{"id":153898,"date":"2023-09-12T15:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/?page_id=153898"},"modified":"2023-10-10T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:12:34","slug":"biographies-women-business-forum-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/fr\/biographies-women-business-forum-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographies of Women Business Forum 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb3\/4&Prime;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_03jcrl4y271jkm3yve39 a{color:#ffffff; background:#1e73be; border-style:solid; border-color:#ffffff; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:700; border-radius:50px;}#b_03jcrl4y271jkm3yve39 a:hover{color: ; background:#5f92bf ; border-color:#5f92bf;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_right tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_03jcrl4y271jkm3yve39\" ><a class=\"rd_stroke_bt medium_rd_bt border_1px  \" href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/event\/women-business-forum-2023\/\" target=\"\" >Back to the event page<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbBiographies of speakers &#8211; Women Business Forum 2023&Prime; font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h1|text_align:left\u00a0\u00bb google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1690976137969{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155117&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbH.E. Nasser Kamel, Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1551359127081 \">\n<div id=\"ct_xo9z8n2bdg6mvvg7bjfd\" class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>A career diplomat for the Egyptian government, Nasser Kamel held the position of Ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018. He was also Ambassador to France in the period 2006-2012, during which he took part in the drafting of the Joint Declaration of the 2008 Paris Summit that marked the launch of the Union for the Mediterranean. Furthermore, between 2012 and 2014, he was Assistant Minister for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. From 2004 to 2006, he was the Director of Egypt\u2019s Public Information Service. Prior to this position H.E. Kamel served in various embassies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div id=\"ct_j6y0889yclxvockjf1r3\" class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1665751756469{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155120&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbHelena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Helena Dalli is the first EU Commissioner for Equality since December 2019. Her role is to deliver on the Union of Equality chapter within the Political Guidelines of President von der Leyen, by strengthening Europe\u2019s commitment to equality and inclusion in all of its senses.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to taking her role as Commissioner, Dalli held various political roles in Malta including Member of Parliament (1996 to 2019), Minister for European Affairs and Equality (2017 to 2019), and Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties (2013-2017). She was also opposition Shadow Minister for public administration, equality, public broadcasting and national investments (1998-2013) and Junior Minister for Women\u2019s Rights in the Office of Prime Minister (1996-1998).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1536064858304{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155123&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbFatou Haidara, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director, Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations, and Director General\u2019s Special Representative for Africa, UNIDO\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Fatou Haidara, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations, and Director General\u2019s Special Representative for Africa at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has had an extensive career as a strategic partnerships and policy envoy.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining UNIDO, she served the Government of Mali for eight years in several ministerial positions, including as Minister of Employment and Vocational Training and Minister of Industry, Trade and Private Sector Development. At UNIDO, she led and coordinated UNIDO\u2019s contribution in a number of multi-lateral negotiations culminating in resolutions that have set the foundation for inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID); notably, the Istanbul Plan of Action for LDCs and the Lima Declaration. She has promoted and contributed to UNIDO\u2019s programmes in Africa, cooperation with Least Developed Countries, expanding South-South Cooperation as well as initiating and leading programmes for Human Security, Youth Employment and the Economic Empowerment of Women.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695198551653{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155126&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbH.E. Amel Moussa, Minister of Family, Women, Children and Seniors, Tunisia\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Amel Moussa is a writer, poet and lecturer at Manouba University. She holds a doctorate in sociology (2012), post-graduate diplomas in sociology and cultural sociology and a master&rsquo;s degree in journalism and information science (1994).<br \/>\nUntil her appointment as Minister, she was a member of the national sectoral sociology commission in Tunis. She is also a lecturer at IPSI and an elected member of its scientific council since 2017. An Alecso expert between March 2014 and March 2015, she has taken part in several international conferences. She was a cultural journalist from 1996 to 2007 and has published several books and collections of poetry. In 2006, she won the first prize for the best Arab production on women as well as the \u00ab\u00a0Lerici Pea\u00a0\u00bb poetry prize in 2014 and the Zoubeida Bechir literary prize in 2018.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695198697151{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155129&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAmb. John Paul Grech, Deputy Secretary General, Social and Civil Affairs Division, Union for the Mediterranean\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">John Paul Grech is the Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean in charge of Social and Civil Affairs since September 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His diplomatic career spans over 30 years of service during which he has served as Head of Mission in both bilateral and multilateral missions overseas.