December 8th, 2018, CUD Red Theatre: Over eighty delegates attended the 2nd edition of TEDx AlWasl Women under the theme “what if”?
TEDxAlWaslWomen is a non-profit independently organized event and an integral part of the global TEDWomen Community. It consists of a group of volunteers dedicated to helping society evolve to become more compassionate.
There were five main speakers at the event:
Maya Hojeij, a senior bulletin editor and business news journalist on “Dubai TV.” She is also a manager and instructor of Journalism at American University Dubai.
Danielle Wilson Naqvi, founder of The “ZB Foundation,” whose aim is to pioneer the use of New Born Screening to target the uncharted medical area of rare metabolic diseases.
Saja Kamal, a Saudi female footballer, “Driven TV” show presenter and twice Guinness World Record holder, who is carrying the torch for Arab females across the world by challenging preconceptions of what is and isn't acceptable and achievable in sport.
Katharine Budd, co-founder of “Now Money,” a platform aimed at enabling access to banking services for low income
migrants in the Middle East, through the use of mobile banking technology. Now Money had raised $2.3 million over two rounds of funding.
Andreea Zoia, a presenter, inspirational speaker and confidence coach who works with executives and employees of multi-national corporations to improve their confidence and communication skills.
There were two sessions, one in the morning followed after lunch where delegates could network, with one in the afternoon.
CUD is proud to be host to the conference for the second year running and looks forward to many more successful joint events with AlWasl Women in the future.
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