Global Womens Forum Dubai 2024

12 DEWA female employees highlight the pioneering role of Emirati women in energy, water, sustainability and innovation at the Global Women’s Forum 2024

Dubai, UAE, 9 November 2024: As part of the participation of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) as Strategic Partner of the Global Women’s Forum 2024, hosted by the Dubai Women Establishment, 12 female employees from DEWA will discuss the pioneering role of Emirati women in the energy, water, sustainability and innovation sectors. They will participate in four panel discussions over the two-day forum, which will be organised on 26 and 27 November 2024 at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai under the theme ‘Power of Influence’.

DEWA seeks to share its experience in empowering women in the workplace and helping them achieve a balance between their professional and social lives, in addition to highlighting the role of women in leading positive change.
In a session titled ‘Trailblazing Engineers: Emirati Women Powering a Greener Tomorrow’, Hind AlMutawwa, Senior Manager – IPPs & Production Planning; Noora Alhammadi, Senior Engineer – Sustainability; and Fatma Jaffar, Senior Engineer – Water Operations and DEWA Women’s Committee Member, will discuss the pioneering role of women in engineering and sustainability, as well as their contributions in the field alongside men to achieve ambitious sustainability goals for a brighter future.

In a session titled ‘The Energy Equation: Leaders Redefining Success, Work-Life Balance and Global Influence’, Fatima Al Jokar, Legal Adviser and Chairperson of the DEWA Women’s Committee; Dr Aaesha Alnuaimi, Director of DEWA’s Sustainability and Innovation Centre; and Reem Alsuwaidi, Deputy Senior Manager for Development in the Talent Management department, will discuss the importance of achieving a work-life balance and excelling in leadership roles, highlighting the unique contributions of women in the energy sector.

In a session titled ‘Future Force: Youth Unleashing Global Impact and Driving Social Change’, Aysha Alremeithi, Deputy Manager in the Sustainability and Innovation Centre and DEWA’s Youth Council President; Reem Almansoori, Acting Manager – Network Design and DEWA Women’s Committee Member; and Reem Alawadhi, Deputy Manager – Digital Media, will highlight the impact of youth and their ability to create meaningful societal change, contributing to growth and development, in addition to their key role in the energy sector and enhancing sustainability efforts.

In a session titled ‘Future-Ready: AI Innovation for Building Tomorrow’s Smart Cities’, Ghinwa Krayem, Director – Experience Management in the Innovation & Future division; Abeer AlSharaf, Director of Projects Management Delivery in the Innovation & Future division; and Marwa Al Naqi, Senior Manager – Future Shaping, will discuss the Future Signals Catalogue, prediction systems and the importance of leveraging the latest technology solutions, AI capabilities and human competencies in designing pioneering city experiences that enhance customer and employee happiness, support productivity and foster a culture of innovation in developing sustainable urban environments while highlighting innovation and future technologies.

PARTNERS

Strategic Partner

ENERGY FOR LIFE PARTNER

MOBILITY PARTNER

STRATEGIC MEDIA PARTNER

TECHNOLOGY PARTNER

ECONOMY HUB PARTNER

OFFICIAL CARRIER

SUPPORT PARTNER

CULTURAL PARTNER

OFFICIAL WELLBEING PARTNER

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING PARTNER

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) was formed on 1 January, 1992, by a decree issued by the late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum to merge Dubai Electricity Company and Dubai Water Department, which had been operating independently before then. Both organisations were established by the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum in 1959. Dubai Government fully supported the Electricity Company and the Water Department to provide Dubai’s citizens and residents with a continuous and reliable supply of electricity and water. Since then, DEWA has made considerable achievements, to be ranked as one of the best utilities in the world. DEWA provides services today to more than 900,000 customers with a happiness rate that reached 95% in 2018.

The UAE, represented by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has maintained its first global ranking, for the third consecutive year, with scores of 100% in all Getting Electricity indicators in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 report. The report measures the ease of doing business in 190 economies around the world. DEWA achieved competitive results in global benchmarking, surpassing the private sector and major European and American utilities in efficiency and reliability. DEWA raised the efficiency of its energy production by using the latest technologies and adopting technological innovations, surpassing European and American utilities, by reducing losses from electricity transmission and distribution networks to 3.3% compared to 6–7% in the US and Europe. DEWA also achieved the lowest customer minutes lost per year (CML) in the world of 2.39 CML compared to 15 minutes in Europe and was also able to reduce water network losses to 6.5% in 2018 compared to 15% in North America, which is one of the best results in the world.