Under the Patronage of
\nHer Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah<\/p>\n
The May Chidiac Foundation Presents:<\/p>\n
\u201cWomen on the Front Lines\u201d Conference | WOFL 2016
\nAmman \u2013 Jordan | Wednesday December 7, 2016<\/p>\n
\n9:30 | Opening Ceremony:
\nMaster of Ceremony: Ms. Alia Toukan, News Anchor on Jordan TV
\nWelcome Notes:
\nDr. May Chidiac, Founder and President of the May Chidiac Foundation Media Institute
\nMs. Maha Shair, Chairperson of the Conference
\nH.E. Ms. Alice G. Wells, US Ambassador to Jordan<\/p>\n
10:00 \u2013 10:50 | Panel 1: \u201cWomen in Politics: Women\u2019s Participation in Public Administration and Decision Making\u201d (Including 10 minutes of Q&A)
\n-H.E. Ms. Sigrid Kaag, UN Under Secretary General & Special Coordinator for Lebanon (Netherlands)
\n-H.E. Ms. Nayla Moawad, Former First Lady, former Member of the Parliament and former Minister of Social Affairs (Lebanon)
\n-H.E. Ms. Haifaa Najjar, A member of the Jordanian Senate for the second session, the President of The Business and Professional Women Association\/Amman, and a member of the council of Education (Jordan)
\n-H.E. Ms. Sahar Nasr, Minister of International Cooperation (Egypt)<\/p>\n
Moderator: Mr. Jim Clancy, International Journalist, Former CNN Correspondent and Anchor (USA)<\/p>\n
10:50 \u2013 11:05 | Keynote speaker:
\n-H.E. Ms. Emma Bonino, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Italy), Former member of the European Parliament and the Italian Senate
\nModerator: Mr. Ricardo Karam, TV Show Host, and Head of RK Productions & TAKREEM Foundation<\/p>\n
11:05 \u2013 11:20 | Coffee Break<\/p>\n
11:20 \u2013 12:00 | Keynote Speech
\n-Ms. Anousheh Ansari, First Female Private Space Explorer & First Space Ambassador (USA-Iran)
\n-Followed by a Q&A by Mr. Jim Clancy<\/p>\n
12:00 \u2013 12:50 | Panel 2: Women in Entrepreneurship and in the Business World: (Including 10 minutes of Q&A)<\/p>\n
-H.E. Ms. Suhair Al Ali, The Executive Chairman \/ Social Security Investment Fund (Jordan)
\n-Ms. Roula Moussa, Founder of Netways, Featured as Forbes\u2019 100 Most Powerful Arab Women (Lebanon)
\n-Ms. Hanan Saab, Founder of Pharmamed and Jury Member of the Cartier Women\u2019s Initiative Awards at Women\u2019s Forum (Lebanon)
\n-H.E. Ms. Nadia Al Saeed, CEO of Bank El Etihad and member of the Jordanian National Committee for Women (Jordan)<\/p>\n
Moderator: Mr. Ghassan Hasbani, CEO of Greycoats (Lebanon)<\/p>\n
12:50 \u2013 1:10 | Presentation:
\n-Ms. Nez Gebreel, Former CEO of Dubai Design and Fashion Council (UAE)<\/p>\n
1:10-1:30 | Keynote Speaker:<\/p>\n
-Ms. Raja\u2019 Batarseh-Ghanma, Freelance Trainer, Author of My Yellow Suit, a personal journey of recovery from food addiction, ACORN Professional Training for Food Addiction Recovery (Jordan)<\/p>\n
1:30 \u2013 2:30 | Lunch Break<\/p>\n
2:30 \u2013 3:00 | Keynote Speaker:
\n-Ms. Becky Anderson, TV Anchor of CNN International’s flagship news and current affairs primetime news program Connect the World<\/p>\n
Moderator: Ms. Alia Toukan, News Anchor on Jordan TV<\/p>\n
3:00 \u2013 3:50 | Panel 3: Asking the Hard Questions: (Including 10 minutes of Q&A)
\n-Ms. Lamees Al Hadidi, Anchor at CBC Network (Egypt)
\n-Ms. Gisele Khoury, TV Host at BBC Arabic (Lebanon)
\n-Ms. Laila Al Shaikhali, Anchor & TV Presenter at Al-Jazeera (Iraq)
\nModerator: Mr. Ricardo Karam, TV Show Host, and Head of RK Productions & TAKREEM Foundation<\/p>\n
3:50 \u2013 4:10 | Coffee Break<\/p>\n
4:10 \u2013 4:30 | Special Interview<\/p>\n
Ms. Lana Al Qusous will screen an investigative TV report about Muath Al Kassasbeh, the air force pilot who was kidnapped and killed by ISIS.<\/p>\n
She will then conduct an interview with his mother concerning her son\u2019s story and her experience as his mother.<\/p>\n
4:30 – 5:30 | Panel 4: Mothers of Extremists: Stories and Recommandations (Including 10 minutes of Q&A)<\/p>\n
-Ms. Nicola Benyahia, Mothers for Life (UK)
\n-Ms. Veronique Roy Burin, Counter-Extremism Activist (France)
\n-Ms. Karolina Dam, Sons and Daughters of the World (Netherlands)
\n-Dr. Edit Schlaffer, Founder and Director of Women Without Borders, (Austria)
\nModerator: Mr. Haras Rafiq, CEO at Quilliam Foundation<\/p>\n
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