\u00a0 In addition, he also held various positions within the Ministry of Foreign &amp; European Affairs of the Republic of Malta, including that of Permanent Secretary. He has served as ambassador of Malta to Germany, Poland and Belarus.\u00a0 He also served as Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations Specialized Agencies in Geneva and Deputy Permanent Representative of Malta to the OSCE and UN Agencies in Vienna. Besides, he has been assigned duties as Special Envoy on behalf of the Government of Malta on a number of assignments.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1536064858304{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155132&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbLassaad Ben Hassine, UNIDO Representative in Tunisia\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1551359127081 \">\n<div id=\"ct_xo9z8n2bdg6mvvg7bjfd\" class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Lassaad Ben Hassine boasts over 30 years of progressive professional experience in trade-related technical assistance (TRTA) programs\/projects. This includes needs assessment, formulation, management, coordination, and evaluation in developing countries, with a strong focus on the Arab Region.<br \/>\nAdditionally, he has a proven track record in forging partnerships with donors, UN agencies, international development organizations, governments, international NGOs, and private sector entities. His extensive experience extends to UN agency and international organization technical cooperation programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div id=\"ct_j6y0889yclxvockjf1r3\" class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695198941870{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140866&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbFatou Haidara, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director, Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations, and Director General\u2019s Special Representative for Africa, UNIDO\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Fatou Haidara, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations, and Director General\u2019s Special Representative for Africa at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has had an extensive career as a strategic partnerships and policy envoy.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining UNIDO, she served the Government of Mali for eight years in several ministerial positions, including as Minister of Employment and Vocational Training and Minister of Industry, Trade and Private Sector Development. At UNIDO, she led and coordinated UNIDO\u2019s contribution in a number of multi-lateral negotiations culminating in resolutions that have set the foundation for inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID); notably, the Istanbul Plan of Action for LDCs and the Lima Declaration. She has promoted and contributed to UNIDO\u2019s programmes in Africa, cooperation with Least Developed Countries, expanding South-South Cooperation as well as initiating and leading programmes for Human Security, Youth Employment and the Economic Empowerment of Women.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1696931574777{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155208&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbHichem Elloumi\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Mr Elloumi is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris (X73) and the Ecole Sup\u00e9rieure de l&rsquo;Electricit\u00e9 de Paris (1977).<\/p>\n<p>He joined the family group (Groupe Elloumi) in 1977 and\u00a0has held a number of senior positions in the group&rsquo;s various business lines (industry, distribution and electricity companies).<br \/>\nFrom 1992 to the present day, he has been Chairman of the COFICAB group, which has become a world leader in the design and manufacture of electrical cables for the automotive industry. COFICAB is an international automotive supplier present on 4 continents and in 13 countries. Since January 2013, he has been Vice-Chairman of UTICA (the Tunisian employers&rsquo; association).<br \/>\nHe is a holder of the Tunisian Order of the Republic. In 2015, he was decorated by the President of Portugal as Grand Officer of the Order of Industrial Merit. Mr Hichem Elloumi is also Chairman of the Tunisian-Moroccan and Tunisian-Portuguese Business Councils and of the UTICA France Committee and he\u00a0is a founding member of ABLC (African Business Leaders Coalition), a UN global compact initiative.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1696864744804{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155191&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbElena Dia,\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]A multicultural professional with a background\u00a0in project finance, Elena is a Senior Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager within social enterprise\u00a0Bridge for Billions whose aim is to democratise access to support for entrepreneurs around the world. Based in Dakar, Elena is responsible for building partnerships with stakeholders of the entrepreneurship ecosystem\u00a0in French speaking Africa.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1696949510041{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155259&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbZohra Slim\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Zohra Slim is InstaDeep\u2019s Chief Web Officer. Daughter of a diplomat, she is a polyglot and has lived in 4 countries before she was 18, which gives her unique insight on people and cultures.<\/p>\n<p>She is completely self-taught with in-depth knowledge of software and system integrations. In addition, she possesses a unique drive which, combined with her second-to-none people management skills, ensures projects are delivered to excellence and on time. After leading a team of developers in India, Zohra co-founded InstaDeep in 2014 with Karim Beguir.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695198963390{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb153807&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbH.E. Amel Moussa, Minister of Family, Women, Children and Seniors, Tunisia\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Amel Moussa is a writer, poet and lecturer at Manouba University. She holds a doctorate in sociology (2012), post-graduate diplomas in sociology and cultural sociology and a master&rsquo;s degree in journalism and information science (1994).