In this 3rd edition of the Global Women in STEM Conference and Awards, most accomplished women in STEM would gather under one roof for a two day deliberation and projection on how women are participating in the ever evolving world of technology and science.
Welcome
Meera Kaul, Founder & President, The Meera Kaul Foundation
Conference Overview and Logistics
Julie Kantor - Chair, The Global Women in STEM conference and Awards
State of Women in STEM
Keynote
Emily Wakeling - Executive Director, Global Membership & Emerging Markets, Catalyst
Coding the Way to Success
Keynote
Alaina Percival – CEO, Women who Code
The Future of the World & The Role Women Will Play
Grand Keynote
Her Excellency Dr Hessa Al Jaber, Chairman, Board for Es’hailSat – Qatar Satellite Company
Where are the Global Investors Investing & How to Succeed with Investors
Special Keynote Fireside Chat
Shirish Saraf - Samena Capital Moderator: Shadan Azali, Executive Director - The Meera Kaul Foundation
Inauguration by State Guest.
Women and Economic Progress
Inaugural Keynote
His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development
Networking Break
The Mentor RoadTripTM
Speed Mentoring
Julie Kantor, President & CEO, Twomentor, LLC
Welcome and Agenda Setting
Rahul Koul, Partner and Chief Strategist, ZenSciences and Track Chair
How investment occurs [or What You Need to Know About Investing]- what is the final topic?
Keynote
Srini Pulavarti, President & Chief Investment Officer, University of California Los Angeles Investment Company
Growing a Startup Ecosystem
Keynote
Pankaj Jain, Partner, 500 Startups.
The Case for a Global Investor
Fireside Chat
Kemal Farid, CEO, Blue Vine Ventures. Moderator : Shaima Ghafoor ,Strategic Partnership Manager, booking.com
HerStory: Case Study of an Entrepreneur
Al Jawhara, Founder, Fix Tag
Networking BreaK
How We Make Investment Decisions
Keynote
Alaina Sloo, Partner, The Angel Forum
Startup Pitch Event
Competition
Judges:
Mohammed Mekki, Co Founder Astrolabs; Pankaj Jain, 500 Startups, Alaina Sloo The Angels Forum, Mary Vincent SK Telecom Korea Accelerator, Kemal Farid, Bluevine Ventures ; Christine Nasserghodsi, Innovation, Education and Tech Leader; Ibrahim Tadros, Director of special projects, Wamda; Tarek Ghobar, Startup Services Manager, 1776; Rania Hoteit, CEO and Co-founder of ID4A Technologies
MC: Tatyana Kanzaveli, CEO, Open Health Network
Women Entrepreneurs: The Challenges and The Way Forward
Panel
Moderator: Shalini Prakash – 500 Startups
Panelist: Lauren klein, Social Business Strategist, Coach and Chief Inspiration Officer,
Monika Papadopoulou , Community relations Manager, Potential; Gargi Banerjee , Founder & CEO, Elanstreet.com, Tanseem Lakdawala, Partner,Advisory Services team, KPMG Lamis Al Kati, Business Development Manager, Eagle Industries DWC, UAE
End of the session
Welcome and Agenda Setting
Jessica Obeid, Project Coordinator, CEDRO UNDP
Modern Era of Oil and Gas
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Sammy Haroon, Director, RBR Group
Panelists:
Mireille Toulekima, Managing Director, MT Energy Resources; Maryam Al Thani, Board member Emirates Science Club;
Dr. Massood Ahmad, Division Head for Power Investments and Joint Ventures Saudi Aramco;
Robin Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy (Dubai) & Non-Resident Fellow for Energy at the Brookings Doha ; Alaa Alassady, General Manager, EFCODB
From Oil to Climate Change Mitigation
Keynote Speaker
Belinda Perriman, Teesside Collective
Hiring Women in Energy
Fireside Chat
Moderator: Jessica Obeid Speaker: Reema Sobeh/ Amer Sonbol, GE
Future of Energy
Fireside Chat
Moderator: Shaima Ghafoor Strategic Partnership Manager booking.com
Reshma Carmel Francy, Project Manager, Future Energy and Security, UAE Govt;
Electrical Vehicles Introduction in UAE
Case study
Beah El Chemor, Ben Pullen Global EVRT
Dubai Carbon Center
Case study
Shahda El Taie & Mariam Maani, DCC
End of the Session
Welcome
Conference and Logistics
Shikha Srivastava, Director, Program, The Meera Kaul Foundation
Future Opportunities for Women
Keynote
Joyce Hunter, Deputy CIO , US Department of Agriculture
Changing Landscape of Digitized World: Are you Ready?
Keynote
Monique Morrow- CTO-Evangelist, New Frontiers Development and Engineering, CISCO
What does an Entrepreneur Really Need to Succeed?
