Conference Agenda 
DAY 1 - 27TH MARCH | ||
08.30 – 14.00 | Workshops 1,2,3,4: CIPD, Said Business School, Aon Hewitt and Omar Alarifi | |
18.00 – 21.00 | Gala Dinner and Awards | |
DAY 2 - 28TH MARCH : KEYNOTES AND PANEL DISCUSSION | ||
08.00 – 09.00 | Registration | |
09.00 – 09.45 | The future of work: Why the best plan for the future of work isn't a plan at all | Anna Tavis, associate professor, New York University |
09.45 – 10.30 | How to recruit, engage and retain the next wave of talent. | Khalid AlKhudair, CEO, Glowork |
10.30 – 11.15 | If we're all living to 100 years old, what skills will we need in the future? | Emma Birchall, head of insight and forecasting, Hot Spots Movement |
11.15 – 11.30 | Coffee break | |
11:30 – 12:15 | Future leaders panel debate on what Gen Z wants from work | |
12.15 – 12.45 | Prayer break | |
12.45 – 13.30 | How smart cities are transforming business and work | Dr Aisha Bin Bishr, director general, Smart Dubai |
13.30 – 14.30 | Winners and how they succeed | Alastair Campbell, ex-director of communications for UK PM Tony Blair |
DAY 3 - 29RD MARCH: KEYNOTES AND PANEL DISCUSSION | ||
08.00 – 09.00 | Registration | |
09.00 – 09.45 | Forget Facebook: what are the technologies of the future? | Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, CEO, STVentures |
09.45 – 10.30 | How embedding wellbeing creates smarter workforces | Geoff McDonald, ex-global VP of HR, Unilever |
10.30 – 11.15 | How to create an HR strategy that beats the competition for future talent | Jonathan Trevor, associate professor of management, Said Business School at the University of Oxford |
11.15 – 11.30 | Coffee break | |
11:30 – 12:15 | HR leaders panel discussion on building a culture of engagement | Rana Nejem, founding director, YARNU Gill White, director, CIPD Faisal Jadu, GM HR, SABB |
12:15 – 12:45 | Prayer break | |
12.45 – 13.30 | The robots are coming: how to prepare your people | Lord Chris Holmes, artificial intelligence expert and ex-Paralympic swimming gold medallist |
13.30 – 14.30 | How to make the 100-year life work for your business | Andrew Scott, award-winning professor and author, London Business School |