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DIVERSITY ON BOARD FORUM

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Leena Olaimy

Cofounder, Diversity On Board. Executive chairperson of 3BL Associates.

Dr. Ashraf Gamaleldin

CEO of Hawkamah, Institute for Corporate Governance

Khalid Alrumaihi

Chief Executive Officer of Mumtalakat

H.E. Dr. Sara Al Madani

Entrepreneur, board member at Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Rawan Maki

Environmental Engineer and Fashion Designer

Elham Hassan

First female partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the Middle East and Chairwoman of Taaheal Healthcare

Nima Abu Wardeh

Founder of S.H.E.Strategy

Amal Dokhan

CEO of Global Entrepreneurship Network- Saudi Arabia.

Walid Daniel Dib

Co-founder and CEO, Addenda

Marc Aoun

CEO/General Manager, Compost Baladi

Jamal Fakhro

Managing Partner of KPMG Bahrain, First Vice Chairman of Bahrain Shura Council

Dr.Basmah Omair

Researcher, Founder & CEO of BMO Management Consulting, Board member of Saudi National Women’s Council

Renee Adams

Professor at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Mariam Farag

Founding Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, MBC Group

Caroline Fattal Fakhoury

Founder of Stand for Women, Forbes Middle East 200 “Most powerful Arab Women in Business”

Jane Valls

Executive Director, GCC Board Directors Institute

Stephan Reckie

Astropreneur, Investor, Executive Director of GEN Space

Sameer Sortur

Director of Founder Institute - Dubai Chapter

Dominique Ghazar

Manager, Corporate Sustainability at HSBC

Sabrin Rahman

Regional Head of Sustainability (MENAT), HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

Reem AlBanna

Chief Risk Officer, HSBC UAE

Noor Adhami

Regional Head of Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC UAE

Maya Rahal

Managing Director, MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab

Noura Alturki

Vice President of Nesma Holding & Vice President of Saudi Shooting Federation

Rozan Ahmed

Founder @themagicdrive, Entrepreneur, Activist & CCI Advisor. Youngest appointed editor in British publishing.

Fatema Ebrahim

Founder of Andra Public Relations, board member at Bahrain Economic Development Board

Ayesha Mutaywea

Resident Partner, MENA Chambers; Member, International Court of Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce

Abdelhameed Sharara

Founder & CEO Riseup, Board member, Top 100 ‘Most Influential People of African Descent’

Yasser Abdulaziz

Founder and CEO of Malaeb

Ellecia Saffron

Vice Chair, 100 Women in Finance; Founder & Managing Director, Maysaffron; Chairman, ABMA

Shannon Gordon

CEO of theBoardlist

Rima Assi

Senior Partner, McKinsey, Abu Dhabi

Ossama Hassanein

Chairman of Rising Tide Fund, entrepreneur, mentor, and venture capitalist

Rana Ghandour Salhab

People & Purpose Partner, Member of the Executive Committee, at Deloitte ME; 30% Club Founding Chair

Loty Salazar

Corporate Governance Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group

Pakiza Abdulrahman

Head of Startups, Bahrain Economic Development Board, board member of GEN Bahrain

Intisar AlSabah

Founder & Chairperson of Intisar Foundation, Founder & CEO of Intisars & Ebbarra Jewellery

zied tayeb

CEO and Founder of Myelins

Heather Henyon

Founding Partner, Mindshift Capital. Founder of the Women’s Angel Investor Network (WAIN).

Sharif El-Badawi

Managing Partner at 500 Startups MENA

Wafa Alobaidat

CEO & founder Obai & Hill, Women Power Summit

Tariq Al-Olaimy

Co-Founder, Diversity on Board

Amena El-Saie

Cofounder, President & CEO, Helm Egypt

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Diversity On Board

Diversifying boards in the MENA region by connecting exceptional and under-represented Arab talent to executive and advisory board positions.

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STAND FOR WOMEN

Stand For Women exists to Change the Face of the Workforce and Champion Sisterhood across the Middle East.

MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab

A non-profit organization and an avid promoter of entrepreneurship and innovation across the Arab region.

The Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance

Hawkamah is a world class corporate governance institute, owned by the DIFC, working to improve corporate governance practices of governments and companies across the MENA region. We help build sound organizations, reform corporate sector, assist banking and financial sector, and promote good governance. Hawkamah helps also in building qualified directors and top executives who are able to apply corporate governance in their organizations. Our strength lies in our research and years of experience in the region, our world class experts, and proximity to the countries and companies of the MENA region.

GCC Board Directors Institute

The GCC Board Directors Institute NPIO (GCC BDI) is a not-for-profit organisation that guides board directors of organisations, from family-owned businesses to listed companies, to acquire the know-how and the tools to reach and sustain effective corporate governance. 

S.H.E.Strategy

THIS is how you land your next board position: S.H.E. Strategy. Keeping you Seen.Heard.Empowered. Because you are Equal.

She is Arab

She is Arab is the first dedicated speakers’ platform for Arab women in the world, working to address women’s underrepresentation at speaking events and in business leadership positions.

Linkedin Learning

Linkedin vision is to create economic opportunity for the global workforce

Founder Institute Dubai

It's time to build our future, for EVERYONE. If you are at the pre-seed stage and want to build something that matters, then we have programs to help.

500 Startups MENA

The most active early-stage VC fund in the MENA region. Born in Silicon Valley, the @500Startup family is worldwide.

Mindshift Capital

Mindshift Capital is a global, women-run venture firm investing in amazing women-led companies solving big problems with sophisticated solutions. We invest in the Rise of the Zillenial, where different consumer values are driving new business models that have been accelerated by COVID19. Our target sectors are edtech, healthtech, foodtech and fintech. Mindshift partners take an active, collaborative role in the growth of portfolio companies with focus on successful exit pathways.

Obai & Hill 

PR & Marketing Agency 

Middle East Institute of Directors (MEIoD)

Your governance partner – helping to make governance best practices reachable

Global Entrepreneurship Network

Road to GEC

MNDBAR

Think Clearly. Think Possibilities.

Recipes for Wellbeing

Wellbeing Corner: Color Breathing Meditation

Amal Jaffar

Yoga Teacher

Namaste

Bahrain's first internationally recognized Yoga school

Diversity On Board

Connecting exceptional under-represented Arab talent with opportunities to serve on boards

KPMG

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services.

HSBC

Diversity is in our roots. HSBC was founded in 1865 to finance trade between Europe and Asia, and we continue to bring different people and cultures together.