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Discover Your Life Calling with the New Course from WE Convention, Lectera, and Elina Landman

The WE Council not only brings together the world's most successful women at its annual WE Convention but also provides continuous learning opportunit...

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Mila Semeshkina Recognized as One of the Top Leaders in the Middle East for 2024

Every year Arabian Business publishes a list of the top leaders in the Middle East who have made significant contributions to the region's advancement...

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Launch of the Collaboration between WE Council and Lectera Educational Platform! The First Exclusive Course by WE Convention Speaker Dr. Giovanna Casimiro is Now Available!

The core value of the WE Convention is the opportunity to hear the stories of inspiring women leaders from around the world, learn from their experien...

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The program and complete list of WE Convention speakers for April 20–21 have been published.

Very soon, on April 20-21, the new WE Convention will take place in Dubai at Atlantis The Royal Hotel; the world's largest legendary forum for women l...

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Mila Smart Semeshkina is back in the top 100 influential people in the UAE, according to Arabian Business

For the second time in a row, the authoritative publication Arabian Business included the president of the Women Empowerment Council, Mila Smart Semes...

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Mila Smart Semeshkina in the Forbes column: “The journey of a startup is a testament to courage and vision”

Mila Smart Semeshkina in the Forbes column: "The journey of a startup is a testament to courage and vision" In her column for Forbes magazine, Mila...

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Mila Smart Semeshkina is the best Middle East CEO in the field of education in 2023!

On December 13, at a gala dinner in the center of Dubai, Mila Smart Semeshkina was honored with the CEO of the Year Award at the CEO Middle East Award...

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“Mastering Your Money Mindset: A Financial Wellness Workshop” by WE Council Held on December 9th in Dubai

On December 9th, the Platinum Tower in Dubai became a hub for women's financial empowerment, hosting the "Mastering Your Money Mindset: A Financial We...

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Mila Smart Semeshkina Leads Inspiring Workshop on Personal Branding at UN Women Entrepreneurship Expo

Mila Semeshkina, CEO of Lectera and founder of the WE Convention, recently spearheaded a hands-on workshop on personal branding at the Women's Entrepr...

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Mila Smart Semeshkina’s interview for Arabian Business: Lectera, WE Convention, and more

Lectera is a groundbreaking educational platform with courses available in five languages. Three million students from 60 countries are already studyi...

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WE Council YouTube Channel Hits 100k Subscribers - We've Earned the Silver Play Button!

In the bustling world of YouTube, hitting a milestone is no small achievement - and we're thrilled to announce that our WE Council YouTube channel has...

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Meeting of the Women's Empowerment Council at the Krasota Gastronomic Theatre in Dubai

Mila Smart Semeshkina and other members of the Women's Empowerment Council gathered for an exciting event at the Krasota gastro-theater in Dubai. The...

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Women in Tech Global Summit

It was a huge success, and congratulations to our partners for the Women in Tech Global Summit held in Paris on May 22 and 23, 2023, with Mr. Emmanuel...

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Startup Stage Speakers' Meetings

It was a great honor for the WE Council to have outstanding women leaders join the event. During the Startup Stage Speakers' Meetings, the speakers di...

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Fatemeh Abdollah on blockchain, neuroscience and being a woman in Iran

Fatemeh Abdollah, CEO and Founder of Zarela, tells the story of her falling in love with blockchain and the philosophy of decentralization and applyin...

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A free career development webinar with Mila Smart Semeshkina

A free webinar was hosted by Mila Smart Semeshkina, the Founder of the Women's Empowerment Council, the CEO of Lectera.com, and the author of the best...

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Mila Semeshkina at Global Woman Club Networking Event

On April 29, the Global Woman Club Dubai held an event dedicated to women supporting women and sharing their success stories. Mila Semeshkina, the Pre...

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Ayumi Moore Aoki on bringing more women to the tech industry

Ayumi Moore Aoki is founder and CEO of the global movement Women in Tech. The organization is based in Paris, but it operates in 45 countries, with th...

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Shereen Abdulla on building a career as a content creator and a lifestyle of her dreams

Shereen Abdulla, producer and founder of Sparks Studios, shares her story of pivoting into content creation and building a business based on a passion...

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Vera Futorjanski on similarity bias and building flourishing ecosystems

Vera Futorjanski is the CEO and founder of Veritas Ventures, an innovation advisory firm based out of the UAE. Vera is an angel investor who invests m...

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Ambreen Khan, Founder & CEO at MeatoDoor, on entrepreneurship and idea validation

Ambreen Khan is Founder & CEO at MeatoDoor. Meat is the largest traded food category in the Middle East by value and by volume. Yet, the $40 billi...

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Shehzeen Jamil Rehman on empathy as a superpower and on navigating challenging environments

Shehzeen Jamil Rehman is an entrepreneur in the specialty coffee and tech space. She is co-founder of Sippy Beans and the head of coffee market at COF...

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Lucy Chow on the gender investment gap and ways to bridge it

All-women startup teams receive less than 3% of the global venture capital funding. All-men teams, in turn, collect almost 90%. This phenomenon is cal...

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Mashal Waqar, Managing Director at Milestone Ventures, on community building and experimentation

Mashal Waqar is Managing Director of Milestone Ventures. Previously, she was the co-founder of The Tempest, a global news outlet for women, and 60 Day...

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