The lecture will aim to raise awareness and understanding of the obstacles preventing the full integration of young people in economic life. Sheikha Hanadi will also engage in analyzing and defining the prevalent attitudes toward work and the many societal barriers to employment and entrepreneurship in the Arab world.

Sheikha Hanadi is the Founder & Chairperson of Amwal, CEO of AL Waab City Real Estate development project and Deputy CEO of Nasser Bin Khaled AL Thani & Sons Group. She started her career as a lecturing assistant in the Economics Department of Qatar University.

In 1998, she founded Qatar Ladies Investment Company (the now re-branded Amwal), the first investment company to receive a license from Qatar Central Bank to conduct Investment Banking, Asset Management and Wealth Management in Qatar. In 2005, she founded AL Waab City a development over 1.2 Million square meters, with an initial cost of USD 1.8 Billion. AL Waab City is a fully integrated community that offers residential retail and commercial space surrounding a spacious urban Piazza offering Restaurants, Retail outlet and Entertainment facilities.

She is a fervent supporter of community activities and serves as trustee on the board of the Arab Women's International Forum and the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University, a member of the advisory board of The Arab Business Angels Network (ABAN), a founding member of Qatar National competitiveness council, the Chairperson of "INJAZ Qatar" and board member of "INJAZ AL Arab" the regional arm of "Junior Achievement Worldwide", and she is a board member in "Dana Gas".

She was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2005 and voted as personality of the year by Arraya, Qatar's leading newspaper, for her vision and contribution to the economy. She was named Woman CEO of the Year by the Middle East CEO Awards Institute in 2006, for her significant contribution in developing Qatar's economic and social presence in the Arab world. She was selected by Arabian business magazine to be one of the 100 world's most influential Arabs for the year 2007, she was also named the economic personality of the year 2007 by Qatar chamber of commerce and business council. Sheikha Hanadi was voted, by the Financial Times in 2008, among the top 20 global banking and finance women role models and in 2008 she received the 'Businesswoman of the Year 'award by ITP publishing Group. Leveraging on her experience she conducted and published several research papers on macro-economic issues in the GCC.

Sheikha Hanadi holds an Executive-MBA from London Business school, a Masters degree in Economics from the University of London, and a Bachelor degree in Economics from Qatar University.

For more information, phone and email Alanoud Al-Thani, 07975 526883, a.hamad@lse.ac.uk .

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