Mohammed bin Rashid to open fourth Arab Women Leadership Forum Tuesday

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, tomorrow Tuesday will open the Fourth Arab Women Leadership Forum, organised between 4-5 November at Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai.
The two-day conference, a flagship annual event organised by Dubai Women Establishment (DWE), is hosted under the guidance of Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Women Establishment and wife of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
The forum focuses on the theme "Towards Global Competitiveness", with an overarching aim of identifying factors that foster women’s participation in the country’s economic growth, outlining frameworks that encourage the UAE women to take on higher roles in the local workforce and enhancing the UAE’s competitiveness on the global front.
Mona Al Marri, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of DWE, emphasized that the country’s strong regional and international position with regards to the role of women, truly serves to represent the UAE women’s status as valued contributors, deeply committed to the growing success of the country across every sector. The fourth edition of the Arab Women Leadership Forum seeks to strengthen their participation further and more importantly, encourage them to take on even bigger responsibilities for the future progress, development and advancement of the UAE. Also, given the Emarati women’s emerging roles in building the UAE’s society, the forum aims to enhance the country’s ranking on the global competitiveness scale through their leadership positions.
"We hope that the insights from the powerful discussions at the forum will help empower more and more women to play a prominent role in raising the country’s level of global competitiveness in the region and beyond, while also stimulating newer opportunities for women for the economic success of the country," she added.
The forum will feature a stellar line-up of regional and international decision-makers, CEOs, influencers and experts representing various industries and sectors. Keynote speakers at the forum are Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development (MICAD) and President of Zayed University.
In addition, Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of DWE, will speak on behalf of H.H. Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of DWE and wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs of the UAE.
The forum will focus on a diverse array of issues, with panel discussions shining light upon factors that can augment women’s participation in the economic growth and development of the country. The opening day topics include: ‘Women In Economy – Participation Impact on Nation’s Competitiveness’, ‘Beyond Numbers: Women’s Political Contribution in GCC’, ‘Gender Perspectives in Legislations’. On the second day, speakers will deliberate on: ‘Competitiveness and Inclusion of Women’s Participation in the Private Sector’, ‘Workplaces That Work: Conducive Policies On Female Retention’, and ‘Entrepreneurship: An Impact On Competitive Edge.’ The conference is organized in collaboration with the forum’s Strategic Partner - Emirates Competitiveness Council, Gold Sponsor - DEWA, Telecommunication Partner - du, Media Partner - Dubai Media Inc., Main Radio Partner - Arabian Radio Network, Supports Partners - PricewaterhouseCoopers and Audi (Al Naboodah Automobiles) and Emirates Airlines as the Official Carrier of the Fourth Arab Women Leadership Forum. The AWLF Gala Reception Dinner is sponsored by Cartier Women's Initiative Awards.
The Dubai Women Establishment (DWE) was formed in 2006 under Law No. 24 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. DWE is headed by Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
As a statutory body of Dubai Government and as per its founding decree, the Establishment aims to encourage and facilitate the participation of Emirati women in the workforce and society. Mandate includes extensive research to identify and quantify status of women in the workforce of Dubai, as well as initiatives towards women’s further development opportunities.
Awareness and policies that are conducive to women in the workforce will be recommended to Dubai Government as solutions to enable women to play a greater role within the UAE and on global scale. The term participation includes acknowledgment of women in arts, women in sports, women in leadership professionally in their field as well as of the societal arena such as act of philanthropic, humanitarian and politics.