JEDDAH, 23 March 2006 — The Gulf Business Women’s Committee, operating under the umbrella of the Federation of the GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry, is currently preparing for the Second Annual Gulf Businesswomen’s Committee Forum to be held under the patronage of Princess Adela bint Abdullah.
The forum is being organized in cooperation with the Jeddah Chamber of Commence and Industry and will take place on April 3-5 in Abu Dawood Hall on the chamber’s premises. With a theme “Gulf Women and Successful Investment,” the forum will feature five specialized sessions and workshops that will discuss issues affecting Gulf businesswomen and seek to find ways to expand their work status and opportunities. Over 450 Gulf businesswomen, young entrepreneurs and university graduate students are expected to attend.
Topics to be discussed include “The Main Elements for Success in the Workplace”, “Logical Models and the Successful Investor”, “Women’s Role as an Active Partner ... Challenges and Opportunities”, “The Inherited Social System and Implementation Mechanics”, “The Educational Curriculum and the Needs of the Workplace”, “Getting Capital and Loans in the Gulf States” and “Legal Rights for Women in Managing Family Businesses.”
The forum will conclude with a number of recommendations to be made.
The Gulf Businesswomen’s Committee was formed under the umbrella of the Federation of the GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry to oversee the implementation of the recommendation of the 1st Economic Forum for Gulf Businesswomen that took place in Muscat in September 2004. It was founded on the idea of maintaining the pioneering role of Gulf businesswomen, expressing their ambitions, meeting their requirements, providing them with the services they need to bolster their role and participation in supporting Gulf economies, and promoting the region as a top-class economic center. Its committee members include: Dr. Rawda Abdullah Al Mutawaa, chairperson of the GBWC; Muna Yousuf Al-Mouayed, first vice chairperson of the GBWC; Hussah bint Abdurahman Al Oun, second vice chairperson of the GBWC and the official spokesperson; Princess Mashael bint Faisal ibn Turki ibn Abdul Aziz; Dr. Ayshah bint Al Sheik Mohamed Al Khazraji; Dr. Sheikha Anwar Faisal Al Saban; Laila Abdullah Thanyan Al-Ghanem; Ibtihaj Mohamed Al Ahmadani; Sameera Jassem Fakhri; Afnan Rasheed Al-Zayyani; Asseelah bint Zaher Al-Harithy; and Loujainah bint Muhsen Darweesh.
