Month: February 2025

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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.

  A50
  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…

  A50
  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.

  A50
  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”.

  A50
  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.

  A50
  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.

  A50
  30th June 2022

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  Sheikha Shamma: ESG must remain a focal point in our organisations

  Aurora50’s co-founder, Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, tells Pathway ESG workshop that sustainability leads to a ‘more resilient future’.

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  22nd June 2022

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  Dubai Eye 103.8: Bitesize Business Breakfast – Aurora50’s boardroom research report

  Diana Wilde tells the Business Breakfast that some 59% of listed UAE companies now have a woman on board, showing that the quota is “working well”.

  A50
  20th June 2022

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  Dubai One: Number of women in boardrooms doubled in UAE

  Diana Wilde, co-founder of Aurora50, talks to Business Breakfast’s Richard Dean, as seen on Dubai One, about the number of women in UAE boardrooms doubling and the issue of ‘over-boarding’.

  A50
  20th June 2022

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