ACHIEVING WOMEN FORUM 2018
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ith a line-up of female leaders from the MENA business arena to share their expertise, the 2018 edition of Entrepreneur Middle East’s Achieving Women Forum, presented by du, brought together over 300 attendees at The Westin Dubai at Al Habtoor City on May 10, 2018, to discuss and debate some of the key challenges and opportunities the region presents for female professional and entrepreneurs. 28 / E N T R E P R E N E U R . C O M / June 2018
Industry Intel event The 2018 Achieving Women Forum, presented by du, was staged by Entrepreneur Middle East as a production by BNC Publishing, and was held with the support of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Dubai Startup Hub, Luxury Automotive Partner Maserati, Platinum Allies AJSM Investments and Azizi Developments, Gold Allies Lacasa Holding and Elabelz.com, and Knowledge Partner Skyline University College. Staged under the Entrepreneur Indus-
try Intel banner, the 2018 Achieving Women Forum was moderated by Fida Chaaban, Chief Communications Officer, KBW Investments, and Entrepreneur Middle East Editor in Chief, Aby Sam Thomas. Kicking off the event with his introductory remarks on the conference’s objective of providing a platform for MENA’s businesswomen to learn, network, and build relationships, Thomas brought to attention a change in format for this year’s event- while remaining true to its ethos to create a dialogue around development of MENA’s business women, the event also saw men participating in the conference this year along with women entrepreneurs.
