WIL Economic Forum MENA – 2019

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ECONOMIC FORUM 2019Daring to build a better future October 2019  Dubai, United Arab Emirates EXPERIENCE LAST YEARS FORUM EXPERIENCE 2017 EXPERIENCE 2016 BECOME A SPONSOR WHAT IS #WILForum? Since its launch in 2009, the Women In Leadership Economic Forum (#WILForum) has given a platform for global leaders to advance gender parity and…

Kate Liebelt – Deloitte

Kate is known internationally for her commitment to fixing healthcare through innovation and ecosystem thinking coupled with leadership development. Kate is a management consultant at Deloitte and focuses on promoting precision medicine, advancing Veterans health, and developing the next generation of global healthcare leaders. In the last two years, Kate: 1) Organized the first US Veterans…

Cameron Mirza – University of Bahrain

A highly skilled leader within education with vast international experience within the UK and Middle East including working at the highest levels of reform. At the Department for Education(UK) Cameron was responsible for establishing of the young apprenticeship programme, led the review of diversity in the curriculum with Sir Keith Ajegbo and was the programme manager for…

Namrata Budhraja – Talent Enterprise

With over 10 years of experience managing complex talent projects, Namrata’s core expertise is providing pragmatic and evidence-led advice on how best to attract, manage, develop and retain talent across the entire employee lifecycle. Passionate and driven, Namrata manages our team of consultants, ensuring client excellence and on-going delivery of our projects. She also supports…

Heather Henyon – Mindshift Capital

Heather Henyon is Founding General Partner of Mindshift Capital, a venture fund investing in women-led technology start-up companies in the Middle East, Europe and US. She is Founder of the Women’s Angel Investor Network (WAIN), the first and largest women’s angel group in the Middle East. An active venture investor with a passion for fintech…

Yann Borgsted –

Yann Borgstedt was born and raised in Geneva and received his higher education in the United States. In 1996, he co-founded the web design firm Netarchitects, which was later sold to Altran Technologies. He then worked for a private fund on the redevelopment of the former United States Air force base Bentwaters in Suffolk, England.…

Viktoriya Tigipko – TA Venture

Viktoriya is the Managing Partner of TA Ventures, who founded the fund in late 2010. TA Ventures is an international early-stage VC primarily focusing on Mobility and Digital Health. TA Ventures co-invests with leading investors and has been privileged to back companies such as Wunder Mobility, Caroobi, Klara, Sensely and 100+ others including Azimo, SumUp,…

Ouardia Djoudjai – Pfizer

Currently a member of the Regional Marketing team for Africa Middle East region at Pfizer Pharmaceutical with above country responsibilities, steering the development and implementation of the best in class marketing programs leading the development and monitoring strategies for assigned Rare Disease portfolio.  Ouardia is living in Dubai with her Husband and her two toddlers.