Abu Dhabi: The fourth International Conference of Sports for Women (ICSW), under the auspices of Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy (FBMA), will be held in the capital from November 6-7.
The event will feature some of the iconic industry figures and sports stars. The industry gathering promotes and supports FBMA’s vision of instilling sports into UAE culture and the daily life of all Emirati women, while advancing the global women’s sports debate.
The conference is synonymous with sporting excellence and is a pioneering platform to both challenge and empower a variety of points of view. The last event, staged in May 2015, saw some of the most inspirational industry leaders and influencing figures in women’s sport come together — including IOC Member Dato’ Beng Choo LOW from Malaysia, IOC Member and International Triathlon Union President Marisol Casado from Spain, Brazilian footballer Marta Vieira Da Silva, British double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, France’s 2014 Wimbledon Champion Marion Bartoli, seven-time Paralympic medallist, World Champion and Guinness World Record holder Muffy Davis of the USA, and UAE Paralympian Thuraya Hamad Al Zaabi.
The event has also seen commercial interest in the conference increase year on year, and at a press conference organisers FBMA unveiled the first four official Partners of the 2017 event — Founding Partners Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and Abu Dhabi Media (ADM), and Main Partners Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) and Dolphin Energy.
FBMA Board Member, Dr. Omniyat Mohammad Al Hajeri speaking on the occasion said, “The success of the conference over the last few years has sealed its reputation as a genuinely pioneering and important event for the whole sports industry, both here in the UAE and around the world. Testimony to that is the calibre of speakers that the event has attracted and continues to attract. Over the coming months we will be announcing a really exciting line-up of headline speakers and panellists.”
Registration is free and those interested in attending are encouraged to pre-register by leaving their information at www.fbma.ae/icsw/pre-registration; http://www.fbma.ae/icsw/pre-registration.
