Yahoo! Business & Human Rights Summit on Women, Technology and and Social/Digital Media

The Yahoo! Business & Human Rights Program, along with Yahoo! Maktoob, and in partnership with Vital Voices, is hosting a summit in Cairo, Egypt on January 18, 2012.

Change Your World! Cairo 2012 will spotlight how women across the Middle East and North Africa are using technology, the Internet and various social and digital media platforms to create positive change in the world.

The Summit will be moderated by Mona Eltahawy and will focus on four primary areas: women’s leadership in governance and politics, women’s rights/human rights and social justice, journalism, and entrepreneurship. 

Confirmed participants include Dalia Ziada, Shereen Allam, and Danya Bashir Hobba.

To learn more about Change Your World! Cairo 2012, and the full line-up, please view the Agenda. If you’re based in the region and interested in attending, please see here.