Arab International Women's Forum London UK

GLOBALISATION, TRADE and ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Powering the Future: Arab Business Women in a Modern Economy
The Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai
9 – 11 December 2007

Conference Opening Session

Welcome Address and Introduction to the Conference
Mrs Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani. Chairman, AIWF (Size:127Kb)

Special Address
HE Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman. Governor, Dubai International Financial Centre (Size:27Kb)

Keynote Address
HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi. Minister of Economy UAE (Size:664Kb)

Special Address
HE Mrs Suhair Al Ali. Minster of Planning & International Cooperation, Jordan (Size:547Kb)

World Bank Message
Ms Daniela Gressani. Vice President, MENA, The World Bank

Plenary Session I
Entrepreneurship in the Arab World

Ms Daniela Gressani, Vice President, MENA, The World Bank (Size:38Kb)

HRH Princess Mashael bint Faisal. President of the Board of the Business Women Forum in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (Size:1110Kb)

Mrs Raja Al Gurg. Managing Director, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group and President DBWC (Size:1260Kb)

Professor Aicha Belarbi. Former Ambassador to the European Union & Professor and Researcher University Mohammed V. Rabat (Size:70Kb)

Plenary Session II
Financing and Promoting Female Entrepreneurship

Dr Zara Khatib. Manager Technology Marketing & Deployment for Middle East Region, Caspian and South Asia Regions Shell

Ms Sahar Mohamed Ali El Sallab. Managing Director, Commercial International Bank, Egypt

Mr Saad Benhimi. Director Investment Banking Merrill Lynch MENA

Plenary Session III
Global Networks and Partnerships: Sharing Experiences

Alderman Alison Gowman. Partner. DLA Piper (Size:292Kb)

Dr Cristina Molinari. Cabinet Adviser, Ministry of International Trade, Italy (Size:30Kb)

Mrs Kalliopi Boudara. Special Counsellor to the Foreign Minister of Greece (Size:14Kb)

Ms Sung – Joo Kim. Chairperson & CEO, MCM Products AG/Sungjoo Group (Size:15Kb)

The Value of Good Corporate Governance for Women’s Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region
Workshop in cooperation with Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance

Introductory Remarks
Mrs Haifa Al Kaylani, Chairman, Arab International Women’s Forum (Size:28Kb)

Dr Nasser Saidi, Executive Director, Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance (Size:1200Kb)

Mrs Nadereh Chamlou, Senior Advisor (Economic & Sector Work), Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region (Size:293Kb)

Dr Celia de Anca, Merrill Lynch External Diversity Adviser (Size:1280Kb)

Mrs Neveen El Tahri, Chairperson Delta Securities, Egypt (Size:26Kb)

Ms Ruth Martin, Managing Director, Securities & Investment Institute UK

Ms Dania Mchaourab, Vice President, Forsa

Conference Gala Dinner at Al Falak Ballroom, JUMEIRAH BURG AL ARAB

Conference Dinner Welcome - Mrs Al Kaylani, Chairman AIWF (Size:56Kb)

Keynote Address by
Mr Saad Abdul – Latif
President, SouthAsia, Middle East and Africa (SAMEA) Region of the
PepsiCo International (PI) Division of PepsiCo, Inc (Size:25Kb)

2007 Programme Conference Booklet (Size:568Kb)

2007 Programme Conference Booklet Cover (Size:180Kb)

LAUNCH of the AIWF 2007 PROGRAMME
Globalisation, Trade and Entrepreneurship

AIWF DINNER
Globalisation, Trade and Entrepreneurship: Enhancing Business Opportunities between the City of London, the Arab World and the International Community

Welcome and Address by Mrs Haifa Al Kaylani, Chairman Arab International Women’s Forum (Size:115Kb)

Address by The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor, Alderman John Stuttard (Size:79Kb)

Address by H H Sheikha Hanadi bint Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani
Vice Chairperson & Managing Director Amwal (Size:227Kb)

Address by Mr Hamid Jafar, Chairman Crescent Petroleum & Chairman Dana Gas (Size:105Kb)

Address by Mr Willem LJ Bröcker, Senior Global Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Size:97Kb)

AIWF Dinner Programme Booklet (Size:132Kb)

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CONFERENCE
Globalisation, Trade and Entrepreneurship: Women’s Entrepreneurship as a Driver for Growth and Stability

Welcome and Address by Mrs Haifa Al Kaylani, Chairman Arab International Women’s Forum (Size:135Kb)

