BBS Newsletter Fall 2019

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President’sWelcome NoteWelcome to Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society (BBS). Her Highness Shaikha Thajiba bint Salman Al Khalifa is the Honorary President of the Bahrain Businesswomen Society. Our mission is to serve as a businesswomen’s center for networking, information and advocacy for our members. The society works to set up seminars, conferences, and workshops for its members. They participate in social, economic, and cultural events around the country. In addition, the society promotes cooperation and coordination with the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, local businesses and international networking partnerships. Today, we have approximately 120 members. BBS is pleased to announce the launch of two additional committees: the Youth Education & Innovation Committee, lead by Mrs. Nahed Eshaq, and the Advisory Committee which is lead by Ms. Doris Martin.

BBS is proud to launch its first ever newsletter, which will be issued twice a year.

Enjoy reading the BBS news!

To learn more about joining BBS, please contact our membership team at info@bahrainbusinesswomen.com or 17721188. We look forward to seeing you at the society.

Ahlam JanahiPresident Bahrain Businesswomen’s SocietyManaging DirectorMyBakeryBahrain Horizon

In this edition –

2 2019 Major Events – GEC & B2B

4 18th Conference Arab Businessmen & Investors and the Third Global Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum

6 About BBS Committees

The Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society is organizing the Conference themed “Achieving the sustainable development goals through innovation and entrepreneurship”, under the Patronage of H.H Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth & Sports, President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee and the Chairman of the Board of the Royal Charity Organization. The conference is in coorperation with UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office in Bahrain. The theme is achieving SDG9 and SDG11 through innovation and entrepreneurship. It will be held at the Sofitel Bahrain Hotel, in Zallaq on 20th November 2019. The topics under discussion are the following:

1. The impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on women entrepreneurs2. Access to finance for women inventors

The conference will comprise of representatives from BBS, partners from the government and private sectors as well as international experts.

B2BThe Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society would like to commemorate Bahraini Women’s Day by organizing the B2B International Conference & Exhibition themed “all women innovation pioneers.” The event will be held under the patronage of HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty, the King, and President of the Supreme Council for Women and will be held in the first quarter in 2020.

The Mission and Aim of B2B:• Highlightingbusinesswomenandtheirachievementsinbusiness• Promotingfemaleinnovatorsintheworldofbusinessandtrade.• Identifyingentrepreneurshipandencouragingwomentoinvestindifferenttypesof innovation and businesses• PromotingandfacilitatingopportunitiestoattractForeignInvestmentintheKingdomof Bahrain.• Pioneeringinnovationforwomenindifferentindustries• CreatingmarketgrowthforBahrain’sbusinesswomenglobally.

The conference will comprise of representatives from BBS, partners from the government and private sectors as well as international experts.

2019 Major Events and Beyond:

Achieving the sustainable development goals through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Under the patronage of His Majesty, King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, the Union of Arab Chambers, in collaboration with the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation and the UNIDO International Center for Entrepreneurship and Investment in Bahrain, organizes the 18th session of the Conference of Arab Businessmen & Investors in the Capital Manama on 11-13 November 2019 in the Kingdom of Bahrain under the slogan «Investing in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Economy».

This conference represents an Arab economic and investment gathering to encourage investment in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the digital revolution in the Arab world and to enhance the cooperation among the Arab countries in this field. It is a key platform that brings together all the Arab parties concerned with investment of senior officials, investment and promotion bodies, and entrepreneurs and Arab companies involved in various sectors of digital investment.

