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9/3/24, 10:49 AM Emirati Women’s Day Forum: Empowering Businesswomen in Abu Dhabi

Inspiring and Collaborating for Future Generations

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The Forum included a panel discussion moderated by the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Middle East, Khuloud Al Omian. The panel included:
Her Excellency Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO at Etihad Credit Insurance; Sindiya Ibrahim, Serial Entrepreneur, and Head of Entrepreneur Support Unit
at Khalifa Fund For Enterprise Development; Salama Bint Saif Al Tenaiji, Official Spokesperson for the Supreme Council for Motherhood &
Childhood Bullying Prevention in Schools; and Dr. Salama Al Hosani, Executive Medical Director of the Ambulatory Healthcare Services at Pure
Health.
The panel focused on inspiring and collaborating with future generations of female entrepreneurs and innovators by highlighting the growth,
development and successes of the participants’ careers and experiences, and the importance of intergenerational support and collaboration in
fostering the growth of Emirati women, ensuring that the progress women make today lays a strong foundation for tomorrow’s success.

Moreover, the panel reviewed the opportunities and challenges facing Emirati women in the local and global business sectors and highlighted their
prominent contributions to enhancing the growth and prosperity of the private sector in Abu Dhabi. The panel also discussed the support and
opportunities provided by ADBWC to creative women in the sector.

On the sidelines of the Forum, the Council organized the creative exhibition the “Mubdi’ah Popup Market” that featured the participation of
several female entrepreneurs and innovators in the business sector. In efforts to motivate and represent homegrown talent, the event’s branding was
designed by a young Emirati talent, graphic designer Noura Al Saeri.
Celebrating Emirati heritage, there was a heritage-themed creative platform, called the ‘Weaving Station’, which presented in collaboration with Al
Ghadeer Emirati Crafts Foundation, offered handcraft activities and live demonstrations of traditional Emirati weaving techniques.

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