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Participants

Political leaders and policymakers from governmental and nongovernmental organizations; women leaders in academia, R&D institutions and corporations; prominent women scientists and scientific award laureates; women innovators and entrepreneurs; women STEM advocates; early career women in STEM. Except for GCC countries, conference participation is by invitation only.

Venue

The Arab Organizations Headquarters Building

State of Kuwait

Language

The working languages of the conference are English and Arabic (simultaneous translation in English will be provided for all plenary sessions and any other SEW sessions in Arabic)

Forums

Mon 23 Oct

8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:30 - 10:30

Opening Ceremony

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:20

Keynote Speech: HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan

President
Jordan Royal Scientific Society, Jordan

11:30 - 12:30

Session M1

SEW-Success Stories

- Dr. Samira Omar
Director General
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait

- Dr. Shadia Habbal
Institute for Astronomy
University for Hawaii, USA

- Dr. Mariam Al-Maadeed
VP for Research & Graduate Studies
Qatar University, Qatar

- Session Chair: Jolie Cizewski
Distinguished Professor of Physcis
Rutgers University, USA

- Q&A
Discussions

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Session M2

Science Creates Career Avenues

- Eng. Ghosson Al-Khaled
Deputy CEO ACICO Industries, Kuwait

- Ms. Rayan AlKalbani
Co-founder & Executive Director
Mazoon Environmental & Technological Services LLC (METS), Oman

- Dr. Malak Abed
Assistant Research Professor
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia

- Session Chair: Dr. Susanne T. Wirwille
Head, Strategy & Policy Section, Office of the Chief Scientist
Science & Technology Organization, Belgium

- Q&A
Discussions

15:00 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 17:00

Session M3 A

Early Career STEM

- Anwar Al Ibrahim
Assistant Director
Kuwait University Construction Program, Kuwait

- Dr. Eman Ghoneim
Associate Professor, Director of Remote Sensing
Research Laboratory (RSRL) Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences UNC Wilmington, Egypt/USA

- Dr. Fatima AlAydaroos
UAE Space Agency
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

- Session Chair: Professor Venice Gouda
Emeritus Research Professor
National Research Center (NRC), Egypt

- Q&A
Discussions

15:30 - 17:00

Session M3 B

Science Ambassadors

- Dr. Maha Al-Mozaini
Scientist & Head King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Saudi Arabia

- Prof. Seema Nanda
Visiting Associate Professor
Dartmouth College Founder, "Leora Trust", USA

- Dr. Susan Nasif
Founder of Cimaza Comics for Public Health Education
Syria / Belgium

- Session Chair: Dr. Ismahane Elouafi
Director General, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

- Q&A
Discussions

Tue 24 Oct

9:00 - 9:20

Keynote Speech

- H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
Minister of State for Tolerance, President of Zayed University
United Arab Emirates

9:20 - 10:45

Session T1

SEW-Science and Leadership

- Prof. Selwa Al-Hazza, MD FRCS (ophth)
Chairman/Consultant Dept. of Ophthalmology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Professor of Ophthalmology, Alfaisal University
Saudi Arabia

- H.E. Dr. Undraa Agvaanluvsan
Member of Parliament of Mongolia
Mongolia

- Professor Dr. Nadia Zakhary
Former minister of Scientific Research
Professor of Medical Biochemistry, NCI, Cairo University
Member of National Council for Women BoT of British University in Egypt
Egypt

- Session Chair: Dr. Laura McCullough
Professor of Physics
University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA

- Q&A
Discussions

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:20

Keynote Speech

Prof. Samira I. Islam
Head of Drug Monitoring Unit
King Fahd Medical Research Center, Saudi Arabia

11:30 - 12:30

Session T2

SEW-Innovation Needs Women

- Prof. Rajaa Cherkaoui ElMoursli
Professor of Nuclear Physics
Mohammed V University, Morocco

- Dr. Niveen M Khashab
Associate Professor of Chemical Sciences
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

- Dr. Sossina Haile
Professor of Material Science
Northwestern University, USA

- Session Chair: Dr. Nesreen Ghaddar
Prof. of Mechanical Engineering
Qatar Chair of Energy Studies
American University in Beirut (AUB), Lebanon

- Q&A
Discussions

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Session T3

Innovation and Leadership

- Dr. Nawal Al Hamad
Deputy Director
Kuwait Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, Kuwait

- Dr. Nagwa El-Badri
Director of the Center of Excellence for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Zewail City, Egypt

- Dr. Kim Binsted (TBC)
Prof. Information and Computer Sciences Department
University of Hawaii, USA

- Session Chair: Dr. Lobna Okashah
Program Manager of Enterprise Support
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Kuwait

- Q&A
Discussions


15:00 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 17:00

Session T4 A

Early Career Innovation

- Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Climate Change Institute
University of Maine, USA

- Dr. Emily Levesque
Assistant Professor of Astronomy
University of Washington, USA

- Dr. Noora Fetais
Director of KINDI Center for Computing and Research
Qatar University, Qatar

- Session Chair: Eng. Nada Al Mesfer
Senior Engineer
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait

- Q&A
Discussions

15:30 - 17:00

Session T4 B

Science serves Society

- Ms. Sharifa Al Ragam
PhD Candidate
University College London, Kuwait/UK

- Dr. Fawzia Baba Aissa
Founder of Mediterranean Women's Fund (MWF)
Algeria/France

- Dr. Allison Wren
CEO
Hardie Wren Development Initiative, UK

- Session Chair: Dr. Ghada Khattab
Senior Lecturer
Newcastle University, UK

- Q&A
Discussions

Wed 25 Oct

9:00 - 9:20

Keynote Speech

- Dr. Rima Khalaf Hunaidi
Former Executive Secretary
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Palestine/Jordan

9:20 - 10:45

Session W1

SEW-Science and Leadership

- Dr. Thomas Rudin
Director of the Board on Higher Education and Workforce
The National Academies of Science (NAS), USA

- Dr. Anni Black
Deputy Executive Director
L’Oreal Corporate Foundation, France

- Dr. Cristina Flesia
Chair of EU-GCC-STI Partnership for Cooperation in Science
Italy

- Session chair: Dr. Shirley Malcom
Head of Education and Human Resources Programs
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), USA

- Q&A
Discussions

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:30

Session W2

STEM Makes it Better

- Prof. Nagwa Abdel Meguid
Professor of Human Genetics
Head of Department of Research on Children with Special Needs
National Research Center (NRC), Egypt

- Prof. Vidita Vaidya
Professor of Neuroscience
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, India

- Dr. Manal A Swairjo
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
San Diego state University, USA

- Session Chair: Carina Mallard
Institute of Neuroscience and physiology
University of Gothenburg, Germany

- Q&A
Discussions

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Session W3

Science, Policy and Society

- Ms. Marie Aloia
Lemelson-MIT Excite award winner
Engineering Teacher
Bayonne High School, USA

- Dr. Rana Dajani
Founder & Director “We love Reading”
Associate Professor, Hashemite University, Jordan
Rita E. Hauser fellow, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University

- Dr. Asmaa AlFadala
Director of Research and Content Development
World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Qatar

- Session Chair: Ms. Cathy Campbell
AAAS Visiting Scholar
Former President of CRDF Global, USA

- Q&A
Discussions

15:00 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 17:00

Session W4

Closing Remarks

Workshops

Mon 23 Oct

15:30 - 17:00

Session M3 C

“Science & Policy-making fundamentals” AAAS

Tue 24 Oct

15:30 - 17:00

Session T4 C

“How to translate academic learning and skills to challenging careers” AAAS