The document summarizes a two-day conference on women's empowerment and leadership in Amman, Jordan from November 26-27, 2014. The conference aims to educate participants on empowering women in the Middle East and North Africa region by having them take on leadership roles in business, politics, and society. Over the two days, there will be keynote speeches, panel discussions, and case studies presented by prestigious women leaders from the region on topics related to women's education, health, entrepreneurship, and advancing social change. The agenda provides details on the event schedule, speakers, and objectives to be discussed.

1. 26th - 27th November 2014, Amman, Jordan
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2. 26th – 27th November 2014, Amman, Jordan
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Event Overview
Empowerment and Leadership - two perfectly strong words, however as we associate these words to "Women" they become
very weak.
Women in the Middle East and North Africa region have lived under the shadows of their male counterparts or guardians for
several years and are now finally getting the voice that they always needed to express them and show the world their capabilities
of not just being homemakers but Business Partners too. Women today in the MENA region have made a place for themselves
not only on boards of multinational companies and NGOs but are increasingly emerging as philanthropists and role models who
are capable of bringing in the social and mental change needed in the mind sets of people who have been underestimating their
capabilities for centuries.
With growing awareness of the importance of including women in decision making roles to ensure a balanced approach towards
achieving social and economic change, Nispana is proud to bring its first ever MENA Women Empowerment & Leadership
Conference to Jordan.
Realizing the importance of educating girls to make them capable to contribute to the national economic development of the
country has finally opened up various avenues for women in the MENA region. While the world boasts of several male role
models, women in the MENA region and globally have emerged leaders in diverse sectors of business and have now paved the
way for several other aspiring female leaders to create waves in their respective field
Over the two days of this conference we will see some great women leaders who have travelled the path less travelled and have
successfully emerged as role models for not just their peers but for females across the world to learn to be determined, focused
and confident about achieving your goals with sheer hard work and perseverance

3. 26th - 27th November 2014
Amman, Jordan
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Who will you meet
• Government Officials/Ministries
• HR Managers/ Directors/Vice Presidents
• Public Relations Executives
• Women leaders from across businesses
• Media Professionals
• Relationship Managers
• Professors/Directors of Institute
• Career Counselors
• Women Entrepreneurs
• Aspiring women leaders - Students
Benifits of Sponsoring
• Drive your message to one of the largest global female gathering
• Connect with women's organizations from around the world
• Deliver your marketing messages to a high profile and influential audience
• Quality exposure for your organization in the regional and
international media and press
• Demonstrate your support for women issues on a International stage
Prestigious Speakers and Advisors to the conference
Brita Fernandez Schmidt - Executive Director
Women for Women International
Leila Sharaf - Senator
Former Information Minister
Amna Zoughbi - Executive Director
Jordanian Women’s Union
Mona Bawarshi - CEO & Chairman of the Board
Gezairi Transport
Haneen Sayed - Program Leader
World Bank
Nadia Hashem - Head of Women’s Empowerment
Team
Economic Policy Development Forum
Former State Minister of Women's Affairs
Reem Barghouty Damen - President
Jordan Forum for Business & Professional Women
Deema Bibi - CEO
INJAZ
Dr. Nashwa Al Ruwaini - CEO & Board Member
Pyramedia
Dr. Salma Nims - Secretary General
Jordanian National Commission for Women
May Makhzoumi - President
Makhzoumi Foundation & Director
Future Pipe Industries
Rula Masad - Managing Director
TRACCS
Iman Bibars - Regional Director
ASHOKA
Rajaa Momana - Founder and President
Future Institute of Higher Training for Ladies
Lina Khalifeh - Founder
SheFighter
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4. 26th - 27th November 2014
Amman, Jordan
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Agenda: Day 1 - 26th November 2014 - Wednesday
8:00 Registration & Coffee
8:40 Welcome Note by Nispana Innovative Platforms
8:50 Welcome note by the Chairman of the Conference
Keynote
9:00 Updating the policies in your country to accommodate
the most influential resource of your country - A
mother, a wife, a sister, a friend - A WOMAN - Your new
business partner
• Initiating policies/ quotas in public and private company
to accommodate female co-workers
• Economically empowering women to help break the
discrimination cycle
• Education and training - the two most important pillars
to build the leaders of tomorrow
Special Address
9:30 Reform to Reality: Empowering of Women in the
Middle East and North Africa to be confident
