10th Global Business Women and Leaders Summit
The 10th Global Businesswomen and Leaders Summit – Woibex 2008 was held on March 8-9 at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai UAE. The impressive line up of speakers and special guests, included HE Dr Massoumeh Ebtekar, Former Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Mervat Tellawy, Ambassador, League of Arab States and the Hon. Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, as well as several regional and international experts and businesswomen. The summit addressed issues relevant to today's women leaders and professionals.
Woibex 2008, which was sponsored by FORSA and Virgin Megastore, will be take place March 8-9, at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai UAE, and FORSA’s CEO Shamsa NoorAli Rashid also participated as a speaker with a presentation on the first day of the event Women - A Different Approach to Leadership.
Speakers for the event included Ebtekar, Robinson, and Tellawy as well as the United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) Dr Khaled Alloush who delivered a presentation on the Achievements of Arab women over the past two decades; Hoda Barakat – Managing Partner and Head of IP/IT Department, Al Tamimi & Co.(Leading Innovation Towards the Future); Kathleen Kurre – Executive-in-Residence, Institute for Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Georgia Tech, USA and President, Fusion Advisors, LLC (Passion, Entrepreneurship and Technology: Leadership's New Frontiers); Mary Ellen Iskenderian – President and CEO, Women’s World Banking (WWB), USA (Case Study: A Story of 2 Successful Businesswomen); Gail Burns – Managing Director, Target Search and Selection, South Africa (Be Your Own Mentor - Businesswomen and Women Leaders’ Strategies in the New Global Economy); Retha Els – Managing Director, De Nova Consulting, South Africa (Current and Future Young Business and Women); Ms. Kelly Watkins, President, Expressive Concepts, USA (The Perfect Principles of Leadership for Middle East Women); Ms. Kelly Watkins – President Expressive Concepts, USA (The Perfect Principles of Leadership for Middle East Women); and Giovanna Bejjani – Business Faculty, Ras Al Khaimah Women’s College (RKWC), Ras Al Khaimah, UAE (Arab Women, Future Leaders through Applied Education: Linking Academia to Industry).
Khaleej Times and Al Jazeera Network were Media Gold Sponsors for the event.
Woibex 2007 Speakers
Dr. Massoumeh Ebtekar
former Vice President of Islamic Republic of Iran
Ms. Raja Al Gurg
President, Dubai Businesswomen Council
Ali Al Kamali
Managing Director of Datamatix Group
Dr. Loula Loi-Alafogiannis
Executive Global President, CEO & Founder, Euro-American Women's Council (EAWC), Greece