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A LINEUP WORTHY OF YOUR PRECIOUS TIME
Speakers
H.E. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
President of Mauritius (2015-2018)
Selima Ahmad
Member of Parliament, The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Padmaja Ruparel
Co-founder and President, Indian Angel Network
Hosne Ara Begum ndc
Managing Director (Secretary), Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA)
Monwara Hakim Ali
President, Chittagong Woman Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Danela Arsovska
President, Macedonian Chambers of Commerce
Roberta Rudokienė
Head of Startup, Startup Lithuania
Dr. Susan Amat
Executive Director, GEN Accelerates; Vice President of Education, GEN
Sâadia Lakehal
Founder and CEO, Emperia Industries Connect Inc.
Areej Hamada
Corporate Lawyer, Arbitrator & Founder, Legal challenges group
Feryal Abdullah Nass
Founder and Chairwoman, Bahrain Entrepreneurship Organization
Lina Hamdan
Founder and CEO, Enablinc Consulting
Efka Heder
Team Leader, EU and ADA funded project ALLED2 Kosovo
Kathryn Rose
Founder and Chief Executive Director, wiseHer
Cristina A. Fernandez
Vice President for Policy & Research, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Dr. Maja Zelihic
Fulbright Specialist, Dept Chair FSBT( Forbes School of Business and Technology), NAFSA Global Partner
Betsy Shaver
Vice President, MindCette, LLC
Senela Jayasuriya
Founder & CEO, Women Empowered Global
Cecilia Wessinger
Founder, Mass Collaboration
Jelena Plavanski
President, Business Angels Association of Serbia
Maryam Najafi
Business Development Advisor, Iran Fintech Center
Larisa B. Miller
Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Global LLC
Dr Haidi Badawi
Founder of Future STEAMpreneur
Buke Cuhadar
Vice President, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Dr. Marcia Brandon
Managing Director and CEO, Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods
Srijita Dia Ghosh
Entrepreneurship Specialist, Ada Jobs Foundation
Ms. Sebahat Işık
Founder and Managing Director, YSM Consultancy W.L.L
Naureen Hyat
Co-founder, Tez Financial Services
Chinwe Okoli
Founder and Executive Director, Grand Africa Initiative
Shaillee J. Chopra
Chief Digital Innovation Officer, Lumina Health Partners
Colleen Wong
Director, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Adina Tarry
ADINA TARRY® Strategic Management and O/D Consulting
Ayumi Moore Aoki
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Women in Tech
Ana Maria Torres
Director, Entrepreneurship World Cup, GEN
Karen Contet
Co-Founder & CEO AngelHub, Chief Hustler WHub
Patricia Russ
Senior Manager, Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Dr. Hazel Herrington
Founder, Destiny Arise & GGA Ambassador for Australia
Liva Echwald-Tijsen
Founder and Head of the board, Female Founders of The Future
Andrea Sesum
Founder, Ontario College of Business & Technology
Aneida Bajraktari
Co-Founder/Partner, Balkans Capital - Financial Services
Tina Jabeen
CEO and Managing Director, Startup Bangladesh
Samar Alshorafa
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, She is Arab
Julie Murat
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Bridge for Billions
Aleya Rafique Ikbal
Head of IT and Business Transformation, IPDC Finance
Surayya Siddiqua
Head of Marketing, Grameen Danone Foods Limited
Diana Carolina Rojas Torres, Ph.D
Head, Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Universidad de La Sabana
Dr. Tina Alton
President and Founder, Nation of Women, London
Wan Fara Ayu, W Ahmed
Co-founder & CIO, Kanzun Ventures Management Sdn Bhd
Dr. Lafifa Jamal
Professor, Dept. of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, DU
Yasemin Cilt
Community Manager of APAC & Middle East at Startup Grind
Ekatherine Vaynberg
Head of Research, Growth & Disrupt, Sber
Katarina Jagić
Mentor Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship
Sâadia Lakehal
Founder and CEO, Emperia Industries Connect Inc.