For registration, please visit this link:https://www.abic2019.bh/register

18th conference of Arab Businessmen & Investors & The Third Global Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum

BBS ExecutiveManagement Workshop

How to Lead Like a Coach

Leaders are under great pressure to produce results at a faster pace, using fewer resources with many more options to choose from.Coaching is the smart way for you to deal with these pressures. When leaders coach, they support their teams to get more work done and to perform better. When you take the time to coach, people trust you more, they work smarter, collaborate better and are more innovative. They listen and ask questions rather than ask others what to do.For further information, please contact Dr. Lulwa Al Mutlaq- Email: lmutlaq@gtrust.org, 17644955

BBS & WIN Network Parnership

Switzerland – 6th August 2019: BBS signed the “Networking Partnership Agreement” with the Women International Network (WIN) in Lausanne, Switzerland. WIN is for the modern Renaissance woman, who wishes to connect with global communities and business organizations. WIN inspires conscious women to step into decision-making roles, advance their careers, leadership roles and excel in their businesses. It was established in 1998. The WIN conference inspires plenary sessions, interactive workshops with mindful networking ensuring that everyone grows. The WIN platform will provide business network opertunities and exchange of resources for BBS members.

For further information, please visit the website: www.WINconference.net

Manama – 25th September 2019- BBS Economic Majlis: Sheikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, Governor of the Capital Governorate, Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society, briefed the Healthy Cities Program during the monthly Economic Council held at the Society’s Headquarters. The Majlis’ topics covered the Economic and Social Development in all areas, promoting healthy lifestyles and disease prevention, strengthening social ties and promoting coexistence among members of society. Approximately 50 BBS members and guests attended the Majlis.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Governor stressed the importance of finding close cooperation between the Capital Governorate and all civil society institutions to move forward towards building awareness and a culture of environmental community by encouraging citizens and residents to pay attention to health and environment issues in all its aspects. This would be consistent with the efforts of the province towards the inclusion of standards of the Health City in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and in coordination with all relevant authorities, especially as those efforts are aimed at promoting a clean and healthy environment and to push the aesthetic image in the capital towards broad prospects.

For her part, Ahlam Janahi, President of the Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society, praised the efforts of the Capital Governorate and the Ministry of Health to adopt this program in light of its positive objectives which will be reflected in improving the health, social and economic conditions in the capital, pointing out that the program needs community solidarity and cooperation among various institutions to reach the desired goal.

On the other hand, Mohammed Sabbagh, General Coordinator of the Healthy Cities Program Committee in the Capital Governorate, and Bushra Al-Hindi, Senior Specialist at the Health Promotion Department at the Ministry of Health, gave a presentation on the program “Manama Healthy City”, in which they reviewed the axes through which the program will work, including: Community organizations and mobilization for health and development, establishment of a community information center, health development, emergency preparedness and response, skills development, vocational training and capacity building.

BBS Economic Majlis

MOU Agreement - BBS & Flat6Labs Bahrain Accelerator

Renewal of MOU - BBS & Arab Women Investors Union

29th September 2019: BBS signed a renewal of the Memorandum of Agreement with Arab Women Investors Union during their participation in the Arab African Investment & International Cooperation Conference in the Republic of Egypt. The Arab Women Investors Union (AWIU) is a group of top and elite businesswomen in the fields of (Industry, Toursim, Agriculture, Trade and Real Estate Development). AWIU was established in 2005. It’s aim is to support women in all investment fields. AWIU supports Arab and African investment cooperation through various projects. The AWIU platform provides business networks and exchange of resources for BBS members.For further information, please visit the website: www.awiu.com

Manama – 3rd October 2019: BBS signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Flat6labs Bahrain Accelerator, which will provide members access to business training programs, boot camps, App & e-digital marketing workshops, and mentoring services. Flat6labs Bahrain is an accelerator program aiming to help accelerate the growth of local and international start ups in Bahrain and provide a steady pipeline to rapidly growing Bahraini venture capital industry.For further information, please visit the website: www.flat6labsbahrain.com

BBS is always interested to hear and to speak to members who want to offer their services in this domain. We are building a directory of experts to help us keep track of the possibilities out there! If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Head of Advisory, Doris Martin – Email:dmdonia@hotmail.com

We look forward to meeting you online or at a BBS event in 2019/20.

