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Noora - Aurora50's women's network logo (transparent)

Noora is the new space where career women can connect.

It has two chapters:

  1. a lobby for first-time managers
  2. a mezzanine for established managers (normally managers of managers)

Corporate organisations can buy membership for a dozen – or dozens – of high-potential women in their ranks.

If you are a woman interested in buying Noora membership for yourself, the doors will be opening soon. Please join the Noora waitlist.

TOP: (L-R) Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde in conversation with: Dr Hoda Al Khzaimi, Director of the Center of Cybersecurity at New York University Abu Dhabi, and a Pathway20 alumna; Hanan Ahmed, Chief Regulatory Affairs and Risk Officer, Du; and Fiona Fox, Finance Director MEA for Microsoft. Women network at Du’s Celebrating Women In ICT event, hosted by Aurora50. BOTTOM: (L-R) Nicky Reader, Partner at Clifford Chance, Saima Jalal, Partner at Deloitte and May Nasrallah, Founder and Executive Chairwoman at deNovo Partners talk to Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde. Roundtables at Aurora50’s TAQA Group #HeForShe event.

Learn | Develop | Rise

Noora will give its members access to a real-world community of like-minded and ambitious executive women, who are on their wavelength and their level. It will offer quarterly face-to-face workshops on career developments, delivered by inspiring speakers, as well as regular opportunities to network in person.

Members of Noora will have a space in which to:

learn from the best

consider their career development

find their community

rise up from within

Key dates:
- Launch networking event - May 31 2023
- First quarterly workshop - June 28 2023

Benefits for member organisation

Retain and accelerate high-potential women in your ranks

Invite as many high-potential women depending on the annual package you choose

Showcase your brand as a diversity and inclusion champion that cares about gender balance

Help meet the social requirements of ESG

Help meet the UN's SDG 5 of gender equality and empowering women

What's included?

Dedicated internal 3-hour activation event for corporate members on a DEI topic of their choice

Participants have access to 3-hour, quarterly workshops for either;
- First time managers
- Established managers (normally managers of managers)
Number of participants attending which workshops is at the discretion of the client.

Access to an online membership platform for all participants to enable a continuous learning journey and foster meaningful connections

Access to 2 annual Noora community-wide networking events for participants

Priority invitations to other Aurora50 networking events throughout the membership period

Noora workshops content and structure

Workshop topics and themes will be focusing on the challenges that are common amongst high potential women in the UAE.From breaking the glass ceiling and strategic networking, to negotiation and effective delegation, we will tackle the pressing issues being faced today.

The workshops will all be structured in a similar way:

Theory and cutting-edge best practice

Practical insights from women leaders

Tailor made activations to build the necessary skills

Aurora50’s unique network and outreach allow us to call upon thought leaders and experts in numerous fields, as well as senior women who have been there and done it.

Become a member

Contact us to discuss corporate packages

If you are a woman interested in buying Noora membership for yourself, the doors will be opening soon. Please join the Noora waitlist.

Learn how to navigate your way to the top and get insights on how to champion DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) in your organisation.