The Atlantic Council’s WIn Fellowship hosted a roundtable discussion to tackle recent developments and policy initiatives, key sectors where Saudi women made strides, the role of digital platforms in empowering female entrepreneurs, and predictions for the future of women entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia.

This event aimed to create a meaningful exchange among women innovators from various backgrounds, including those in biomedical research, financial technology, venture capital, and technology development. Panelists identified achievements and challenges experienced during a period of exceptional technological, social, and economic change.

Through this discussion, we aimed to highlight how women contributed to the recent transformation in Saudi Arabia and where innovation might take the country next.

Keynote Remarks

HRH Ambassador Reema Bandar Al-Saud

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States of America

Opening Remarks

Ibrahim Zein

Regional Head of Marketing
PepsiCo Middle East

Speakers

Rona Halabi

Head of Communications for the Middle East & Head of Corporate Affairs for the Levant

PepsiCo

Hanaa Almoaibed

Vice President for Research

NUSF – The Arab Institute for Women’s Empowerment

Alaa Abdulaal

Chief of Digital Economy Foresight

Digital Cooperation Organization

Moderator: Dina Dabbous

Social Impact Manager

PepsiCo

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Rawan Almogbil

Founder & CEO

IXMeta, WIn Cohort 2023

Ghaida AlTuwaijri

Founder
Kids Stamps, WIn Cohort 2023

Moderator: Noor Alsaadoun

CEO

21verse, WIn Cohort 2024

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