– The second annual How Women Work (HWW) Conference on 6 March at the Katara Cultural Village, Doha is sponsored by Qtel (Gold sponsors) as well as IBQ and State Street (Partner sponsors) and supported by Qatari Business Women’s Association (QBWA), Qatar Professional Women’s Network (QPWN), The Youth Company and Empire Advertising,
The HWW Conference 2011, powered by Woman Today, endorsed by the QBWA and organised by Arcata and Empower People is focused on inspiring women to create their personal and professional success.
The conference is an opportunity to hear key-note speakers Aisha Alfardan, from Alfardan Motors and Vice President of QBWA, as well as Jane Grant, founder of Country Connections, share their stories of success from a personal, organizational and cultural perspective.
The conference will focus on issues faced by today’s professional women, in terms of achieving personal, business and organizational success. It includes workshops and panel discussions consisting of industry experts, and a debate coached and hosted by Qatar Foundation’s Qatar Debate on the motion; This House Believes the Glass Ceiling No Longer Exists.
The line-up of quality speakers hail from a variety of sources which includes:
• business organizations such as PWC, Starlink, QFCRA, Clyde & Co, Vodafone, Reed Recruitment, Innovative HR Solutions (IHS);
• business owners/entrepreneurs, for example Innovative Human Resource Solutions, Art of Abundant Living;
• educational organizations such as CNA-Q, Qatar Academy, Qatar University, Stenden Institute, Carnegie Mellon University; and
• networks including QPWN and QBWA
The HWW network group founded by Carolin Zeitler of Arcata, and this year partnered by Alison Ringrow and Jeanine Bailey of Empower People, encourage anyone interested in developing their professional career to join the conference. This includes women, men, executives, business owners, students, anyone working in, joining and returning to the workforce.
Zeitler says; ‘The aim of the How Women Work (HWW) Conferences is to reach hearts and minds, break down barriers and promote understanding between cultures and genders and to empower women to make an even greater contribution to the local and national workforce.’
This year’s conference follows the success of last year’s event whereby participants fed back that a conference of this interactive, participative nature, which assists participants to learn at a much deeper level, is invaluable and not readily available in Doha. As one participants cited; “I have lived before in the Middle East region and have been to a number of conferences, but this one really stood out – there was a real sense of purpose.”
Tickets for the conference retail at QR500 and can be purchased at Virgin Megastores or online: www.virginmegastore.me.