BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8da69417d6c DTSTART:20220329T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220329T120000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:eTrade for Women masterclass for the Arab region CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD will host the first eTrade for Women masterclass for wom en digital entrepreneurs from the Arab region under the theme “Women in the Middle East digital ecosystems: Building successful companies and bran ds”.\n\nNarrowing the digital gender divide in the Arab region\n\nThe ra pid spread of digital technologies is creating many business opportunities for entrepreneurs across the Arab region\, fostering the emergence of ver y vibrant  digital ecosystems. Yet\, the digital sector remains widely ma le-dominated\, as women face various obstacles to successfully grow their businesses. While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of the economy\, it has also made it more urgent to address gender inequa lities in the digital economy.\n\nAgainst this backdrop\, UNCTAD is organi zing its first eTrade for Women masterclass to help unlock women’s poten tial as entrepreneurs and leaders of the digital transformations in the Ar ab region.\n\nWhat is a masterclass?\n\nLearning and inspirational session s will cover critical aspects of how to maintain and grow an online busine ss and build lasting brands. Participants will connect with like-minded pe ers and become members of a growing community of women entrepreneurs who a re shaping digital ecosystems across the region.\n\nAs part of the masterc lass\, UNCTAD will also host a policy dialogue open to the public\, during which digital entrepreneurs\, policymakers from the region and representa tives from international organizations will share their perspectives on ho w policies affecting e-commerce can help build a more inclusive digital ec onomy in the Arab region.\n\nWho can participate?\n\nThe masterclass is op en to women digital entrepreneurs from the following countries: the Kingdo m of Bahrain\, the Arab Republic of Egypt\, the Republic of Iraq\, the Has hemite Kingdom of Jordan\, the State of Kuwait\, the Lebanese Republic\, t he Sultanate of Oman\, the State of Palestine\, the State of Qatar\, the K ingdom of Saudi Arabia\, and the United Arab Emirates.\n\nThe eTrade for W omen initiative\n\nThe eTrade for Women initiative was launched by the Uni ted Nations in 2019 in partnership with eTrade for all. eTrade for Women a ims to empower women by combining the transformative power of female entre preneurship with the positive impact of digital technologies.\n\n \n<\; p>\;UNCTAD will host the first eTrade for Women masterclass for women di gital entrepreneurs from the Arab region under the theme “Women in the M iddle East digital ecosystems: Building successful companies and brands” .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Narrowing the digital gender divide in the Arab region<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The rapid spread of digital technologies is creating many business opportuniti es for entrepreneurs across the Arab region\, fostering the emergence of v ery vibrant &\;nbsp\;digital ecosystems. Yet\, the digital sector remai ns widely male-dominated\, as women face various obstacles to successfully grow their businesses. While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the di gitalization of the economy\, it has also made it more urgent to address g ender inequalities in the digital economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Again st this backdrop\, UNCTAD is organizing its first eTrade for Women masterc lass to help unlock women’s potential as entrepreneurs and leaders of th e digital transformations in the Arab region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;& lt\;strong>\;What is a masterclass?<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;Learning and inspirational sessions will cover critical aspects of how to maintain and grow an online business and build lasting brands. Par ticipants will connect with like-minded peers and become members of a grow ing community of women entrepreneurs who are shaping digital ecosystems ac ross the region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As part of the masterclass\, UN CTAD will also host a policy dialogue open to the public\, during which di gital entrepreneurs\, policymakers from the region and representatives fro m international organizations will share their perspectives on how policie s affecting e-commerce can help build a more inclusive digital economy in the Arab region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Who can partic ipate?<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The masterclass is open to women digital entrepreneurs from the following countries: the Kingdom of Bahrain\, the Arab Republic of Egypt\, the Republic of Iraq\, the Hashe mite Kingdom of Jordan\, the State of Kuwait\, the Lebanese Republic\, the Sultanate of Oman\, the State of Palestine\, the State of Qatar\, the Kin gdom of Saudi Arabia\, and the United Arab Emirates.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h 4>\;<\;strong>\;The eTrade for Women initiative<\;/strong>\;<\ ;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The eTrade for Women initiative was launched by th e United Nations in 2019 in partnership with eTrade for all. eTrade for Wo men aims to empower women by combining the transformative power of female entrepreneurship with the positive impact of digital technologies.