leaders of tomorrow
• Including team building activities at school level to teach
the value of working as a team
• Introducing a concept of flexible timing and work from
home policies to support women pursue their career
even while they are family planning
• Giving them more female role models to look up and
follow their career path
Present your expertise
10:00 A good education is the greatest gift you can give
yourself or to anyone else - Leading the change with an
educated girl child
• Education is a key strategy to improve an individuals’
well being and societies’ economic and social
development
• Establishing an education system not only to teach
basics but also to shape the professionals of tomorrow
which will improve their contribution to the national
income
• Education’s effects on reproductive choices and
employment
For speaking opportunities write to the Sponsorship
Director Jagadish Kumar on
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10:30 Networking & Morning Coffee Break
11:00 Women in Politics - Strategizing the role of
Women in Influencing Legislation
• Implementation of compulsory quotas to encourage
women’s participation in politics
• Involving media to clarify the importance of women’s
economic, political, and social equality
• Re-enforcing women’s civil, political and economical
rights
Nadia Hashem, Head of Women’s Empowerment Team
Economic Policy Development Forum and Former
State Minister of Women's Affairs
11:30 Advancing Social entrepreneurship across the
Arab world
• Inspiring young minds with stories of other successful
entrepreneurs to increase the social commitment of
the youth
• Making social entrepreneurship a transformative tool
in the field of youth economic development
• Preparing your region to be more integrated with the
changing global economy
12:00 Influencing the society on empowering women and
encouraging them to take up leadership positions
• Stereotyping with respect to leadership is a global
phenomenon
• Role of religious leaders in imparting the value of
gender equality
• Creating social and economic opportunities for women
to participate
Panel Discussion
12:30 Empowering Women to Negotiate for Change
• Benefit from the experiences of women’s movements
throughout the region
• Increasing visibility of violence against women needs to
be addressed from the point of view of preventing and
escaping it
• Preventing child mortality by educating women about
nutrition during and after pregnancy
Panelists
Leila Sharaf, Senator and Former Information Minister
13:00 Lunch Break
Session Theme: What is your success story?
Case - Study
14:00 Arab women emerge on the global business scene
• Stereotyping with respect to leadership is a global
phenomenon
• 70% of the Fortune 500 companies have atleast one
female member on their board
• Women can not only bring an economic change but a
social change as well
14:30 Women’s safety is a Global concern; however women in
the MENA region face the most difficulty in finding
acceptance to their right to safety in their country
• Using self defense to empower women
• Introducing the first ever self defense institute in Jordan
• Using self defense to address the issue of violence against
women and empower them psychologically
Lina Khalifeh, Founder, SheFighter
15:00 Work opportunities in bolder professions like
Media and Public Relations
• Participation of women in media and journalism can
help sensitize the society about women related issues
• Addressing discrimination at work places in the m e d i a
profession
• Role of Arab media in the current political, social and
economic turmoil
Rula Masad, Managing Director, TRACCS
15:30 Coffee Break and Networking
Panel Discussion
16:00 Women’s participation in the economy is critical
to the region’s economic vitality and stability
• Empowering Women Leaders in Diversified Industries
• Stunted growth of the economy due to the gender bias
in employing women
• Learning from our European colleagues to treat women
equally for a more comprehensive economic growth
16:30 Closing Remarks from the Chairman and end of
Day 1 of the Conference
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5. 26th - 27th November 2014
Amman, Jordan
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Agenda: Day 2 - 27th November 2014 - Thursday
8:30 Registration & Coffee
8:55 Welcome note by the Chairman of the conference
9:00 Women’s entrepreneurship - Leading the economic and
social change by Women lead businesses
• Women’s entrepreneurship can be considered as an
instrument to creating employment opportunities
• Encouraging women’s entrepreneurship by giving them
access to “women only” funds
• Supporting and encouraging women’s entrepreneurship
by engaging NGOs and large investors
Reem Barghouty Damen, President
Jordan Forum for Business & Professional Women
9:30 East V/S West - Learning from success stories of our
Western female colleagues
• International research shows that women in the
European region are treated much better than their
American, Middle Eastern and Asian counterparts
• Government initiatives to support women’s employment
and entrepreneurship in the Middle East region
• Increasing a woman’s self esteem by providing her
equal and fair opportunities
10:00 Behind every successful man there is a woman!
