2nd annual
Inspire
Lead
summit and awards 2023
ADDRESS DUBAI MARINA
Aspire
24 - 25 Oct 2023
MIDDLE east
women leaders
Event Overview
Historically, women have always played a prominent role in society and been decision-makers. Contrarily, the roles of women in the workforce have been negligent. As per the global statistics, only 6% of women are working in leadership positions and this number further dipped during the pandemic.
We are proud to present the 2nd Annual Women Leaders Summit MENA 2023. With this summit, we want to progress to another dimension of conversation that moves beyond women’s empowerment. We strongly believe that women have evolved from a paradigm of discussion to a spectrum that challenges the conventional norm of how women are perceived in the workplace. This summit creates an ecosystem for everyone to thrive together. We bring together great women achievers who will share their struggles, journey, stories, and successes with other aspiring women. Our last edition was a testimony of this celebration where we had women leaders from various sectors discussing this new evolution.
This platform celebrates the paradigm shift of new-age leadership while paving the way for the next generation of women leaders. Let’s come together to recon this force and encourage women to continue breaking barriers.
Who can Attend This?
Why Should you attend?
A stellar line-up of speakers, thought-leaders, and disruptors who will share their personal experiences and success stories.
Gaining insights into the difficulties and challenges that women encounter.
Exposure to an amazing and unique community of 250+ selected senior-level attendees from across the continents and a diverse range of sectors
Dedicated networking opportunities to build and expand business relationships beyond the day among women committed to each other’s success.
Attracting participants who are all empowering leaders in their own right- whether they are a speaker, organizer, or attendee
The Forum facilitates the exchange of knowledge, recommendations, and best practices through plenaries and interactive workshops.
Series Speakers
HON. LUJAINA DARWISH
CHAIRPERSONITICS – Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC
VINEETA SINGH
CEO AND CO-FOUNDERSUGAR COSMETICS, INDIA
Divya Gokulnath
Co-FounderBYJU’S
CAROLINE FARAJ
VICE PRESIDENT & EDITOR IN CHIEFCNN ARABIC, UAE
Salama Mohamed
Ceo & founderPeacefull
Dr. Arshi Ayub Zaveri
CEOTrust With Trade Group UAE, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Almas Jiwani
President/CEOEmeritus UN Women Canada NC/ Almas Jiwani Foundation
MELDA AKIN
TECH ENTREPRENEUR FOUNDER & CEOD14.AI
SHADA EL BORNO
MANAGING DIRECTORSTANDARD CHARTERED BANK
SARA MARIA BOUERI
SENIOR HR DIRECTORRAS AL KHAIMAH TOURISM (RAKTDA)
LINDA FITZ-ALAN
REGISTRAR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVEABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET COURTS, COURTS
SONIA WEYMULLER
FOUNDING PARTNERVENTURE SOUQ
Faiza AL Harthi
Head of EnergyOman Vision 2040
MONICA HERNAND
HR DIRECTORGENERAL MOTORS
HEATHER HENYON
CO – FOUNDERMIND SHIFT CAPITAL
Felice Friedson
President/CEOThe Media Line News Agency
MOUNA ABASSY
Founder & CEOIZIL BEAUTY, UAE
KATE BAKER
CHIEF HR FUTURISTNEOM CITY, KSA
NOUR HAMMOUR
CO-FOUNDERNour Hammour, UAE
ANUSCHA IQBAL
CEO AND CO-FOUNDERSPOTII
MALAVIKA VARADAN
MANAGING DIRECTORTHE HIVE
Katie Wachsberger
Co-Founder & Chief Operating OfficerDANA Global
SAFAA ALMAJTHOUB
DIRECTORDIGITAL HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, MINISTRY OF
MARYAM HABIL
VICE PRESIDENTMUBADALA
NOHA HEFNY
FOUNDER & CEOPEOPLE OF IMPACT
NATALIA GERASHCHENKO
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND SENIOR PARTNERBCG MIDDLE EAST
SAMAR ALSHORAFA
FOUNDING CEOSHE IS ARAB
KATE MIDDTUN
CEO & FOUNDERACORN STRATEGY
MADIHA NAZ
ESPORTS ATHLETE
LEYLA AZIZOVA
CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD OF MENAWEMA HEALTH
DR. ZULEKHA DAUD
FOUNDER AND CHAIRPERSONZULEKHA HEALTHCARE GROUP
DANIA DAOUD
DIRECTORCREDIT SUISSE AG
From the MD's Desk
Sabah Parvez
We are back with the 2nd Annual Women Leaders Summit MENA 2023!!
Personally, this is one of my most cherished summits of the year and one that I am personally invested in. Women’s strength has been a reckoning force throughout my life. I was privileged to be around strong women, right from the comfort of my home to the challenges at the workplace, I had the opportunity to work with leaders who recognized the power within me. This was also one of the major driving factors to start Verve Management.
Here at Verve we have always believed in gender diversity and are proud of our workforce. With this summit, we want to take the opportunity to celebrate our strength and support other women to make this world a more beautiful place. Seeing women leaders in various sectors only makes me aspirational about the next chapter in this wonderful series. I welcome you all to embark with us on this two-day enthralling summit that will help every aspiring woman to catapult her career to the next chapter. And finally “ Lets Aspire to Lead the way”
Producer's Note
Natasha Swamy
Welcome! It gives me great pleasure to introduce the Inaugural edition of the 2nd Annual Women Leaders Summit MENA 2023 Women supporting women has always been empowering. We live in exciting times where our opportunities are boundless and not even the sky is our limit, we have other universes to explore. We live in times where we are empowered by conversation and inclusion. Conversations about the caliber and not the gender of the person accomplishing the task. Conversations around Inclusion, being a part of the workforce, and the development of a nation.
The last edition was a roaring success with women leaders not just sharing their narratives but mentoring other women to climb the ladder. Each day we see policies being developed to only strengthen our presence in the workforce, but also reinforce practically everything that we aim to achieve.
With this second edition, we look at celebrating this breed of woman leaders and support each other to only accelerate higher. With that, we welcome you all to the 2nd Annual Women Leaders Summit MENA 2023, an ecosystem for everyone to flourish together.
