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The Atlantic Council’s empowerME Initiative in partnership with the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia, the American Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia’s Women in Business Committee, and Quantum Leaps will hold a virtual workshop on Wednesday, July 14th from 9:00-10:30 am ET/4:00-5:30 pm KSA. This workshop is part of a new program aimed at igniting women’s entrepreneurship and innovation in Saudi Arabia by bringing US entrepreneurs, experts, and business leaders together with Saudi counterparts to build relationships, share knowledge, and develop partnership opportunities.
Keynote speaker
Farah Foustok
CEO
Lazard Gulf Limited
Interviewed by
Nadereh Chamlou
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Atlantic Council
Featuring
Tala Al Jabri
General Partner
HOF Capital
Mohammed Almeshekah
Founding Partner
Outliers Venture Capital
Faris AlRashed
Founder & Chairman of the Board of Trustees
OQAL Angel Investors Network
Liz Leahy
Founding Partner
Purple Sage Ventures
Moderated by
Amjad Ahmad
Director, empowerME, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
Atlantic Council
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empowerME at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East is shaping solutions to empower entrepreneurs, women, and youth and building coalitions of public and private partnerships to drive regional economic integration, prosperity, and job creation.
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