The Women’s World Forum - Dubai 2020, organized by the Dubai Women’s Foundation on February 16 and 17, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, discusses policies and initiatives that enhance the positive impact of women in all areas, And anticipating this future role, including ways to increase its social and economic participation, especially in the entrepreneurial sector, during 60 discussion sessions, in which more than 100 local and international officials speak, in addition to leaders and officials of international organizations and inspiring speakers in several areas.
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 Gender Balance Council and President of Dubai Women’s Foundation, welcomed all speakers and state guests from participating delegations from different Around the world, stressing that the UAE supports all global efforts aimed at improving the capabilities of women and enhancing their participation alongside men in overcoming the challenges facing humanity in order to make a promising tomorrow that carries more opportunities for progress and prosperity for all the peoples of the earth.
Her Highness stressed that the UAE is reaping the fruits of a march full of hard work, and covered with all the care and encouragement of our wise leadership, out of a full belief in the ability of women to play important and influential roles in society, so that our country presents to the world today an inspiring model in how to advance the contributions of women, by giving them space Guaranteeing the optimal use of her abilities in serving the community, and for the Emirates today to become the meeting place of the world and the headquarters for the largest events and conferences supporting women, and an international platform for meaningful dialogue to push the frameworks of transformation and positive impact, and achieve the maximum possible use of its capabilities in various Domains, not only at the regional level, but also at the global level.
Her Highness said: “Although the issue of empowering women in the Arab world has gone through during the past decades, challenges that required many countries to make double efforts to improve the conditions of women and give them equal opportunities with men to enter working life, the United Arab Emirates was a pioneer in giving this file Full interest, registering remarkable successes and placed it at the forefront of efforts to support women at the Arab level, while the country has made remarkable progress within the relevant global competitiveness indicators, and has won wide international appreciation, which we see embodied in this global platform that we are hosting, linking among its largest Stakeholders from around the world to discuss ways to improve the performance and efficiency policies, and the development of effective partnerships to promote the role of women and their positive impact in society within an intensive work program takes into account the diversity of topics and coverage ».
4 axes
The World Women Forum - Dubai 2020, held under the slogan of "the power of influence", focuses on four main axes, which are government, economy, society and the future, with the participation of more than 3000 personalities, making it the largest of its kind globally in terms of the diversity of the agenda of the topics and topics discussed, and the number Participants who represent an elite group of world leaders in leadership, and during these sessions, a number of topics and issues are highlighted, including strategies for gender balance, the role of women during the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the extent and importance of their representation in governments, and their contributions to achieving sustainable development goals 2030, in addition to its role in the media and making the future.
Official opening
Mona Ghanem Al-Murri, Chairman of the Dubai Women’s Foundation and Managing Director, is scheduled to deliver a welcome speech at the beginning of the forum’s official opening session, at which the President of the World Bank Group, David Malpas, and the Director of the International Monetary Fund, Cristalina Gurgieva, will also deliver Ivanka. Trump, the American president's advisor, made a keynote speech at the opening.
The keynote speech will be on the second day in a dialogue session in which Theresa May, former Member of Parliament and Prime Minister, will speak, and Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, the Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations, will speak to it.
Chair sessions
Within the main sessions of the Forum on the first day, Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chair of the Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai, will review the mechanisms of realizing the leadership's vision in consolidating the UAE’s position as an ambitious regional and global center for creativity and innovation through culture and the arts, and Her Highness will share her vision Leadership of the Dubai cultural path present and future, and will be interviewed by Her Highness Hadley Gamble, from the CNBC network.
Within the activities of the first day, a session entitled “Gender Balance: Between Responsibility and Responsiveness” will be held, in which the Minister of Community Development, Hessa bint Issa Buhamid, the Director of the Human Development Report Office, Pedro Conceso, the United Nations Development Program, and the First Director for Gender Affairs of the World Bank Group will speak. , Directed by Dan Murphy, CNBC Media.
A session entitled “Women’s Leadership in the Government” will also be held, in which the Minister of State for Food Security, Maryam Bint Muhammad Saeed Hareb Al-Muhairi, the Minister of International Cooperation in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Rania Al-Mashat, and the permanent representative of the UAE to the United Nations, Lana Nusseibeh, and a member of Parliament In the Republic of Kosovo, mimosa Kosari at night, and is run by journalist John Deferos, from CNN.
In another major session, under the title "The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A New Model of the Workforce", the transformations taking place in economies, working conditions as a result of accelerating technological, social and environmental changes, and how to look forward to the future, are addressed by Khalfan Jumah Balhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation, Caitlin Kraft Buchmann, founder and CEO of Women @ TheTable (W @ TT) - Switzerland, and Emma Morteno Trowswell, Operations Director and co-founder of Oxford Insights in the UK, is run by British journalist Henry Bonsu.
Women and sustainable development
In view of the global importance of the advancement of women, a main session entitled “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals with the Participation of Women” will be held, in which Zahra Khan, the International Policy Adviser at UN Women, will speak, Talin Korshlyan, Assistant Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund, and Abdullah Lootah, General Director of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, Shamsa Salih, Secretary General of the Emirates Gender Balance Council, and managed by Hadley Gamble, a media officer on CNBC. The session will address the role of women in achieving these goals.
Media and culture
In view of the influential role of women in the fields of media, art and culture, a number of sessions and workshops were allocated within the activities of the forum, in cooperation with the Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai, the cultural office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and the Dubai Press Club, where two sessions are held In cooperation with the Cultural Office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the first session is entitled "Influencing society through art", and it addresses the positive impact of the presence of artistic components in open spaces, and its inclusion as an essential element in the design of cities, which contributes to enhancing community happiness and exchange Cultural between the company And b, the growth of tourism, social and economic activity, and the second entitled «art» therapy, talk with Sarah Powell, co-founder of the World Center for art therapy (UAE), and Dalal Al-Sindi, the founder of the Art Therapy Center (Bahrain).
The future and society
Within the axis of the future, a session will be held under the auspices of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, entitled "Towards parity in the energy sector", in which Khawla Al Muhairi, Executive Vice President of the Strategy and Government Communication Sector at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and Valery Levkov, Deputy CEO for the Middle East and North Africa at France Electricity Company, and a second session, entitled "Innovation and a Future Outlook", will be held within the same axis.
Effect makers
The Forum is witnessing in its second session this year the launch of qualitative and innovative sessions, under the title "Influence Makers", which provides a platform to highlight women personalities and inspiring business leaders, to share with the attendees experiences in which they overcame challenges, and made a positive change in the lives of others, and they had a special imprint. During these sessions, Captain Pilot, Sheikha Mozah Al Maktoum, will attend the attendance story of her choice of aviation profession.
Women Entrepreneur Financing
We-Fi Regional Summit for Entrepreneur Financing is witnessing two-day dialogue sessions and workshops, in cooperation with the initiative's partners, including the African Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Islamic Development Bank, and the World Bank Group, with the participation of more than 250 Persons from officials and senior government representatives from the Middle East and North Africa and donor countries and initiative partners from the government and private sectors, as well as a number of officials in international organizations, and about 20 entrepreneurs in the region.
President of Dubai Women Establishment:
“We look forward to sharing the details of our experience with delegations from about 87 countries, and looking to benefit from them as an inspiration.”
"The UAE's achievements contribute to changing the stereotype of Arab women and highlighting their ability to give."
“The UAE is reaping the fruits of a busy career today, covered by all our rational leadership.”