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Women of MENA — Spotlights is a narrated series highlighting women shaping industries, institutions, and communities across the Middle East and North Africa.
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Women of MENA Spotlight: Angela Martin — Architecting Future-Ready Workforces in Saudi Arabia (opens the original)
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In this spotlight episode, we profile Angela (Angie) Martin , a senior workforce strategy advisor and transformation leader shaping talent ecosystems across Saudi Arabia. As an Advisor for Future Workforce in Tabuk, Angela guides international and regional investors in building sustainable, future-ready talent pipelines aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. Drawing on extensive leadership across the region—including strategic human capital roles at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research
Spotlight: Dr. Maqboula Derbazi — Bridging Deep Technology and Strategic Procurement (opens the original)
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In this episode of Women of MENA — Spotlights , we profile Dr. Maqboula Derbazi , an Executive Advisor specializing in global IT vendor governance, contract strategy, and cost optimization. Holding a D.Phil. in Nanotechnology alongside engineering degrees from Algeria and France, Dr. Derbazi bridges deep technical understanding with commercial acumen. This editorial profile examines her two-decade international career across high-tech, aerospace, and telecom sectors—from engineering instrumentat
Women of MENA Spotlights: Nawarh Faran — Redefining Patient Safety & Zero Harm Leadership (opens the original)
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In this episode of Women of MENA — Spotlights , we profile Nawarh Faran , an award-winning healthcare executive and patient safety strategist currently serving as Corporate Executive Director of Quality and Patient Safety at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group. With over two decades of leadership in hospitals and health programs across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE, Faran has driven the evolution of healthcare quality from a compliance-focused framework to a performance- and outcomes-driven
Lamise A. Negm: From Banking to Institutional Influence in Egypt | Women of MENA (opens the original)
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In this Women of MENA profile episode, we examine the career of Lamise A. Negm , an Egyptian banking and institutional professional whose trajectory spans commercial banking, government relations, financial regulation and public institutions. Her career includes more than two decades at Citibank Egypt, where she progressed across banking operations, cash management, product development and government relations, ultimately serving as Vice President. She later spent six years as CSR Advisor to the
Women of MENA Spotlights: Yasmine Helal — Bridging FinTech, Governance, and Culture (opens the original)
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In this spotlight episode, we profile Yasmine Helal , an executive leader, board member, and strategic advisor with over two decades of experience steering digital transformation, banking, and governance. We trace her career from her pivotal role leading FinTech strategy at the Central Bank of Egypt and serving as CEO of ADI Consumer Finance, to her current board-level contributions at Taly for Digital Payments and her strategic leadership of Athar Consultancy. Beyond her extensive work in digit
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