GE hosts Saudi Women’s Leadership Summit in US

GE hosted a first-of-its-kind summit dedicated to women leaders from the government and private sectors in the Kingdom at Crotonville in the United States.
The global leadership institute of GE, Crotonville is the world’s first major corporate university founded in 1956, which focuses on creating transformative learning experiences to inspire, connect and develop the business leaders of today and tomorrow.
The Saudi Women’s Leadership Summit was attended by more than 50 high-level women leaders from the Kingdom representing ministries, private sector businesses and civil society organizations.
The six-day summit included workshops, seminars and interactive sessions, which served as a platform for highlighting GE’s role in promoting women talent across its different businesses globally, and was specifically created to define aspirational women role-models who will inspire future generations.
Hisham Albahkali, GE’s CEO and president for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and Manar M. Al-Moneef, COO and director of government affairs and policy Middle East at GE, led the delegation, which met with Jeffrey Immelt, GE’s chairman and CEO; John Rice, GE’s vice chairman and CEO of global growth organization; and Beth Comstock, GE’s chief marketing officer. They also attended a number of high-level lectures and workshops on various aspects relating to talent and leadership development.
Abdallah Yahya Al-Mouallimi, permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN, who distributed the certificates to the participants, said: “The summit is a strong example of how global organizations can share their learning and resources for further empowering Saudi women professionals.”
Albahkali said: “Through the summit, GE underlined our commitment to serve as an ambassador for our partners in the Kingdom, and to highlight the tremendous growth opportunities and potential offered by Saudi Arabia for businesses and professionals.”
Al-Moneef said: “GE places the highest priority on promoting the leadership and entrepreneurial abilities of women.”