Women Leaders Summit 2023

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Agenda

Agenda

Day 1 | 23rd October, 2023

  • 09:00 - 10:00

    REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE

  • 10:00 - 10:05

    OPENING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON

  • 10:05 - 10:15

    WELCOME ADDRESS BY GUEST OF HONOUR

  • 10:15 - 10:35

    WOMEN LEADERS OF MENA: A STRONG CONTRIBUTOR TO STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY

    • Factors that will Increase women’s participation and increase GDP across the MENA region?
    • How will this fuel economic growth to a broad consumer movement supporting women-led initiatives?
    • Will advancing diversity and inclusion within the workplace create a new tribe of women leaders?

  • 10:35 -10:55

    DIVERGING AWAY FROM EQUALITY AND MOVING INTO A NEW PARADIGM OF EQUITY

    • Recognizing each individual for their caliber and their ability to perform
    • Allocating the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome
    • Creating an environment of treating everyone equitably promoting diversity and opportunity.

  • 10:55 – 11:30

    PANEL DISCUSSION: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO, WOMAN IN A MAN’S DOMAIN

    • Encouraging more women in industries that were traditionally considered a man’s playground.
    • Crossing the stereotype and choosing to lead in male-dominated sectors
    • Will accelerating efforts to recruit diverse talent and sensitize everyone towards an inclusive culture create an impact?

  • 11:30 -12:00

    NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK

  • 12:00 – 12:20

    UNCONSCIOUS BIAS: COMBATING THE PREJUDICES AND STEREOTYPES AT A WORKPLACE

    • How do you counter stereotypical challenges in a workplace
    • Will a personal training approach assist in consciously reducing the bias against women?
    • Acknowledging women for their contributions and being treated as an equal.

  • 12:20 – 12:40

    THE STRIVING NEED TO FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    • How will changing the conversation and culture at work provide the resources and programs to enable the best performances at work?
    • Building emotional and social growth opportunities for the employee to collaborate better
    • Will making well-being a priority for everyone create a more sustainable way to collaborate at work?

  • 12:40 – 13:25

    PANEL DISCUSSION: WOMEN STARTUP, CRUSHING THE GENDER GAP IN VC

    • Being the Change, Changing the ecosystem, one woman at a time
    • Breaking the bias, when dealing with funding for women-led start-ups
    • Creating a digital economy and opening up more opportunities for women startups

  • 13: 25 -13:55

    WORK LIFE BALANCE AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO SUCCESS.

    • Will a healthy work-life balance will enable your mind to operate at a greater capacity and achieve your goals?
    • Importance of prioritizing and time management
    • Important to find fulfillment through small breaks.

  • 13:55 – 15:00

    LUNCH BREAK

  • 15:00 16:00

    PART 2 ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE

    1. ROUND TABLE 1 – How Women Founders are Leading the Luxury Industry
    2. ROUND TABLE 2 - Women Leading the Travel Sector in MENA Region
    3. ROUND TABLE 3 – Women and Investment, the importance of Early Investing
    4. ROUND TABLE 4 – Women Leading in the non-traditional Sector (Sports, Music, Taxation, construction etc)

  • 15:00 16:00

    WORKSHOP

    1. WORKSHOP 1 – Women Mentorship Program
    2. WORKSHOP 2 - AI & Coding Bootcamp
    3. WORKSHOP 3 - Rebuilding your Second Career, returning to the workplace.
    4. WORKSHOP 4 - Ease of Public Speaking

  • 09:00 - 10:00

    REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE

  • 10:00 - 10:05

    OPENING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON

  • 10:05 – 10:25

    THE IMPORTANCE OF FORMULATING A DEI STRATEGY AT THE WORKPLACE

    • Understanding the Importance of diversity and inclusion, It is not women versus men.
    • Do companies with a good diversity strategy experience an increase in performance?
    • Does DEI in the workplace place a crucial factor when evaluating a job offer or looking for new career opportunities?

  • 10:25 - 10:45

    WOMEN IN INVESTMENTS: CLOSING THE FINANCIAL GAP FOR WOMEN

    • Will literacy programs enable women to make informed economic decisions over the course of their lives?
    • How do you empower women to own their financial future?
    • How will women’s financial literacy aid in achieving economic and social equality?

  • 10:45 – 11:20

    PANEL DISCUSSION: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ORDINARY WOMEN DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS

    • Will a certain amount of push from the regulator’s ease women foray into the business world?
    • Building a robust system that doesn’t rely on just one person
    • Importance of breaking the age-old stereotypes of women leading businesses

  • 11:20 -11:40

    EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT, DOES IT BREED BETTER LEADERS?

    • Does emotional intelligence give leaders the ability to motivate employees to give their best as they feel valued?
    • Do empathetic pay attention to the energy of the person’s emotions and have better conversations
    • Does EQ help leaders communicate their vision and strategy better?

  • 11:40 – 12:10

    NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK

  • 12:10 – 12:55

    PANEL DISCUSSION: WOMEN LEADERS WALKING THE TALK

    • Leading through crisis, empathy, and weighted rational thinking
    • The importance of being a role model for your team and creating a positive environment?
    • Will make firm decisions to lead your business to the next level

  • 12:55 – 13:15

    MENTORSHIP, BUILDING A PATH FOR A BETTER BRIGHTER FUTURE TOGETHER

    • Creating that ripple effect by seeing women leaders across
    • How do mentorships also allow women to find support and encouragement in their workplace
    • Will men’s participation in the mentorship program create the same impact?

  • 13:15 – 13:40

    FIRESIDE CHAT: WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY, BUILDING A WORLD THAT REPRESENTS ALL

    • Bringing different perspectives, experiences, and outlooks for solving a problem
    • Are women in tech bridging the gender gap in the IT industry
    • How do women means companies can get access to valuable target market information?

  • 13:40 – 14:00

    THE FEMTECH REVOLUTION: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH

    • Women leading the way ahead in FemTech Revolution
    • Rethink the positioning of Women’s Health Products and Services
    • Will this new digital health initiative reform the women’s health industry?

  • 14:00 – 15:00

    LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK

  • 15:00 – 16:00

    WORK SHOPS

    1. WORKSHOP 5 – Financial Independence,
    2. WORKSHOP 6 – Happiness Journey. Maintaining work-life balance
    3. WORKSHOP 7 – How Technology is changing small scale business
    4. WORKSHOP 8 – Importance of Upskilling and continuous learning

  • 15:00 – 16:00

    ROUND TABLE

    5. ROUND TABLE 5 – Women Leaders in Sustainability Paradigm ,
    6. ROUND TABLE 6 – Women Leaders leading with EQ more than IQ
    7. ROUND TABLE 7 – Importance of Work-Life Balance and overcoming cultural constraints.
    8. ROUND TABLE 8 – Entrepreneurial Journey, choosing the road most explored.