About Us

Qatar Professional Women’s Network (QPWN) is an informal networking group for Qatari and expatriate professional women. We are a multi-cultural and professionally diverse organisation. Our attendees come from across the globe and from a wide range of professional backgrounds including engineers, doctors, executive assistants, teachers, consultants and financial experts. Our events vary to cater to those currently working, looking for work, or those who may be on a career break but wanting to stay professionally connected.

QPWN, originally founded by Christina Zini, was launched in 2010 and continues to be run by a volunteer team of professional women living and working in Doha.  

QPWN organises networking and mentoring programmes throughout the year with a summer and small winter break.

Our Mission

To inspire women to engage in a professional, diverse and supportive network while expanding their skills and knowledge base.

Our Purpose

QPWN is committed to encouraging women in Qatar to achieve success on their terms.  We strive to provide regular and tailored opportunities for women of all professions and cultures to connect and support each other.

Our Vision

To be recognised as a leading professional women’s organisation in Qatar striving to strengthen female skills and knowledge enabling them to drive success.

OUR VALUES

  • INTEGRITY: We place integrity as our highest value and we commit to treating people honestly and ethically at all times.
  • EMPOWERING: Empowerment is integral to our being – we strive to support women to reach their full potential.
  • INCLUSIVITY & DIVERSITY: We value inclusion and diversity across nationalities, religion and professional choices and strive to treat every member of our community with dignity and respect
  • CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: We acknowledge the cultural sensitivity of our host country and aim at all times and in all our actions to show respect.

OUR SUPPORTERS

QPWN is volunteer run and does not accept money itself for its events / programmes.

HOTELS – Attendees to our events / programmes do pay a fee directly to the local hotels we contract with which partially covers venue and catering costs.  We are grateful to the hotels we have worked with who are providing more to our attendees that the fee covers.

Recently we have hosted events at:

  • The W Hotel Doha
  • Marriot Marquis
  • J W Marriott (formerly Shangri-La)
  • The Four Seasons

 

We are also grateful for the in-kind donations that we receive.

PRINTING – Our professional image is in part due to Printec Solutions who printed pop up banners and a QPWN horizontal logo banner for us. 

Including pro-bono work …

 

WEB DESIGN – We are so grateful to Francis Van Wyk of Create Client Chemistry, who donated her organisation’s time and skills to build this website.