
At the third annual Benefit Dinner held in New York City under the theme of Inspiring Women, AUC honored three “inspiring” AUC alumnae: Rana El-Kaliouby ’98 ’00, chief science officer of Affectiva, a spinoff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Heba Morayef ’02, Egypt director of Human Rights Watch; and Haifaa Al-Mansour ’97, Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker.
At the third annual benefit dinner, AUC raised funds in excess of $400,000, with net proceeds being used to support scholarships for female students.
AUC's Third Annual Benefit Dinner
This year marks the third AUC Benefit Dinner under the theme: AUC: Inspiring Women. The intent of the event is to showcase the caliber of AUC graduates in Egypt and abroad who are actively contributing to Egypt and our global society. All proceeds will be used to support scholarships at AUC.
AWARDEES
Past Honorees

Abdallah Jum’ah ’65
Former president and CEO of Saudi Aramco

Shafik Gabr ’73
Chair and Managing Director, ARTOC Group for Investment and Development

Azza Kamel ’83
Founder and Director, Alwan wa Awtar NGO

Monica Hanna ’04, ’07
Award-Winning Egyptian Archaeologist

Haifaa Al-Mansour ’97
Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker

Rana El-Kaliouby ’98 ’00
Chief Science Officer of Affectiva

Heba Morayef ’02
Egypt director of Human Rights Watch

John F. W. Rogers
Executive Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Mustafa Abdel-Wadood ’91
Chief Executive Officer, Abraaj Group Limited

Perihan Abou-Zeid ’09
Co-founder and Communications Director, Qabila Media Production

Shahira Amin ’78
Journalist and Former Deputy Head of Nile TV International

Ben Wedeman ’81
CNN Senior International Correspondent

Amr Waked ’96
Actor

Suad Al-Husseini Juffali
Chair of the Ahmed Juffali Foundation