The sixth session of the New Arab Woman Forum to be held on March 1st & 2nd in Beirut || Newspapers (Arabic)

The 2013 edition of the New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF) will be held on March 1st and 2nd at the Movenpick Hotel, organised by the Al Hassna magazine and Al Iktissad Wal Aamal Group under the auspices of the First lady and in collaboration with the French Cultural Center.
The main theme of this session is “Unlocking the Potential of Women Entrepreneurs” and is expected to bring together a group of speakers and participants from both genders from the Arab world and internationally, including ministers and senior public officials, business leaders, social entrepreneurs, experts, journalists, NGO heads and many other personalities.
Speakers thus far include the EU ambassador Angelina Eucharist, Iman Bibars, the head of Ashoka, architect Maysaa batayneh,  actress and activist Zeina Daccache and others…
The agenda of the event focuses on strengthening entrepreneurship and includes a number of related axes namely:
Main topics on the agenda of the Forum include:

• Women’s entrepreneurship as a contributor to employment opportunities.
• Policies and initiatives to support entrepreneurship and to improve the environment for their activity.
• Funding and supporting micro, small and medium sized startups: the current situation and what needs to be done.
• Entrepreneurship education and training.
• Learning from regional and international best practices to boost entrepreneurship among Arab women.

For the second time, the organizers of the Forum will distribute prizes to women who have had distinguished contribution in business, civil service, entrepreneurship, media, art and culture, science and technology and research.

Source: Al-Mustaqbal 6 February 2013