Celebrating Success

A stunning gala dinner and recognition ceremony at the Bujairi Terrace in the heart of Historical Diriyah celebrated listees from Forbes Middle East’s women-focused lists: The Middle East’s 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2023, Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands 2022, and Women Behind Middle Eastern Tech Brands 2022.

These 21 inspirational women collected awards:

• Shaista Asif, Cofounder & Group COO of PureHealth Group

• Dalia El Baz, Executive Deputy Chairman at the National Bank of Egypt

• Sima Ganwani Ved, Founder & Chairwoman of the Apparel Group

• Pakinam Kafafi, CEO of TAQA Arabia

• Areej Mohsin Haider Darwish, Chairperson of ACERE at Mohsin Haider Darwish

• Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish, Chairperson of ITICS at Mohsin Haider Darwish

• Rita Maria Zniber, Chairman & CEO of Diana Holding

• Reem Asaad, Vice President for the Middle East and Africa at Cisco

• Hoda Mansour, Board Member and Head of Sustainability Committee, Commercial International Bank

• Hilda Louca, Founder & CEO of MITCHA

• Poonam Bhojani, CEO of Innoventures Education

• Nour Al Hassan, Founder & CEO of Tarjama

• Dina Sam’an, Founder & Managing Director of CoinMENA

• Julie Barbier-Leblan, Founder and CEO of Merit Incentives

• Mona Kattan, Founder of Kayali Fragrances

• Rayan Al Sulaimani, CEO of Atelier Zuhra

• Sara Onsi, Founder & Creative Director of Sara Onsi

• Marmar Halim, Founder & Creative Director of Marmar Halim

• Razan Alazzouni, Founder of Razan Alazzouni

• Doaa Gawish, Founder & CEO of The Hair Addict

• Arwa Alammari, Founder & Creative Director at ArAm