<\/p>\n<p>Until her appointment as Minister, she was a member of the national sectoral sociology commission in Tunis. She is also a lecturer at IPSI and an elected member of its scientific council since 2017. An Alecso expert between March 2014 and March 2015, she has taken part in several international conferences. She was a cultural journalist from 1996 to 2007 and has published several books and collections of poetry. In 2006, she won the first prize for the best Arab production on women as well as the \u00ab\u00a0Lerici Pea\u00a0\u00bb poetry prize in 2014 and the Zoubeida Bechir literary prize in 2018.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1536064858304{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155135&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAmel Saidane, Digital Transformation for SMEs\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Amel Saidane is an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder and digital transformation expert. She is the president of TunisianStartups and co-founded BetaCube, a venture builder in Fintech and mobility solutions. She also co-founded Digital2Value, an SME digital transformation platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-19\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>She acts as management consultant in digital transformation and business strategy and holds key roles in the UN Economic Commission&rsquo;s Digital Center of Excellence and the Digital Arabia Network. \u00a0Her prior experience in sales and client relationship management for large multinationals like Microsoft, Siemens, and Nokia Siemens equips her with deep insights into the Tunisian market and sales strategies. She is an engineer in electro-technics, qualified from the Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany and also holds a M.Sc in Business in Digital Economy from the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1666097670375{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155138&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbLilia Hachem Naas, Chief of the Office of Middle East and North Africa, International Trade Centre\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Lilia Hachem Naas has 25 years of experience at the UN. As Chief of the Office for Middle East and North Africa at the ITC Geneva, she bolstered ITC\u2019s regional standing through diversified projects, deeper collaboration with key Institutions, and activating new partnerships. She focused on improving the business environment, enhancing capacity, and strengthening the competitiveness of MSMEs with a focus on women and youth.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, she was the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for North Africa at UNECA Morocco and Manager of the Local Development Programme of UNITAR. Before joining the UN, she worked with Hewlett Packard Company and the Tunisian Export Promotion Centre in Tunisia. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from IHEC Carthage in Tunisia, a MBA in International Business Management and a MSc in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland College Park.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695986162801{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb153423&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbMohamed Alaoui, Head of the Exact and Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO Maghreb Office\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-25\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Mohamed Alaoui holds a PhD in applied sciences, an engineer degree in irrigation and rural development, and a post-graduate diploma in hydraulic engineering. He has a broad experience in various fields related to science and sustainable development acquired during his long professional career.<\/p>\n<p>At the UNESCO Maghreb Office, his main functions are related to the design, coordination, implementing and monitoring programme and project activities in the areas of natural sciences, focusing on the fields of Water, Biodiversity, Basic and Engineering Sciences, Science Technology and Innovation Policy development and Open Sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1536064858304{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155141&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbChiraz Bensemmane, Founder of Pitch World Fast\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Chiraz Bensemmane is Algerian-French, graduated from EM Strasbourg and Georgetown University. She has worked and lived in 10 different countries. In 2015, she founded Pitch World Fast, a business development and project management company. Through this company she has been handling export projects for her clients as well as projects for the Ministry of Health of Algeria with regards to healthcare through round tables.<\/p>\n<p>She is also the founder of Coach Tribe,\u202fa platform for online coaching, launched in December 2019. She is a facilitator of the Hive Women Leadership Program in Algeria since April 2019. She speaks fluently Arabic, French, English, Spanish.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694521464002{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155144&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbGuadaluna Chaer, Cofounder and CEO of LUXEED Robotics\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Guadaluna Chaer is a young tech entrepreneur who is revolutionizing weed removal in farming through lasers and AI. She is the co-founder and CEO of LUXEED Robotics, an early-stage agtech startup aiming to disrupt the herbicides industry.<\/p>\n<p>With her mechanical engineering background and project management expertise, Guadaluna drives the company&rsquo;s vision and strategy, securing funding for R&amp;D and market development. She is also a mentor to other startups and an active advocate for women in tech. Her accomplishments have been recognized by the She WinsArabia Initiative, which named her as the youngest female entrepreneur among 100 others participating in the 2023 program.