Registration of participants at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai

Registration of participants at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai

Dr. Nadine Abou Zaki, Executive Chairperson of "The New Arab Woman Forum” and Editor-in-Chief of Al Hasnaa Magazine
HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE Ruler of Dubai
Mr. Mazen Hayek, MBC Group Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Commercial

Mrs. Souad Al Humaidi, President Souad Al Humaidi Group of Companies, Kuwait
Eng. Fatima Al Jaber, Chief Operating Officer, Jaber Group, UAE
Mrs. Al Jawhara Al Angari, Vice President of The National Association for Human and Family Rights, KSA.

Arab women’s contribution to public life remains relatively limited despite the progress in some countries where women have started to gain more influence. This panel will discuss the following issues:

• What have women achieved until now to increase their public influence?
• What are the obstacles they encounter?
• Once in power, what may be women’s contribution to the emergence of new laws that allow a wider representation of women in politics?
• Does the presence of women in power represent the emergence of a new culture?

Moderator: Mrs. Giselle Azzi, Journalist, Al Arabiya TV
Keynote Speech: H.E. Mrs. Sarah El Jariya, Minister of Women's Affairs, Family, Children & the Elderly, Tunisia
Panelists:
H.E. Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Vice President- Foreign Affairs Committee- European Parliament, UK
HH Sharifa Zein AlSharaf Bint Nasser, Assistant for Youth, Women, Education and Development/ Tribal Affairs Advisory, The Royal Hashemite Court in Jordan. Advisor & board member of the Hashemite Fund for development of Jordan Badia
H.E Dr. Amal Qobeissi, Member of the Federal National Council, UAE
H.E. Mrs. Dona Turk, Consul General, Lebanese Consulate of Dubai, UAE
Mrs. Nawal Saleh Chalhoub, President, Diplomatic Ladies Association, Dubai, Wife of the Consult General of Saudi Arabia, UAE

To what extent are Arab women benefiting from the expanding role of the media in the region? How well are they represented in the media? Are Arab women able to influence the media to reflect their points of view?

• Woman as a conceptualist, creator, anchor, director and consumer of media: the emergence of a new image
• How do new technologies influence new transformations of such an image?
• Are we witnessing the creation of a globalized image for Arab women?
• Does media progress in advancing women’s rights?

Moderator: Mrs. Muna AbuSuleyman, Executive Manager, Kingdom Holding Company, Saudi Arabia and Anchor at the Middle-East Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
Panelists:
Mrs. Anette Halabi, Executive Vice President, Acceleration, UK
Mr. Samir Attallah, Lebanese Journalist
Mrs. Caroline Faraj, Dubai Chief Operations Director and Arabic Editor, CNN, UAE
Mrs. Najwa Kassem, Journalist, Al Arabiya TV

Lunch hosted by Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers

Despite significant gains made by Arab women in education, there is still a lot to do to do to plug in the education gap and eliminate illiteracy.

• Where the Arab woman does stand in access to education?
• What are the challenges she is facing?
• What is the role of women in expanding access to quality education?
• What about the Arab woman and illiteracy?
• What about illiteracy in technology

Moderator: Mr. Walid Chmeit, Vice President, ALFA B TV, France
Panelists:
Mr. Ali Faramawy, President of Microsoft Middle East & Africa and Vice President of Microsoft International, Turkey
Mr. Hosam A. Al Qurashi, Pantene Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble, Arabian Peninsula
Mrs. Aysegul Ildeniz, Regional Director Middle East, Turkey & Africa, Intel Corporation, Turkey
Mr. Rui Sancho Fernandes, President, ALFA B TV, France
Dr. Haifa Reda Jamal Allail, Dean, Effat University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Salwa Khoury, Adjunct Associate Professor, American University of Dubai, UAE

Modern women are activists and mothers at the same time. How can a woman fulfill all these roles and still maintain her femininity and achieve her goals? How does such multifunction transform her and affect her life?

• Mother and active woman: forces of a pluralistic woman
• NGO projects to support the work of the woman-mother at home
• The place and the role of man in the social transformations of the family

Moderator: Mrs. Suheir Azzouni, Director of the Centre for Women, UN – ESCWA
Panelists:
HON. Saida Agrebi, Member of Tunisian Parliament and Member of Pan African Parliament, and President of Maghreb Mother's Organization, Tunisia
Dr. Deisi Noeli Weber Kusztra, President World Family Organization, Brazil
Mr. Khalifa Al Mahrzi, President, Family Affairs consultant, UAE

The relation between a woman and her body as well as her perception of herself has changed. Aware of her power and physical presence, she can better control her body, her life and make her own choices.

• How women can increase their physical presence?
• Is it the development of technology, society's pressure or women's free will?
• In what terms does women’s awareness of their body influence their lives?
• Can beauty turn a woman into a dictator?

Moderator: Ms. Norma Naoum, Presenter on Future TV, Miss Lebanon 1999
Panelists:
Mr. Samer Jabr, Market Research Manager Procter & Gamble
Dr. Heba Kotb, Member of the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists, Egypt
Mrs. Khadija Chahine, Lancôme Regional Director, UAE
Mr. Ahmad Qubeissi, Beautician, Lebanon
Dr. Buthaina Al Shunnar, Plastic Surgeon, UAE

Presented by: Mrs. Abby Disney, Founder of the Daphne Foundation and Grand Niece of Walt Disney, USA

Despite the widely spread idea that man steers the economy, women have made major achievements while taking top managerial positions or as policy-makers. They are now at the heart of economic life.

• How can women empowerment contribute to economic growth?
• In which terms does a woman have the power to promote women’s role in economy?
• Are there real obstacles to women advancement in the Arab corporate ladder?
• Are women gaining more influence as a result of their increasing involvement in business?

Moderator: Mrs. Nabila Al Anjari, CEO Advisor, Grand Real Estate Projects Company, Kuwait
Panelists:
Eng. Fatima Al Jaber, Chief Operating Officer, Jaber Group, UAE
Mrs. Elaine Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Asteco Property, UAE
Dr. Lama Abdul Aziz Suleiman, Board Member, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Arabia
Ms Khalidah Ahmed Al-Qatami, Arab International Women Forum Founder Board Member, Kuwait