Stay safe and stay connected.

The Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society delegation will attend XXV International Women’s Conference in Russia. XXV International Women’s Conference “East and West Meet in Saint Petersburg” is organized by St. Petersburg Social and Economic Institute and supported by the City Government and Union of Women of Russia. For 25 years International Women’s Conferences and Forums are organized in order to provide an opportunity for governments, parliamentarians and civil society to share experience on the development of democracy, equal rights for women and men, and to build international humanitarian cooperation of women-leaders.

The Conference is called “East and West Meet in Saint Petersburg” since 2013. It creates conditions for exchanging information and establishing contacts for women leaders from Russia, CIS, Baltic States, Europe, Nordic Countries, USA, Asia and Africa.

Many socially significant projects are started from The Conference. One of them is “Music without Barriers “ supported by the program of the Nordic Council of Ministers for the Baltic Sea region NGOs. Its goal is to integrate children and young adults with health problems into the society through the art of music. Five countries - Latvia, Poland, Russia, Finland and Sweden take part in the project. The project “Entrepreneurship, women and advice: a network of resource centers in the border areas” (EWA) is creating the network of equipped resource centers (RC) for women in the program regions of Latvia (Latgale and Zemgale) and Russia (Pskov and Pskov region). In 2019 the conference Organization Committee is waiting for delegations from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazilia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malaysia,Mongolia, Republic of Bangladesh, Sweden, Uzbekistan and other countries. The conference will be attended by representatives of most regions of Russia. The city administration supports and appreciates the importance of the event, and the first day of the Conference will be hold in a historical building Smolny where the Government of Saint Petersburg is located. The main areas of discussion at the Conference in 2019: “East and West: looking into the future”, “Women in the Modern Economy: Leadership and Entrepreneurship”, “Health and learning as resources of the modern woman”.Official website: http://iwmevents.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iwm.spb/

IWEC (International Women’s Entrepreneurship Challenge) Foundation Awards

Congratulations to IWEC Awardees!

The Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society would like to congratulate Mrs. Ahlam Yousif Janahi, Managing Director of MyBakery and Bahrain Horizon, and Mrs, Khulood Al Qattan, Director of Prime Advisory WLL, who have been nominated to receive the IWEC Awards. The two associates of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry will

receive their awards from IWEC Chairwoman and Former US Ambassador, H.E Ruth A. Davis and the IWEC Conference Chairman, HRH Princess Noor Asem of Jordan, at the Awards Ceremony in New Delhi on Tuesday 12th November 2019.For further information, please visit the website: www.iwecfoundation.org

International Women’s Conference“East And West Meet in Saint Petersburg”

There are 10 important pillars in BBS.

3. Social Committee: The Social Committee is the dynamo of the society. Its’ mission is to articulate the value and objectives of the society in addition of being the financial pillar. The mainstream income for financial support. It plans fun related activities, themed and appealing events allowing members to enjoy and interact with each other. To collaborate with the Board to identify events that could meet member needs, and develop a marketing plan to advertise events. Headed by Vicky MouwadFounder & CEO, Clin D’Oeil

4. Entrepreneurship Committee:The Entrepreneurship committee will serve all entrepreneurs from various parties; communicate with relevant officials and dialogue with them on common issues. It organizes workshops and participation in specialized exhibitions and conferences. Headed by Huda JanahiFounder & CEO, Global Cargo Services

5.Follow up & Coordination Committee: To advise and to coordinate BBS’s activities related to government and policy. It functions as a steering committee. Its main objectives are to support and to assist Bahrain’s policy and regulatory framework conditions for its’ members, and to promote fair competition within Bahrain’s various markets. In pursuing these aims, the committee would meet with members of the local government, parliament, and administration. Headed by Fawzia Al KhajaManaging Director,Touch of Art Trading EST

1. Vice President: The Vice President operates similarly to one in a business, with one major exception: meetings. The VP helps and supports the BBS President .To help draft bylaws and lead meetings when the president is unavailable. If the President leaves, the VP will likely be considered to take over the role of President, but, if not, she’ll help with finding a new President and transitioning from one leader to the next. Outside of those meetings, the VP will step in and assume the President’s duties if she’s unavailable, while also helping with transitions when a board member needs to be replaced.Headed by Khulood Rashid Al QattanGeneral Manager, Prime Advisory WLL.