Areej Hamada
Corporate Lawyer, Arbitrator & Founder, Legal challenges group
Maliha Quadir
Founding Managing Director, Shohoz
Lina Hamdan
Founder and CEO, Enablinc Consulting
Mantasha Ahmed
President, Bangladesh-India Business Council of WICCI
Michelle Chivunga N
Founder/ CEO -Global Policy House, United Kingdom
Haifa Addas
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, INSTAGLAM.CO
Farzana Khan
General Manager, SME Foundation
Armin Zaman Khan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Romoni
Hazel Wei
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Joni.Ai
Dr. Ruby Bakshi Khurdi
Founder and CEO, RAY Academy Swiss
Ayesha Saeed
Head of Talent Management, Banglalink
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
Ahlam Janahi
President, Bahrain Businesswomen Society
Dante Işıl Özkan
Co-Founder & CEO of OktoMax
Sayeda Nabila Mahabub
Director, Pathao
More Speakers will be announced soon!!
Women Leaders from 45+ Countries will speak at #WEC2020
SCHEDULE DETAILS
Event Schedules
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Leadership
Women in Leadership
H.E. Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
President of Republic of Mauritius (2015-2018)
2:00 pm-2:50 pm | Ecosystem
Women Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges
Feryal Abdullah Nass
Founder and Chairwoman, Bahrain Entrepreneurship Organization
Dante Işıl Özkan
Co-Founder & CEO of OktoMax
Roberta Rudokienė
Head of Startup, Startup Lithuania
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
3:00 pm-3:50 pm | Inclusion
Unleashing the Potential of Women Entrepreneurs
Monwara Hakim Ali
President, Chittagong Woman Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Hosne Ara Begum ndc
Managing Director (Secretary), Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA)
04:00 pm – 04:50 pm | Ecosystem
What is the best finance for startups and scaleups?
Karen Contet
Co-Founder & CEO AngelHub, Chief Hustler WHub
Jelena Plavanski
President, Business Angels Association of
Serbia
Hazel Wei
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Joni.Ai
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
5:00pm-6:00pm | Ecosystem
The Future of Work and Women Entrepreneurship
Patricia Russ
Senior Manager, Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Maliha Quadir
Founding Managing Director, Shohoz
Dr Haidi Badawi
Founder of Future STEAMpreneur
Haifa Addas
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, INSTAGLAM.CO
07:00 pm – 08:00 pm | Education
Build the competency, connection and courage required to be a women leader
Cristina A. Fernandez
Vice President for Policy & Research, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Ayumi Moore Aoki
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Women in Tech
Shaillee J. Chopra
Chief Digital Innovation Officer, Lumina Health Partners
Cecilia Wessinger
Founder, Mass Collaboration
08:00 pm – 09:00 pm | Ecosystem
Pivoting and Digitising old Business Models
Sâadia Lakehal
Founder and CEO, Emperia Industries Connect Inc.
Larisa B. Miller
Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Global LLC
Michelle Chivunga N
Founder/ CEO -Global Policy House, United Kingdom
Ahlam Janahi
President, Bahrain Businesswomen Society
09:10 pm – 10:00 pm | Education
Masterclass on The Power of Perception -Eliminating Boundaries to Create Successful Global Leaders
Dr. Maja Zelihic
Fulbright Specialist, Dept Chair FSBT (Forbes School of Business and Technology), NAFSA Global Partner
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
11:30 pm- 12:30 pm | Ecosystem
Startup Talk: Women in FinTech
Naureen Hyat
Co-founder, Tez Financial Services
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
3:00 pm- 4:00 pm | Ecosystem
Make women entrepreneurs financially capable- How to?
