Launched in 2013, MBC Group’s CSR arm, MBC Al Amal, is an ongoing interactive initiative that is the collective umbrella for the multitude of campaigns, initiatives, and contributions whether created, launched, supported or adopted by MBC Group. MBC Al Amal’s core focus is on the empowerment and development of Arab youth, for our future and…
Joanna Roper was appointed by the Foreign Secretary as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality in February 2017. As the current Chair of FCO Women, the FCO’s staff association supporting women throughout their career, Joanna will also work to ensure that internal FCO policy and practice enable every woman to reach…
Tuba Terekli is the CEO of WAQF IQRAA, an international foundation with focus on developments in 57 countries in addition to her roles as the Co-founder and MD of Lead Angels and Co-founder of Qotuf Al Riyadah Development Company, the first Private Entrepreneurship Foundation in Saudi Arabia. She has further established the First Accelerator in…
Al-Zahran trained as a legal consultant for three years, representing dozens of clients in family disputes, criminal and civil cases. Her initial focus was domestic violence, but she later studied the cases of financial and criminal prisoners. In May 2013, Arwa Al-Hujaili became the first trainee woman lawyer in Saudi Arabia. In November 2013, Al-Zahran became the…
Dr. Al Buhairan leads a team within SAGIA who work closely with the Ministry of Health in implementing their strategy of identifying specific investment opportunities for the private sector within the public health system and reaching out to local and international investors. Dr. Al Buhairan received her BSc in Clinical Laboratory Science from King Saud…
Ms. Nahlah A. Al-Jubeir joined the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) team in March 2013 to establish and head the Center for Career Development which assists SACM students find jobs and internships in Saudi Arabia and the USA and organizations find Saudi talent. Ms. Al-Jubeir encourages students to seize opportunities to gain experience in their…
Dr. Mody Alkhalaf holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Princess Norah University. She started her career as professor of linguistics and has taught women over 12 years before being appointed Director of the first female scholarship office at the Ministry of Higher Education in 2007. In 2008, she took on the position of Director…
Stephen Cole has anchored international television news for almost three decades. He has just returned to London after 4 years in the Gulf to take up an appointment as Chairman of the Institute of Diplomacy and Business. He is in great demand as a speaker and lecturer on a range of topics. Stephen has conducted…
Based in London, Hadley Gamble is a reporter and anchor for CNBC covering the Middle East, Africa and US politics. As anchor of CNBC’s Access: Middle East and Access: Africa, Hadley speaks to world leaders, international CEOs and philanthropists. Recent guests include His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan, fashion designer Elie Saab and Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi. Her…
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