My school motto, Esse Quam Videri, means “to be, rather than to seem. I have lived by it throughout my career in order to build social capital and be an agile leader – but authentically so, writes Diana Wilde.
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.
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.
The women of Ras Al Khaimah have a new venue to network in the RAK Women’s Empowerment Conference – and are being advised to become skilled networkers.
The Aviram Awards – Tech for Humanity – gave away $650,000 in its inaugural awards, which Aurora50’s Diana Wilde helped judge. She talks about the funding issue for women-led start-ups and how it relates to boards.
This month Aurora50 turned two and what a couple of years it has been since our launch in April 2020.
From P&L responsibility to crafting your personal brand, writing a board CV and getting early exposure to the boardroom, there are specific tasks you should invest time in to get yourself board-ready.
From growing confidence and communication skills to big-picture thinking, here are 14 ways that taking a board seat at your company in the UAE will help you in your day job too.
There is a huge opportunity for aspiring board directors, as ESCA calls for women to represent 20% of directors on listed boards – it’s time to get planning.
ESCA’s quota of one woman per listed company board was made law last month; Aurora50 believes this will support the UAE’s Vision 2021, attract millennials to your business and meet investors’ diversity requirements.
