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Conference Program

Conference TIMELINE
Conference Program
Wednesday 22 February 2023

Foreign delegations arrive at Cairo International Airport and travel to El-Kharga Oasis through PAS Airline.

Day 1 _ Thursday 23 Feb 2023 - Cairo

09:00 a.m

Departure by bus from the SEMIRAMIS Intercontinental Hotel to The League of Arab States (LAS) Buses are color coded

Dress Code:
Formal, Comfort Shoes

09:30a.m – 10:00a.m

Registration.

Time Slot

Sessions / Discussion Highlights

Speakers

Notes

10:00a.m – 11:30a.m

Opening Ceremony

 

Inauguration of Women for Success

Ministers Session:

H.E Eng. Ahmed Samir
Minster of Trade and Industry.
H.E. Dr. Rania El Mashat
Minister of International Corporation
H.E. Dr. Yasmine Fouad
Minister of Environment
H.E Dr. Hala El Said,
Minister of Planning and Economic Development.
H.E Dr. Nevine Kabbag
Minister of Social Solidarity. • The League of Arab State Word.
H.E Ahmed Eissa
Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, Head of Authority NMEC. Will attend on behalf of H.E Ahmed Eissa

11:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m

Coffee Break

12:00 p.m – 01:00 p.m

Global Trade

Reem El Saady
National Program Manager, Small Business Support EBRD (Egypt)
Jasmin Arbabian-Vogel
VdU President (Germany)
Ahmed Galal
Chairman E-Bank (Egypt)
Anisah Dathi
Country Director for Egypt - UK Embassy (UK)
Hoda Mansour
SVP & Head of Business Europe, Middle East & Africa SAP (Egypt)
Suzan Hamdy
Chief Financial Inclusion, Sustainability and Business Development Officer Banque Misr (Egypt).

01:00 p.m – 02:00 p.m

Advancing the Circular Economy

Almut Bühling
Founder BSB Intellectual Property Law (Germany)
Monique Maissan
CEO Waste2Wear (Netherlands)
Houda Ouislati
National Project Administrator – UNIDO (Tunisia)
Ghada Darwish
Managing Partner, DEM Consulting (Egypt)
Hoda Sangoor
ME Director Assael Architecture (Bahrain)

Location: The League of Arab State

 02:30 p.m

Departure by bus from The League of Arab State to Grand Egyptian Musuem “GEM

 03:00 p.m – 05:30 p.m

Tour & Lunch at the Grand Egyptian Museum “GEM” Soft Opening.

English Tour
Guides Provided

05:45 p.m

Departure by bus from GEM to SEMIRAMIS Hotel.

07:30 p.m

 08:00 p.m – 10:30 p.m

Gala Concert & Dinner at National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NMEC

Cocktail Dinner
Pass around.
Cocktail dress

The opening session in the presence of ministers and ambassadors and public figures to talk about the following topics:

The Opening at The League of Arab States.

Visiting the Grand Museum, including lunch.

Attend a special show at The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, include dinner.

Finger Food Dinner (Pass around)
Day 2 _ Friday 24 Feb 2023 – Kharga

09:00 a.m 

Checkout from SEMIRAMIS Intercontinental Hotel.

09:30 a.m 

Departure by bus from SEMIRAMIS hotel to Cairo Airport Terminal 1 by PAS Airline.

Dress Code:
Warm
Smart Casual,
Comfort shoes

09:30 a.m 

All delegates arrive at Cairo International Airport -Terminal 1 to travel to New Valley Governerate by PAS airline charter

Dress Code:
Warm
Smart Casual,
Comfort shoes

10:30 a.m

Departure Charter PAS Flight. All delegates will have their room numbers to add the tag to their luggage.

11:45 a.m

Arrival, You will head direct to the bus, Luggage will move separately to be placed in your room.

