Meeting & Exchange
UAE Inter-Businesswomen Councils Forum - 3rd edition
Your Space,
Aljada Discovery Centre Aljada - Muwaileh Commercial, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Deadline for registration: Thursday 20 November 2025 - 2:00 pm (UTC+4)
Price:
Free Event
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Open to both male and female participants – Limited number of places.
Pre-registration is required. Confirmation of your participation will be sent after reviewing your registration.
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Innovation and Impact: Shaping the Next Economy in the UAE
For the 3rd year, and under the CCI France UAE French Emirati Women Committee initiative the UAE businesswomen councils’ business communities meet!
In collaboration with Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council (ADBWC) and Sharjah Businesswomen Council (SBWC), and hosted at Your Space, Al Jada – Sharjah, this year's edition under the theme "Innovation and Impact: Shaping the Next Economy in the UAE" will delve into how the UAE is leveraging innovation to drive economic transformation, particularly in light of the permanent presence of automation. This shift means embracing future-focused areas like the circular economy and prioritizing the importance of communities and social impact to ensure growth is sustainable and benefits all segments of society.
About the Forum:
The UAE Inter-Businesswomen Councils Forum is an annual event organized by several businesswomen councils in the UAE marking every year a step towards achieving ambitious milestones and collaborative projects together.
It provides a platform bringing together women in business, offering them the opportunity to communicate, cooperate, and exchange experiences and knowledge.
Additionally, it provides specialized insights, highlight business sector trends, identify challenges, and find innovative solutions to address them, which contributes to enabling them to enhance the growth of their businesses and support their projects.
Free Event exclusive to participating business councils’ members
Open to male & female participants - Limited number of places
About 2023 and 2024 editions:
- 2023 “How to Thrive in a Sustainable Economy,” 2024 “The AI Revolution: Reimagining Work, Policy, and Skills”
- The forum was attended by 15 panelists and 300 members of the business councils and official figures.
Schedule
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Registration – Networking |
| 10:00 - 10:05 | MC Opening |
| 10:05 - 10:10 | H.H. Sheikha Hind Bint Majid Al Qasimi, Chairperson - Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC) |
| 10:10 - 10:15 | H.E. Asma Al Fahim, Chairwoman - Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council (ADBWC) |
| 10:15 - 10:20 | Agnes Lopez-Cruz, Managing Director - CCI France UAE |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Keynote Speech by H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Mohamed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Honorary President of the French Emirati Women Committee |
| 10:40 - 11:20 |
Panel 1 "The Next Paradigm: Leading the Circular Economy Revolution" (Circular Innovation) Jelena Milicevic Lefavrais, Sustainability Manager - Emirates Foundation Maya Tawil, Director of Business Development - Veolia UAE Florence Bulte, Chief Sustainability Officer - Chalhoub Group Khulood Alnaimi - Seramic Material Moderated by Asma Almani, Area Sales & Marketing Director - Bureau Veritas |
| 11:25 - 11:45 |
Business Case live solving Circular Innovation: From Concept to Application Hala Al Gergawi, Founder and CEO - Tea Before Noon | Co-Founder & CEO at ELEVENiSH Moderated by Myriam Benaroya, Founder MEEMS | MEA Regional Agent of Galerie MCDE Edition Pierre Chareau | Fractional CMO of The Cloudset |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Coffee break 30mins |
| 12:20 - 12:55 |
Panel 2 "A Year of Impact: the New Era of Community Building" Tatiana Antonelli Abella, Founder & Managing Director - Goumbook Reem Binkaram, Director General - Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council Moderated by Dr Mona Al Dabbah, Member of the Advisory board of Sharjah Business Women Council |
| 13:00 - 13:15 |
Impact Showcase on Social Impact and Community Building Justine Dampt, Co-Founder and CEO - Shake my plants Zein Al Tawil, Founder & CEO, Sustainability Expert - Yello Sustainable Clothing |
| 13:20 - 13:40 |
Conversation "The Unbreakable Core: Human Skills & Education" Stephanie Reniers, Co-Founder and CEO - Gentis Dr. Jamal Maalouf, Associate Professor - American University of Sharjah Moderated by Eva Levesque, Senior Editor, TV & Radio Managing Producer/Project Manager/Communications & Media specialist/Journalist/Professional podcaster |
| 13:40 - 13:45 | Closing remarks |
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Lunch & Networking |
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