Keynote
Omar Al Busaidy – Author & Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum
An Open Health Platform- The future of healthcare
Keynote
Tatyana Kanzaveli, CEO Open Health Network
How to Drive Impact in a global women program
Keynote
Arezoo Riahi, Director, TechWomen Program, Department of State
Networking Break
Breakaway sessions: Track 1: Women in Tech; journey to the cloud
Track 2: The Hyperloop Economy- Internet of Everything
Thinking BIG: Girls in STEM
Keynote
Dr Cindy Moss, Senior Director, Global STEM Initiatives, Discovery Education
An Education Perspective: Women in STEM
Panel
Moderator: Alex Malouf, Corporate Communications Manager, Arabian Peninsula, Procter & Gamble
Panelist: Dr Fehmida Hussain, Middlesex University; Neeru Maurya, Executive Coach; Samia Mohammed Mahil, Electrical Engineering Graduate Researcher Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabhi; Dr Manar Abu Talib, Arab WIC; Safa Nassereldin, President, FTTH Council MENA ; Sabin Muzaffar, Executive Editor Ananke Magazine
HerStory: Women Engineers in Pakistan
Case study
Sayada Yusrah Shah, Women Engineers of Pakistan
#NoFear: Stepping into STEM, Keeping STEM Alive
Keynote
Jeanniey Mullen, Global Marketing Leader for the Innovation Hub
Wrap up and Closing Remarks
Julie Kantor. President & CEO Twomentor, LLC
Welcome
Joyce Hunter , Deputy CIO, Policy and Planning, USDA
Keeping IT and YOU Relevant
Panel
Moderator: Cheryl Miller Vandyck, Founder and Executive Director of the Digital Leadership Institute
Panelist: Irene Corpuz, Planning and IT Security Section Head, Department of Municipality, Abudhabi; Nisreen Deeb, Chair, ArabWIC, Lebanon;
The Road Less Traveled: Success in Non-traditional Careers
Fireside Chat
H.E. Dr. Meshgan Alawar , Director, College of Graduate Studies, Dubai Police Academy
Moderator : Joyce Hunter, Deputy CIO, Policy and Planning, USDA
Networking Break
Cloud? Really?
Panel
Moderator: Shamma Alqassim
Panelist: Veronica Affuah Da- Silva; Vodafone Ghana Enterprise Business Solutions Manager; Kiran Bhagotra, Cybersecurity entrepreneur / Consultant; Dr. Eng. Rana Raouf Farag, Entrepreneur, CEO, TecSabio ;Rania Hoteit; CEO and Co-founder of ID4A Technologies.
Future of Digital
Fireside Chat
Rahul Koul, Partner & Chief Strategist, Zensciences. Moderator: Rania Hoteit, CEO and Co-founder of ID4A Technologies
Welcome and Agenda setting
Asma Shabab, Track Co- Chair
Sharing economy: Understanding the new phase of collaborative consumption
Keynote
Mary Vincent, SK Telecom Korea- San Francisco Bay Area
In this business of sharing: An Entrepreneur view on Sharing Economy
Fireside Chat
Mona Ataya, Founder and CEO, mumzworld.com
Moderator: Alex Malouf, Corporate Communications Manager, Arabian Peninsula, Procter & Gamble
Meet the Experts! How can we make Sharing Economy a reality?
Panel
Moderator: Sammy Haroon, Director RBR Group
Panelist: Asma Guederia, Program Lead at the Womanity Foundation and OuiShare Connector; Juwaeriah Abdussamad, Founder of d9mix ; Rana Al Chemiatelly, Founder, the little Enginee
Share your way to success: How to build a successful model for Sharing Economy?
Fireside Chat
Moderator: Asma Shabab, IBM Dr. Eng. Rana Raouf Farag, Entrepreneur, CEO, TecSabio , Co-founder of Souk.com
Networking Break
IoT: The digital disruption influencing the sharing economy
Keynote
Mary Downey, Watson IOT Technical Sales Leader MEA, IBM
The Impact of IoT on industries: Success vs Challenges
Fireside Chat
Moderator : Sammy Haroon, Director RBR Group Nina Simosko, President and CEO of NTT Innovation Institute Inc.
Meet the Experts! How are IOT and latest technologies transforming our future cities?
Panel
Moderator: Zeina Hage, Senior Consultant Centre of competence at IBM
Panelist: Lana EL Chaar General Manager for Software Professional Services (MEA), GE Power; Mary Downy , Watson IOT Technical Sales Leader; MEA, IBM; Lev Levine , Director, IoE Market Development, Cisco Systems, Cisco
Sharing Economy and IoT: the new business models
Fireside Chat
Moderator : Asma Shabab, IBM Tatyana Kanzaveli, Founder and CEO open Health Network