2. Treasurer: The Treasurer has a watchdog role over all aspects of financial management, working closely with other members of the Management Committee to safeguard the organisation’s finances. It is important to note that although the Treasurer ensures that these responsibilities are met, much of the work may be delegated to a finance sub-committee and paid staff or volunteers.In summary, the Treasurer is responsible for:•Generalfinancialoversight•Funding,fundraisingandsales•Financialplanningandbudgeting•Financialreporting•Banking,bookkeepingandrecordkeeping•ControloffixedassetsandstockHeaded by Fatema Abdul Khaliq DilawerManaging Director, Nissan Construction & investment

About us

Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society was established in 2000. It seeks to dedicate the expertise of its members for supporting the private sector and its activities with the aim of developing the Bahraini economy and achieving its development goals, which is align with the Bahrain Vision 2030. For further information, please visit the website: www.bahrainbusinesswomen.com

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9.Advisory Committee:To help BBS Board Members with the quality and independence of our thinking, we draw on the expert advice of both our sector advisory group and our local economy.Members of this committee serve in an advisory capacity and have no decision-making responsibilities.The role of the sector advisory group is:• To support BBS in its mission to create afriendly knowledge and link between the members and the wider business world through Networking Partnerships•ToadviseonthedevelopmentoftheBBSstrategy• To serve as a channel of professional advicewithin the areas of expertise represented in the group•Toofferinsightsandidentifynewopportunitiesand trends The Advisory Committee.Headed by Doris Martin, CEO DMartin Consultancy

10.Youth Innovation and Education Committee:To bring together diverse set of industry leaders, academics, policymakers, practitioners, and youth – to bring together rigorous opportunities, business trends, research, and experiences. The role of this committee is:To tackle the opportunities, the challenges and the recommendations in innovation and creativity of youth and industry leaders To prepare the next generation of creators, makers, innovators, and designers to thrive and succeed in their businesses.Headed by Nahed Eshaq, Partner Linkateleir

Editorial team:Mrs. Sameera AbdulJabar AlKoohejiMs. Doris Albert Martin

This material has been prepared for general informational purposes about Bahrain Businesswomen›s society only.

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6.Media & Public Relations Committee: The Media and Public Relations Committee is the hub of BBS. It is solely responsible for all the external communications. Its aims are to position and popularize the brand BBS on a variety of platforms.The committee is responsible for extensive coverage of all BBS events. It sends press releases to print and digital media and posts updates on social media about all BBS activities and performance achievements. Headed by Manal SadeeqiCEO Deputy, Adliya Construction Est.

7.Economic Committee:Its function is to organize conference sessions, majlises, to promote valuable discussions and research on businesswomen’s initiatives and economic issues, and raise awareness of issues of particular concern to women in the economics business profession. In pursuing these aims, the committee would organize regular majlises with members of the local government, parliament, NGOs , and diplomats. Headed by Nawal Al SabbaghFounder & CEO, Nawal FlowersFounder & CEO, Adara Training Center

8.Cultural Affairs Committee:The Cultural Affairs Committee works for interpersonal learning of various arts and creative skills by conducting various events and awareness activities. It organizes various celebrations at festivals (eg. Bahraini Women’s Day, Breast Cancer Awareness, Bahrain National Day, Diwali, Christmas, etc.) so that BBS gets a chance to know and experience the diverse cultures across the nation.Headed by Maryam Al ArrayedBoard Member, Al Arayedh Group Holding