Inspiring Action and Leading the Change

Leading PR and Design Firm, Obai and Hill, launched the second edition of their ongoing initiative to engage with entrepreneurs, corporates, students and young women under the patronage of H.E. Aymen Almoayed, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs.

The Women Power Summit took place on the 13th and 14th of October 2019 at the Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa. The event aimed to showcase opportunities for investments, partnerships, and collaborations created by inspirational female entrepreneurs and investors.

Their vision is to connect and empower attendees by providing them with access to network and knowledge that can allow them to be innovative and succeed, by unleashing their power to create positive change.

The theme of this year’s event was drawn towards Women in Entrepreneurship: Inspiring Action and Leading Change.

The collar pillars followed the pillars initiated in 2018, which includes: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation.

To foster a sense of community and create more impact by breaking barriers, the summit also included pre-events such as the largest cycling ride with over 100 participants and a woman-centric run with over 150 participants to empower women to band together towards achieving success especially the youth.

The opening ceremony saw the felicitation of partners with awards of appreciation which included Gulf Air, Dessange Bahrain, JustClean, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs, Elysian, APM Terminals, Bank ABC, Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover Bahrain, BMMI Group, Arab Architects, Zain Bahrain and Kooheji Systems.

The event has also been supported by over 40 goodie-bag partners and 25 media partners. Some of the speakers of Day 1 included Sh. Haya Rashed Al Khalifa (Founder of Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Bureau of Attorney), Feryal Nass (Chairwoman, Bahrain Entrepreneurship Organization), Rana Salam (Founder and Creative Director, Rana Salam Studio), Vivian Jamal (Founder, True North Consulting W.L.L.), Tracy Harmoush (Athlete and Entrepreneur), Jamira Burley (Head of Youth Engagement and Skills, Global Business Coalition for Education), Abdulnasser Gharem (Artist and Founder of Gharem Studio), Mariam Jumaan (CENG, FIET, SMIEEE, Infrastructure Engineering Consultant), Sh. Marwa Al Khalifa (President of the Animal and Environment Protection Charity Organization) and many more distinguished personalities!

Speaking on the launch of the event, Obai and Hill CEO and Founder of this initiative, Wafa AlObaidat shared “It has been a wonderful journey of shared experiences with us connecting with Speakers from over 27 countries. We are grateful for the overwhelming turnout and support and look forward to a successful and engaging event with all attendees.

We further appreciate H.E. Aymen Almoayed and the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs for extending their patronage towards the event and all our partners and sponsors for being our greatest support.”

Over 150 influential leaders shared their success, passion, creativity, and energy to over 2,000 delegates from across the region and internationally. The event also included 53 learning sessions with workshops, panels, talks and 10 shortlisted women in tech who pitched their business ideas and 50 mentoring sessions which created new opportunities for collaborations and partnerships.

Attendees had access to 50+ panel sessions, interactive workshops, keynote discussions, power pitch competition, mentorship opportunities, industry-focused groups, networking opportunities, lead generation opportunities, evening programs for 2 days, a goodie bag (with several partner brands), breakfast, lunch, and coffee!