DEWA honours successful Emirati women leaders

DEWA honours successful Emirati women leaders

Dubai: Dubai Electricity Water Authority (DEWA) held the eighth Emirati Women’s Forum in celebration of Emirati Women’s Day 2022 that falls on August 28. The event was attended by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA who lauded the work of leading Emirati women and women committees from several Dubai government entities. A number of DEWA officials were also present. The event was broadcast live on DEWA’s internal and external channels to help all female employees attend the forum as well as Women Committees at different organisations. The eighth Emirati Women’s Day Forum included a video presentation of the Emirati women’s journey at DEWA and the UAE in general. The forum also featured a high-level panel discussion, with the participation of a group of leading Emirati female engineers in the UAE. The session was titled “Emirati Women: A Unique Model of Empowerment”, with the participation of Amani Al Hosani - UAE’s first female nuclear scientist, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation; and Hessa Ali - Control System Engineer for the Hope Probe, from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. The forum presented an inspiring success story about DEWA’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai under the title: “Expo 2020 Dubai...