Give to Gain: Women in Geoscience Panel

To mark International Women’s Day, DGS hosted the panel “Give to Gain: Advancing Equity and Inclusive Leadership in the Geosciences” with the KFUPM College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences and the DGS KFUPM Student Chapter. The session set out to encourage students to consider careers in geoscience.

Panellists were Rana A. Zamai, Senior Director at the Saudi Geological Survey and Chairwoman of the Women in Mining Association, Saudi Arabia; Dr. Ali Al Yousef, Dean of the College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences at KFUPM; Yara Garoot, a Saudi Aramco geologist in integrated resource assessment planning; and Dalia Abushulaih, a Saudi Aramco leader in HR strategy and diversity & inclusion. Dr. Ali Alfaraj, DGS President Elect, moderated.

The conversation centred on confidence, mentorship and belonging, and showed the range of paths open to geoscientists, from technical exploration and resource assessment to leadership and organisational strategy.

Event enablers: Wadyan Ayyad, Dalia Almaghlouth, Dana Alismail, Shatha Alshehri, Ali Alfaraj