Time Slot

Sessions / Discussion Highlights

Speakers

02:30 p.m – 04:00 p.m

Panorama on New Valley:

  • Investment Opportunities.
  • Women Owned SME Support Programs.
  • Success Stories
Omaima Idris
CEO Rofayda Health Park and BWE21 Secretary General & Board Member (Egypt)

(Moderator)

General Mohamed Zamalout
Governor of New Valley (Egypt)
Wael Abed
Founder Al Tarfa Desert Sanctuary Lodge (Egypt)
Dina Abbas
Senior Program Specialist, SME Finance & Development Group EBRD (Egypt)
Reham Fouda
Partner and Vice Chairman Ethamr Green (Egypt)
Nermeen Hanno
Founder “Culinary Arts and Sciences Academy” (Success story) (Egypt)

Interspersed with
Coffee Break

Location: New Valley Governorate – Head Office – Kharga

04:15 p.m

Departure by bus from New Valley Governorate to Solymar Pioneer Hotel. You will receive your room keys immediately.

Please sign with BWE21 staff for optional tour on Monday 27th. You may also book your private massage session.

08:00 p.m – 10:30 p.m

Bedouin Oriental Night at Solymar Pioneer Hotel.

Bedouin tent and Folklore Oriental Show

11:30 a.m

The arrival at El-Kharga Airport

Bedouin Oriental Night in Rowad Oasis Hotel.

10 minutes with Emmy Sultan

  • Members participation in the celebration.

  • Choosing 6 women to teach them to dance for closing ceremony participation.

Galabeya party.
Be ready to learn one or two moves from Amie

Leaving Cairo through PAS Airline.

  • The opening session and presentation of Investment Opportunities in the governorate,
    It is delivered by Major General/
    Muhammad Al-Zamalot, Governor of the New Valley.
  • A session to present the nature and tourist attractions of the governorate, and it will be delivered by Mr. Wael Abed Owner of Al Tarfa Hotel at El-Dakhla Oasis.

The arrival of the businesswomen participating in the conference (Egyptian and Foreigners) to Cairo International Airport – Terminal 1 to travel to the oasis.

Light Lunch from Cairo.

Day 3 _ Saturday 25 Feb 2023 – Dakhla

08:00 a.m

Departure by bus to Dakhla Oasis.

Casual Attire
comfort shoes

Time Slot

Sessions / Discussion Highlights

Speakers

12:00 p.m

Departure to Shanda Hotel and Retreat.

Coffee Break
and snack

12:30 p.m – 02:45 p.m

How to do Business Cross Border

  • Export Merits & Risks.
  • What are the First Steps.
  • Share Experience.
  • Success Story & Best Practices in Sustaining Business in Foreigner Countries.
Corinne Heijin
Founder United success (Netherlands)

(Moderator)

Helan Yang
Owner Yu Yang Deutschland GmbH (China)
Monique Maissan
CEO Waste2Wear (Netherlands)
Astou Dia
Board Member of Women Investment Club/WiC in Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire (Senegal)
Sophie Kang
President Global Businesswomen’s Alliance VIAC Ltd. (Korea)
Randa Fahmy
Owner Randa Fahmy for Metal Works (Egypt)
Manuela Gil
Major Owner, CFO and Board Member Ingenieria Hospitalaria (Colombia)

Amphitheatre roman
style where sessions
will be held

Location: Shanda Lodge – Dakhla

02:45 p.m – 03:30 p.m

B2B Matchmaking / Networking  at Shanda Lodge.

Egyptian food

03:30 p.m – 05:30 p.m

Sunset Tea and meditation at Shanda Cliff overviewing the Valley

Shanda Cliff where
you will enjoy the
meditation session
Recharge and by
Yaroslava
Rejuvenate

05:30 p.m – 08:00 p.m

Folkloric Night & Oriental Food at “Al Tarfa Lodge”

Oriental Night & Folkloric Food around the beautiful facility and the fire place.

