Medaweek 2023 15th November - MEDITERRANEAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FORUM (1)

15th MEDITERRANEAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FORUM
This forum will bring together leading businesswomen, global leaders, partners from the private and public sector and entrepreneurs from across the Mediterranean. They will identify sectorial opportunities and access to financing, to help ensure a more equitable and sustainable business ecosystem. There will be 4 panel sessions:
1) A balance of power: Women in leadership positions
2) Women entrepreneurs: New solutions to overcome barriers
3) The financial challenge
4) Empowering young Mediterranean women
Welcome Session
Keynote: María Helena de Felipe, President of ASCAME's Women Entrepreneur Comission, President of the Association of Organisations of Mediterranean Businesswomen and VP of CEPYME
Speakers:
Hble. Sra. Natàlia Mas Guix, Minister of Economy of the Catalan Government
Eva Borràs, General Manager at Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona
Ahmed El Wakil, President of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of thebMediterranean, ASCAME.
Session 1 - A balance of power: Women in leadership positions
Moderator: Berta Perez, International Director at Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona
Speakers:
Anna Dorangricchia, Project Manager Social and Civil Affairs Division at Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat.
Val Diez, President of the Commission of Equality and Diversity at CEOE (Spain)
Gemma Aubarell, Director of Gender at European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), (Spain)
Marta Turk, President of Slovenian Community of Women Entrepreneurs - ZAVOD META, (Slovenia)
Betül Sezgin, Director of Culture, Gender and Civl Society Department at IEMED (Spain)
Session 2 -Women entrepreneurs: New solutions to overcome barriers
Moderator: Rim Siam, President of the Economic Businesswomen Council at Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (Egypt)
Speakers:
Takwa Mrabet, Fundraising Director at BUSINESSMED (Tunisia)
Karima Bergheul, President Women in Green Economy -AFEV (Algeria)
Sila Gok, Vice-President of KAGIDER (Turkey)
Rachida Jebnoun, President of Council of Women Entrepreneurs (CIFE), (Tunisia)
Session 3: The financial challenge
Moderator: Elisabeth Trallero, International Relations Federation of Association of Organisations of Mediterranean Businesswomen (AFAEMME)
Speakers:
Rym Ayadi, Founder of the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association EMEA (Tunisia)
Doris Sammut, Vice-President of the Equality Group in the European and Economic and Social Committee - E.E.S.C. (Malta)
Noah Shaker, Vice-President of the Africa FinTech Network (Egypt)
Néjia Gharbi, CEO of Caisse de Dépòts et des Consignations - CDC (Tunisia)
Maria Lago, Managing Director at ARMANEXT (Spain)
Session 4: Empowering young Mediterranean women
Speakers:
Marta Maiques, Communications Relations Manager at Federation of Association of Organisations of Mediterranean Businesswomen (AFAEMME)
Amina Magouri, President of SALMA DIALOGUES (Tunisia)
Laura Llinàs, Executive Coordinator at Observatori Dona Empresa I Economia (ODEE) of the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona.
Dr. Julia Wolny, Associate Professor at EADA Business School and member of the EADA’s Sustainability Hub
Estefanía González, Vice-President of AIJEC, the Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Catalonia-