UAE-Japan Women's Friendship Committee celebrates 10 years of promoting female empowerment in energy sector
4 June 2025 17:46
TOKYO (WAM) The UAE-Japan Friendship Committee for Women Career Development (FCW) has celebrated 10 years of promoting female empowerment in the energy sector.Under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation', Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), FCW convened in Tokyo for the 20th forum since its establishment in 2015.The 20th forum was held under the theme 'My leadership journey for a sustainable society and energy industry'.This year's participation in Japan included an exclusive presence for the committee at Expo 2025 in Osaka, with a dedicated workshop at the UAE Pavilion.Guided by Her Highness' leadership, the UAE-Japan Friendship Committee for Women's Career Development brought outstanding female talent from the UAE and Japan together to exchange experiences and insights, and advanced initiatives that drive female progress in both countries, strengthening career paths and fostering inclusivity and innovation.Benefiting more than 4,500 females from UAE, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia and other GCC countries, FCW has played an important role over the past decade in empowering women in the energy transformation journey.Attendees at the FCW event included Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State and FCW Chairwoman; Haruhiko Ando, CEO of the Japan Cooperation Centre for Petroleum (JCCP), Fatema Al Nuaimi, CEO of ADNOC Gas, Marwan Alnaqbi, Head of Mission for the UAE in Tokyo; and committee members of the FCW UAE team.During her keynote address, Dr. Al Shamsi conveyed the greetings of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, expressing her continued support for the forums. She emphasised that FCW forums strengthen UAE-Japan bilateral relations, advance female engagement in energy, and support women's career development.Haruhiko Ando said, 'The world's intelligence and capabilities should be shared equally between men and women. It can be said that FCW's stimulating and pioneering activities over the past 10 years have become a powerful driving force for promoting women's empowerment and have established advanced examples in the oil-related industry.'Fatema Al Nuaimi said: 'Over the past 10 years, the UAE-Japan Friendship Committee for Women Career Development has served as an important platform to drive female empowerment in the energy sector. This edition has provided actionable steps to enable female future leaders to better contribute to advancing the energy industry, and ADNOC looks forward to building on these steps as we continue to empower our female talent to build successful careers.'
ADNOC and the JCCP have held FCW forums in the UAE and Japan since 2015, highlighting the importance of females' contributions across the energy industry.
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