Interview by Charlotte Chedeville, WIL Forum’s Project Manager Naseba Global WIL Economic Forum places a particular emphasis on social impact, promoting collective action to build a more sustainable future. In addition to name famous headline speakers, the agenda features many social entrepreneurs, change-makers and game changers. Leading up to the forum, we will be publishing…
Interview by Charlotte Chedeville, WIL Forum’s Project Manager Naseba Global WIL Economic Forum places a particular emphasis on social impact, promoting collective action to build a more sustainable future. In addition to name famous headline speakers, the agenda features many social entrepreneurs, change-makers and game changers. Leading up to the forum, we will be publishing…
By Gillian Jones-Williams, Owner, Emerge Development Consultancy So, diversity is on everyone lips at the moment and both in the UK and around the rest of the world, conferences, publication and thought leaders are working to bring the women’s agenda into the spotlight. The world is striving to get more people on to Boards and…
By Gillian Jones-Williams, Consultant, Al Naboodah Group As a female Managing Director and owner of my own business consultancy for the last 20 years, I am keen to support women’s development and champion the diversity and inclusion agenda. I recently asked women to celebrate Women’s International Day by commenting on the value that they add…
By Patty Ann Tublin, Emotional Intelligence, Communication and Relationship Expert For more information on work-life balance strategies, check out what Barbara Corcoran of SHARK TANK fame wrote about my Amazon best selling book: “Dr. Patty Ann rolls up her sleeves to tackle what just may be the last frontier for women who yearn to create…
The United Arab Emirates has one of the most welcoming business environments in the world. And the government is constantly striving to make the country more welcoming to new businesses. EASE OF DOING BUSINESS: In its ‘Doing Business 2017’ report, the World Bank notes that the United Arab Emirates has recently made it even easier…
Alia was born in Pakistan and raised in North America (Canada and the United States). Her entrepreneur ways sowed its seeds as early as 2000 when she set up a media and marketing company in Los Angeles. In 2011 she furthered her Islamic studies in Jordan, at Amman’s Qasid Institute. Alia moved to the United…
“I am the daughter of a Palestinian refugee and my mother gave me my survival instinct. She made me tough.” It takes a special kind of entrepreneur to raise $11million for a start-up venture, but that’s exactly what Joy accomplished when she launched Fetchr, an Uber-like GPS-tracked parcel delivery app. Joy began her career in…
Maya Hojeij is Editor in Chief and Presenter of “Mal” daily business news show on Dubai TV and has produced and presented Yawm.com Show in 2012. Between 2002 and 2011, Ms. Hojeij was a Business News Presenter at Al Arabiya news channel part of MBC Group., she was part of the launch of AL Arabiya…
By Tracy May, Managing Director at TPC Leadership Traditional ideas about leadership are being challenged as never before. The old ideas of leadership as a set of fixed competencies belonging to those who are ‘pale and male’ are decidedly ‘stale’. In the volatile, ambiguous and diverse workplace of today, there is a growing appreciation that…