Padmaja Ruparel
Co-founder and President, Indian Angel Network
Danela Arsovska
President at Macedonian Chambers of Commerce
Mantasha Ahmed
President, Bangladesh-India Business Council of WICCI
Wan Fara Ayu, W Ahmed
Co-founder & CIO, Kanzun Ventures Management Sdn Bhd
04:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Inclusion
Newer areas to focus for Women Entrepreneurs
Surayya Siddiqua
Head of Marketing, Grameen Danone Foods Limited
Farzana Khan
General Manager, Small and Medium Enterprises Foundation (SMEF)
Armin Zaman Khan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Romoni
Ayesha Saeed
Head of Talent Management, Banglalink
05:00 pm- 06:00 pm | Ecosystem
Legal aspects of Business for Women Entrepreneurs- Global Perspective
Areej Hamada
Corporate Lawyer, Arbitrator & Founder, Legal challenges group
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
06:00 pm – 07:00 pm | Impact
Future Trends of Women Entrepreneurship
Ana Maria Torres
Director, Entrepreneurship World Cup, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Dr. Tina Alton
President and Founder, Nation of Women, London
Katarina Jagić
Mentor Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
07:00 pm – 08:00 pm | Education
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Betsy Shaver
Vice President, MindCette, LLC
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
08:00 pm – 09:00 pm | Ecosystem
Building a strong women Entrepreneurial Ecosystem- how?
Kathryn Rose
Founder and Chief Executive Director, wiseHer
Colleen Wong
Director for Partnerships, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Dr. Marcia Brandon
Managing Director and CEO, Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods
Chinwe Okoli
Founder and Executive Director, Grand Africa Initiative
Yasemin Cilt
Community Manager of APAC & Middle East at Startup Grind
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
02:00 pm – 03:00 pm | Impact
Women Entrepreneurship in a World of Change
Liva Echwald-Tijsen
Founder and Head of the board, Female Founders of The Future
Ekatherine Vaynberg
Head of Research, Growth & Disrupt, Sber
Aneida Bajraktari Bicja
Co-Founder/Partner, Balkans Capital – Financial Services
Lina Hamdan
Founder and CEO, Enablinc Consulting
03:00 pm – 04:00 pm | Impact
Achieving SDGs through Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ms. Sebahat Işık
Founder and Managing Director, YSM Consultancy W.L.L
Senela Jayasuriya
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Women Empowered Global
Dr. Hazel Herrington
Founder, Destiny Arise & GGA Ambassador for Australia
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
04:00 pm – 05:00 pm | Inclusion
Enabling Women in Innovation and Technology
Aleya Rafique Ikbal
Head of IT and Business Transformation, IPDC Finance
Dr. Lafifa Jamal
Professor, Dept. of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, DU
Sayeda Nabila Mahabub
Director, Pathao
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
06:00 pm – 07:00 pm | Education
Entrepreneurship Education within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Efka Heder
Team Leader, EU and ADA funded project ALLED2 Kosovo
Dr. Diana Carolina Rojas Torres
Head, Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Universidad de La Sabana
Andrea Sesum
Founder, Ontario College of Business & Technology
Dr. Ruby Bakshi Khurdi
Founder and CEO, RAY Academy Swiss
07:00 pm – 08:00 pm | Impact
Role of Mentors to boost the Startup Culture
Dr. Susan Amat
Executive Director, GEN Accelerates; Vice President of Education, GEN
Maryam Najafi
Business Development Advisor, Iran Fintech Center
Adina Tarry
ADINA TARRY® Strategic Management and O/D Consulting
Julie Murat
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Bridge for Billions
08:00 pm – 09:00 pm | Impact
COVID19 and Women Entrepreneurship: Global Perspective
Samar Alshorafa
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, She is Arab
Buke Cuhadar
Vice President for Global Operations, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Srijita Dia Ghosh
Entrepreneurship Specialist, Ada Jobs Foundation
Beauty Akter
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship Congress
09:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Ecosystem
Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship
Selima Ahmad
Member of Parliament, The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
President and Founder, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI)
Tina Jabeen
CEO and Managing Director,
Startup Bangladesh
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