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2019 Major Events and Beyond:
Achieving the sustainable development goals
through innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society is organizing the Conference themed “Achieving the
sustainable development goals through innovation and entrepreneurship”, under the Patronage
of H.H Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth &
Sports, President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee and the Chairman of the Board of the Royal
Charity Organization. The conference is in coorperation with UNIDO Investment and Technology
Promotion Office in Bahrain. The theme is achieving SDG9 and SDG11 through innovation and
entrepreneurship. It will be held at the Sofitel Bahrain Hotel, in Zallaq on 20th November 2019. The
topics under discussion are the following:
1. The impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on women entrepreneurs
2. Access to finance for women inventors
The conference will comprise of representatives from BBS, partners from the government and
private sectors as well as international experts.
B2B
The Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society would like to commemorate Bahraini Women’s Day
by organizing the B2B International Conference & Exhibition themed “all women innovation
pioneers.” The event will be held under the patronage of HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al
Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty, the King, and President of the Supreme Council for Women and will
be held in the first quarter in 2020.
The Mission and Aim of B2B:
• Highlighting businesswomen and their achievements in business
• Promoting female innovators in the world of business and trade.
• Identifying entrepreneurship and encouraging women to invest in different types of
innovation and businesses
• Promoting and facilitating opportunities to attract Foreign Investment in the Kingdom of
Bahrain.
• Pioneering innovation for women in different industries
• Creating market growth for Bahrain’s businesswomen globally.
The conference will comprise of representatives from BBS, partners from the government and
private sectors as well as international experts.
