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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.

It is social capital that will take you all the way to a board directorship, says Prof Heather McGregor CBE.

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, co-founder of Aurora50, pledges to continue her family’s work to enable women’s advancement after the death of her grandfather, the late HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

This month Aurora50 turned two and what a couple of years it has been since our launch in April 2020.

We interview board directors and Manarat members Amani Bouresli, professor of finance at Kuwait University, Natasha Hannoun, head of debt at Shuaa Capital, Meitha Al Hashemi, ADIB group credit officer, and Sara Nooruddin, head of private investments at Osool Asset Management.

Meitha Al Hashemi, group chief credit officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic bank (ADIB) and board member of Dar Al Takaful and Noor Takaful, on her path to company boards

Amani Bouresli, professor of finance at Kuwait University and board director of Ithmaar Holding, IB Capital Board of Directors and Faisal Islamic Bank, on her path to company boards.