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9/3/24, 10:49 AM Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council hosts Emirati Women’s Day Forum
business ecosystem in both the local and global markets with confidence and determination. Proudly,
the number of women with a Mubdia'h license, which allows female citizens to conduct commercial
business activities from their homes has reached more than 7,102 licenses,” Her Excellency added.

Inspiring and Collaborating for Future Generations

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.

About the Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council

Since its establishment in 2011, ADBWC has succeeded in launching numerous qualitative initiatives
and projects, the most prominent of which are the Integrated and Innovative Business Incubator,
consulting services, the Innovative Entrepreneurship Club, and the Best Creative Project Idea Award.
Additionally, ADBWC has signed many memorandums of understanding and cooperation agreements
with public and private sector institutions, with the aim of supporting women’s initiatives and ideas in the

business sector and promoting their activities and projects at the local and international levels.

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