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694600600469{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155147&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbNada Lachaal, General Director, Industrial and Technological Infrastructure, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines, Tunisia\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Nada Lachaal has been the Managing Director of Industrial and Technological Infrastructure at the <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW76941147 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76941147 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"paragraph\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;742460a3-d97f-43f0-8c64-fc869c3320d0|78&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;paragraph&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;paragraph&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777843,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri,Times New Roman&quot;,335559705,&quot;2057&quot;,335559740,&quot;240&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,134233118,&quot;true&quot;,134233117,&quot;true&quot;,469778324,&quot;Normal&quot;]}\">Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines<\/span><\/span> in Tunisia since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>She has over 20 years of experience in industrial development, technology transfer, innovation, development of value chains and clusters, and cooperation projects. Moreover, she is the project leader for the development of the industrial and innovation strategy for Horizon 2035. In 2019, she became the Managing Director of the Packtec Technical centre, where she manages and coordinates the 4.0 initiative in Tunisia.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694603273327{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155150&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbImen Ayari, Head of Innovation Factory, Talan\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Imen Ayari is the Head of Innovation Factory of the R&amp;BD department of Talan Tunisia.<\/p>\n<p>She is an engineer and executive MBA with more than 20 years of international experience. Moreover, she led the pioneering project \u00ab\u00a0Hannibal\u00a0\u00bb for the central Bank of Tunisia, which is a decentralized platform for AML (Regtech).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694617010695{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155153&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1665647135407{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbMs \u00c1ngela Rodriguez, Secretary of State for Equality and against Gender Violence, Spain\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbMonica Carco, Senior Advisor on Women\u2019s Economic Empowerment and Youth Employment\u202f, UNIDO\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Monica Carco has over 30 years of experience as an International Civil Servant and Senior Gender Advisor, working for organizations like UNIDO, UNDP, WFP, UNFPA, FAO, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Within the UN system, she focuses on developing large-scale programs, successful fundraising, and gender equality solutions, all while effectively managing diverse teams. Her career centres on promoting women&rsquo;s economic empowerment through entrepreneurship, emphasizing inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development. She utilises her expertise to create programs, build partnerships, and organise conferences in the MENA Region, all aimed at improving women&rsquo;s access to resources, knowledge, and business opportunities. Her participation in non-profit and professional associations, including Women 20, BMW Responsible Leaders Network, Gender Alliance, the PLACE, and the Professional Women Business Association (PWA) underscores her dedication to fostering public-private and multi-stakeholder partnerships for women&rsquo;s empowerment and gender equality.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1666086636643{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155156&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbNeila Amara, International Project Management Expert, UNIDO\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Neila Amara holds a Ph.D. in economics from Paris Dauphine University (France). She first embraced an academic career before devoting herself full-time to her work as a Technical Assistance &amp; Program Development Specialist with a specific focus on women and youth economic empowerment and private sector development.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently working as an International Project Management Expert at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), coordinating inter alia the implementation of phase II of the project \u201cPromoting Women\u2019s Empowerment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in the Middle-East and North-Africa region\u201d labelled by The Union for the Mediterranean. In this framework, she has piloted a series of studies on women entrepreneurship in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, State of Palestine and Tunisia, leading to a deep knowledge of their situation and of their situation and challenges across the region, particularly in the manufacturing sector.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695031784215{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155159&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbOmar Bouzouada, Director General, Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII)\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Omar Bouzouada is a General Engineer and the Director General of the <span class=\"TextRun SCXW199447833 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199447833 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;8abe880d-cffa-4bd2-8d4c-17b5f029b435|79&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation<\/span><\/span> (APII) since March 2019. He graduated from the Ecole Nationale des Ing\u00e9nieurs de Tunis (ENIT) in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>He began his professional career as Head of Department in a private company, after which he joined the Ministry of the Economy in 1994, where he gradually advanced in his career until 2011, when he took up the post of Managing Director of the National Centre for Leather and Footwear (CNCC), in 2015 he was appointed DG of the Technical Centre for the Wood and Furniture Industry (CETIBA). At the same time, he was Managing Director of the Technical Centre for Ceramics for Construction Materials and Crystal (CTMCCV). He has been pivotal in crafting regulatory texts and implementing policies globally, actively advancing international economic cooperation in technical committees. He has also driven sector strategies, entrepreneurship, incubator management, innovation, and international projects, holding key roles as secretary general and president in technical organizations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695032483966{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155162&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbZied Kilani, National Business &amp; Investment Specialist, Employment4Youth project, UNIDO\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Zied Kilani is Business &amp; Investment Specialist for the \u00ab\u00a0Industry 4.0 to promote youth employment in Tunisia and Ivory Coast\u00a0\u00bb project, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He has 33 years of experience in the field of new technologies and has provided expertise in technical assistance for industrial development within international organisations.