Panel 1
The Role of the Public and Private Sectors in Stimulating Entrepreneurship - Creating the Climate, Providing Support Initiatives and Policies.
Presentations in order of participation

Presentation by Ms Laura Baeza, Head of Unit for the Barcelona Process Directorate for External Affairs European Commission (Size:152Kb)

Presentation by Ms Roxanne Decyk, Corporate Affairs Director, Royal Dutch Shell plc (Size:152Kb)

Presentation by Dr Florence Eid, Middle East Economist and Advisor to Pantera Capital Management LP (Size:206Kb)

Ms Roxanne Mankin Cason, President, Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard (Size:84Kb)

Panel 2
Women Making an Impact in Trade in SMEs and Corporate Business on a National, Regional and International Basis.
Presentations in order of participation

Ms Helena Samaha, Partner, Technology, Media and Commercial, DLA Piper UK LPP (Size:148Kb)

Ms Rania Rizk, International Legal Counsel, Pepsi – Cola International Ltd

Dr Lamia Al – Sulaiman, Board of Directors, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce (Size:54Kb)

Dr Jean – Pierre Lehmann, Professor of International Political Economy, IMD & Founding Director of the Evian Group (Size:151Kb)

Ms Stephanie MacKendrick, President, The International Alliance of Women (Size:58Kb)

International Women’s Day Conference Programme Booklet (Size:147Kb)

WOMEN AS ENGINES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH - MOVING FORWARD
AIWF Roundtable Meeting at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London
Thursday 25 January 2007

Women as Engines of Economic Growth in the Arab World – Moving Forward Cover (Size:1046Kb)

Women as Engines of Economic Growth in the Arab World – Moving Forward Report (Size:1088Kb)

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LAUNCH of the AIWF 2006 PROGRAMME
5TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER 19 APRIL 2006
Building Bridges, Building Business Between the City of London, the Arab World and the International Community

Welcome and Address by Mrs Haifa Al Kaylani, Chairman AIWF (Size:36Kb)

Address by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of the City of London. Alderman David Brewer CMG (Size:76Kb)

Address by HH Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of the Economy and Planning, United Arab Emirates (Size:16Kb)

Concluding Remarks by Dr Gavin Graham, Vice President New Business Development, Middle East Shell (Size:20Kb)

5th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet (Size:212Kb)

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AIWF 2005 Programme Report & Recommendations
Women as Engines of Economic Growth in the Arab World
LAUNCH OF THE REPORT & RECOMMENDATIONS, 29 SEPTEMBER 2005,
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, LONDON

Special Address Launch of the AIWF 2005 Report by the Chairman of AIWF
(English) (Size:86Kb) (Arabic) (Size:2445Kb)

Special Message by the Secretary General of the League of Arab States (Size:39Kb)

Special Address by Dominique Dellicour, European Commission (Size:25Kb)

Press Release
(English) (Size:43Kb) (Arabic) (Size:154Kb)

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CAIRO CONFERENCE 12-13 JUNE 2005

Conference Executive Summary – Women and Integrated Rural Development, 12-13 June 2005, at the League of Arab States, Cairo (to follow)

Official Conference Opening

Mr Graham Watson MEP, Leader, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe at the European Parliament, Brussels, 12 June 2005 (size: 22Kb)

Plenary Sessions (Guest Speakers in alphabetical order)

Dr Haifa Jamal Al Lail, Dean, Effat College, Saudi Arabia, 13 June 2005 (size: 28Kb)

Mrs Haifa Al Kaylani, Chairman, AIWF, Closing Remarks, 13 June 2005 (size: 44Kb)

Mrs Massouma Abdul Rasul, Councillor, Department of Legal Affairs, Council of Ministers, Bahrain 13 June 2005 (Arabic) (size: 153Kb)

Ms Dominique Dellacour, European Commission, Brussels 13 June 2005 (size: 41Kb)

Ms Hanaa El Hilaly, Director General, Social Fund for Development, Egypt, 12 June 2005 (size: 148Kb)

Mrs Randa Fouad, Secretary General, Arab media Forum on Environment and Development, Egypt 13 June 2005 (size: 19Kb)

Mrs Jezia Hammami, Ministry of Women, Tunisia, 13 June 2005 (size: 197Kb)

Mrs Nihaya Hammoudeh, Director of Capacity Building, Agriculture Department, Palestine, 12 June 2005 (Arabic) (size: 203Kb)

