Al Mazroei, associate project manager, The Museum of the Future
12.50 pm - 1.35 pm - Women in Logistics: Defying Social Norms
12.50 pm - 1.35 pm - Women in Logistics: Defying Social Norms
Taking a deep dive into a historically male dominated industry, this panel will address the changes, challenges and developments in diversity within the logistics sector, with a focus on the Middle East market.
Including:
Moderator: Faiza Rizvi, editor, Oil & Gas Middle East
Laila Essa, senior director cash management, payroll and payment operations, Emirates Post Group
Nissrine Elqobai, co-founder and CEO ENY consulting
Dr. Shereen Nassar, global director of logistics studies and director of MSc logistics and supply chain management suite, Heriot-Watt University Dubai
Sara Al Najjar, VP - digital technology services, Abu Dhabi Ports Group
DAY 2 - MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE
09.30 - 10.00Fire side chat
Synopsis coming soon.
It's never too late to invest Digital Landscape of the Future – What smart cities mean for businesses.
In order for the regions enterprises to leverage the power of digital transformation, first governments and city administrators must lay the foundations by way of next generation infrastructure, that supports the exponential growth of urban populations in a sustainable and efficient manner, that unlocks the digital economy and empowers enterprises to future proof their business. This panels pulls together the vendors and regulators to discuss what makes a smart city and the pivotal role they will play for the region’s economies.
Including:
Chris Haill, Founder & CEO, MindForce
Panel: Implementing mental health in the work place
Including:
Guest Moderator: Bobbi Hartshorne, Founder and Director, WellWise
11.15 - 12.00Panel: Who foots the bill for mental health?
Synopsis coming soon.
Including:
Dr Sara Dallal – Mental health board of DHA & President of Emirates Health Economics Society at Emirates Medical Association
Leah Cotterill, Chief Distribution Officer, Cigna MEA
12.00 - 12.45Panel: The ROI of workplace mental health
Including:
Dr. Saliha Afridi, Founder and Managing Director, The Lighthouse Arabia
Noof Aljneibi, Director, Emirates Center for happiness Research at United Emirates University
Rebecca McGuane, Corporate Benefits & Wellness Manager, Beneple
Hamish Clark, Chief Wellness Officer, PWC
PRACTICAL INFO
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WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2022
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