HOUSE OF ROSE PROFESSIONAL’S

2022 MIDDLE EAST EDITION OF BREAK THE CEILING TOUCH THE SKY  – LIVE SUMMIT, DUBAI UAE. ANANTARA DOWNTOWN DUBAI (BUSINESS BAY)  

Sept 1, 2022. DUBAI, UAE. 

0800 to 0845: REGISTRATION 

0845 to 0850: WELCOME: Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional.

0850 to 0900: OPENING OF CONFERENCE by sponsors, speakers and key partners. 

0900 to 0920:  “MISSION 2029 FOR A BETTER WORLD”  UPDATE AND NEW INITIATIVE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST/ INSIGHTS INTO THE 2022 BREAK THE CEILING TOUCH THE SKY 101 BEST GLOBAL COMPANIES FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP:   Details of MISSION 2029 FOR A BETTER WORLD and the 2022 Break the ceiling touch the sky® 101 Best Global Companies for women in leadership Index. New initiative launch for Middle East.

0920 to 1010: WINNING STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH AND SUCCESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST:   Five of the Middle East’s top executives share the business, growth, talent and DEI strategies of  business and their organizations as the Middle East powers ahead.  An executive summary of a blueprint for success in the Middle East and the trends  that are shaping the landscape for business  and women in leadership in particular in the Region.

  • Ayman Mokhtar, Regional President, Middle East, Turkey and Levant, Viatris
  • Vidya Ramnath, President, Middle East and Africa (MEA), Emerson
  • Jerome Droesch, CEO Domestic Health Services, Cigna International Markets, Cigna
  • Peter Van den Broeck, Senior VP, GM Middle East – Africa, BIC 
  • Claudia Navarro, VP Marketing Eurasia & Middle East, The Coca-Cola Company

ModeratorAnthony Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional

1010 to 1040: KEYNOTE ADDRESS by James Michael Lafferty, CEO, Fine Hygienic Holding 

1040 to 1110 BREAK.

1110 to 1200: SUCCESS SECRETS OF THE MIDDLE EAST’S MOST INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN:  The Middle East’s top female executives  share their strategies for success – balancing work and family, dealing with unconscious bias, building the confidence of a champion, training your partner to be a partner in gender equality, shaping a growing career path. 

  • Mary Oxley, Vice President Marketing & Sales – Middle East and Africa, DHL Global Forwarding 
  • Olfat Berro, Area Head Middle East – Roche Pharmaceuticals
  • Banali Luthra Malhotra, Director Marketing and Corporate Communication, Rakbank
  • Swarnaleka Shetty, Head of Sales and Distribution – Corporate Life & Pensions, Middle East, Zurich International Life Limited
  • Layla El-Wafi, Senior Legal Counsel Governance (Africa& Middle East), Standard chartered Bank.

Moderator: Lena Al Suhaili, HR Director – MEA & Global Export Markets, BIC 

1200 to 1230: KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Leticia Cachino, Eurasia and Middle East – Hydration, Sports, Tea & Coffee Categories Lead, The Coca-Cola Company  

1230 to 1245: RECOGNITION.

1245  to 1340: LUNCH BREAK 

1340 to 1425:  TRANSFORMING CULTURE, SHAPING THE FUTURE BASED ON BEST IN CLASS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SOLUTIONS:  Inspiration from the most successful organizations in the Middle East who have leveraged gender diversity and other forms of Diversity & inclusion  to win in a highly competitive landscape.  10-min case studies to catalyse reflection and potential reapplication across industries and organisation followed by Q&A and interaction with audience.

  • Kirsty Koen, Chief Human Resources Officer, Fine Hygienic Holding 
  • Linda Brown, Head of Corporate Communications – Middle East and Egypt, BASF

Moderator: Lianne Braganza, Chief Marketing Officer MEA, Cigna

1425 to 1515:  CELEBRATING THE MIDDLE EAST’S MALE CHAMPIONS   AND HOW THEY ARE LEADING AS ALLIES FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN THE MIDDLE EAST:   Five of the leading male champions for gender diversity & inclusion share the specific actions and strategies they are activating within their own organizations to accelerate gender equality in their organizations. Debate, discuss and arrive at solutions to advancing gender equality in the Middle East.  

  • Luciano Poli, President Middle East, Africa and Turkey (MEAT), Dow Chemical
  • Alexis Lecanuet,  Regional Senior Managing Director, Accenture Middle East 
  • Ahmed AbdelWahab, Gulf General Manager, Mars
  • Nadeem Baig, Chief Human Resources Officer, Aramex 
  • Jeremiah Kaplan, Energy Platform Lead – EMEA for Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies

ModeratorAnthony Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional and founder of Break the ceiling touch the sky® and Mission 2029 for a Better World.

1515 to 1530BREAK 

1530  to  1615 : SPEED MENTORING FROM THE DAY’S LEADERS.  

1615  to 1630:  SUMMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLOSING.

anthony@houseofroseprofessional.com.