Dubai, December 16th, 2010: The initiatives of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation to advance Saudi women's leadership were recently recognised at the Kingdom Women in Leadership Awards 2010 - hosted as part of the Kingdom Women in Leadership Forum December 7th to 8th in Jeddah.
Heading the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, Secretary General Muna AbuSulayman was in attendance to personally collect the Recognition Award for Women Empowerment; the foundation was noted for its globally recognised, business-like approach to philanthropy as well as its close work with women's rights organisations and support of awareness programmes for the positive enrichment of Saudi society.
Secretary General Muna AbuSulayman commented: "Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation has always been on the forefront of female empowerment from hiring policy to our grant policy. We are very proud of our accomplishments especially in increasing our grants for projects that deal with every aspect of being a woman from health, to education, training and enabling tools. HRH Alwaleed bin Talal firmly believes in giving women more opportunities to prove themselves as accomplished equals and has applied this principle in every entity and company that he has created."
The forum - organised by business information company, naseba - is part of a greater global initiative with respective editions in the UAE, India and greater Asia. Upon presenting the award to the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, naseba CEO Sophie Le Ray said:
"The Women in Leadership series met with a more than positive response in the Saudi market with organisations such as the King Faisal Foundation and the Alwaleed Foundation offering their full support. We're honoured to collaborate with such entities, knowing their active contributions to bettering not only the Kingdom's infrastructure and economy, but also their support of sensitive subjects such as women empowerment. The Alwaleed Foundation was probably one of the first to address taboo subjects such as breast cancer through awareness campaigns. Their work is everywhere in Saudi Arabia and the award we're presenting them is just a small way of saying thank you on behalf of the community."
Upon its close, the Kingdom Women in Leadership Forum drew valuable conclusions to be further developed in 2011, with the initiative promising to return as an even stronger and more effective forum for women leaders in the Kingdom.
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About WIL series:
naseba's Women in Leadership (WIL) is a business networking and experiential knowledge-sharing platform for successful businesswomen. WIL supports women development and enhancement of their role in society and workplace. Featuring exclusive and high profile forums, WIL engages women leaders representing diverse industries through key-note speeches, interactive discussions, networking sessions, educational workshops and recognise their achievements through award ceremonies.
WIL works in partnership with leading media, associations and government authorities including: Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council, Dubai Businesswomen Council, Sharjah Businesswomen Council, Cartier Women's Initiative Awards, Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, CNBC Arabiya, Khaleej Times, Bloomberg-UTV, International Herald Tribune, Confederation of Indian Industry, The Wall Street Journal Asia, Ras AlKhaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Grant Thornton, and French Business Group among others.
Upcoming WIL forums include:
WIL Forum Asia
Under the patronage of Her Excellency Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, Wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
February 22nd - 23rd 2011
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
www.wilforumasia.com
WIL Forum India
May 2011
Mumbai - India
www.wilforumindia.com
WIL Forum Middle East
November 2011
Abu Dhabi - UAE
www.wilforum.com
Kingdom WIL Forum
December 2011
Jeddah - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
www.wilforumksa.com
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