06/04/2014
Opening next Wednesday with wide participation
Sheikha Hind Salman Al Khalifa, a spokeswoman at the East Chamber Women Economic Forum 2014
A panel of expert participating in the fourth edition of the women's economic forum, which is organized by the East Chamber 2014, under the patronage of Princess Abeer Bint Faisal at the headquarters next week. The Chamber head Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-wabil said that the forum to be held on Wednesday and Thursday April 9 and 10 under the slogan (building the future by female vision) is a valuable opportunity to meet with a group of women entrepreneurs and the elite society who discuss the most important issues that contribute to the economic empowerment of women and highlighting the importance of their presence in economic decision-making, women-focused and confident steps towards the future. Alwabil underscored the reality of women's economic sector is associated most discussions will be full of the Forum which was attended by more than 600 women entrepreneurs and experts and a group of specialists and interested.
He said that the events which kicks off with the opening ceremony at 7 p.m. Wednesday, where the participation of the President of Bahraini business club and professions Sheikha hind Bint sulman Al-Khalifa where talking about contributing to the integration of women in development as one of its core resources in economic development and participation in some economic areas and the challenges facing women in business. And Sheikha hind Bint sulman Al-Khalifa is a business woman holds a BA in Anthropology from American University of Beirut, its commercial activities in different economic areas, chaired a number of associations and the boards of some companies and institutes including the President of the Association of maternal and child care and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for information on women and children, and interested in community service programs including participation by the Societies Act and labor code and support the women's Union.
Alwabil said that Bahrain social development Minister Dr. Fatima Al balooshi within the opening ceremony (women's economic empowerment) ways and means to contribute to the empowerment of women in the economic sector to strengthening the role of women in contributing to the development of women's potential and to fulfill their responsibilities on the economic level, find ways to reduce the difficulties faced by women's economic participation. She holds a PhD from the University Colombia, New York City, and worked as a specialist at the Ministry of education and Dean of the Faculty of education at the University of Bahrain and engaged as Minister of social development, she also holds a world day Volunteer Award and medal, Bahrain also got ranked eighth on Forbes list of the most influential women in the Governments of the Arab world, the membership of a number of committees and associations, including a member of the Advisory Committee of the GCC leaders and member of the Supreme Ministerial Committee for technical Information and communications and a member of the Ministerial Commission for Community Services Executive Committee and member of the Board of economic development.