• Engaging men and boys as partners for women’s economic
empowerment by making them understand the benefits
for themselves, their families and the economic
development of the society
• Reducing the violence against women by influencing
young minds
• Creating a conducive environment for women to flourish
socially and mentally
Mona Bawarshi, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Gezairi Transport
10:30 Networking & Morning Coffee Break
11:00 Understanding the importance of focusing on the health
rights for women to ensure proper nutrition and childcare
• Empowering women in the knowledge of their health
rights
• Reproductive health and safe motherhood
• Adolescent sexual and psychological health of
underserved women
Present your expertise
11:30 Highlighting the importance of having a mixed
workforce to ensure a balanced growth
• Creating opportunities within your organization to
improve the ratio of women employees
• Creating a conducive growth path for women as
against their male counter parts
• Regional and International success stories
For speaking opportunities write to the Sponsorship
Director Jagadish Kumar on
jagadish.kumar@nispana.com or call 91 9880442379
12:00 Access to effective and efficient health care
facilities is one of the primary rights of a citizen -
Addressing women’s health issues in the Middle East
• Making women aware of their health rights
• Role of the policy makers in the country to create
awareness and empower women with the best
healthcare facilities
• Impact of effective healthcare in improving women’s
health during pregnancy and as a consequence
improving the child’s health as well
Panel Discussion
12:30 Using philanthropy as a medium to reach out to
the lesser privileged women in society
• Using social media to create awareness about the
social concerns in society
• Setting up NGOs to continuously work with volunteers
to promote gender equality
• Establishing partnerships between NGOs and private
companies to ensure a continued commitment at the
society level
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Engaging the next generation - Role of universities and
educational institutes in developing tomorrow’s women
leaders
• Increasing the employability of women by making
them confident and capable
• Education helps girls and women to know their
rights and to gain confidence to claim them
• Reducing gender disparities in educational institutes
Rajaa Momana, Founder and President
Future Institute of Higher Training for Ladies
Present your expertise
14:30 Role of large corporate businesses in supporting
women’s empowerment and leadership
• Aligning Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives with
national development objectives
• Designing CSR initiatives as per the local needs and
understanding of the region
• Creating equal and just employment opportunities
for both men and women in the organization
For speaking opportunities write to the Sponsorship
Director Jagadish Kumar on
jagadish.kumar@nispana.com or call 91 9880442379
15:00 Coffee Break and Networking
Panel Discussion
15:30 Sustainable Development of women leaders in the
MENA region
• Sustainable economic development in MENA will depend
on job creation, education and poverty alleviation
• Involving government, educational institutes and civil
societies in the process
• Including women on the boards of public &
private companies
Closing Panel Discussion
16:00 If a democracy neglects women's participation, if it
ignores women's voices, if it shirks accountability for
women's rights, it is a democracy for only half its citizens
Women account for one-half of the potential talent
base throughout the world and therefore, over time, a
nation’s competitiveness depends significantly on
whether and how it educates and utilizes its female talent
16:30 Closing Remarks by the Chairman and Close of
Conference
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6. 26th – 27th November 2014, Amman, Jordan
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Jyoti Punjabi - Senior Conference Producer
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