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.o rg\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/etrade-women-masterclass-arab-region DTSTAMP:20260825T142836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8da69417dc5 DTSTART:20220330T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220330T120000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:eTrade for Women masterclass for the Arab region CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD will host the first eTrade for Women masterclass for wom en digital entrepreneurs from the Arab region under the theme “Women in the Middle East digital ecosystems: Building successful companies and bran ds”.\n\nNarrowing the digital gender divide in the Arab region\n\nThe ra pid spread of digital technologies is creating many business opportunities for entrepreneurs across the Arab region\, fostering the emergence of ver y vibrant  digital ecosystems. Yet\, the digital sector remains widely ma le-dominated\, as women face various obstacles to successfully grow their businesses. While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of the economy\, it has also made it more urgent to address gender inequa lities in the digital economy.\n\nAgainst this backdrop\, UNCTAD is organi zing its first eTrade for Women masterclass to help unlock women’s poten tial as entrepreneurs and leaders of the digital transformations in the Ar ab region.\n\nWhat is a masterclass?\n\nLearning and inspirational session s will cover critical aspects of how to maintain and grow an online busine ss and build lasting brands. Participants will connect with like-minded pe ers and become members of a growing community of women entrepreneurs who a re shaping digital ecosystems across the region.\n\nAs part of the masterc lass\, UNCTAD will also host a policy dialogue open to the public\, during which digital entrepreneurs\, policymakers from the region and representa tives from international organizations will share their perspectives on ho w policies affecting e-commerce can help build a more inclusive digital ec onomy in the Arab region.\n\nWho can participate?\n\nThe masterclass is op en to women digital entrepreneurs from the following countries: the Kingdo m of Bahrain\, the Arab Republic of Egypt\, the Republic of Iraq\, the Has hemite Kingdom of Jordan\, the State of Kuwait\, the Lebanese Republic\, t he Sultanate of Oman\, the State of Palestine\, the State of Qatar\, the K ingdom of Saudi Arabia\, and the United Arab Emirates.\n\nThe eTrade for W omen initiative\n\nThe eTrade for Women initiative was launched by the Uni ted Nations in 2019 in partnership with eTrade for all. eTrade for Women a ims to empower women by combining the transformative power of female entre preneurship with the positive impact of digital technologies.\n\n \n<\; p>\;UNCTAD will host the first eTrade for Women masterclass for women di gital entrepreneurs from the Arab region under the theme “Women in the M iddle East digital ecosystems: Building successful companies and brands” .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Narrowing the digital gender divide in the Arab region<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The rapid spread of digital technologies is creating many business opportuniti es for entrepreneurs across the Arab region\, fostering the emergence of v ery vibrant &\;nbsp\;digital ecosystems. Yet\, the digital sector remai ns widely male-dominated\, as women face various obstacles to successfully grow their businesses. While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the di gitalization of the economy\, it has also made it more urgent to address g ender inequalities in the digital economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Again st this backdrop\, UNCTAD is organizing its first eTrade for Women masterc lass to help unlock women’s potential as entrepreneurs and leaders of th e digital transformations in the Arab region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;& lt\;strong>\;What is a masterclass?<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;Learning and inspirational sessions will cover critical aspects of how to maintain and grow an online business and build lasting brands. Par ticipants will connect with like-minded peers and become members of a grow ing community of women entrepreneurs who are shaping digital ecosystems ac ross the region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As part of the masterclass\, UN CTAD will also host a policy dialogue open to the public\, during which di gital entrepreneurs\, policymakers from the region and representatives fro m international organizations will share their perspectives on how policie s affecting e-commerce can help build a more inclusive digital economy in the Arab region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Who can partic ipate?<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The masterclass is open to women digital entrepreneurs from the following countries: the Kingdom of Bahrain\, the Arab Republic of Egypt\, the Republic of Iraq\, the Hashe mite Kingdom of Jordan\, the State of Kuwait\, the Lebanese Republic\, the Sultanate of Oman\, the State of Palestine\, the State of Qatar\, the Kin gdom of Saudi Arabia\, and the United Arab Emirates.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h 4>\;<\;strong>\;The eTrade for Women initiative<\;/strong>\;<\ ;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The eTrade for Women initiative was launched by th e United Nations in 2019 in partnership with eTrade for all. eTrade for Wo men aims to empower women by combining the transformative power of female entrepreneurship with the positive impact of digital technologies.