Supporting Women's Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: Noora Al-Turki

On November 3, prominent business leaders highlighted the changing landscape of women's entrepreneurship and its role in the GCC economies, calling for legal and administrative reforms for the benefit of the society. "Growing Aspirations: Supporting Women's Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf," a panel discussion organized by DSG in partnership with Monitor Group and Al-Sayedah Khadijah Bint Khuwailid Businesswomen Center in Saudi Arabia, highlighted a recently released report titled "Businesswomen in Saudi Arabia: Characteristics, Aspirations, and Challenges in a Regional Context."

Speakers included Dr. May Al-Dabbagh, Director of the DSG Gender and Public Policy Program; Noura Al-Turki and Rebekah Braswell, Consultants at Monitor Group; Dr. Basmah Mosleh Omair, Executive Director of Al-Sayedah Khadijah Bint Khuwailid Businesswomen Center; Samia Edrisi, Founding and Board Member of Businesswomen's Forum in the Eastern Province, and CEO and Board Chairman of Eastern Forum Company for Advancement and Development; Raja Easa Al Gurg, President of the Dubai Businesswomen Council and Managing Director of Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group; Sheikh Hussein Al-Banawi, CEO of Banawi Industrial Group; and, Fatima Al-Jaber, Chief Operating Officer, Al Jaber Group and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council. This clip features Raja Easa Al Gurg.

The entire event can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/34p3pd6.

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