CONFERENCE AGENDA

Day 1 – Feb. 25th, 2009 

Time
   
08:30
09:00
 
  • Registration
09:00
09:10
  Opening Speech
  H. E. Eng. Sultan Al Mansoori
  Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates.
09:10
10:10
  Becoming a Resonant Leader:Inspiring Leaders Through Turbulence
  Annie Mckee
  Founder & Managing Director, Teleos Leadership Institute. Faculty, University of Pennsylvania. Author of best selling, Resonant Leadership & Primal Leadership, USA
10:10
10:30
 
  • Networking and Coffee Break
10:30
11:00
 
  • Panel Discussion
  • What will be the impact of the financial situation on HR ? What should you do about it ?
11:00
12:00
  Mentoring in the Fast Lane
  Michael A. Potter
  MPA Consulting, UK, Author of “Mentoring in the Fast Lane”
12:00
01:00
  Management of Different Generations
  Ahmed Al Khalifa
  Group GM, Human Resources & Development, Batelco, Bahrain
01:00
02:00
 
  • Lunch Break/Prayer
02:00
03:00
  Engaging Employees Through Storytelling
  Alison Esse
03:00
03:15
 
  • Close of Day One


 

    Day 2 – Feb. 26th, 2009

    Time
       
    09:00
    10:00
      Leadership and Gender Intelligence
            Barbara Annis
            Chairperson of Harvard University’s Women Leadership Board, USA, Author of “Leadership and the Sexes” & “Same Words, Different Language"
    10:00
    10:20
      Networking and Coffee Break
    10:20
    10:50
     
    • Panel Discussion
    • How can companies become better at developing their own talent
    10:50
    11:50
      Find Your Great Work: How HR Can Make Great Work Flourish
      Michael Bungay Stanier
      Founder and Principal of Box of Crayons, Canada, Author of “ Find Your Great Work” & “Get Unstuck & Get Going on the stuff that matters”
    11:50
    12:50
      Strategic HR
      Jon Ingham
      Former HR Director, Ernst & Young ,Executive Consultant, Strategic Dynamics Consultancy Services, Author of "Strategic HCM: Creating Value through People" , UK
    12:50
    01:50
     
    • Lunch Break / Prayer
    01:50
    02:50
      The Bright Side and Dark Side of Personality: How Does this Affect Job Performance and How Can We Manage this?
      Richard Brady
      Chief Executive Officer, Mentis Consulting Limited, UK
    02:50
    03:50
      How Business Growths and People Development Come Together
      Naoshi Takatsu
      Editor in Chief, Works Magazine, Works Institute, Recruit Co. Ltd, Japan, Author of “Kanjiru Management”
    03:50
    04:05
     
    • Close of The Middle East HR Conference
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