Inspiring UAE Women Podcast

S17 - Amal Al-Agroobi: Filmmaking My Way

Amal Al-Agroobi is an Emirati film director, producer and writer. Her film career began in 2012 with her short documentary 'Half Emirati', followed by 'The Brain That Sings' (2013) which won multiple awards worldwide. Amal set up ALAGROOBI films in 2013, developing films with Arab themes or stories from the Arab world. Her passion lies predominantly in themes of social injustice with character-driven stories that discuss identity, personality and the understanding of human character.

S1E6 - Lucy Chow: Let's Talk About Investing

Lucy Chow is focused on the innovation space, both in terms of supporting founders and as an investor. She is the Secretary General, WBAF Global Women Leaders Committee and an Executive, Investment Committee, WBAF Angel Investment Fund. She is also a Director of WAIN (Women’s Angel Investor Network and an investor with NextWave Impact Fund, The Founder Institute and Mindshift Capital, the former two based out of the US. Lucy was one of #LinkedInTopVoices 2020 for MENA.

S1E5 - Louise Karim: Women Returning To Work Rules

Louise Karim is the Managing Director of Women@Work. She is an experienced Communication Specialist with more than 17 years’ experience in both the international and regional markets. In 2016, Louise joined the Mackenzie Jones group to develop and lead the Women@Work business. Her passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and insight into the target market through her own experience as a successful professional and a mother, is what drives Louise to continually build the business.

Bonus episode - Q&A: Get to Know Me & Lessons Learned

In this bonus episode, I answer some questions I have been receiving and repeat some of the lessons learned from our female leaders so far. Reach out to me on LinkedIn or email me if you have any questions or would like to tell me about your female role models. Don't forget to tag #inspiringuaewomen on social media channels. 

S1E4 - Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi: Agriculture For Good

Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi is the Deputy Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA). She has 20 years of executive and leadership experience in higher education institutions, developing services and strategies through innovation, research, and capacity development. A social scientist by training, Dr. Tarifa promotes sustainable agricultural development and transformation of food systems through capacity development, women and youth engagement, and agripreneurship. 

S1E3 - Noor Sweid: Impacting Venture Capital

Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a UAE-based, growth-stage venture capital firm with presence in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, and Jeddah. Previously, Noor was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation and a Managing Partner at Leap Ventures. She led the region’s first listing on NASDAQ Dubai and the London Stock Exchange and also founded ZenYoga which became the largest chain of wellness studios in the Middle East before a successful exit. 

S1E2 - Fazeela Gopalani: Accounting For The Win

As Head of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the Middle East, Fazeela is responsible for leading the operations in 11 countries and representing more than 20,000 students, affiliates and members across the region, who work in all sectors and all levels of business across the Middle East. 

S1E1 - HE Dr Hawaa Almansoori: Female Leader, Today And Tomorrow

Her Excellency Dr Hawaa Almansoori is a Member of the UAE Federal National Council, Deputy Medical Director of Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Executive Director at Department of Intramural Research Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Consultant Endocrinologist, Healthcare Executive, Inventor and Entrepreneur. 

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