Nada Alameddine from Hodema moderated the “Women’s roundtable”, a panel organized by Hospitality Services on July 2nd, 2013 at Le Gray Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. The panel gathered leading women in the hospitality business among which Mrs. Dina Abboud (Partner/Senior Operation Director-Cat & Mouth catering), Mrs. Hala Achkar (Board Member-Monroe Hotel), Mrs. Maya Bekhazi (Owner-The Beirut Cellar), Mrs. Ghada Blanco (Owner-Wedding RS), Mrs. Rana El Khoury (General Manager-Le Gray Hotel Beirut), Mrs. Mireille Hayek (Owner-La Parilla, Em Sherif and Yasmina restaurants), Mrs. Aline Kamakian (Owner-Mayrig and Batchig restaurants), Mrs. Lina Lteif (Owner and General Manager-La Mie Dorée), Mrs. Hala Massaad (General Manager-Raouche Arjaan by Rotana), Mrs. Lina Mroue (Owner-Lina Mroue Consultancy), Mrs. Corine Nader (Operations Director-Magnolia Bakery), and Mrs. Michelle Souhaid (Owner-Mandaloun Café). The purpose of this roundtable was to exchange experiences and opinions by tackling various topics and discussing the challenges facing women in the hospitality and tourism business.