Women to Lead, Collaborate and Inspire -CISCO

Women to Lead, Collaborate and Inspire -CISCO

To coincide with International Women’s Day, Cisco organised the ‘Women of Impact 2017 Conference’ – an annual full-day conference devoted to the development and advancement of women in the technology industry on March 8th, 2017 in Dubai. Themed ‘It’s Time. Collaborate. Lead. Inspire,’ the event was held at multiple Cisco sites globally and virtually.

The UAE edition of the Women of Impact conference was held at Cisco’s Dubai offices and witnessed several eminent women business leaders, technology leaders and entrepreneurs from the region share their experiences with attendees through multiple keynotes, panel discussions and a global telepresence link up with the aim to connect, inspire and empower women in technology.

Speaking at the event, Shukri Eid, Managing Director – East Region, Cisco Middle East, said, “Cisco is proud to once again have showcased its global initiative in promoting the growth of women leadership and talent amongst its community of employees, partners, customers and other connected human resource ecosystems. The Women of Impact Conference globally and regionally is meant to be a day to focus on encouraging professional women to network, find mentors and role models, hear successful women executives talk, and connect globally through our day-long telepresence connection. We are also proud to have successfully organised the local version of the event in Dubai with distinguished key note speakers and round table thought leadership dialogue.”

The Dubai edition of Women of Impact 2017 featured presentations by renowned women speakers including thought leaders and entrepreneurs from the fields of education, business and IT. Frida Kleimert, Cisco’s Regional Partner Leader, Gulf East Region opened the conference by welcoming guests and elaborated and reinforced the theme ‘It’s TIME —(to) Collaborate. Lead. Inspire’. Dr Samineh Shaheem, Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Leadership at Hult International Business School spoke on the topic ‘It’s TIME to Collaborate’ on ‘Cross Cultural Psychology’ and Ms. Isra Shaheen shared her insights on the subject ‘It’s TIME to Inspire’ on business etiquettes.

The Dubai edition of Women of Impact conference witnessed a good turnout, where attendees also had the opportunity to join the global conference through telepresence, where global speakers shared their inspirational stories with them.

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