Mrs Mary Jo Jacobi, Vice President, Group External Affairs, Shell International, UK, 12 June 2005 (size: 24Kb)

Mrs Kamla Mansour, Director, Policy & Co-ordination Unit for Women, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt (Arabic) (size: 235Kb)

Mrs Kamla Mansour - Annex 1 (size: 494Kb)

Mrs Kamla Mansour - Annex 2 (size: 193Kb)

Mme Malika Ben Mahi, President, Association Marocaine pour la Promotion de la Femme Rurale, Morocco (size: 35Kb)

Ms Baya Zitoune, Association des Femmes Rurales, Algeria, 12 June 2005 (Arabic) (size: 120Kb)

PRESENTATIONS BY: (in alphabetical order)

Dr Wawaheb El-Mouelhy, Deputy Field Office Director, Save the Children, Egypt 12 June 2005 (size: 406Kb)

Mrs Jazia Hammami, Ministry of Women, Family, Childhood and the Elderly, Tunisia 13 June 2005 (Arabic) (size: 227Kb)

Ms Nihaya Hammoudeh, Director of Capacity Building, Agriculture Department, Palestine 12 June 2005 (size: 35Kb)

Mrs Sahar Salleb, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Commercial International Bank, Egypt, 12 June 2005 (size: 170Kb)

BRUSSELS CONFERENCE 7-8 APRIL 2005

Conference Executive Summary - Ten Years After Barcelona: Empowering Women as Catalysts for Economic Development, 7-8 April 2005, at the European Parliament, Brussels (Size:72Kb)

Official Conference Opening

Mrs Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, Chairman of AIWF, UK, Opening Session Speech 7 April 2005 (Size:73Kb)
Special Message from HE Mr Amre Moussa, Secretary General, the League of Arab States (Size:21Kb) (Arabic (Size:54Kb))
Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, European Commission, Brussels 7 April 2005 (Size:33Kb)
Special Message from Commissioner Vladimir Spidla, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Plenary Sessions (Guest Speakers in alphabetical order)

PRESENTATIONS BY: (in alphabetical order)

HE Dr Lulwa Al Awadi, Executive Director of the Arab Women Organization and General Secretary of the Supreme Council for Women in the Kingdom of Bahrain - Arabic - 8 April 2005 (Size: 153Kb)
Shaikha Hind Al Khalifa, Chairman, Mother Care Group, Bahrain, 7-8 April 2005 (Size: 196Kb)
Ms Nadeheh Chamlou, Senior Advisor, Middle East and North Africa Region, The World Bank, USA (Size: 505Kb)
Dr Iman El Kaffass, Associate Dean, American University in Cairo, Egypt (Size: 4031Kb)
Ms Maria Giron, Chief Executive Officer, Carrera y Carrera, Spain (Size: 43Kb)
Dr Gavin Graham, New Business Director, Middle East, Shell EP International Ltd, United Arab Emirates (Size: 4157Kb)
Dr Santiago Iniguez, Dean, Instituto de Empresa Business School, Spain (Size: 49Kb)

Ms Julie Mellor, Chair, Equal Opportunities Commission, United Kingdom (Size: 569Kb)

Ms Amy Mina, Programme Manager, INJAZ – Save the Children, Jordan (Size:119Kb)

Ms Robin Walker-Lee, General Counsel and Vice President Public Policy, General Motors, USA 7 April 2005 (Size: 3245Kb)

CONFERENCE PROGRAMMES

Women in the New Economic World Order: The Increasing Role of Arab Women in Business & Society, April 2002 (Size:2.41Mb)
Conference Report, Madrid, July 2003 (Size:65Kb)
Official Booklet - Women in the Arab World: Windows of Opportunity Opening Wider in Business & Public Life, 22-24 October, 2003 (Size:353Kb)
Conference Brochure - Women in the Arab World: Windows of Opportunity Opening Wider in Business & Public Life, 22-24 October, 2003 (Size:171Kb)
Conference Brochure – Women in the Arab World: Partners in the Community and on the World Stage, 6-9 June 2004, at the League of Arab States, Cairo (Size:204Kb)
Conference Official Booklet - Women in the Arab World: Partners in the Community and on the World Stage, 6-9 June 2004, at the League of Arab States, Cairo
(English (size: 2.3Mb)) (Arabic (size: 4.9Mb))
Conference Plenary Sessions Summary - Women in the Arab World: Partners in the Community and on the World Stage, 6-9 June 2004, at the League of Arab States, Cairo (English (size: 24Kb)) (Arabic (size: 112Kb))
Conference Recommendations - Women in the Arab World: Partners in the Community and on the World Stage, 6-9 June 2004, at the League of Arab States, Cairo (English (size: 11Kb)) (Arabic (size: 53Kb))

