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A title is not power.
And AI will not wait for you to catch up.

The first Thrive with Mentoring Middle East Virtual Conference. 90 minutes over lunch for professional women across MENA.

Wednesday 3 September
10:30 to 12:00 [CEST] | [12:30 KSA / 13:30 GST on Zoom

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Women across the Middle East are being told two stories at once. That AI will transform every career. And that the path to real influence is finally open.

Both are half true. AI is not taking jobs, but people without the skills and strategy to use it risk being left behind. And representation is rising while real influence often is not.

This conference takes on both, with two speakers who work on these questions every day, and a look at what mentoring in the region could do about them.

Details:

📅 Wednesday 3 September
🕚 10:30 to 12:00 [CEST] | [12:30 KSA / 13:30 GST]
📍 Online | Live on Zoom

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Meet Our Speakers

  • A woman with long dark hair, wearing a black blazer over a red top, sitting at a table against a light blue background.

    Dr. Najat Elmahdy

    Director Strategy, OD & Human Resources, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA)
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  • A professional woman with gray hair, glasses, and a warm smile, wearing a gray business suit and white shirt, standing against a plain light gray background.

    Dr. Kamel Hothi

    Chief Strategy Officer, GoldenPoint Global
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  • A smiling woman with long, wavy, reddish-brown hair, wearing a dark blazer and a small necklace, standing against a plain white background.

    Raj Bhogal

    Senior Director, R&D Business Excellence, Jazz Pharma
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  • A woman with brown hair smiling, wearing a red blazer, standing indoors in front of a blurred background with shelves and greenery.

    Petra Gatto

    Founder / Brand Strategist, Gatto Branding
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  • Allison Lerma

    Community Engagement Manager at Roche
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Middle East Virtual Conference

The agenda, in 90 minutes.

Wednesday 3 September · 10:30–12:00 CEST · live on Zoom

  • 10:30

    Welcome & introduction 10 min

    TwM team

  • 10:40

    AI and women’s careers in MENA: threat or opportunity? 20 min

    Dr. Najat Elmahdy, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority

  • 11:00

    Titles without power: what actually breaks the glass ceiling 20 min

    Dr. Kamel K Hothi OBE, GoldenPoint Global

  • 11:20

    Panel: joining the first Middle East cohort 20 min

    Both speakers in conversation with the TwM team

  • 11:40

    What is Thrive with Mentoring 10 min

    Shivangi, TwM co-founder

  • 11:50

    Next steps & close 10 min

    TwM team

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Past Sponsors

Logo of Swissinx, a company specializing in executive, technology, and finance services.
Roche logo with blue text inside a blue hexagonal outline on a black background.
The logo of Syngenta featuring a blue text with a green leaf above the letter 'g'.
Logos of IVDM featuring a stylized shield and a partial globe above the text.
Logo of Beau-Rivage Palace hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland, featuring a stylized blue shell or fan shape above the text.
Colorful logo with interlocking rings and stylized text reading 'Pride'