Samar Alshorafa

Samar is the Founding CEO of She is Arab, a platform dedicated to connecting and enabling professional Arab women by building an active and collaborative community and offering a range of customized services and opportunities for their growth, development and increased representation. She is Arab is on a mission to magnify the impact and achievements of Arab women, in order to create a world where they are represented equally in the global economy. Their signature service is the Speakers Bureau, a platform through which organizations can identify and work with Arab women speakers for their events. In addition, She is Arab provides professional development and networking opportunities as well as advisory services on gender inequality to corporations, governments and foundations.

Samar also serves as the Advisor to the Chairman and is a Board Member of Farm Food for Food Industries and is a member of the Young Arab Leaders network and the Dubai Business Women Council. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the American University in Cairo, a SHE Leads Certificate from the Swedish Institute, and has completed a Data Analysis for Management online course with the London School of Economics, and a Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies for Success course from MIT.