The Global Women Forum - Dubai 2020, which starts on February 16 and is organized by Dubai Women’s Foundation for two days, announced that Theresa May, former Member of Parliament and Prime Minister, Ivanka Trump, advisor to US President Donald Trump, will participate as keynote speakers in front of the forum hosted by The UAE for the second time, with wide global and regional participation.

The former British Prime Minister will be the guest of a key discussion session, singled out for her by the forum and will be attended by the permanent representative of the UAE to the United Nations, Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, while the US President’s advisor will deliver a keynote speech during the opening session of the forum that will bear the slogan of "the power of influence".

The event will attract high-level speakers, led by World Bank Group President David Malpas, Director-General of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, and a group of senior officials of international organizations and bodies, and those with inspiring experiences from around the world.

Typical atmosphere

The campus of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance and President of the Dubai Women’s Foundation, confirmed that “the UAE’s hosting of the International Women's Forum reflects the approach of the state In creating the ideal atmosphere for establishing a meaningful and constructive dialogue to advance the process of positive development around the world and within various fields, including in the field of women's support in which our country has achieved qualitative achievements that gave it wide international recognition, we see it embodied in hosting the largest event of its kind globally, with the participation of a group of speakers friends Outstanding roles, contributions and experiences from around the world ».

She added that «the forum will be an opportunity for speakers to share their visions with the world on how to enhance the role of women as a major and influential partner in supporting the future of global development and pushing towards global progress, especially within the four main axes that will be highlighted by the dialogue over two days of intensive sessions, through the experiences of speakers And their important partnerships through which they launched initiatives and projects focused mainly on providing support to women to maximize their participation opportunities, and affirming their positive impact in determining the features of the future of the world.

Emirati achievement

For her part, Chairman of the Dubai Women’s Foundation and Managing Director, Mona Ghanem Al-Murri said, “The convening of the International Women's Forum in the UAE for the second time is an irrefutable proof of the respect and trust of the international community, and the value of the UAE’s efforts and achievements in the field of supporting women, at a time when The Dubai Women’s Foundation has been keen to attract some of the most important inspiring speakers who are able to enrich the dialogues of this great international event, whether with their experiences, or through their projects and initiatives that have a positive positive impact, especially in developing countries and emerging economies.

She added: “We are delighted to welcome Member of Parliament and former British Prime Minister Theresa May, with all the strategic experience she holds, reaching the top of the British government work. We are also pleased to welcome the adviser to US President Ivanka Trump, who is one of the important symbols in the field of supporting women, especially The entrepreneurial sector worldwide, as well as the rest of the speakers whom we trust will provide considered and strategic visions of value that will achieve the desired progress in achieving women's roles to higher levels of influence on various levels of government, economic and social, and give women a more comfortable space B to balanced participation alongside men in the field of global development ».

During her participation in the forum, Theresa May will review her vision about the representation of women in leadership positions in government, and the importance of her participation in political life, based on her long experience of more than 20 years in the field of government and parliamentary work in the United Kingdom.

In her speech, US Presidential Adviser Ivanka Trump will talk about the opportunities available for women in the field of entrepreneurship, as part of her interest in educating and economically empowering women, enhancing their ability to establish business projects, and achieving growth through increasing the level of their participation in the labor market, and providing training opportunities that It helps her to advance her skills as an entrepreneur, and we will launch the Regional Summit for Entrepreneurial Finance initiative We-Fi, which will be organized on the sidelines of the Global Women Forum - Dubai 2020, in cooperation with the Dubai Women’s Foundation, for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region, with a translation of a memo. Understanding signed by the two sides last December. The World Women Forum - Dubai 2020, organized by the Dubai Women’s Foundation for the second time after the remarkable success of the 2016 session, is the largest of its kind globally in the field of caring for women and enhancing its role in various fields, as it attracts more than 3000 personalities from about 87 countries, and witnesses more organization Of the 60 discussion sessions, over 100 local and international officials speak, as well as officials of international organizations and inspiring speakers in several areas.

Manal bint Muhammad:

"Our country has made qualitative achievements in the field of women's support, giving it wide international recognition."

"(The Forum) is an opportunity for speakers to share their visions with the world on enhancing the role of women as partners in the future of global development."

Mona Al-Marri:

"The speakers will provide valuable insights that will achieve the desired progress in bringing the roles of women to higher levels."

Strategic platform

The Global Women's Forum - Dubai 2020 is a pioneering strategic platform, bringing together elite leaders, decision makers and international experts, to influence policies and partnerships that enhance the positive role of women for a better future for all, through its discussion of many issues related to women, within its four main themes: ( Government, economy, society and the future).

The event provides participants, and women in the region in particular, the opportunity to see the most successful global experiences, and interact with a group of global leaders and experts, by exchanging ideas and experiences in the field of developing and supporting women's capabilities and empowerment in various societies.

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A personality from 87 countries participates in the forum organized by Dubai Women’s Foundation for the second time.