Women’s leadership and full, equal, and meaningful participation is essential to advance the climate agenda To highlight the important role that women already play and to inspire further female leadership ahead of COP 28 the EU Delegation to the UAE, the Embassy of Sweden in Abu Dhabi, the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa and the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy are cordially inviting you to a Panel discussion on The role of women leadership in advancing the climate agenda.

The event will include interventions by:

• HE Nickolay Mladenov, Director General, AGDA
• HE Liselott Andersson Ambassador of Sweden to the UAE
• HE Andrea Matteo Fontana EU Ambassador to the UAE
• Ms Laila Mostafa Abdullatif, Director General, Emirates Nature WWF
• Dr Dena Assaf, UN Resident Coordinator in the UAE
• Dr Sara Chehab, Senior Research Fellow, AGDA
• Ms Hafsa Halawa, independent consultant
• Mr Chafic Traboulsi Regional Vice President, Head of Networks Operations and Sales in the Middle East and Africa region Ericsson

The panel will be moderated by H.E. Charlotta Sparre, Director of the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa.