STEPPING TOWARDS YOUR SUCCESS

Grand Hyatt Doha September 23 , 2012

Doha, Qatar

WOMEN LEADING CHANGE QATAR

Buthaina Al-AnsariAmbassadors Note

Welcome to you all,

Today is a great milestone for Women Leading Change Qatar as we enter into a new phase of growth as a dynamic network alongside the development of our nation. Over the holy month of Ramadan I watched with pride as Bahiya Mansour flew the flag of Qatar at the opening ceremony for London 2012 Olympics. I would also like to pay tribute to Noor Hussain al-Malki and Nada Arakji and Aya Majdi for their participation in

leading change for Arab women in sport.I believe that leadership comes in many forms and women possess unique skills that can influence global change. Today you will hear from active leaders of change with local and international speakers taking time out of their day to inspire and motivate you. I would like to personally thank all of our distinguished speakers for taking time out of their busy schedules to be here today.

You will also hear about the launch of our 3by3 leadership plan to impact three key targets over the next three years in line with the National Development Strategy 2011 – 2016. This is our commitment to you as future leaders of our country. We are exploring international partnerships and collaborations in order to provide you with the best opportunity to lead in your field of expertise. Whether this be in fashion, arts, culture, sport or business the 3by3 leadership plan is an amazing opportunity to be the best leader you can be.

My wish for all of you today is that you walk away with three things:1) Inspiration to take that next step towards your own success no matter how big or small2) Practical tools to use in your everyday life to help you make better decisions3) New connections to grow and promote your talent, business, products and services

Thank you all for supporting WLC Qatar and remember that “everything is possible”.

Grand Hyatt Doha is positioned not as a hotel but as a lifestyle destination in the city, and we always like to offer our support to the community and assist in the growth of the country. Getting involved in this socially responsible project is key for us to show our support to the women of Qatar, and we are proud to be working with Buthaina Al Ansari on this initiative

Garry FriendGeneral Manager of Grand Hyatt Doha Host Sponsor

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Our philosophy is to keep focus on delivering what our clients need. We are driven by a passion for creating innovative designs suited for all kinds of business and personal requirements. We are committed to providing the Qatari market a new approach of design.

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Women Leading Change Qatar is a platform from which we will Develop, Nurture and Promote the emerging talent of Qatari Women in line with family and cultural values and Qatar’s Vision 2030. In collaboration with international best practice and expertise we start to build a diverse cultural society that work together in both business and society. Projects and initiatives will grow from this platform that build a roadmap towards Qatar’s vision to be a knowledge-base economy in all areas of human, social, environmental and economic development. Join Women Leading Change Qatar on the 29th April and be part of this journey of positive change.

In this Concept the graphical element looks like the letter “W” , representing the word “Women”. Looking at it differently you can also see an illustration of a tulip.

When a tulip comes in a red tone it means, “believe me” we have chosen these tones of colors because we believe in women leading change.

We have also chosen this symbol to represent women all over the world because tulips can grow from Europe to Asia.

About WLC Qatar About the Logo

Registration OpenInterview Pods set-up for attendees to share their experience for the day

Welcome from Master of Ceremonies

Welcome from Buthaina Al-AnsariWLC Qatar

Opening Keynote Speech Dr. Amal Al MalkiQatar Foundation

Keynote Speech Shareefa FadhelCo-Founder & MD of Roudah Center

Keynote Speech Khalifa Saleh Al-Haroon I Love Qatar

Introducing SPRINGBOARD QATAR – Hissa Al Suwaidi

Award winning leadership development workshop “Its al from within”

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Keynote Speech Khalid Al Mohannadi Social Entrepreneur & Visionary

Keynote Speech Vanessa Vallely International Motivational Speaker

Keynote Speech Nasser Al-Naama (ALWANE)ALWANE soft launch presentation – Key initiativesQ&A session – Legalising Home Businesses

Keynote Speech Maryam Al-SubaieyFounder of U-Change

COFFEE / TEA/ REFRESHMENTSInterview Pods set-up for attendees to share their experience for the day

Qatar Women’s Sports Comittee spokeperson address

Fatma Al-Dosari to interview and introduce Qatar’s Female Olympic AthletesPanel discussion about the role of Arab Women in SportQ&A session with audience

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Closing Keynote Speech Rachel Petero WLC QATAR

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Symposium Schedule

Speakers Intinerary

Dr Amal Al-Malki Author, QF Achiever, Executive Director of the Translation and Interpreting Institute

Dr. Amal Mohammed Al-Malki is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Carnegie Mellon University and the Executive Director of the Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII), a member of Hamad bin Khalifa University- Qatar Foundation. She is the only Qatari faculty in the Education City and one of the Qatar Foundation’s achievers. She teaches courses in writing composition, postcolonial literature, theories of translation, and Islamic Feminism.

Her research interests include the negotiation of identity between east and west, media representations of Arab women and postcolonial literature. She has published articles in numerous journals in the United States and UK. Her edited book “The Writer’s Craft: Teaching Creative Writing in Qatar” has been published as a part of Doha the Arab City of Culture of 2010. Her authored book “Arab Women in Arab News: Old Stereotypes and New Media” (2012) is published by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation and Bloomsbury Academic, UK.

Al-Malki holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of London where she also earned a master’s degree in English-Arabic Applied Linguistics and Translation.

Shareefa Fadhel Co-Founder and MD of Roudha Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Shareefa Fadhel is an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with passion towards Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and SME businesses, as well as having extensive telecom experience in sales, marketing management and customer care acquired from a diverse and rewarding career.

Shareefa holds an MBA in Management & Marketing Strategies and a Diploma in Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Carnegie Mellon University Qatar.

She is a motivational leader who is adept at managing, motivating and developing successful and productive teams to ensure full delivery of company objectives.

She also acts as a consultant for women in the retail sector and has initiated the Johara Initiative in Vodafone Qatar to help women obtain skills to become entrepreneurs, through selling Vodafone products from home to their surrounding network.

Khalifa Saleh Al-HaroonEntrepreneur, Head of Interactive & Innovation Vodafone Qatar, Founder ILoveQatar Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon is a Law graduate turned Investment Banker turned Online specialist. He is currently with Vodafone Qatar as Head of Interactive & Innovation, recently shifting over from Head of Online and his focus in Social Media. He is also the founder of H.U.G. and winner of Entrepreneur of the Year for 2011. Well known for creating iLoveQatar (ILQ) and turning the website into a brand that people trust. He helps to support start-ups and promotes the importance of deep partnerships between companies.

iLoveQatar.net was an initiative started with the simple goal of making Qatar a better place with everything that the company does. It evolved into becoming a platform that gave people a voice as well as bridging the gap between the different cultures in Qatar. One of the things that makes ILQ unique is the fact that they spend profit generated to support the community that helped them grow as well as charitable causes.

Some other projects that he is working on includes Identity Qatar, a joint venture partnership with PJ Media, founded by famous UK Entrepreneur Peter Jones from Dragons Den; and ILQ Radio.

Maryam Al-SubaieyFounder of U-Change for Qatari Youth, Entrepreneur and Writer Maryam Al-Subaiey is a Qatari writer and entrepreneur. She graduated with MSc in Development Studies from SOAS University and is currently running her own production company. She published her first collection of Children’s books during Doha book fair 2011. Her essay “Qatarization- implementation challenges” won first prize in the Brooking Centre essay competition 2010. Maryam is the founder of UChange Qatari youth initiative, which supports local talents. Through her initiative she works on several local projects which promote the culture of creativity and development among the youth.

Maryam has been an active leader of change from an early age and travels extensively with her work. A strong public speaker and mentor for ALWANE Qatar’s chapter of Active Leaders for Women’s Advancement in the Near East. Her passion and drive to make a difference continues to motivate and inspire many.

Khalid Al-Mohannadi Social Entrepreneur & Visionary, Co-founder / Business development director of “Tetrahedriya”

A Qatari man born in the early 70’s. He inherited Qatar’s old culture and values and he lives the modernization of the present world. He is described as positive, friendly, dynamic, talented, optimistic, passionate, innovator and visionary. Khalid is an engineer by profession; he worked for QP for 20 years. In the past 17 years Khalid as an entrepreneur created different businesses where they helped him to shape his future as a consultant. As a result of that passion and trade, he co-founded / business development director of “Tetrahedriya”; a management consultancy company working on organization development using leadership, change management and culture transformation tools.

Vanessa VallelyCEO of We Are The City, Global multi-award winner, “The most connected woman in the city” of London

Vanessa Vallely is a recognized expert in person-to-person business networking, online branding and a sought after motivational speaker. She is regarded as one of the most well networked women in London and is passionate about sharing her know-how & experiences with others.

In 2008, Vanessa started the networking site: www.wearethecity.com, as a vehicle to help other City Women connect. Today, WATC has become the Little Black Book for London’s female workforce. Its’ 10000+ members & 2 million visitors rely on WATC for information ranging from professional to personal; to connect with others or to access interests that are centric to working in the City.

Vanessa has worked tirelessly to furthering the Diversity Agenda. To this end, Women in Banking & Finance (WiBF), recognized her achievements with the ‘2011 Women’s Champion Award’. In 2009, Vanessa co-founded the citywide diversity forum, The Networks of Networks (TNON). The TNON includes the Diversity from 40 FTSE firms.

As testimony to the success of the knowledge she shares with others, Vanessa is on every watch list following top women in the City, such as: Financial News Top 100 Rising Star across Europe, Africa and EMEA, and the International Alliance for Women’s Top 100 who are making a notable difference.

Nasser Al-Naama Entrepreneur, ALWANE Project Lead, PR Guru and VCU Student Nasser will be one of the first graduates of the Painting & Printmaking program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. A volunteer in the community of Doha he is involved in a myriad of activities. Highlights include the Best Buddies International chapter in Doha where he was chosen to represent Qatar at the Best Buddies International Leadership conference held in America. Nasser has also acted as a representative of Qatar on stage during the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, and produced a documentary program through a leading production company in London. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors for Qatar Animal Welfare Society (QAWS) a non-profit animal shelter established in 2003. Nasser believes that a person must be the change they seek and he tirelessly works to inspire others. He believes that his activism inspires and motivates the many people he encounters every day.

Quote: “Change will not happen magically, you must continue to change until you reach your destination. Remember to enjoy and learn in this journey, as this is what matters more than anything else.”

Hissa Al SuwaidiSpringboard Qatar Consultant, Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, Life Coach Hissa graduated with a Bachelor of English from Qatar University. Through her role at Q-Tel Hissa took the opportunity to train with Springboard Qatar in Bahrain and from here has excelled in all areas of training and development. Working as a Springboard consultant (Women Empowerment Program) Hissa works with women to develop their own personal leadership style.

As a Qatari woman Hissa completes her experience as an Emotional Intelligence Practitioner and Life Coach through her own business and will deliver her award winning program “It’s all from within” at our September Symposium.

Rachel PeteroWLC Qatar FounderClosing keynote Speech

Thank you all for participating and being leaders of positive change for women all over the world. Being here in Qatar has opened my heart and my mind and I truly believe “everything is possible”. As women you have inspired me to keep doing what I love “leading global change”. WLC Qatar is here to collaborate and work with you to be the best you can be. As leaders, entrepreneurs, students and mothers we all have a part to play in delivering the vision for Qatar. It is your time to find your place in society and become the best at what you do. Plans are in place for a number of collaboration events for the rest of 2012 with our next Symposium planned for Sunday 13th January 2013. Please connect WLC Qatar with your friends and organisation so they can be involved in our 3by3 leadership plan and long-term strategic partners of this dynamic network.

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