16 December 2025
Empowering Women in Aviation to Break Barriers and Reach New Heights
Over 300 attendees participated at the Women in Aviation (Middle East) General Assembly 2024, from across the region’s airlines, airports, civil aviation entities, aerospace companies, business aviation and universities. Featuring the industry’s key leaders and aspiring young professionals, the event was recognised as an important initiative inspiring thousands of women across the Middle East and supporting its efforts to create a diverse local workforce.
2025 Event Features
Awards Program
An exclusive awards program will honor trailblazing women advancing gender diversity in aviation.
Scholarship Programme
Scholarships will support young women in advancing their careers. Winners will be announced at the event.
Smart Pods
Exclusive smart pods for aviation colleges provide a platform to engage with 300+ students and promote courses.
CV Drop-Off
A CV Drop-Off facility will connect graduates with job and internship opportunities in aviation and aerospace.
2024 Sponsors and Supporter
2024 Speakers
Mervat Sultan
President
Women in Aviation Middle East Chapter
Dr.Shatha Alhosain
Director of Digital Strategy
Cluster 2
Shorog Mohammed Alashmali
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Red Sea International Airport
Zahra Alhuraiz
Business Analyst
Red Sea International Airport
Melanie Guilldou
CEO
Lagardére Travel Retail
Hanan Badri
Chief People Officer
flyadeal
Yara Jan
First Officer
flyadeal
Afnan Ahmed Abuauref
Director Sales Support
Saudia Cargo
Amna Mohamed Abdulrasool
Creative & Branding Manager
Gulf Air
Ananya Mirchandani
Scheduled Program Strategist
Air One Aviation
Ashwag Alghamdi
Aviation, Hospitality and Sourcing Partnership Director
Saudi Tourism Authority
Captain Rizwan Taj
Chief Theory Knowledge Instructor
Airways Aviation
Captain Hanadi Hindi
First Female Saudi Pilot
Catherine Workman
Partner - Head of Middle East Region
Pinsent Masons
Christina Ioannidis
Transformation Architect, Consultant, Speaker, Author and Trainer
Dareen AlSaleh
Pilot
Aramco
Dr. Asmaa Nusairi
Director of Continuing Education Center
University of Sharjah
Dr. Dan Wong
Associate Professor and Aviation Program Leader, Department of Management
Prince Sultan University
Dr. Fatimah Alakeel
Assistant Professor Cybersecurity
King Saud University
Dr. Heba Bakr Khoshaim
VP Campus of Women
Prince Sultan University
Dr. Sofia Mateou
Associate Professor, Aviation Management
Prince Sultan University
Engr. Maryam Sadiq
Engineer
Dubai Police
Erin Harvey
Operations Director
Culmen International
Heba Abozenadah
General Manager of Talent Development
Jeddah Airports
Heba Hussain Mahmood
Board Member,Women in Aviation
Middle East Chapter
Khurram Qureshi
Project Manager
DANS
Marios Sentris
EMEA Aviation Director
Parsons
Michelle De Franca
Deputy Consortium Director
BACS Riyadh Metro Project
Nouf Altorki
Business Development Manager
SITA
Rabih Bou Rached
CEO and Founder
FEDS Group, United Arab Emirates
Reem Husam Filmban
Pilot
Helicopter Company
Samantha Leighton
Compliance Lead
Safari Group
Yara Toaimah
Head of Communications
Deep Space Initiative
Lareb Muqeet
Flight Dispatcher
Air Arabia Sharjah
Haneen Abu Saif
Head of Aviation Security Training and Sustainability
Culmen International
Noora Belselah
Vice President
Projects-Royal Jet
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2025 Sponsorship
Women In Aviation is an invaluable opportunity to:
- Position your company as a leader amongst global CSR brands.
- Highlight your support for this important global initiative.
- Align your brand with the top global aerospace and aviation companies.
- Promote your company as a top employer embracing diversity.
- Support a key regional government and community initiative.
We are pleased to invite you to join leading global companies sponsoring this important initiative. Giving you excellent CSR visibility and branding benefits, sponsorship will also provide you with a unique opportunity to position your business as a global supporter of empowering women, changing the perception of job opportunities for women across the sector, and creating a local workforce that will lead future aviation growth.
For sponsorship and programme information, please get in touch with Daksha Patel, Event Director, at daksha@nicheideas.net or +971 56 690 7668