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Prominent entities join together in support of the MENA region’ s first-ever Women Power Summit in the Kingdom of Bahrain

WOMEN POWER SUMMIT PARTNERS WITH KEY CORPORATIONS IN THE KINGDOM

Prominent entities join together in support of the MENA region’ s first-ever Women Power Summit in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Obai and Hill proudly announced its official partners for the Women Power Summit powered by Imtiaz by Her. The summit took place on Sunday, May 6th and on Monday, May 7th, 2018 at the Isa Cultural Centre. It was the largest congregation of women leaders across various walks of life and received up to 500 guests on both days.
Bahrain’ s leading corporations and institutions extended their support to this landmark summit. Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company( Bahrain Credit) powered the summit through Imtiaz for Her, the country’ s first-ever specialized ladies credit financing facility. The key strategic partners of the summit were Tamkeen and the Bahrain Economic Development Board. KPMG Fakhro as the Strategic Consulting Partner, The Domain Hotel and Spa as the official Hotel Partner, Al Ayam Media Group as the Strategic Media Partner; Woman
This Month as the official Preview Media Partner; Ohlala Magazine as the official Women Empowerment Publication Partner. The summit also received support from Partners that span across a diverse range of companies and startups from different industries such as Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism; Boost Bahrain; Startup MGZN; Gud Juju; Brinc; SME Society; Careem, Powerup Magazine; Perle Magazine; C5; Majra; PayTabs; Space 340; Manama Hub; Biz Bahrain; Gulf Daily News; Destination Riyadh; Khaleejesque amongst several others.
The summit focused on three important pillars: Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The speakers lined up for the summit included influential women leaders from the Kingdom, the region and from different countries around the globe. Leena Al Olaimy, Co-Founder &
Managing Director of 3BL Associates; Dr. Fatima Al Balooshi, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ex-Minister of Social Development, Health, Human Rights; Suzy Kanoo, President of Khalil bin Ebrahim Kanoo Company; Roaya Saleh, Chef and Owner of Villa Mamas International; are set to make an appearance at the summit as speakers in addition to an exciting lineup of influential women speakers.
Obai and Hill CEO, Wafa AlObaidat stated“ I am honored and grateful with the overwhelmingly positive and encouraging support that the Women Power Summit powered by Imtiaz by Her has received. It is a proud and important focus to note that a lot of the key institutions and decision making bodies in the country aligned and were ready to invest in such initiatives for growth that directly impacts the contributions made towards the growth of the national economy.”
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