Gulf Bank’s ‘Lead The Way Conference’ opens with wide attendance, participation

Gulf Bank’s ‘Lead The Way Conference’ opens with wide attendance, participation

KUWAIT: In celebration of International Women’s Day 2023, Gulf Bank’s ‘Lead The Way Conference’ commenced on Tuesday at Grand Hyatt 360 Mall in the presence and with the participation of various economic, banking, diplomatic and government figures in addition to several public associations.

The conference welcomed a large number of bank leaders and officials including Gulf Bank’s Chairman Jassim Mustafa Boodai and Acting Chief Executive Officer Waleed Khaled Mandani. The conference shed light on the most prominent challenges facing the efforts of empowering women in Kuwait and the positive repercussions of this on the economy through interactive workshops, inspiring speeches, and thought-provoking panel discussions.

Women empowerment

In his opening speech, Gulf Bank’s Board Member Ahmad Mohammad Al-Bahar said, “Despite the significant progress that has been achieved in recent years, women still face many obstacles in terms of obtaining equal opportunities despite their proven competence in the workplace.”

Al-Bahar mentioned that the gender pay gap, lack of fair opportunities to handle leadership positions, and discrimination are some of the challenges that women face in the pursuit of economic empowerment. And those challenges were the subject of research, discussion and exchange of experiences at the conference.

He added: “The large number of attendees at the conference is