auspices of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Sept. 1.
The website includes information about the forum’s agenda,
program, keynote speakers, sponsors, and media coverage
in local and Arab publications. It will also have links to
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, to disseminate
information about the event.
Local and international participants can register via the site
and have access to information pertaining to visas and
hotels. It incorporates a user-friendly design to ensure ease
of access. More than 100 delegates have registered so far
from the Kingdom, Gulf and Arab region.
Businesswoman Reem bint Ahmed Al-Frayan said it would
provide a platform for young women to discuss pressing
issues and challenges in various fields and gain support for
their investments in the Kingdom.
She said the forum is slated to discuss various issues on
how to ensure women participate more effectively in the
economy for their benefit and the country as a whole.
The forum, entitled “Reality of Women Investments in the
Kingdom and Development Tools,” will be opened by
Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfik Al-Rabiah with
Chairman of the Council of Saudi Chambers Abdul Rahman
Al-Zamil.
According to Al-Frayan, the forum’s agenda includes four
work sessions with keynote speeches by Princess Lolowah
Al-Faisal, Saleh Al-Hussaini, chairman of the Shoura
Council’s committee on economic affairs and energy,
Minister of Labor Mufarrej Al-Haqbani, and Prince Saud Al-
Faisal, deputy governor of the Saudi Arabian General
Investment Authority.
The second day’s session would focus on the concentration
and diversity of women’s investments in the Kingdom and
will see keynote speeches delivered by Wafaa Al-Mobeirek
from Princess Noura University, Faten Bondugji, and Elham
Al-Dakheel.
The third session on the role of innovation will be chaired by
Nadia Baeshen and include a keynote speech by Prince
Turki bin Saud Al-Saud, president of King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology, with guest speakers Rakan Al-Eidi,
Abeer Al-Essa and Fouad Moussa.
The fourth and final session on regional experiences in
developing women’s investments will be chaired by
businesswoman Nashwa Taher and include keynote
speeches by a member of Bahrain’s Businesswomen’s
Association, Kholoud Abdulqader, Qatar Chamber of
Commerce and Industry board member and chairperson of
the Businesswomen Forum, Ebtehaj Al-Ahmadani, and
Chairperson of the Arab International Women’s Forum Haifa
Al-Kaylani.
The World Bank has estimated that the wealth held by Saudi
businesswomen in local banks exceeds $16 billion. This
includes holdings in family companies and real estate. The
website can be found at nbwf.csc.org.sa.
Source:arabnews
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