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




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