HR Business Partner Conference Agenda
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TIME |
AGENDA |
08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration |
09:00 - 09:15 |
Chairperson opening remarks
Abdulhussain Tejani
Director of HR Operations
GEMS Education
Abdulhussain Tejani is a seasoned HR professional with over 20 years of experience within the ME, Africa and European region. A Tanzanian by nationality and an avid reader who never stops aspiring to learn. As an HR practitioner, he is very passionate about growing and developing people. He is willing to push the boundaries on conventional HR and is always willing to speak up for the need to bring back the human into Human Resources. With over 13 years based in the region, he has extensive networks and ties in the region, thus having a deep understanding and love for the local culture. On the personal front, he is very fond of word games and listening to speakers who challenge the status quo.
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09:15 - 10.00 |
Keynote Address: Strategic Transformation of HR in the Middle East - from Partnership to Leadership
Dr. Yazan Hatamleh
Group Chief HR & Admin Officer
Arabtec Holding PJSC
Yazan Hatamleh is Arabtec's Group Chief HR & Admin. Officer. He leads Arabtec's HR & Admin team in providing the needed support and services to employees and is responsible for Arabtec's Holding overall people strategy. He is also responsible for the Group HR & Admin global strategy for inclusion and diversity as well as its talent design and performance management, compensation and benefits programs, employee rewards systems, and aligning business objectives.
Hatamleh has more than 23 years of HR experience. Prior to joining Arabtec in 2013, he held leadership positions at Sanaya Holding, Tejari, Inmarsat in addition to other leading companies. Pulled together disparate benefits programs, the acquisition process, and compensation plans across the company. He created several Leadership Center of Excellence bringing together appropriate services into a shared model producing HR operational efficiencies, including Tamayyaz – The leadership center at Arabtec Holding
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10:00 - 10:45 |
"Why are most HR functions still struggling to be Strategic Partners in Business?"
- What is expected of HR in Strategic Partnership
- C suite Expectations of alignment from HR Strategic Partner
Ramakrishna Krovvidi
Senior Vice President, Organization Development
Du
Ramakrishna Krovvidi mostly addressed by his friends and colleagues as RK is Master degree holder in Engineering (Industrial Engineering) with MBA in HRD. He is currently Senior Vice President OD at du, a young telecom company in UAE. RK's expertise is in the field of Strategic Consulting, Planning, Balanced Score Card & KPIs, Business Process Reengineering, Organization Development, Compensation & Benefits, Performance Development, and Continuous Improvement. He has a cross industry exposure and worked in Telecommunications, Engineering, Aviation, Manufacturing and Mining sectors. RK has proven credentials in Corporate HR and OD with large Multinational Corporations, Private and Public sectors companies. RK is an active speaker and presenter at many conferences in USA, Europe, Middle East and India.
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10.45 - 11.15 |
Morning Refreshment Session |
11.15 - 12.00 |
Successful Integration of Business & HR Strategies
- Identifying steps to align, identify and implement strategic actions
- Workforce planning considerations when implementing business partnering initiatives
Peter Roche
Vice President Human Resources
AECOM
Peter has had considerable experience in both senior level operational and strategic roles across a diverse range of industry sectors. His experience covers many geographical regions including South East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Middle East and also Central Europe. Peter's background is primarily in senior human resource leadership roles. Peter's background is primarily in senior human resource leadership roles. He has a proven capacity in aligning human resources strategies with business strategies and creating value. With over 15 years experience Peter has personally been involved with a number of blue chip multinational companies and significant regional business entities.
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12.00 - 12.45 |
Dubai Airport Case Study: The Future HR Role - From Administrator to Business Partner
Glenn Saldanha
Head HR Operations and Employee Relations
Human Resources and Development
Dubai Airports
Mr. Glenn Saldanha is part of the Human Resource team in Dubai Airports since 6 years. His responsibilities as Head of HR Operations and Employee Relations include HR Business Partnering, employee benefits, reward and recognition, events, disciplinary etc. In summary his role is required to manage the Strategic and Operational HR related activities and provide support to 3300+ employees from various units. Mr. Saldanha plays a key role in the recent company wide restructures that has led to the present broad band pay and performance based recognition system being implemented, employee engagement and wellbeing etc
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12.45 - 13.45 |
Lunch |
13.45 - 14.30 |
Effective Change Management: Getting & Keeping Support for your HR transformation
- Justifying your ROI to obtain buy-in on your HR strategy
- Developing a holistic communication strategy to guide your HR transformation
- Leveraging proactively and frequently on senior leadership support
Joshua Correia
Director Human Resources - Middle East, Africa, India & Turkey
W R Grace & Co
Joshua Correia is Director HR at WR Grace & Co. with responsibility for all Human Resource activities across the Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent & Central Asia. He is known for his strong commercial focus and his business partnership with C-Level leaders, while crafting HR solutions that drive growth. Prior to joining WR Grace, Joshua has had successful stints in varied roles at Gallup Consulting, Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Marriott Hotels.
