ESKADENIA, Amman, Jordan, November, 2008

Women business executives from Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and Palestine joined together with women business leaders from the US joined on 29 October 2008 to share their experiences and exchange best practices in a variety of panel discussions and fact finding visits around Bahrain and Dubai over the course of the week.

In their meeting with Deputy King Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, his royal highness “hailed the role of women in various domains in which they have proved their extraordinary ability to manage different businesses. He also urged them to create contact channels among Arab and US business women”, Gulf Daily News.

The Bahrain summit, which builds on the previous success of Washington D.C. summit and the summit held in Jordan last February 2007, addresses the challenges faced by all women in business, and establishes connections on professional levels.

The summit programme included meetings with H.E. Sheikha Mai Al Khalifa and Sheikha Meriam Al Khalifa. Delegates visited the cultural and economic zones of Bahrain and participated in presentations and brainstorm sessions focusing on the exchange of business information and exports and joints ventures, as well as the capitalisation on existing and potential business relationships between the delegates and the organisations they represent.

“The Women Business Leaders Summit has been a unique spot for the Arab business women leaders to exchange their experiences with their business counterparts from the Middle East and the US. The Arab women were historically good merchants and we know that borders frequently visited by traders are seldom in disputes. I would also like to thank the chairman of the Red Cross Ms Bonnie McElveen-Hunter who has inspired the group with her dedicated efforts and focus on business and women leadership. Women from Jordan represented the ICT sector through the participation of ESKADENIA Software and the Information Technology Association of Jordan (int@j), Bidaya Corporate Communications, the Pharmaceutical industry through the participation of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, and Jordan’s reputable NGO INJAZ”, said Doha Abdelkhaleq, member of the board of directors of the Information Technology Association of Jordan int@j and Executive Director at ESKADENIA Software.


About the Women Business Leaders Summit

The Women Business Leaders Summit was founded in February 2007 in Washington D.C. to address the challenges faced by women in business and to establish connections on professional levels between the women of the US and the Middle East. The summit was first sponsored by the State Department under the patronage of the White House with an established founding committee lead by its founder and chairman of the American Red Cross Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, President/CEO of Pace Communications and Former U.S. Ambassador, as well as leading business women including Melanie Sabelhaus, Former Deputy Administrator of Small Business Administration and Barbara Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer of Association of Junior Leagues International Inc.


About ESKADENIA

ESKADENIA^® Software is active in the design, development and deployment of a range of software products in the Telecommunications, Insurance, Enterprise, Education, and Internet application areas. The company is based in Jordan and has sales activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; more than 80% of its sales are exported to the Global ICT market. ESKADENIA Software is a product and market-oriented organisation that assists enterprises and promotes businesses by use of highly effective IT strategies, solutions and tools. ESKADENIA Software strongly believes that a company's achievement is based on the success of its Human Resources and the commitment to quality and excellence that each one holds strong to. ESKADENIA Software endeavours as a team to maintain quality and customer respect, build up perseverance, and foster innovation.

For more information, please contact Lina Hussein at PR_Communications@eskadenia.com, or visit our site, www.eskadenia.com

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