2 Rooms will be available to freshen up..a yoga

Session will be offered at Tarfa room

08:30 p.m

Departure by bus to Kharga back to your hotel.

08:30 p.m – 11:00 p.m

Return back to El-Kharga Oasis.

Meditation (Optional)

Day 4 _ Sunday 26 Feb 2023

Time Slot

Sessions / Discussion Highlights

Speakers

Notes

09:30 a.m – 10:00 a.m

Departure by bus to New Valley University.

Dress Code:
Formal, Comfort Shoes

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Women in Investment

Elizabeth Lehnich
VdU Board Member & Founder & MD, Discover Legal GmbH (Germany)

(Moderator)

Manal Amin
Founder & CEO Arabize and BWE21 Board Member (Egypt)
Stephanie Bschorr
Partner RSM GmbH Audit and Tax Accounting (Germany)
Jean Elsner
Founder & Managing Partner JETS International (Germany)
Taghrid Nafeisi
Managing Director Al-Multaqaa Brokerage and Investment Company (Jordan)
Nahla Soliman
Co. Founder & Designer Nahla Soliman Designs (Egypt)

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Market Access

Eva Aouad Turk
Managing Partner Epositive (Lebanon)
Sabine Quaritsch
Founder Dufte Welt Quaritsch GmbH (Germany)
Georgette Fraser-Moore
President, CEO Transformation Lead LLC (USA)

12:30 pm – 01:30 pm

Business Sustainability

Pamela Stenzel
Lawyer Pamela Stenzel - Office K61 (Germany)

(Moderator)

Suzan Hamdy
Chief Financial Inclusion, Sustainability and Business Development Officer Banque Misr (Egypt)
Bassant Helmi
CEO Global Project Partners – GPP (Germany)
Shoroke Zedan
CEO and Managing Director of Ta’heal for VET Skills Excellence (UK / Egypt)

Location: New Valley University  – Kharga

Please sign with BWE staff for optional tour on Monday 27th and receive a confirmation card

02:00 p.m 

Departure by bus from New Valley University to El Bagawat Cemetry.

Coffee Break from Solimar

02:30 p.m – 03:30 p.m

A Visit to El Bagawat, Cemetery.

Time for booking massage sessions fill the google form

05:00 p.m

Departure by bus from Bagawat to Hotel.

07:30 p.m – 08:00 p.m

Departure by bus to Temple of Hibis.

08:00 p.m – 10:30 p.m

Closing Ceremony at the “Temple of Hibis” with theme “Desert Glitter & Sparkle Night”. Sing in your language with Star Dina Salah – Gala Glitter Dress.

Glitter evening DressBe ready to shine and enjoy dinner.

Day 5_ Monday 27 Feb 2023 – Kharga

09:00 a.m 

Departure in 2 groups per your confirmation card 60 pax will leave in 4×4 cars

You will be divided according to preference
Rest will go by bus to Spring Sulphur water

09:30 a.m – 11:30 p.m 

Safari in Labkha Desert by 4 wheel drive Group A

ASafari casual wear

09:30 a.m – 11:30 p.m 

Bring your swim suit to dip in the Hot Spring Natural Healing Water. Yaroslava will perform Self-Healing Techniques and meditation Group B

Spring water and
swim suit

11:30 a.m – 01:00 p.m

Switch Groups A & B

09:30 a.m – 01:00 p.m

Group C free tour at the Museum of the New Valley and Porcelain Factory or just relax.

01:00 p.m

Checkout and lunch at Pioneer hotel.

02:00 p.m

Departure of Delegates to Cairo by PAS airline.

2 flights at 3:00 PM
and 4:00 PM

B2B Matchmaking in All Breaks & Lunch Day 2, 3 & 4

Residence in Cairo for foreign delegations will be at InterContinental Cairo Semiramis Hotel.

Residence in the New Valley for all participants in the conference (Egyptians and Foreigners) will be at the Solimar Hotel.