Jane Fonda and Sarah Feguson for Women as Global Leaders Conference
The third Women as Global Leaders Conference will be held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on March 10-12.
The conference is being organised by Zayed University under the patronage of Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation, Chairperson of the UAE General Women’s Union and Supreme Chairperson of the Arab Women’s Organisation.
The conference will be attended by a large number of students from the UAE in addition to renowned international speakers.
Various papers will be presented and a large number of workshops held.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Learning Leadership”, and it focuses on women’s emergent and current leadership roles across the globe as well as the practice of educating students for and about leadership.
At a Press conference held at Zayed University on Monday, Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim, CEO of Hydra Properties, one of the leading real estate developers in the UAE, said: “We are delighted to be associated with this conference which is contributing towards the development of women leaders at a global level.
“Women in the UAE have taken gigantic steps in business and political arenas.
“Women are part and parcel of society and enhancing their role and contribution to society is vital for its development.”
International figures like Jane Fonda, award-winning actress and human rights activist; Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, advocate, philanthropist and author; Carol Bellamy, former head of Unicef, CEO of World Learning, and president of the School for International Training; Anousheh Ansari, first female private space explorer, chairperson and co-founder of Prodea Systems Inc.; Helen Thomas, journalist and author; and Mary Sue Coleman, president, University of Michigan, would speak at the conference. Source
The conference is being organised by Zayed University under the patronage of Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation, Chairperson of the UAE General Women’s Union and Supreme Chairperson of the Arab Women’s Organisation.
The conference will be attended by a large number of students from the UAE in addition to renowned international speakers.
Various papers will be presented and a large number of workshops held.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Learning Leadership”, and it focuses on women’s emergent and current leadership roles across the globe as well as the practice of educating students for and about leadership.
At a Press conference held at Zayed University on Monday, Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim, CEO of Hydra Properties, one of the leading real estate developers in the UAE, said: “We are delighted to be associated with this conference which is contributing towards the development of women leaders at a global level.
“Women in the UAE have taken gigantic steps in business and political arenas.
“Women are part and parcel of society and enhancing their role and contribution to society is vital for its development.”
International figures like Jane Fonda, award-winning actress and human rights activist; Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, advocate, philanthropist and author; Carol Bellamy, former head of Unicef, CEO of World Learning, and president of the School for International Training; Anousheh Ansari, first female private space explorer, chairperson and co-founder of Prodea Systems Inc.; Helen Thomas, journalist and author; and Mary Sue Coleman, president, University of Michigan, would speak at the conference. Source
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