The ADBWC took part in the Jordanian International Investment Conference 2009. Held under the patronage of HHM King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussain at the Dead Sea – Jordan King Hussain Bin Talal Conference Palace, as from the 11th – 12th November 2009, the event was organized by Jordan’s Investment-Promoting Corporation.
The conference was attended on the part of the ADBWC by Mrs. Salwa Al Shaibani, Executive Board Member, Mrs. Shafika Al Ameri, ADBWC Director, along with a number of Abu Dhabi-based businesswomen.
It was opened on behalf of HM King Abdullah II by PM HE Nader Al Thahabi and shared by scores of ministers and officials of the Kingdom of Jordan’s Government, officials from the private sector, an elite of investors and businessmen, together with organizations from Arab and foreign countries.
The opening ceremony was also attended by HRH Princess Sumaya Bint Al Hussain, Chairperson of the Al Hassan Scientific City, Head of the Royal Scientific Society and President of the Board of Trustees of Princess Sumaya’s University for Technology (PSUT).
Furthermore, the event was shared by more than 1000 participants, including businessmen, economists, major economic organizations, authorities and companies representing both the private and public sectors, along with 25 Arab and foreign countries.
On the Sidelines of the Conference
- Bilateral sessions and meetings were held between businessmen and women.
- An exhibition was organized for achievements, projects and products of both Jordanian government organizations and companies and foreign participating ones.
- A Jordanian-UAE meeting was held between the Jordanian Businesswomen Forum and that of the UAE Businesswomen. In the course of the event, expertise was exchanged and an orientation presentation introduced by the ADBWC on both the council and successful experiences of the “Mubdi’ah” Programme. It was agreed at the end of the forum that a visit be paid to the ADBWC during the first quarter of the forthcoming year of 2010 for purposes of signing a joint-cooperation agreement between the two sides covering all fields of interest to businesswomen.
- Bilateral meetings were further organized on the occasion of the conference between the UAE businesswomen and their Jordanian counterparts as per matters of interest to them.