Program

Time	Program
08:30–09:00	Registration and Networking
09:00–09:15	Welcome Address Prof. Hussain Al Ahmad Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Dubai, UAE IEEE UAE Section Chair
09:15–09:45	Keynote Speaker 1 by Dr. Eesa Bastaki President, University of Dubai, UAE IEEE UAE Section Honorary Chairman Topic: UAE as a Role Model in Women Empowerment
09:45–10:15	Keynote Speaker 2 by Prof. Amany Alshawi SDGs Advisor to HE KACST President, Cybersecurity Research Professor, IEEE WiE R8 Member, KSA Topic: Leading Through Transformation: Inspiring Change and Shaping the Future
10:15–10:30	Networking Session & Coffee Break
10:30–11:00	Keynote Speaker 3 by Dr. Majida Alazazi Chairwoman and CEO of M Glory Holding Topic: Going Beyond the Norm in the Professional World
11:00–11:30	Keynote Speaker 4 by Dr. Hanaa Abumarshoud Lecturer (Assistant Professor), University of Glasgow, UK Topic: Women in Cutting-Edge Scientific Research
11:30–12:00	Professional Development Workshop 1 by Hazar Oklah IEEE Region 8 WIE Committee Member, Head of Technical Sales - RestHero.io Topic: Get Empowered by the IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering
12:00–13:00	Lunch Break
13:00–14:00	Professional Development Workshop 2 by Natasha Parikh Founder/CEO of My Learning Curve Topic: How to Professionally Represent Yourself
14:00-14:15	Networking Session & Coffee Break
14:15–15:00	Fireside Chat Moderator: Dr. Dima Jamali Vice President of Academic Affairs, Canadian University Dubai, UAE Prof. Merouane Debbah Professor, Founding director of the 6G Research Center, Khalifa University, UAE Topic: Bumps and Hurdles of Entrepreneurship
15:00–16:00	Interactive Group Activity Round-table discussion Topic: Strategy labs focused on key topics
16:00–16:15	Summit Closure by Prof. Wathiq Mansoor Dean of the College of Engineering and IT, University of Dubai, UAE IEEE UAE Section Technology and Engineering Management Society Chair
16:15–16:30	Raffle Draw