Articles in Category: Profiles & Bios

Fatima Al Jaber (Businesswoman)


fatima_al_jaber.jpgHer Excellency Fatima Al Jaber graduated from the UAE University in Al Ain in 1987 with a Bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering.

Between 1988 and 2005 she worked as the Assistant undersecretary for Technical Services at the Abu Dhabi Public Works Department, and later as the Assistant Undersecretary for the Building Projects Section at the Abu Dhabi Municipality.

Presently she holds the position of Chief Operating Officer for the Al Jaber Group, sitting on the Group’s Board of Directors as an Executive Director.

In 2007, Fatima was voted by Forbes Arabia as the 7th most influential woman in the Arab world as well as Construction Industry Personality of the Year for 2009. In March 2010, she was named 7th most powerful Arab woman in the world.

Al Jaber Group (AJC) is a privately owned diversified group of companies whose success is based on sustainable growth and diversification.

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Sheikha Mozah (Educationist)


sheikha-mozah.jpgSheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, DBE (born 1959) is the second of the three wives of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.

Sheikha Mozah was born in 1959 in the coastal city Al Khor in northern Qatar. She is the daughter of Nasser bin Abdullah Al Missned.

She married the Emir (at the time Heir Apparent) in 1977 at the age of 18, while she was attending Qatar University. She received a BA degree in Sociology from this university in 1986.

Sheikha Mozah is Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development since 1995, Chairperson of Silatech since 2008, Chairperson of the Arab Democracy Foundation, President of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs since 1998.

Also, she is Vice-President of the Supreme Education Council since 2002 and was UNESCO's Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education in 2003. Currently, she serves as a member of the Board of Overseers for Weill Cornell Medical College.

Octavia Nasr (Journalist)


octavia-nasr.jpgOctavia Nasr (Arabic: اوكتافيا نصر) is a journalist who covers Middle East affairs. She served as CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast affairs until her dismissal in July 2010 over her public statement of respect on Twitter for the Lebanese cleric Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who she considered "one of Hezbollah's giants I respect a lot."

Octavia Nasr was born in Beirut, Lebanon to Lebanese Maronite Christian parents.[citation needed] She studied in Beirut between 1968 and 1978; primary and middle school at the Sœurs des Saints Cœurs in Beirut.

She completed her high school studies at the Collège des Pères Antonins in Baabda, Lebanon. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Lebanese American University (LAU). She has started her graduate studies in Middle Eastern affairs at Georgia State University (GSU), in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nasr is married and has two daughters. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is fluent in Arabic, French and English.

Nasr began her career as an assistant News Director at the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) in Lebanon. She later became Executive Producer of the channel's main news bulletin and then turned to reporting.

Liselotte Molander (Business Strategist/Catalyst)


lm_341_lr.jpgLiselotte Molander is a business strategist and break through catalyst for accelerated wealth who helps her clients make profound and lasting results in life and business.

She is a global corporate executive who went through burnout and a struggle before acquiring several coaching certifications.

She has found her life purpose as a mentor, teacher and advisor to courageous entrepreneurs and strong successful leaders.

Liselotte has 25+ years experience in global strategic business development, senior executive advisory services, and workshops for fast growth entrepreneurs.

She has created a number of information products, courses, and coaching programs to share her message with the world in a variety of ways.

Blanca Vergara (International Speaker/Trainer)


bianc-vergara.jpgBlanca Vergara MBA delivers post modern, high-impact, transformational solutions for the builders of the Upcoming Heart Centred Economy to authentically renew the world.

After 20 years in the corporate world and reaching the highest level any woman had in her company, working globally and managing dozens of people and millions of Euros, she decided to quit the world of endless profit maximisation.

Now, she mentors change agents who want to build brand new business models, with authenticity, integrity and empathy.

Blanca is an international speaker and trainer, given workshops to groups and organizations around the globe.

Some of her subjects are "What kind of leadership would get us out of this mess", "Become the CEO of Me Inc" and "Reposition your Talent".