QFC Holds Event to Enhance Communication between Women Business Leaders

Doha, November 22 (QNA) - The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority recently held its first ladies networking event entitled "Empowering Women in Business", it was attended by over 100 female professionals from businesses across Qatar, who heralded the event a big success. The Client Affairs (CA) department at the QFC organised the event as an opportunity for women within QFC firms to attend. The event highlights the QFCs commitment to existing firms and the array of dedicated services offered, ensuring the CA department is closely connected to work with them and for them, every day. The Managing Director, Business Development, QFC Authority Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad Al-Thani who spoke at the event stated: "I am delighted to join you today to celebrate entrepreneurship and to highlight the economic and social benefits that innovation brings to all of our countries. Because the fact is, when women entrepreneurs take risks and succeed, societies change for the better. Expectations change, not only for other women, but for men and children, too. It becomes easier to accept the idea of a woman as a family's breadwinner, the head of a household, a community leader, or a CEO of a company. Because when women entrepreneurs thrive, economies grow. Think of all the small and medium enterprises owned by women, all of them creating jobs, driving consumer spending, and injecting growth into their communities." For her part, HE Chairperson of Droobi Health and Eshailsat and the former Minister of Information and Communications Technology Dr. Hessa Al Jaber, spoke about the changing face of news and media and how to watch out for fake news, an issue that continues to rise as the world becomes digital. Al Jaber said: "How can we fight back against fake news be more skeptical and think critically. Check sources, read beyond the headlines, check supporting documents, check your bias and use fact checking tools. I am sure that entrepreneurship can help bring innovation to fact checking tools." The CEO, Qatar Business Incubation Centre Aysha Al-Mudahka said: "In Qatar we have raised and are raising, a generation of daughters who in are ready to step up and change the world, who are highly educated, highly motivated, future-oriented, smart, hard-working, outward-looking women." The co-founder of Girnaas games Munera Al-Dosari added: "Women bring different perspectives and approaches to business, resulting in a more inclusive workplace. No matter what gender or background, everybody should have equal opportunity to make their mark in business." The event had been organised in partnership with Women's Entrepreneurship Day, which is internationally recognised and celebrated globally every year on 19 November. Global ambassadors and educational institutions from around the world represent the day by hosting events and conferences worldwide in the lead up to the day, with the QFC also taking part. (QNA)