Day: 18 December 2022

From boardroom diversity to DEI: Aurora50 spreads its wings

Aurora50 expanded its remit this year beyond gender balance in the boardroom, to look at wider equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). Diana Wilde explains why.

Diana Wilde
29th September 2022

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UAE gets new Gender Balance Centre for Excellence

The Gender Balance Council launched the Gender Balance Centre for Excellence in Dubai yesterday in partnership with the World Bank, in its drive to promote parity in the UAE and region.

Suzanne Locke
28th September 2022

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Say hello to AI, our new fellow board member

HE Khalfan Belhoul, chief executive of Dubai Future Foundation, argues that artificial intelligence will disrupt the boardroom, both helping directors assess risk and be assessed themselves.

Suzanne Locke
7th September 2022

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Be seated: 10 UAE women board directors to know

As the UAE celebrates Emirati Women’s Day, we highlight 10 women to know on the UAE’s listed boards, including several chairs.

Suzanne Locke
25th August 2022

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Average billionaire has three board seats

Guess how many billionaires the average CEO is connected to? As they sit on around four boards, they could open doors…

Suzanne Locke
9th August 2022

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Spotlight: UAE’s listed companies with 20% women on board

Some 24 companies on Dubai Financial Market (DFM) have women on boards and 44 companies on Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX), while 19 UAE companies have achieved 20% representation by women on their boards.

Suzanne Locke
4th August 2022

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Middle Eastern women ‘driving equality’ in finance, says Tony Blair Institute

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has released a report on the modernisation of the Middle East, which specifically refers to the partnership between Aurora50 and the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) as it points out that Middle Eastern women-led initiatives are “driving positive change and equality”.

Suzanne Locke
18th July 2022

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Sheikha Shamma first GCC woman to take special climate role

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, co-founder of Aurora50, has been appointed by the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center to its Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship, the first woman from the GCC to do so.

Suzanne Locke
30th June 2022

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#betterplacesforpeople: Appropriate to DEI as well as sustainability

Hashtag #betterplacesforpeople, used by the Emirates Green Building Council’s annual congress Path to Net Zero 2050 (at which Aurora50 spoke), is as appropriate for diversity and inclusion (DEI) as it is for sustainable spaces.

Diana Wilde
30th June 2022

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What HR in the UAE say about DEI

Unconscious bias, the Queen Bee syndrome and a strong pipeline of Emirati women – what we learned from a webinar with CHROs and HR specialists on diversity and inclusion.

Suzanne Locke
30th June 2022

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