Women-led innovation in STEM

Conference Programme & Invitation to Register

11 December 2017 I Royal Academy of Engineering, London, United Kingdom

10th Young Arab Women Leaders Conference in London

The Young Arab Women Leaders initiative

Join us at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London in December 2017 for a highly interactive, impact-driven conference that aims to inspire young British and Arab women to enter into STEM careers and actively connect established women leaders in STEM with rising stars and entrepreneurs in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Following on from the successful Young Arab Women Leaders conferences held by AIWF in Amman, Beirut and Dubai in 2012, Palestine in 2013, London in 2011 and 2014, Doha in 2015, Kuwait in 2016, and Morocco in April 2017, the Arab International Women’s Forum is proud to announce that its tenth conference of the series will be hosted at and in valued partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering, the World Bank and PwC, in London in December 2017.

Conference SessionsConference sessions are aligned with the core priority policy areas of AIWF, PwC, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the World Bank, and include:

• Educating and empowering the next generation of STEM women leaders

• Women-led innovation and new solutions to the global energy, food, water, and climate change crises

• Women-led innovation in medical technologies and healthcare AI

• Supporting diversity, inclusion and innovation in energy, engineering, and infrastructure

• Advancing gender diversity in tech entrepreneurship and the digital economy

Conference Objectives This conference, the tenth in the Young Arab Women Leaders series, aims to recognise and explore the achievements of women as innovators and role models in the STEM sectors who are helping and inspiring other women to realise their full potential in unique and extraordinary ways. It aims to inspire the next generation of young women leaders in the sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, business, education, and entrepreneurship to make their best contribution to the development of the STEM sectors and to UK and MENA innovation and growth overall.

Conference ParticipantsThe conference programme has been carefully developed with the input of the Arab International Women’s Forum, the Royal Academy of Engineering, PwC, and women leaders in the UK and MENA region. We look forward to welcoming prominent speakers and delegates who will bring our conference objectives to life by sharing their own personal success stories, experiences and expertise. Panels will be comprised of established and emerging women leaders, and participants will include women executives, young professionals, academics, representatives of media, government and civil society, as well as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering and postgraduate and doctoral students from STEM university institutes around the UK.

10th Young Arab Women Leaders Conference Programme Royal Academy of Engineering, London, UK | 11 December 2017

0845 – 0925 Registration & Refreshments

0925 – 1010 Opening Session

Founder Chairman’s Introduction to AIWF and the Young Arab Women Leaders initiative

Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani Founder Chairman, Arab International Women’s Forum; Fellow, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative 2017; Commissioner, ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work

Host Partner Welcome Keynote

Philip Greenish CBE CEO, Royal Academy of Engineering

Guest of Honour Keynote

Dr Hafez Ghanem Vice President MENA, The World Bank

Guest of Honour Keynote

TBC

Guest of Honour Keynote

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Conference Partner Keynote

Pam Jackson Regional Deals Leader, PwC Middle East

1010 – 1120 PANEL 1

Educating and empowering the next generation of STEM women leaders

Panel Moderator

Professor Alison Noble OBE FREng FRS Professor of Biomedical Engineering at University of Oxford and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK

Speakers

Dr Alanoud Alsharekh Research Associate, London Middle East Institute (LMEI), SOAS University of London; Consulting Partner, Ibtkar Strategic Consulting, Kuwait

Delel Chaabouni Chief Information Officer - Middle East & North Africa, PepsiCo, UAE

Sarah Churchman UK Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing, PwC, UK

Layla Moran MP Physics Educator & MP, Oxford West & Abingdon, UK

Samia Nehme Vice President Commercial & NBD Global Upstream, Shell International, UK

Kate Robertson Founder, One Young World, UK

1120 - 1150 Coffee & Networking Break

1150 – 1300 PANEL 2

Women-led innovation and new solutions to the global energy, food, water and climate change crises

Panel Moderator

Florence Gschwend Co-founder, Chrysalix Technologies; PhD, Imperial College London; Forbes 30under30 Most Promising GameChanger in Science and Healthcare in Europe

Speakers

Nadereh Chamlou International Development Advisor & Former Senior Advisor of the World Bank, Washington DC

Chiara Corazza Managing Director, Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, France

Anne Glover CBE HonFREng CEO & Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners & Enterprise Hub Mentor, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK

Susan Kilani Advisor to HE the Minister of Water and Irrigation for Water Quality Management, Water Authority of Jordan, Jordan

