AmCham Egypt Women in Business Committee
In cooperation with
The AmCham MENA Council
Have the Pleasure to Cordially Invite you to
Attend the Regional Summit
“Women in Business: The Key to Economic Growth”
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Conrad Cairo Hotel, Conrad Ballroom
Agenda
| 8:30 - 9:10 a.m. |
Registration and Networking |
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| 9:10 - 9:30 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Anis Aclimandos
President, AmCham Egypt |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Opening Keynote Address
Ms. Ingrid Vanderveldt
Founder, Chairman, and CEO
Vanderveldt Global Investments |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Panel Discussion I:
“Harnessing the Economic Power of Women”
Moderator:
Ms. Yasmine Mowafy
Co-Chair, AmCham Egypt Women in Business Committee; and
Director – Investment Banking, Beltone Financial
Panelists:
- H.E. Nadia Al Saeed
CEO, Bank Al Etihad, Jordan
Former Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Jordan
- Ms. Kathrin Hamm
Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation
- Ms. Pakinam Essam
Chief Risk Officer, Commercial International Bank
- Mr. Yehia El Husseiny
Corporate Governance Officer, International Finance Corporation
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| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. |
Panel Discussion II:
“The Rise and Growth of Women Entrepreneurs in the Arab Region”
Moderator:
Ms. Dina El Mofty,
Chair, AmCham Egypt Women in Business Committee; and Founder and CEO, Injaz Egypt
Panelists:
- Ms. Loulou Khazen Baz (United Arab Emirates)
Founder and CEO, Nabbesh.com
- Ms. Hala Fadel (Lebanon)
Chair, MIT Enterprise Forum - Pan-Arab Region; and
Founder, MIT Arab Entrepreneurs Competition and Leap Ventures
- Dr. Maya Morsy
President, National Council for Women of Egypt (Invited)
- Ms. Shahira Diab
General Manager, La Poire
- Mr. Ahmed El Alfi
Founder and Chairman, The GrEEk Campus; and Chairman, Sawari Ventures (Invited)
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| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
Panel Discussion III:
“Addressing and Defeating our Unconscious Bias: The Need to Engage Men in the Gender Discourse”
Moderator:
Dr. Dina Sherif
Co-Founder, Ahead of the Curve; and Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, The American University in Cairo
Panelists:
- Mr. Khaled Abdel Kader
General Manager, Microsoft Egypt
- Dr. Manal Hussein Abdel Razek
Chairwoman, Orascom Hotels and Development
- Mr. Tamer Mosalam
General Manager, Chipsy Foods Industries, PepsiCo
- Mr. Yaser Moustafa
Senior Managing Director, NBK Capital Partners
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| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Reception and Networking |
| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Luncheon Keynote Address
H.E. Sahar Nasr
Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt |
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| 4:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Ceremony:
“The 4th AmCham MENA Council Women Awards” |
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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