This forum was held under the patronage of His Excellency Sultan bin Saeed al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates.

Endorsed by the UAE Ministry of Economy for the past four years, Naseba Global WIL Economic Forum brings together over 500 global business leaders, policy-makers, and entrepreneurs, NGOs, artists and youth to champion diversity as the cornerstone of sustainable economic development.

Initiated in Dubai in 2009, the forum has since then travelled and evolved from being a singular platform dedicated to gender parity, to a purpose-driven community. Throughout the year and over these two days, the WIL Forum celebrates the big and small steps taken by large corporations, governments and individuals to promote diversity & inclusion and shares the stories of every day heroes, storytellers and game changers.