Aisha Oyebode Founder & CEO, Muhammed Murtala Foundation, Nigeria

1300 – 1350 Buffet Lunch & Networking

1350 – 1500 PANEL 3

Women-led innovation in medical technologies and healthcare AI

Panel Moderator

Nikita Thakrar Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager, Imperial College London; Head of WE Innovate @ Imperial; Fellow, Global Startup Generation & the New Entrepreneurs Foundation and past Chair of International Development at Youth G8 Summit, UK

Speakers

Dr Naila Arebi Chairman of Medicine, Director IBD Service, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Mark’s Hospital; Hon Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London, UK

DrJaneGriffithsGlobal Head, Actelion Pharmaceuticals, UK

Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram Surgeon, Lecturer, Clinical Entrepreneur & Founder, Proximie, UK

Dr Raghda Kurdi Member of the Board of Directors, Hayat Pharmaceutical Industries, Jordan

Sally Radwan Healthcare AI Startup Founder, Egypt / UK

Hanan Saab CEO & Managing Director, Pharmamed, Lebanon

1500 – 1520 Networking Break

1520 – 1630 PANEL 4

Supporting diversity, inclusion and innovation in energy, engineering and infrastructure

Panel Moderator

Elspeth Finch Chair of the Enterprise Hub’s Innovators Network, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK

Speakers

Dr Enass Abo Hamed CEO & Co-Founder, H2GO Power; University of Cambridge Energy Champion 2017; Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow, UK

Nicola Ehlermann Head, MENA–OECD Competitiveness Programme, Middle East and Africa Division - Global Relations Secretariat, France

Janet Heckman Managing Director SEMED, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Egypt

Sandra Hiari Urban Development Specialist - World Bank, Jordan & DPhil Candidate in Sustainable Urban Development, University of Oxford, UK

Cleopatra Kitti Founder, Mediterranean Growth Initiative, Cyprus

1630 – 1700 Coffee & Networking Break

1700 – 1810 PANEL 5

Advancing gender diversity in tech entrepreneurship and the digital economy

Panel Moderator

Dr Hayaatun Sillem Deputy CEO & Director of Strategy, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK

Speakers

Parveen Dhanda Programme Lead - Future Fifty, Tech City UK

Afef Haddad Country Program Coordinator & Deputy to the Country Director, Maghreb and Malta; Project Manager of EmpowerHer Maghreb, The World Bank, USA

Mursal Hedayat Founder, Chatterbox, UK

Hanadi Jabado Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Centre, University of Cambridge, UK

Gabrielle Patrick Vice Chair Leisure Industries Section, International Bar Association & The Blockchain Lawyer, UK

1810 – 1815 Closing Remarks

Dr Hayaatun Sillem Deputy CEO & Director of Strategy, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK

ALL DELEGATES WELCOME

1830 – 2000 Interactive Taster Workshop, ‘Communication as a Leadership Competency for Women in STEM’ delivered by Global Voice UK

SPEAKERS & SPONSORS ONLY

1830 – 1915 Speakers & Sponsors Pre-Dinner Networking Reception

1915 – 2115 Speakers & Sponsors Conference Dinner

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Conference Information

Date

11 December 2017

Venue

Prince Philip House 3 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5DG

Language

All sessions, conference moderation and materials will be in English.

How to register

Please register online. You should receive emailed confirmation of your registration within 24 hours; if you do not, please contact info@aiwfonline.com

The organisers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any reason, cancel or postpone the conference, change its venue or any of the other published particulars, or withdraw any invitation to attend. In any case, neither the organisers nor any of their officers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be liable for any loss, liability, damage or expense suffered or incurred by any person, nor will they return any money paid to them in connection with the conference unless they are satisfied not only that the money in question remains under their control but also that the person who paid it has been unfairly prejudiced (as to which, decision shall be in their sole and unfettered discretion and, when announced, final and conclusive).

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Travel arrangements and visas

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The Arab International Women’s Forum (AIWF), established in 2001 as an independent not for profit organisation, is a unique network linking Arab women with their international counterparts, showcasing their development, ability and competence in business, professional and public life, and creating greater global awareness of women’s success and prospects in the Arab world. Now in its second decade of fulfilling its founding mission of Building Bridges, Building Business, AIWF has been a force for change for women in the MENA region, encouraging them to take greater leadership roles and reach higher levels of responsibility in all sectors of business, public life and in civil society while at the same time contributing to the progress and prosperity of their families and communities.

