Women Empowerment
The Key to
Achieving Social and Economic Stability
The Blue Ocean Women Leadership Development (BOWLD) Summit 2023, is an empowering virtual conference organized by Blue Ocean Conferences to celebrate International Women's Day. This event focuses on uniting women leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals to discuss and promote women's empowerment as a key to achieving social and economic stability.

Global attendance of women professionals, leaders, scholars, coaches, and entrepreneurs.
Key Highlights:
Agenda
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Keynote Sessions:
- Women Empowerment and Sustainability – The Key Connect
- Importance of STEM Education Programs for Women
- Role of Women in Building Diverse and Equitable Workspaces
- Challenges and Hurdles in the Journey of Women Empowerment
Panel Discussions:
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Women and Technology – The Shrinking Gender Gap
- Digital Gender Divide – Its Root Causes
- Impact of Digital Gender Gap on Social and Economic Inequalities
- Women and Digital Transformation – Bridging the Gender Gap
- How Digital Literacy for All Powers the Future of Work
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Female Leadership – The Invisible Barriers
- Areas Reflecting Women's Underrepresentation
- Is There an Ideal Definition of Female Leadership?
- Different Unseen Barriers to Female Leadership
- Why Women Need to Step Outside Their Comfort Zone
- Key Strategies to Overcome These Barriers
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Workshop
Expert-led session with a Certificate of Attendance.
Conference
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Networking Opportunities:
- Expand your professional connections and build a supportive network.
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Knowledge Sharing:
- Engage in meaningful discussions to exchange insights and advice.
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Empowerment Celebration:
- Participate in a global event honoring Women's Day through learning and collaboration.
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Certification:
- Attend the free workshop and receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Eminent Speakers:
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Ann Marie McQueen
Editorial Director at Livehealthy; Health and wellness journalist.
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Susie Mackie
Author and Founder of Women of Spirit; Advocate for Women at The Resilience Warrior.
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Joanne Rico
Head of Marketing at Salma Rehabilitation Hospital (SEHA).
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Subha Rakesh
Fide Arbiter, Toastmaster & Director Cognizance Academy for Chess & Vedic Math, Kerala, India
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Sandy Donnelly
CEO of The Golf Palace Corporate Wellbeing, KSA; Founder of Women Warriors Network; Health & Wellbeing Expert.
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Tisy Thomas
Lead Strategist - Training & Development at Etisalat UAE.
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Manpreet Dhillon
Founder and Principal Inclusion Officer at Veza Global.
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Nadine Chammas
Author of “The Stage is Yours”; Founder - The Life Director; Registered TLD; Founder - Scenez Group.
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Mona AlHebsi
Success Coach, HR Leader, Author, People & Culture Expert
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Dr. Tahani Al Terri
Leadership & Transformational Coach.
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H.E. Laila Rahhal El Atfani
President & Founder of Business Gate & I Am Africa Platform; President - Women and Youth Empowerment REFAI NGO.
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Lama Atoui
Assistant Program Director - HR & Soft Skills, Blue Ocean Corporation; Former Communication Arts Lecturer, Lebanese International University.
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Khyati Shah
International Corporate Facilitator & Transformational Leader at Brain Train India.
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Georgina Kelly
Business Mentor and Trainer; Partner at Creative Intelligence; Joint Founding Partner of RAK Business Group.
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Aida Noor
Biomedical Scientist; Transformational Leader & Career Advisor.
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Muna Al-Sahlawi
Head of Investment & Development at UBF.