8 March 22 [Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park, U.A.E.] Women Disrupting Technologies REGISTER
About
[About Conference]
Celebrating Women in Technology on Women's International Day

Women in Tech® and Sharjah Research Technology Innovation Park are hosting the 3rd WIT MENA Forum on Women’s International Day. The conference will be a one-of-a-kind experience where Tech meets the Arts, celebrating women in STEAM in all its guises, including inspiring plenary sessions, keynotes and artistic performances. The Conference will be followed by an exclusive Gala Dinner.

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Program
[Our Agenda]
At What Time?

MENA’s premier rendez-vous focusing on gender and diversity as well as new tech trends for women in technology.

Tuesday, 8 March 2022
Women's International Day
03:00pm (UTC+4)
Arrivals and Networking
03:30pm (UTC+4)
Opening remarks by SRTI Park
Welcome note by H.E. Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park
3:45pm (UTC+4)
Welcome address by Women in Tech®
Welcoming speech by Ayumi Moore Aoki, Founder and CEO Women in Tech®
4:00pm (UTC+4)
Reimagining Technologies to Advance Human Longevity
Across the world, there are many women business owners who are passionate about being on the forefront of technology advancement and they're ready to deliver technologies that advance wellbeing and longevity. Femtech and other wellbeing technologies are now on the forefront of priority to develop overall human wellbeing.
5:00pm (UTC+4)
Cryptocurrency funding the future of female led startups
Women’s interest in crypto has catapulted cryptocurrencies into the public eye and started a market frenzy that caused a lot of emerging startups. This is the future of finance so let’s discover how big this impact is by listening to this panel of experts.
6:00pm (UTC+4)
Metaverse: the good, the bad and the future
With technologies such as AR, VR, IoT, 5G, blockchain, and cloud computing coming together and interacting with one another, the metaverse bring in a realm of possibilities. Let’s learn from the experts on this new technology in this panel.
6:45pm (UTC+4)
Closing and Venue Tour
Discovering the Park and its different projects
8:00pm (UTC+4)
Gala Dinner
A night of celebration with Entertainment, Networking and Exclusive Gala dinner
Speakers
[Our Speakers]
Who's Speaking?

Hear inspiring talks, exclusive panels and take part in different workshops at both online and in-person sessions.

Hussain Al Mahmoudi

[CEO SRTI Park]

Ayumi Moore Aoki

[Founder & CEO Women in Tech® and Social Brain]

Mohammed Juma’a Al Musharrakh

[Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah)]

Roberto Croci

[Managing Director of Microsoft for Startups in the Middle East and Africa Region]

H.E. Mariam Bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri

[Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE]

Dina Sam’an

[Founder & Managing Director of CoinMENA]

Amrita Sethi

[First NFT Artist in the Middle East| Creator of SoundBYTEs(c)]

Dr. Mariam Mohamed Fatima Matar MD Phd

[Founder & Chairperson UAE Genetic Diseases Association (UAEGDA)]

Sara Ramadan

[CEO & Founder of PharmaVgate Academy]

Sarah Saska

[Co-Founder & CEO: Feminuity]

Vera Futorjanski

[CEO & Founder of Veritas Ventures]

Jamilia Grier

[Founder & CEO of ByteBao]

Marzena Kulis

[Managing Director for Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices in the Middle East]

Suraya Turk

[Managing Partner of Legal Circle]

Amy Peck

[Founder & CEO of EndeavorXR]

Nadia Mannell

[General Partner at Seed South Capital]
2020
Discover our 1st Edition

The first edition of the Women in Technology Forum took place in Sharjah on February 18th, 2020.

Gallery
[Our Gallery]
What's On?

There will be numerous workshops being held in-person at the Women in Technology Global Forum. Be sure to have registered!

Women Disrupting Technologies

News
[Our Blog]
What's New?

A unique opportunity to strengthen the personal and professional development of women, providing them with an opportunity to collaborate, mentor and seek input from global leading experts in the technology sector.