Breaking down Barriers with 2022 edition of Middle East Women Board of Directors

The government of the UAE has set a great example by making it mandatory to have one female member on the boards of public companies. While the number of senior leadership positions occupied by women in the GCC is increasing by leaps and bounds, much still needs to be done. The promise is there, but what steps and policies need to be incorporated to accelerate the placement of women on regional boards? Is a quota system necessarily the best approach?

Khaleej Times brings back Middle East Women Board of Directors that focuses on elevating women in the workplace, bringing together female leaders to share their stories, struggles and journeys to success in order to enlighten and inspire the next generation.

Poonam Chawla, Head- Khaleej Times Events and Conferences and Content partnerships, said: “It gives me great pleasure to introduce the Middle East Women Board of Directors Summit 2022. Personally, this is one of my most cherished summits of the year and one that I am personally invested in. 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 one-day enthralling summit that will help every aspiring women to catapult her career to the next chapter.”

The Middle East Women Board of Directors will feature Opening speech by Ebru Tuygun Gullu, Advisory Board Chairwoman — Middle East Women Board of Directors, Welcome Speech by Poonam Chawla, Co-Founder – Middle East Women Board of Directors. The conference will feature a keynote speech on “Why women is a secret weapon in business and life?” by Naomi Bagdonas, Corporate Strategist and Executive Advisor, Lecturer— Stanford Graduate School of Business and Jennifer Aaker, Behavioral Scientist and General Atlantic Professor— Stanford Graduate School of Business. The conference will also include a women power talk on “Achieving gender balance in boardrooms” with Barış Karakullukçu, Next Generation Entrepreneurship Group President— Türkiye İş Bankası and Diana Wilde, Co-Founder — Aurora 50.

Other speakers in the summit include top female leaders— Candice D’Cruz, Vice President — Luxury Brands — Marriott International, EMEA, Feyza Narlı, General Manager— Manpower Group, Golnaz Bahmanyar, Partner— Middle East Consumer & Retail practice— Egon Zehnder and Duncan McCulloch, General Manager – Middle East and Africa – Effem.

The conference encourages women from the Mena region to attend, and to register at— https://khaleejtimesevents.com/women-directors/register. We— as women— are integral to tomorrow’s future, so that we can leave a stronger and economically sustainable environment in the Middle East.