Joshua has a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management and a Bachelors Degree in Commerce and Management. A native of Goa, Joshua relocated to the Middle East in 2007 and lives with his family in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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14.30 - 15.45 |
Panel discussion - The evolving role of the HR leader
- HR leaders - where have we come from and where are we headed?
- The shifting trend - from focusing on the organization of the business to focusing on the business of the organization
- HR is more important than ever before - What impact has this had on the role of the HR leader?
- Become more strategic - where HR leaders need a shift in mindset and capabilities
Moderator :
Tamer Amer
Regional Human Resources Manager
Porr Qatar Construction Will
Tamer holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin and MBA in Human Resources Management and is a GPHR (certified global professional of HR by the Society of Human Resources Management). He has over 20 years of experience (GCC and USA) in business process improvement with a focus on Human Resources. He has worked for multiple industries including Construction, Engineering Consulting, Oil & Gas and Financial. He is currently the Regional Human Resources Manager of Porr Construction. The PORR Group is one of Austria’s largest construction companies and a leading player in Europe. With numerous offices across Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Middle East. It has about 12,000 employees and with an excellent track record in constructing high speed tracks, tunnels and underground railways,it has secured a major Doha Metro contract as part of a consortium for the Greenline.
Panelist :
Murali Krishnan
Group Head, Human Resources
Byrne Equipment Rental LLC
With over 24 years of Human Resources experience gained in Manufacturing, Financial Services, Retailing/Wholesaling, Engineering and Marketing/Distribution sectors, Murali brings with him extensive Organizational Change Management and Human Resources Development experience, 16 years of which have been gained in the GCC region with large conglomerates, namely, Al Futtaim Group and MMI (Emirates Group), where he was employed in senior HR roles. Murali's current assignment is at Byrne Investments, which has recently been acquired by Hanco Group, and prior to which was a private equity investment of HSBC Private Equity Middle East, to institutionalize HR practices, bring in improvement to a key asset of the business - People and add value from the Human Resources perspective.
Ashok Gopal
Head of Talent Management
Mashreqbank
Ashok Gopal is the head for Talent & Performance Management at Mashreq Bank. He is responsible for creating a Talent Management system, shaping engagement and driving a system of meritocracy across the bank. In his first year of joining Mashreq, he led Mashreq to winning the coveted ‘Gallup Great Workplace Award’, one of only 36 companies across the world to do so. Prior to joining Mashreq in 2013, Ashok spent 16 years in consulting with The Gallup Organization, operating across the Asia-Pacific region in extended stints out of India, Singapore and Dubai. Customer and Employee engagement were his primary focus areas. Ashok is a well regarded thought leader - a co-author of the Asian edition of a Gallup book titled ‘Follow this Path’, he has also had articles published in the Harvard Business Review, the Gallup Business Journal and a host of other publications. He has spoken at conferences across the Asia-Pacific region.
Wael El Fayoumy
Director Human Resources, Middle East & Africa
Ecolab
Wael Kamal El Fayoumy is the Director of Human Resources, Middle East & Africa for Ecolab. He is a strategy-driven executive with 20 years’ experience delivering innovative business solutions that meet company objectives and generate profitable returns. He has diverse international experience having previously worked in several MNCs such as Lafarge, Shell International, Motorla and Citibank Egypt NA, in different parts of the world. He has also demonstrated strengths and accomplishments in general management and human resources management – on both regional and international level.
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15.45 - 16.15 |
Afternoon Refreshment Session |
16.15 - 17.00 |
Measuring the Impact of Strategic HRM
- The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Performance, Strategy and Measurement
- Implementing a HR Scorecard
- Principles of Good Measurement
George Xavier
Director of Consulting
The Talent Enterprise
George Xavier is the Director of Consulting at The Talent Enterprise, where he works with private and public sector clients on their most pressing human capital priorities, with a special focus on HR transformation. He draws on many years of experience working with the top management of leading financial and shared service organisations while in diverse HR leadership roles across India and Middle East. Previously, George was the Head of HR at HSBC for their Group Service Centres at Chennai and Mumbai where he was responsible for the end to end HR governance of the critical captive centres which caters to both domestic and international operations for the group. Besides providing HR leadership to the two sites, this role was responsible for overseeing and managing the overall HR function, processes and people.
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17.00 - 17.10 |
Chairperson Closing Remarks |
17.10 |
End of Day 1 |