AIWF has received international recognition in the Arab world and internationally as a powerful advocate of women in business for the advancement of women, and its growing role to promote and advance legislative rights for the participation of Arab women has been distinguished by collaboration with, among others, the League of Arab States, the European Commission and European Parliament, United Nations organisations and agencies, the World Bank, the MENA-OECD Investment Programme, women’s business councils in the Arab States, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, International Chambers of Commerce and many globally recognised institutes of higher and further education.

AIWF could not have made the impact it has over the last decade without the support of its Global Partners: PepsiCo, Pfizer, Shell, Nama Women Advancement Establishment, PwC, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Vistra, Northern Trust, and Boodle Hatfield, all of whom are committed to strong inclusiveness and diversity policies and developing and training women. Also of great importance to the work of AIWF are its MoU partnerships with the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce, the Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance, the Mudara Institute of Directors, the Pearl Initiative, the Dubai Business Women Council and Memac Ogilvy.

AIWF’s keystone initiative, the Young Arab Women Leaders Conference Series launched in 2011 by AIWF in partnership with Global Partner PwC, provides a platform for young aspiring Arab women to support, engage and network with mentors in political, economic and social leadership roles in the Arab world. AIWF is also pleased to partner with the International Bar Association Legal Practice Division (IBA/LPD) Initiative for Women Business Lawyers to develop and support women in commercial law in the Arab region and encourage more Arab women to enter into the legal profession. Supported fully by its powerful network of Global Partners, the Arab International Women’s Forum continues to build on its core mission to achieve sustainable empowerment for women and youth and to champion a concerted drive at the highest levels to advance gender equality in the Arab world.

For further information, please contact:Arab International Women’s Forum

Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BD, United KingdomTel: +44 (0)20 7887 7630 Fax: +44 (0)20 7887 6001 www.aiwfonline.com

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 223,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com.

Established in the Middle East for 40 years, PwC has firms in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with around 4,000 people (www.pwc.com/me).

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Established in 1944, the World Bank Group is headquartered in Washington, D.C. With 189 member countries, staff from more 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

Five Institutions, One Group

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) lends to governments of middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries.

The International Development Association (IDA) provides interest-free loans - called credits- and grants to governments of the poorest countries. Together, IBRD and IDA make up the World Bank.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector. IFC helps developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, mobilizing capital in international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments.

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) was created in 1988 to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries to support economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve people’s lives. MIGA fulfills this mandate by offering political risk insurance (guarantees) to investors and lenders.

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) provides international facilities for conciliation and arbitration of investment disputes.

Mission

The World Bank Group has set two goals for the world to achieve by 2030:

• End extreme poverty by decreasing the percentage of people living on less than $1.90 a day to no more than 3%;

• Promote shared prosperity by fostering the income growth of the bottom 40% for every country.

The Bank Group works with country governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, regional development banks, think tanks, and other international institutions on issues ranging from climate change, conflict, and food security to education, agriculture, finance, and trade. All of these efforts support the Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity of the poorest 40 percent of the population in all countries.

Contact InformationHeadquarters

1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA (202) 473-1000www.worldbank.org

As the UK’s national academy for engineering, we bring together the most successful and talented engineers for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering.

We provide analysis and policy support to promote the UK’s role as a great place to do business. We take a lead on engineering education and we invest in the UK’s world-class research base to underpin innovation. We work to improve public awareness and understanding of engineering.

We are a national academy with a global outlook and use our international partnerships to ensure that the UK benefits from international networks, expertise and investment.

We have four strategic objectives, each of which provides a key contribution to a strong and vibrant engineering sector and to the health and wealth of society.

Make the UK the leading nation for engineering innovationSupporting the development of successful engineering innovation and businesses in the UK in order to create wealth, employment and benefit for the nation.

Address the engineering skills crisisMeeting the UK’s needs by inspiring a generation of young people from all backgrounds and equipping them with the high-quality skills they need for a rewarding career in engineering.

Position engineering at the heart of societyImproving public awareness and recognition of the crucial role of engineers everywhere.

Lead the professionHarnessing the expertise, energy and capacity of the profession to provide strategic direction for engineering and collaborate on solutions to engineering grand challenges.

Diversity and Inclusion Programme Strategy 2016-2020The Royal Academy of Engineering is leading a programme to increase diversity and inclusion across the engineering profession.

VisionAn inclusive engineering profession that inspires, attracts and retains people from diverse backgrounds and reflects the UK society.

MissionLeading the engineering profession to challenge status quo, stimulate cultural change and improve diversity and inclusion

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