Panel: How governments & NGOs can drive change to close the STEM talent gap

Women today are facing more opportunities and challenges than ever before. Currently, it will take nearly 136 years to close the global gender gap. Governments and NGOs are in a unique position to drive global digital talent transformation by leading disruptive change. Learn from our distinguished panel of female leaders about the headwinds they’ve faced in their careers and how governments can help close the gender gap by leveraging the untapped potential of women to be leaders in STEM. Moderator - Dr Christiane Mueck, Advisor, Founder, Coach and Trainer Panelists - Dr Abeer Shakweer, Assistant Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme - Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Digital Leadership Institute and CEO, Zen Digital Europe - Hoda Alkhzaimi, President, Emirates Digital Association for Women - Dr Sonia Ben Jaafar, CEO, Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education - Ukinebo Dare, Managing Director, Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs)