Interact. Impact. Inspire.

Rania Albassoumi

Program Coordinator at Startupbootcamp & Founder of Wellpreneur

With a background in Psychology and a strong focus on project management, Rania specializes in leveraging human-centred design principles to effectively manage and coordinate cross-sectoral projects and accelerators. Moreover, she excels at crafting engaging training curricula and fostering strong connections with ecosystem players.

Ala Hamdan

Filmmaker and Co-founder of At Films

Ala Hamdan is a film director and a visual storyteller. She studied filmmaking and screenwriting for short diplomas at NYFA. Ala is the co-founder of At Films, a media production and training company. She conducted projects with the UN, UNDP, Sadeem, LG, Adidas, Roya TV, and others. Her projects focus on social justice, uplifting causes, and valuable educational content. She also presented a TV program titled (Cinerama) on Roya channel. Her book (Muslims of the World) was an Amazon best-seller in its category 2018.

Mary Nazzal

Chairperson Landmark & Co-Founder at Nafsuna

Mary is a justice activist, qualified barrister, and advocate for conscious leadership. Recognized as one of Forbes’ Most Powerful Arab Women, she was featured on the cover of Forbes in the story "Hospitality Meets Humanity." Mary holds degrees in political science, law, investment, innovative finance, and leadership. She is the founder and chairperson of Landmark Hotel, a 5-star Jordanian brand, and co-founder of Nafsuna, a conscious living company. As host of Raw Politik, a political talk show, Mary tackles global issues and the bias of mainstream media.Mary serves on the boards of the European Legal Support Center, the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center, the Royal Film Commission, and the 2048 Foundation. She advises the British Palestine Media Center and the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.A mother of three, Mary is passionate about decolonization, self-development, and liberation. She is a founding member of Impact Jordan, focused on building decolonized impact economies for the region.Her work is driven by a commitment to lasting, positive change and fostering a more just and conscious world.

Sally Abu Ali

CEO at AMAN Human Capital

Sally Abu Ali is the Founder and CEO of AMAN Human Capital, with more than 18 years of experience in Human Resource Management and Organization Development in various national, regional, and international organizations. Her expertise emphasizes employee engagement and retention plans, training, developing policies and procedures, HR startup operations, performance management, and reward management systems.

Sally's experience includes organization restructuring, designing and implementing organizational structures, manpower planning, designing, developing, and implementing training strategies and development plans. She has managed the implementation of HRMS, created and updated job descriptions, revised HR policies and procedures, and supervised the implementation of reward and recognition programs.

Amani Qaddoumi

Director of Business Development at Dar Abu Abdullah

Amani Qaddoumi is a strategic creative director and business development leader with almost two decades of experience in building brands and driving sustainable growth. As Director of Business Development at Dar Abu Abdullah, she combines design thinking, innovation, and strategic planning to create impactful programs that empower local communities, support women’s economic participation, and foster entrepreneurship. Through her work, Amani bridges creativity and business to fuel inclusive development and contribute to Jordan’s evolving economy.

Areej Al-Yousef

Senior Programme Management – Technical Cooperation Assistance, UN-ESCWA

Areej Al-Yousef is a program leader with over 18 years of experience in international development, specializing in youth empowerment, social innovation, and entrepreneurship ecosystem development. She has led major initiatives with UN and international organizations, promoting innovation, advancing national policies, and fostering public-private partnerships to support policy development, entrepreneurship, and capacity-building efforts across the Arab region.

Dr.Reem S. AL Baghdadi

CEO at JFBPW

Co-Founder and CEO : Rimara Pak, an industrial company established 2005, specialized in manufacturing disposable plastic cutlery, hygienic paper, wet wipes and packaging. Over 20 years of experience in Industrial Manufacturing that enabled Reem to become one of the experts in managerial processes, good manufacturing practices, and quality.

- Partner: Diamond Plastic Factories, an industrial company established 1992, specialized in manufacturing disposable table wares.
- Chairwoman: Jordan Forum for Business and Professional Women 2021, a pioneering and reputable women NGO established 1976. Over 18 years of experience in social work focusing on women empowerment and advocating for a better implementation of laws that guarantee fair and equal access to opportunities for women.

- Jordan Private Sector Representative: G20 Summit / Women Empower Alliance for the years 2020/2021/2022.
- Vice president: Committee of Competitiveness Law affairs, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply. Headed by the Minster of Industry, Trade and Supply, 2023- present.
- Vice president: Industrial Women Council / Amman Chamber of Industry, 2019- present, established 2019 with the objective of instilling industrial culture among Jordanian new generations, introducing role models and highlighting success stories of women working at the manufacturing sector.
- Member: Women Economic Empowerment Task Force: 2022, established by The Jordanian Prime Ministry of Jordan for implementing the out puts of the Economic Modernization Vision in regards of women empowerment pillar.
- Co-Founder and Chairwoman: Jordanian Industrial Women Association, 2013-2018, Dr. Reem along with some distinguished women at the industrial sector established the first Jordanian Association for Industrial Women in Jordan 2013. Reem was elected the first chairwoman of the association.
- Board Member : Economic and Social Council of Jordan , The Economic Policies Committee 2023- present
- Board Member: Advisory Council for Packing and Packaging Sector / Jordan Chamber of Industry, 2018-2021
- Vice President: Sectorial Technical Skills Council for Plastic Industries / Jordan Chamber of Industry, 2020- present.
- Supreme Board Member: Jordanian National Forum for Women, 2018-2023 under the presidency of Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bent Talal.
- Member: The Economic Advisory Team / Jordanian National Commission for Women, 2021- Present.
- Vice President: Industrial Women Committee, 2014-2018 /Jordan Chamber of Industry.
- Winner: 2018 Inspirational Business Woman, Business Acceleration Program, Derien Institution, Australia
- Jordanian Women Business Entrepreneur Award, 2020: Talal Abu Ghazaleh University Collage for Innovation.
- Awardee: International Women Entrepreneur Challenge (IWEC) 2023
- Journal writer, focus on economic issues, specialized in manufacturing and industrial topics.

Education:
- Stanford University/ Leadership Academy for Development, Sep. 2022: Nominated by Stanford University and Center of International Private Enterprise (CIPE) to join an intensive program about policies that encourage private sector growth , economic and social development.
- International Finance Corporation (IFC) / World Bank: Corporate Directors Program: 2022, Qualified Board Director by JIoD/IFC
- Female Future Program: 2022, (NHO) Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon, Norway. Certified Trainer
- The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) &The Center for Women Studies/ University of Jordan, 2019, Strengthening Access to Justice for Women and Men in Jordan program.
- New York University: Professional Marketing Skills Program, 2011
- A PhD in English Language Methodology/ Amman Arab University, 2008, lectured at many Jordanian private universities. During that conducted many research papers published in well-known scientific magazines and participated in many local and international conferences.
- A Master degree in English Language Methodology/ Amman Arab University, 2004, with a thesis that focused on the new governmental reform plans for the educational system in Jordan and the impact of implementing Knowledge Economy principles on education.
- A Bachelor degree in English Literature / University of Jordan, 1991.

Memberships:
- High Council Member : Taqadom Party
- Member: Public Policy Forum.
- Member: Women on Board Association
- Member: Jordanian Small and Medium Enterprise Association.
- Member: The Strategic Coordination Committee: Promoting Production and Decent Work for the Women in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine. A Joint Program Implemented by ILO and UN Women