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.o rg\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/etrade-women-masterclass-arab-region DTSTAMP:20260825T142836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8da69417dd1 DTSTART:20220331T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220331T120000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:eTrade for Women masterclass for the Arab region CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD will host the first eTrade for Women masterclass for wom en digital entrepreneurs from the Arab region under the theme “Women in the Middle East digital ecosystems: Building successful companies and bran ds”.\n\nNarrowing the digital gender divide in the Arab region\n\nThe ra pid spread of digital technologies is creating many business opportunities for entrepreneurs across the Arab region\, fostering the emergence of ver y vibrant  digital ecosystems. Yet\, the digital sector remains widely ma le-dominated\, as women face various obstacles to successfully grow their businesses. While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of the economy\, it has also made it more urgent to address gender inequa lities in the digital economy.\n\nAgainst this backdrop\, UNCTAD is organi zing its first eTrade for Women masterclass to help unlock women’s poten tial as entrepreneurs and leaders of the digital transformations in the Ar ab region.\n\nWhat is a masterclass?\n\nLearning and inspirational session s will cover critical aspects of how to maintain and grow an online busine ss and build lasting brands. Participants will connect with like-minded pe ers and become members of a growing community of women entrepreneurs who a re shaping digital ecosystems across the region.\n\nAs part of the masterc lass\, UNCTAD will also host a policy dialogue open to the public\, during which digital entrepreneurs\, policymakers from the region and representa tives from international organizations will share their perspectives on ho w policies affecting e-commerce can help build a more inclusive digital ec onomy in the Arab region.\n\nWho can participate?\n\nThe masterclass is op en to women digital entrepreneurs from the following countries: the Kingdo m of Bahrain\, the Arab Republic of Egypt\, the Republic of Iraq\, the Has hemite Kingdom of Jordan\, the State of Kuwait\, the Lebanese Republic\, t he Sultanate of Oman\, the State of Palestine\, the State of Qatar\, the K ingdom of Saudi Arabia\, and the United Arab Emirates.\n\nThe eTrade for W omen initiative\n\nThe eTrade for Women initiative was launched by the Uni ted Nations in 2019 in partnership with eTrade for all. eTrade for Women a ims to empower women by combining the transformative power of female entre preneurship with the positive impact of digital technologies.\n\n \n<\; p>\;UNCTAD will host the first eTrade for Women masterclass for women di gital entrepreneurs from the Arab region under the theme “Women in the M iddle East digital ecosystems: Building successful companies and brands” .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Narrowing the digital gender divide in the Arab region<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The rapid spread of digital technologies is creating many business opportuniti es for entrepreneurs across the Arab region\, fostering the emergence of v ery vibrant &\;nbsp\;digital ecosystems. Yet\, the digital sector remai ns widely male-dominated\, as women face various obstacles to successfully grow their businesses. While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the di gitalization of the economy\, it has also made it more urgent to address g ender inequalities in the digital economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Again st this backdrop\, UNCTAD is organizing its first eTrade for Women masterc lass to help unlock women’s potential as entrepreneurs and leaders of th e digital transformations in the Arab region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;& lt\;strong>\;What is a masterclass?<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n< \;p>\;Learning and inspirational sessions will cover critical aspects of how to maintain and grow an online business and build lasting brands. Par ticipants will connect with like-minded peers and become members of a grow ing community of women entrepreneurs who are shaping digital ecosystems ac ross the region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As part of the masterclass\, UN CTAD will also host a policy dialogue open to the public\, during which di gital entrepreneurs\, policymakers from the region and representatives fro m international organizations will share their perspectives on how policie s affecting e-commerce can help build a more inclusive digital economy in the Arab region.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Who can partic ipate?<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The masterclass is open to women digital entrepreneurs from the following countries: the Kingdom of Bahrain\, the Arab Republic of Egypt\, the Republic of Iraq\, the Hashe mite Kingdom of Jordan\, the State of Kuwait\, the Lebanese Republic\, the Sultanate of Oman\, the State of Palestine\, the State of Qatar\, the Kin gdom of Saudi Arabia\, and the United Arab Emirates.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h 4>\;<\;strong>\;The eTrade for Women initiative<\;/strong>\;<\ ;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The eTrade for Women initiative was launched by th e United Nations in 2019 in partnership with eTrade for all. eTrade for Wo men aims to empower women by combining the transformative power of female entrepreneurship with the positive impact of digital technologies.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.o rg\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/etrade-women-masterclass-arab-region DTSTAMP:20260825T142836Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR