SheTrades Global

The International Trade Centre (ITC) SheTrades’s initiative flagship event “SheTradesGlobal” is the premier global business event to connect export-ready women entrepreneurs with buyers, investors, and partners. With a strong focus on business generation, investment, and innovation, SheTrades Global is a unique opportunity to do business, get inspired, and forge new and lasting partnerships.

SheTrades Global is the premier global business event to connect with export-ready women entrepreneurs, buyers, investors, and partners. With a strong focus on business generation, investment, and innovation, SheTrades Global is an opportunity of a lifetime to do business, get inspired, network, and create new alliances with women entrepreneurs from around the world. The previous seven editions of SheTrades Global resulted in $80 million worth of commercial transaction agreements.

Over 800 participants from all around the world will participate in Dubai in search of new trade and investment opportunities. The event will be centered around the themes of digital trade, partnerships, and sustainability. The agenda includes inspirational talks, clinics, and masterclasses led by experts, a hackathon, B2Bs and networking meetings, attendance to Expo2020.

Eligibility

For women entrepreneur the following criteria apply:

• The company is at least 30% owned, managed, and controlled by women;
• It is a legally registered and incorporated company domiciled in an economy in transition/developing country or in the host country (UAE);
• It is sustainable and/or has plans to incorporate sustainable practices.
• The company must be domiciled in a developing country or economy in transition (see list) or in the host country (UAE).

SheTrades Global event is intentionally developed to allow the exchange of knowledge among participants and create business opportunities before, during, and after the event.

The program encourages women entrepreneurs participants to take the advantage of this space and not only depend on the agenda of the event but to meet people, make connections and learn from each other as much as they can.

Benefits

• SheTrades Global is a platform that links women entrepreneurs with potential buyers/investors.
• Provides space to promote and facilitate business opportunities, but the final decision is only the result of a negotiation between the parties (Women Entrepreneurs and Buyers/investors).
• Selected groups of women entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to exhibit their products/services within the exhibition area.

Application process

Click here to register

Registration – Available in summer 2020 for:

• Women entrepreneurs in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish;
• Business Support Organizations (BSOs);
• Market Partners.