THIRD Annual Conference -- Women in the Arab World: PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ON THE WORLD STAGE, 6-9 JUNE 2004

Conference Official Booklet - Women in the Arab World: Partners in the Community and on the World Stage, 6-9 June 2004, at the League of Arab States, Cairo
(English (size: 2.3Mb)) (Arabic (size: 4.9Mb))

Conference Plenary Sessions Summary - Women in the Arab World: Partners in the Community and on the World Stage, 6-9 June 2004, at the League of Arab States, Cairo (English (size: 24Kb)) (Arabic (size: 112Kb))

Conference Recommendations - Women in the Arab World: Partners in the Community and on the World Stage, 6-9 June 2004, at the League of Arab States, Cairo (English (size: 11Kb)) (Arabic (size: 53Kb))

SPEAKERS PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTATIONS BY: (in alphabetical order)

Dr Rajaa Al Khuzai, Member, Former Iraqi Governing Council, Iraq
(Arabic (Size:181Kb)) (English (Size:13Kb))
Dr Wadouda Badran, Secretary General, Arab Women Organisation, Cairo (Size:26Kb)
Mrs Soumaya Belhabib, Vice President, Association CHAML on Women and Family, Morocco (Size:39Kb)
Mrs Fatin Bundagji, Director, Women Empowerment, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce, Saudi Arabia (Size:27Kb)
Ms Naderah Chamlou, Senior Advisor, ME and North Africa Region, The World Bank, New York (Size:36Kb)
Mrs Bineta Diop, Executive Director, Femmes Africa Solidarité, Geneva, Switzerland (Size:1.3Mb)
Dame Rennie Fritchie DBE, Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Public Appointments, United Kingdom
(Presentation (Size: 48Kb)) (Remarks (Size: 29Kb))
Dr Salma Galal, Technical Officer, Gender & Women’s Health, World Health Organisation, Geneva (Size:129Kb)
Dr Rafia Obaid Ghubash, President, Gulf University, Bahrain (Arabic) (Size:90Kb)
Ms Deborah Gomes, Second Secretary, Canadian International Development Agency, Canada
(Presentation (Size: 563Kb)) (Remarks (Size: 32Kb))
Ms Alexandra Hall-Hall, Senior Advisor, Middle East Partnership Initiative, State Department, USA (Size:15Kb)
Dr Abla Ibrahim, Director, Family, Women and Children Department, League of Arab States, Cairo (in Arabic) (Size:84Kb)
Mrs Carolina Mayeur, Deputy Director General, Co-operation with Mediterranean Countries and Central and Easter Europe, Spain (Size:16Kb)
Ms Julie Mellor, Chair, Equal Opportunities Commission, United Kingdom (Size:882Kb)
Ms Hanifa Mezoui, Chief, NGO Section, United Nations, New York, USA
(Presentation (Size:1.2Mb)) (Remarks (Size: 23Kb))
Charlotte Ponticelli, Senior Co-ordinator, International Women’s Issues, US Department of State, USA (Size:24Kb)
Dr Elizabeth Plum, Director, Danish School of Public Administration, Denmark (Size:55Kb)
Ms Zeena Tamimi, Brand Manager Arabian Peninsula, Procter & Gamble, Saudi Arabia (Size:191Kb)
Mr Saad Tomas, Vice President for Integrated Technologies, IBM, France (Size:592Kb)
Mr Andrew Vaughan, Regional Technical Director, Shell Middle East, United Arab Emirates (Size:24Kb)
Dr Linda Yueh, Department of Economics, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
(Presentation (Size:45Kb)) (Remarks (Size: 23Kb))

OTHER CONFERENCE MATERIALS:

Conference Brochure in English (size: 204Kb)

Conference Programme in Arabic (size: 127Kb)

Registration Form in English (Size: 81Kb)

Registration Form in Arabic (Size: 234Kb)

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Second Annual Conference -- Women in the Arab World: Windows of Opportunity Opening Wider in Business & Public Life, 22-24 October, 2003