{"id":30762,"date":"2021-12-22T18:35:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=30762"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:02:49","slug":"bentley-launches-extraordinary-women-global-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/bentley-launches-extraordinary-women-global-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"BENTLEY LAUNCHES EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN GLOBAL INITIATIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Launch of inaugural mentorship programme to\u00a0support the UAE on its quest to increase women in leadership roles<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Bentley hosts Forces of Inspiration event to foster the next generation of Extraordinary Women<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Bentley partners with leading UAE professionals and two key universities<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><strong>(Middle East,<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a022\u00a0December 2021)<\/strong>\u00a0Bentley Motors, the British luxury car manufacturer, has announced a special mentoring programme designed to support women\u00a0in the fields of technology, engineering, design and business. Kicking off in the United Arab Emirates, the initiative will comprise a series of bespoke Extraordinary Women mentorships that will be organised in various countries around the world, with the aim of increasing the number of women in leadership positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Pioneers-Gallery-Display_ssict_1200_800.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Pioneers-Gallery-Display_ssict_1200_800-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Image 3 - Bentley Motors Forces of Inspiration Pioneers Gallery Display_ssict_1200_800\" class=\"wp-image-30765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Pioneers-Gallery-Display_ssict_1200_800-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Pioneers-Gallery-Display_ssict_1200_800-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Pioneers-Gallery-Display_ssict_1200_800-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Pioneers-Gallery-Display_ssict_1200_800-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-3-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Pioneers-Gallery-Display_ssict_1200_800.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official programme launch event, named \u2018Forces of Inspiration\u2019,\u00a0brought together a group of high-achieving women from across the region \u2013 the \u2018Founding Pioneers\u2019 \u2013 at The Opus in Business Bay, Dubai, to\u00a0meet and inspire young students. The all-female event consisted of inspirational panel talks, a stimulating gallery exhibition and the official launch of the exclusive mentoring programme \u2013 this global initiative is part of Bentley\u2019s\u00a0<em>Women In Automotive<\/em>programme, which aims to employ 30% diverse candidates in management by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five Founding Pioneers, who pledged their commitment to the Extraordinary Women initiative are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-1024x762.webp\" alt=\"Image 1 - Pioneers Official Gathering at the Launch Event_ssict_1200_893\" class=\"wp-image-30763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-1024x762.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-300x223.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-768x572.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-1080x804.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pioneers were joined in the panel discussions by Hind Al Rabaeesi, the UAE\u2019s first female sports photographer, and founder of HND Studio, and Dr Vian Ahmed, Professor in Industrial Engineering at American Univeristy of Sharjah (AUS). Bentley is partnering with AUS, along with Heriot-Watt University, in this initiative.\u00a0The panel talks, where the Pioneers and Dr Vian shared stories and insights about their professional journeys, were attended by a group of female students from the two universities, who were also able to question the speakers about their experiences in more detail.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-7-Jo-OBrien-Head-of-Sustainability-Communications-at-Bentley-Motors_ssict_1200_800.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-7-Jo-OBrien-Head-of-Sustainability-Communications-at-Bentley-Motors_ssict_1200_800-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Image 7 - Jo O'Brien Head of Sustainability Communications at Bentley Motors_ssict_1200_800\" data-id=\"30768\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-7-Jo-OBrien-Head-of-Sustainability-Communications-at-Bentley-Motors_ssict_1200_800.webp\" data-link=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?attachment_id=30768\" class=\"wp-image-30768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-7-Jo-OBrien-Head-of-Sustainability-Communications-at-Bentley-Motors_ssict_1200_800-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-7-Jo-OBrien-Head-of-Sustainability-Communications-at-Bentley-Motors_ssict_1200_800-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-7-Jo-OBrien-Head-of-Sustainability-Communications-at-Bentley-Motors_ssict_1200_800-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-7-Jo-OBrien-Head-of-Sustainability-Communications-at-Bentley-Motors_ssict_1200_800-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-7-Jo-OBrien-Head-of-Sustainability-Communications-at-Bentley-Motors_ssict_1200_800.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-6-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-6-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172-1024x1000.webp\" alt=\"Image 6- Bentley Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172\" data-id=\"30767\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-6-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172.webp\" data-link=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?attachment_id=30767\" class=\"wp-image-30767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-6-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172-1024x1000.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-6-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172-300x293.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-6-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172-768x750.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-6-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172-1080x1055.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-6-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_1172.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-Pioneers-with-the-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_800.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-Pioneers-with-the-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_800-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Image 2 - Pioneers with the Bentley Bacalar_ssict_1200_800\" data-id=\"30764\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-Pioneers-with-the-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_800.webp\" data-link=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?attachment_id=30764\" class=\"wp-image-30764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-Pioneers-with-the-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_800-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-Pioneers-with-the-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_800-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-Pioneers-with-the-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_800-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-Pioneers-with-the-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_800-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-2-Pioneers-with-the-Bentley-Bacalar_ssict_1200_800.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The students will now have the chance to apply to take part in an exclusive mentoring programme, with the opportunity&nbsp;to connect with the Pioneers, the university faculties and senior members of the Bentley leadership team. Four specially selected students will later travel to Bentley\u2019s Crewe headquarters in the UK for a one-week visit where they will learn more about Bentley\u2019s diversity and inclusion ambitions and gain valuable career advice, while seeing how Bentley engages with its female talent in what is traditionally a male-focussed business. This intiative will take an annual format, and the students will return to be involved in mentoring the next generation of students. Such is to be the legacy of these Extraordinary Women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative from Bentley champions female empowerment in the region \u2013 currently&nbsp;Emirati women make up 70% of all UAE university graduates yet, according to data from the UAE\u2019s Gender Balance Council, while women constitute around two thirds of public sector workers, only 30% are in leadership positions. The initiative brings together&nbsp;some of the UAE\u2019s most \u2018Extraordinary Women\u2019 from across a range of disciplines to join forces and use their experience, learning and passion to inspire the next generation of female professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-4-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Panel-Talk-One_ssict_1200_675.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-4-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Panel-Talk-One_ssict_1200_675-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Image 4 - Bentley Motors Forces of Inspiration Panel Talk One_ssict_1200_675\" data-id=\"30766\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-4-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Panel-Talk-One_ssict_1200_675.webp\" data-link=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?attachment_id=30766\" class=\"wp-image-30766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-4-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Panel-Talk-One_ssict_1200_675-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-4-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Panel-Talk-One_ssict_1200_675-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-4-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Panel-Talk-One_ssict_1200_675-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-4-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Panel-Talk-One_ssict_1200_675-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-4-Bentley-Motors-Forces-of-Inspiration-Panel-Talk-One_ssict_1200_675.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-1024x762.webp\" alt=\"Image 1 - Pioneers Official Gathering at the Launch Event_ssict_1200_893\" data-id=\"30763\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893.webp\" data-link=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?attachment_id=30763\" class=\"wp-image-30763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-1024x762.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-300x223.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-768x572.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893-1080x804.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Image-1-Pioneers-Official-Gathering-at-the-Launch-Event_ssict_1200_893.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bentley will work with the Founding&nbsp;Pioneers in the UAE, as well as the partnering Universities; American University of Sharjah and Heriot-Watt University, to provide inspiration and mentorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mentorship programme was officially launched by Jo O\u2019Brien, Head of Sustainable Communications at Bentley Motors: \u201cToday was an incredibly uplifting experience \u2013 listening to these women tell their stories was truly inspiring. The purpose of the event was to launch our mentoring programme, which will provide a very valuable experience for the students that are chosen to take part. Today was incredibly important as we start to build a legacy to benefit the future female leaders of their fields.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launch of inaugural mentorship programme to\u00a0support the UAE on its quest to increase women in leadership roles Bentley hosts Forces of Inspiration event to foster the next generation of Extraordinary Women Bentley partners with leading UAE professionals and two key universities (Middle East,\u00a022\u00a0December 2021)\u00a0Bentley Motors, the British luxury car manufacturer, has announced a special mentoring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":30769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":26,"_extra_hide_author_box":"","_extra_featured_post":"0","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotive","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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