Events

5th Athena40 Global Conversation: ‘Innovation, Change & Education for Women in the Digital Age’

LAU Beirut Campus- Alumni, Faculty and Staff Lounge

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Arab Institute for Women would like to invite you to

Athena40 Global Conversation
‘Innovation, Change & Education for Women in the Digital Age’

Defined by UN Women and CSW67 as a priority theme: Innovation, Technological Change, and Education in the Digital Age will generate the main questions for the 5th Athena40 Global Conversation. Innovation, tech and education are significant factors for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. Athena40 will connect live again leading thinkers and influencers from the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia to discuss how we can promote and enable women’s inclusion in the digital era, and how across the different countries we can capitalize on the development of new technologies and the opportunities these offer to achieve full and equal access for women, putting an end to the gender digital divide.

The multi-city event is organized together with partners hosting individual panels discussing at an angle that raises also local issues and challenges for women.

The Athena40 Global Conversation is an initiative that cultivates solidarity and understanding among women, shining a light on the variety of issues and challenges, highlighting reform needs in different societies and cultures. Launched by the London-based non-profit Global Thinkers Forum, Athena40 is an SDG 5 (Gender Equality) platform creating access to new networks and engaging grassroots organizations and leaders in the space of SDG5.

Speakers include:

  • Dr. Samira Korfali, Retired Associate Professor and Former Chair, LAU’s Department of Natural Sciences 
  • Dr. Tamara el Zein, Secretary General, National Council for Scientific Research of Lebanon
  • Dr. Nancy Fayad, Research Faculty-Postdoctoral Research Fellow, LAU’s School of Pharmacy
  • Ms. Joslin Kehdy, Founder & Director, Recycle Lebanon


​RSVP: aiw@lau.edu.lb