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a Dipl\u00f4me d&rsquo;Etudes Approfondies (DEA) in computer systems from the University of Paris 6 and a diploma in computer systems engineering from the Tunis Faculty of Science. During his career he has worked in several prestigious companies such as Dassault Syst\u00e8mes, Siemens and Chemonics as Senior Business Advisor. As a speaker, he will share insights on aiding companies in digital transition, assessing Industry 4.0&rsquo;s effects on female entrepreneurs and employees, outlining mechanisms for enhancing women&rsquo;s leadership in this era, and advocating best practices for boosting women&rsquo;s role in industrial innovation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695032772013{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155165&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbLeila Belkhiria Jaber, President of the National Chamber of Women in Business (CNFCE), Tunisia\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Leila Belkhiria Jaber is the current President of the National Chamber of Women in Business (CNFCE), a member of the Board of Directors of the Federation of National Associations of Businesswomen for the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and President of the Women in Business Network \u00ab\u00a0WiB\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>With a background in marketing, international trade law, and communication &amp; leadership, she is also the CEO and co-founder of the STELFAIR TUNISIA group, which operates in the ICT sector. She has been actively involved in the promotion of gender equality, the development of female entrepreneurship, and the establishment of organisations, such as the Academy of Women in Business and the Tunisian Women Onboard Observatory for women&rsquo;s access to decision-making positions in the private sector. She has received awards like ICT Woman Entrepreneur of the Year and was honored as \u00ab\u00a0Commander of the Republic\u00a0\u00bb in 2019 by the Tunisian President.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695199516197{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155168&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbHajer Derouiche, CEO of Actifs Pr\u00e9cieux\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Hajer Derouiche is the founder of Actifs Precieux,\u00a0 an innovative start-up in Africa, adopting the circular economy to maximise the use of resources and minimise waste. Exploiting the continent&rsquo;s botanical resources, Actifs Pr\u00e9cieux develops and produces eco-friendly active ingredients for the nutraceuticals and cosmetics industries, while having a positive impact on local communities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695199582847{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155171&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAnna Dorangricchia, Programme Manager Gender Equality, Social and Civil Affairs Division, Union for the Mediterranean\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]As Programme Manager on Gender Equality at the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, Anna Dorangricchia works more specifically on women economic empowerment, female entrepreneurship, and gender-lens investments.<\/p>\n<p>She has a long-lasting experience as Senior expert in programming, monitoring, and the evaluation in the area of economic inclusion of women and youth under the framework of European Neighbourhood Instrument. Her professional career has been focused on supporting the cooperation among EU and non-EU national and regional authorities, NGOs, universities and the private sector in the area of inclusive development.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694514922702{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140089&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbSaida Neghza, Director Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Nationale d\u2019Entreprises, Algeria\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Mrs. Saida Neghza &#8211; CEO of the SORALCOF Group and President of the General Confederation of Algerian Enterprises (CGEA), President of Business Africa, created the SORALCOF group in 1999, which now occupies an eminent position in 2 fields of activity, which are the key sectors for the development of the country.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515130728{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140020&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAmneh I. Khasawneh, Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women&rsquo;s Studies at Yarmouk University\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Amneh Khasawneh works as a Director of Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women&rsquo;s Studies at Yarmouk University. She is an academic researcher, an activist in Gender Issues, Human Rights, and Women Rights, since youth hood.<\/p>\n<p>She participated as an consultant in preparing the plan of the National Strategy for Jordanian Women, and their action plans. She focused to raise community awareness for youth through gender sensitization interactive drama, Amneh is also an active member of many local NGOs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515124031{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140741&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAnnette Funk , Head of Project (WoMENA) Gender Responsive and Inclusive Politics and Economics in the MENA Region, (GIZ, Germany)\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Anette is a gender and women\u2019s rights specialist. Since joining GIZ in 2002, she has been working in various positions in headquarters and abroad, focusing on empowerment of women. She was responsible for projects on women\u2019s political participation and the elimination of gender-based violence in Yemen and Bangladesh as well as a project on youth empowerment in Timor-Leste.<\/p>\n<p>Since May this year, she is based in Egypt and is heading the regional Project \u201cGender responsive and inclusive Politics and Economy in the MENA region, which is active in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515114206{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140093&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbBlanca Moreno-Dodson, Director of the Center for Mediterranean Integration, UNOPS, United Nations\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Blanca Moreno-Dodson is the Director of the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), the only regional partnership gathering international development institutions, national, regional, and local authorities, and civil society from around the Mediterranean, currently hosted by UNOPS.<\/p>\n<p>She has over thirty years of experience as a World Bank development economist, including several positions as Lead Economist.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515106096{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140223&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbYasmine Seghirate, Policy and Communication Officer, CIHEAM\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Yasmine Seghirate is the Policy and Communications Manager and Gender Policy and Women Empowerment focal point at CIHEAM\u2019s Headquarters. She was previously project officer in the office of the UN Under-Secretary-General for Innovative Financing for Development (UNITAID) and a consultant for the French Development Agency (AFD).<\/p>\n<p>Her associative involvement led her to be a founding member of ATLAS (Algerian Talents and Leaders Association) and head of the CSR and Territories Commission of CACIF (Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in France).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515096694{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140613&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbMaggie Refaat, Regional Gender Specialist, FAO\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Maggie Refaat, working as a Regional Gender Specialist, has joined the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa since 2018. Through the years, she gained experience on development research, women\u2019s rights,\u00a0 mainstreaming gender equality, project planning, gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation and the implementation of gender-transformative approaches in projects.<\/p>\n<p>She works on developing gender-responsive polices in the regional office and conducting capacity building trainings and workshops for the staff in the country offices. She is a PSEA focal point for UNCT in Egypt. She is an advocate for women\u2019s rights through being elected as a Parliamentarian in the Society of Gender Professionals. In addition, she is a member of the women empowerment committee in Rotary Egypt.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515088832{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140715&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbSaira Ahmed, Programme Management Officer, UNDRR\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Currently serving as Regional Programme Management Officer (Risk Knowledge &amp; Analysis) for United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional office for Arab States States, Saira Ahmed has been working on Multi-Donor Fund for projects for Disaster and Climate Preparedness, Risk assessments, Risk profiling &amp; Disaster loss databases in 22 Arab Countries.<\/p>\n<p>She supports Arab States in the development and implementation of their national disaster risk reduction plans, through risk assessments, development of disaster loss databases and disaster risk profiles. She is also the regional gender focal point for ROAS and have been working on gender responsive DRR in Arab region.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515079822{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140560&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAnna Rosendahl, Head of Unit for Middle East and North Africa, Sida (Sweden)\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Anna Rosendahl is the Head of Unit for Middle East and North Africa, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Stockholm. She has been working at Sida for more than 20 years both at the HQ and at the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam. She has been responsible for several strategies and units over the years. Most recently she managed the team for global social development and gender equality.<\/p>\n<p>Since August 2021 she heads the unit for the Middle East and North Africa at Sida in Stockholm. The team is supporting colleagues at the Embassies in Amman, Beirut, Bagdad and the Consulate General in Jerusalem to implement four strategies in the region. The team consists of advisors in areas such as gender equality, environment and climate change, economic development etc.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515071199{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140786&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbSarine Karajerjian, Arab-Reform Initiative (Lebanon)\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Sarine Karajerjian is the Program Director of the Environmental Politics program at the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI).<\/p>\n<p>Prior to working at ARI, she worked for 15 years at the AUB\u2019s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs since the Institute\u2019s inception. Her previous work covered strategic management, fundraising and outreach, and partnerships and grants management.\u00a0 She is currently pursuing a PhD in Anthropology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and writing her dissertation on the exile and trauma of Syrian refugee women in Beirut.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515063023{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140870&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAfrica G. Zanella, Gender Senior International Consultant , Centre for Sustainability and Gender Economics, (CSGE-Spain\/Australia)\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Africa Zanella is Gender focal point for the Climate Investment Fund, World Bank, International Gender Officer with lifewatch ERIC, Ex Government official in waste management policy and international trade. She is a pioneer in green economy policy and expert in integrating Gender Analysis in research projects. She worked as an international consultant on women empowerment and gender economics with various UN agencies. and as an advocate and speaker on women&rsquo;s contribution to Climate Action .[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515055688{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140889&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbBettina Schreck, Rotational gender officer at the Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Unit (COR\/GEW), UNIDO\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Bettina Schreck joined UNIDO in 2009, were she spent over 10 years developing and implementing technical assistance projects in the fields of energy, climate change and environment. She focuses on the development of government led policy programs promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization. Her work covers the policy, financial and technical dimensions of technical assistance. In 2022 she has been appointed as gender officer, to expand my knowledge and skills in this field.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining UNIDO, she had roles in the private sector.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515036719{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140771&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbMajd Mashharawi, Founder &amp; CEO at SunBox, Palestine\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]A resident of war-torn Gaza, Majd Mashharawi observed the acute need for access to construction material in order to rebuild damaged buildings and infrastructure. She strove to meet this need by founding GreenCake in 2015, a company that creates environmentally friendly bricks from ash and rubble.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2017 she developed SunBox, an affordable solar system that produces energy to alleviate the effects of the energy crisis in Gaza, where access to electricity has been severely restricted, sometimes to less than three hours a day.<\/p>\n<p>Last September Ms. Mashharawi and Sunbox company was awarded the Muhammed Ali Humanitarian Award in Louisville Kentucky by the Muhammad Ali Center. Most recently, SunBox has scaled up to the Saud market.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515026536{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140219&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbVictoria Rosell Aguilar, Delegada del Gobierno contra la Violencia de G\u00e9nero, Spain\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Victoria Rosell Aguilar is a Spanish magistrate and politician, current delegate of the Government against Gender Violence. She is a Spanish Judge with over 25 years of experience. She was admitted to the judicial career by competitive examination in 1996 and promoted to magistrate in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>She is member of Judges for Democracy Association, the Women Judges of Spain Association and the International Association of Women Judges.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515015262{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140200&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1665647135407{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbMs \u00c1ngela Rodriguez, Secretary of State for Equality and against Gender Violence, Spain\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbCristina Fabre, Team Leader Gender-Based Violence (EIGE)\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Cristina Fabre Rosell works as Gender-based Violence Team Leader at the European Institute for Gender Equality. She is Project Manager of the studies related to administrative data collection on specific forms of gender-based violence and advancing the measurement and the conceptual framework of femicide.<\/p>\n<p>Cristina was Head of Unit of the Observatory against Domestic and Gender-based Violence, and member of the Equal Rights Commission of the Spanish General Council for the Judiciary (2003-2018).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694515005342{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140301&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1665647135407{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbMs \u00c1ngela Rodriguez, Secretary of State for Equality and against Gender Violence, Spain\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbSt\u00e9fania Chiru, Deputy head of unit for international affairs, Ministry of Gender Equality (France)\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]St\u00e9fania Chiru is a lawyer specializing in European and International law, she works on gender equality issues at the Ministry of Equality in France.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694514992087{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140824&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1665647135407{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbMs \u00c1ngela Rodriguez, Secretary of State for Equality and against Gender Violence, Spain\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbManal Benkirane, Programme Specialist for EVAW, UN WOMEN Regional Office for Arab States\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Dr. Manal Benkirane is the Regional Programme Specialist managing the Ending Violence Against Women Portfolio at the UN Women Regional Office in the Arab States. She is a public health expert with extensive experience in the Arab States region, including on gender-based violence, reproductive health, youth and adolescent health, and HIV \/ AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>Through her work on the issue of violence against women, she has focused on violence prevention and response programs through support for advocacy work and legal reforms, building evidence on behavior change programs and providing technical expertise to ensure access to high-quality services centered around the rights of survivors. Prior to joining UN Women, Manal worked with the UNFPA, research institutes, and NGOs in the region.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694514982007{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140639&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbG\u00fclser Ustao\u011flu, General Director on the Status of Women, Ministry of Family and Social Services, Republic of T\u00fcrkiye\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]She started her career in the banking sector in 1985 in the Foreign Exchange department and completed her 16-years career in the sector as a manager in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>She worked as Deputy Secretary General in Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality between 2004-2007. Between 2007 and 2011, she served as the Deputy Director General at the General Directorate of Social Services and Child Protection Agency. Between June 2012 and February 2014, she worked as Deputy Director General at the General Directorate of Child Services (Ministry of Family and Social Services).<\/p>\n<p>As of 2014 she has been working as the Director General at the General Directorate of Women&rsquo;s Status at the Ministry of Family and Social Services.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694514967693{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140508&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbLucie D\u00e9chifre, Programmes Manager, EuroMed Feminist Initiative, Jordan\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Lucie Dechifre is Programmes Manager at EuroMed Feminist Initiative, a policy network that provides expertise in the field of gender equality as inseparable from democracy building and citizenship and advocates for political solutions to all conflicts, and for the right of people to self-determination. She is specialist in programme management in humanitarian, development and peacebuilding contexts with more than 15 years of experience at different international civil society organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Presently, her main focus area is combating violence against women and girls, promoting the participation of women in decision-making and building dialogues between civil society and public actors.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694514957142{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140196&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbCristiana Carletti, UfM Italian Gender Focal Point, Italy\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Cristiana Carletti is Associate Professor of International Public Law at the Department of Political Science of Roma Tre University. She is senior legal expert at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs \u2013 Inter-ministerial Committee for Human Rights and she has been member of several governmental delegations taking part in international conferences and events as well as attending official meetings.<\/p>\n<p>She is author of several books and articles on specialized reviews covering topics such as IOs law, peace and security, development cooperation, human rights.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1694514948672{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb140874&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbCarolina Pecharrom\u00e0n, Editor of \u201cIgualdad\u201d \u2013 RTVE\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]Her professional career has been mainly linked to TVE, where she has participated since 1993 in cultural entertainment programs, historical documentaries and news programs. In the News Services she has held different positions. Between 2010 and 2015 she held the position of Deputy to the Head of the International Area.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2018 she collaborated with Alicia G\u00f3mez Montano in the area of Equality and elaborating the space \u00ab\u00a0Las P\u00edldoras de Carol\u00a0\u00bb. After the death of G\u00f3mez Montano, she was appointed Editor of Equality, a position in which she continues today. Since February 2021 she has been directing the program &lsquo;Objetivo Igualdad&rsquo; on TVE.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1695199426685{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb124130&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAmb. John Paul Grech, Deputy Secretary General, Social and Civil Affairs Division, Union for the Mediterranean\u00a0\u00bb font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23009de0&Prime; google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">John Paul Grech is the Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean in charge of Social and Civil Affairs since September 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His diplomatic career spans over 30 years of service during which he has served as Head of Mission in both bilateral and multilateral missions overseas.\u00a0 In addition, he also held various positions within the Ministry of Foreign &amp; European Affairs of the Republic of Malta, including that of Permanent Secretary. He has served as ambassador of Malta to Germany, Poland and Belarus.\u00a0 He also served as Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations Specialized Agencies in Geneva and Deputy Permanent Representative of Malta to the OSCE and UN Agencies in Vienna. Besides, he has been assigned duties as Special Envoy on behalf of the Government of Malta on a number of assignments.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb3\/4&Prime;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_l8xnt2vesbbkxgfz7dr9 a{color:#ffffff; background:#1e73be; border-style:solid; border-color:#ffffff; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:700; border-radius:50px;}#b_l8xnt2vesbbkxgfz7dr9 a:hover{color: ; background:#5f92bf ; border-color:#5f92bf;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_right tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_l8xnt2vesbbkxgfz7dr9\" ><a class=\"rd_stroke_bt medium_rd_bt border_1px  \" href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/event\/women-business-forum-2023\/\" target=\"\" >Back to event page<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb3\/4&Prime;]Back to the event page[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbBiographies of speakers &#8211; Women Business Forum 2023&Prime; font_container=\u00a0\u00bbtag:h1|text_align:left\u00a0\u00bb google_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbfont_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1690976137969{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb155117&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb150&#215;150&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1534779000626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbH.E. 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