Young Arab Women Leaders: Women-Led Innovation in STEM
Date and time
Location
Al Qasimi Room, Royal Academy of Engineering
3 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5DG United KingdomDescription
AIWF will be hosting its 10th Conference of the Young Arab Women Leaders series on 11 December 2017 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London, in continued partnership with PwC and with the valued partnership of the World Bank.
Young Arab Women Leaders is AIWF’s keystone initiative, launched in 2012 in London together with AIWF Global Partner PwC and followed by successful events in Amman, Beirut and Dubai in 2012, Palestine in 2013, London in 2014, Qatar in 2015, Kuwait in 2016, and Morocco in early 2017. The initiative aims to provide a platform for established and emerging women leaders to support, learn from, and network with mentors and rising stars in political, economic and social leadership roles in the Arab world and internationally.
At every conference held to date, AIWF has welcomed members, guests and delegates from over 40 different countries, including the UK, US, the EU countries and the Arab States. For each conference, AIWF and PwC have joined efforts to deliver a high-impact, one-day programme of sessions in a highly interactive format and in a supportive environment to promote the development of leadership skills and confidence in the next generation of young women leaders.
Conference Partners
This December, on the milestone occasion of the 10th Conference in the Young Arab Women Leaders series, AIWF and PwC are proud to be working with the Royal Academy of Engineering as Host Partner to explore opportunities for women's advancement in the STEM sectors.
AIWF is also delighted to build on past collaborations with the World Bank to bring into focus challenges and opportunities for STEM women leaders in the MENA region, the UK, EU and internationally.
Conference Programme
Women-Led Innovation in STEM (#yawlSTEM)
Opening Session Keynotes
Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, Founder Chairman AIWF; Fellow, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative; Commissioner, ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work
Philip Greenish CBE, CEO, Royal Academy of Engineering
Samia Msadek, Director of Strategy and Operations, MNAVP MENA, The World Bank
Pam Jackson, Regional Deals Leader, PwC Middle East
Educating and empowering the next generation of STEM women leaders
Moderator: Professor Alison Noble OBE FREng FRS, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at University of Oxford and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
Dr Alanoud Alsharekh, Research Associate, London Middle East Institute (LMEI), SOAS University of London; Consulting Partner, Ibtkar Strategic Consulting, Kuwait
Delel Chaabouni, Chief Information Officer - Middle East & North Africa, PepsiCo, UAE
Sarah Churchman, UK Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing, PwC, UK
Layla Moran MP, Physics Educator & MP, Oxford West & Abingdon, UK
Samia Nehme, Vice President New Business Development and Deal Delivery, Shell International, UK
Kate Robertson, Founder, One Young World, UK
Women-led innovation and new solutions to the global energy, food, water and climate change crises
Moderator: Florence Gschwend, Co-founder, Chrysalix Technologies; PhD, Imperial College London; Forbes 30under30 Most Promising GameChanger in Science and Healthcare in Europe
Nadereh Chamlou, International Development Advisor & Former Senior Advisor of the World Bank, Washington DC
Chiara Corazza, Managing Director, Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, France
Anne Glover CBE HonFREng, CEO & Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners & Enterprise Hub Mentor, Royal Academy of Engineering
Dr Nitya Moham Khemka, Affiliated Lecturer, Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, UK
Susan Kilani, Advisor to HE the Minister of Water and Irrigation for Water Quality Management, Water Authority of Jordan, Jordan
Aisha Oyebode, Founder & CEO, Muhammed Murtala Foundation, Nigeria
Women-led innovation in medical technologies and healthcare AI
Dr Naila Arebi, Chairman of Medicine, Director IBD Service, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Mark's Hospital; Hon Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London, UK
Dr Jane Griffiths, Global Head, Actelion Pharmaceuticals, UK
Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram, Surgeon, Lecturer, Clinical Entrepreneur & Founder, Proximie, UK
Dr Raghda Kurdi, Member of the Board of Directors, Hayat Pharmaceutical Industries, Jordan
Sally Radwan, Healthcare AI Startup Founder, Egypt / UK
Hanan Saab, CEO & Managing Director, Pharmamed, Lebanon
Supporting diversity, inclusion and innovation in energy, engineering and infrastructure
Moderator: Elspeth Finch, Chair of the Enterprise Hub’s Innovators Network, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
Dr Enass Abo Hamed, CEO & Co-Founder, H2GO Power; University of Cambridge Energy Champion 2017; Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow, UK
Nicola Ehlermann, Head, MENA–OECD Competitiveness Programme, Middle East and Africa Division - Global Relations Secretariat, France
Janet Heckman, Managing Director SEMED, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Egypt
Sandra Hiari, Urban Development Specialist - World Bank, Jordan & DPhil Candidate in Sustainable Urban Development, University of Oxford, UK
Cleopatra Kitti, Founder, Mediterranean Growth Initiative, Cyprus
Advancing gender diversity in tech entrepreneurship and the digital economy
Moderator: Dr Hayaatun Sillem, Deputy CEO & Director of Strategy, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
Parveen Dhanda, Programme Lead - Future Fifty, Tech City UK
Afef Haddad, Country Program Coordinator & Deputy to the Country Director, Maghreb and Malta; Project Manager of EmpowerHer Maghreb, The World Bank, USA
Mursal Hedayat, Founder, Chatterbox, UK
Hanadi Jabado, Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Centre, University of Cambridge, UK
Gabrielle Patrick, Vice Chair Leisure Industries Section, International Bar Association & The Blockchain Lawyer, UK