Vijai Shankar brings two decades of enterprise marketing experience as Vice President of Product and Growth Marketing at Uniphore. At Uniphore, Vijai leads the global product marketing, demand generation, field marketing and marketing operations teams and drives the strategic initiatives relating to market positioning, differentiation, and revenue growth. Before Uniphore, Vijai held senior marketing roles at Xactly, 247.ai, Kony and Genesys.

Human Resources Director at American University of Kuwait

Paul Bassil is a Forward-thinking executive leader with expertise in all facets of personnel management, facilities management, and operational oversight within medium and large-sized business organizations. Skilled communicator with the ability to engage and collaborate with a cross-functional team members, managers, top leadership, and external partners to achieve operational objectives.

Mahmoud Alanezi is a holder of Bachelor of Science in Engineering from university of the pacific, California, USA and MBA holder from Maastricht business school with emphasis in Human Resources Management. In addition, advanced HR certifications such as, CIPM, CPP, CIPD, GRP. With more than 20 years of extensive experience Alanezi has covered all aspect of HR Management both operational and executive levels in different sectors, Oil & Gas both corporate and Private, real-estate management and construction, Investment and healthcare. As well as a board of directors in multiple groups. He has worked in both the public sector at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, KPC and multiple private sector industries with KIPCO group, Al-Dorra petroleum Company, National investment company, and Dar Al-Shifa Hospital. Currently Mr. Mahmoud Alanezi is heading the potion of HR Director at Dar Alshifa Hospital. He has a track record of coaching in the areas of transformational leadership, intercultural communication, team building, and managing change, with proven success in international recruitment.

Mr. Mohamed Sami is the Managing Director of North Star Management Consultancy in Kuwait. He is a holder of different HR Certifications and Qualifications; including SPHRi, SHRM-SCP, and Assoc. CIPD. C. Mr. Sami is a Management Consultant as well as an HR Lecturer who taught many HRCI and SHRM Programs for a variety of organizations which include: Kuwait Institute of Banking Studies (KIBS), Gulf University for Science & Technology (GUST), American University of Kuwait (AUK), Transform Training & Consulting, Induction Center Consulting & Training, and Zain Telecom.

Yasser Abdel Mouty is a management professional with 18+ years of extensive experience in human resource management and business administration, along with associate areas of recruitment, training and manpower development have progressed with leading companies, handling strategic posts where he has influenced sizable growth and improvement over time. What deserves to be highlighted is his proficiency in managing overall human resource functions for 17,000 non manual and manual workforce right from internal job posting/transfer to succession planning and career development during my previous employment. He served as a member of organizational re-engineering and change management committee to handle process improvement initiatives. Yasser possesses valuable insight, keen analysis and team approach to implement best HR practices. He is a versatile, competent professional honed with deep understanding of HR strategic roles in different types of organizations and employment contexts. His key skills include manpower planning, recruitment, compensation and benefits management, leadership, budgeting and payroll administration. Yasser Abdel Mouty currently serves as the Chief Support Services Officer at Mohamed Nasser Al Hajery & Sons Ltd. where he steered the development of HR practices, handled all start-up activities and objectives towards providing an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasized empowerment, quality and productivity as its cornerstones.

Dr. Bader Al Traiji is an experienced leader for multiple global organizations on the fields of strategic planning & operations. With over 30+ years of experience where he achieved several accomplishments in business development, team-working and it reflects on the roles he took during his professional life. Dr. Al Traiji held numerous prestigious positions such as Family Medicine Consultant in the Ministry of Health – Kuwait, Equate Petrochemical Company as well as being a CEO of multiple educational & healthcare companies listed on the Kuwait Boursa, Closed-Joint Stock Company & he was the leader in two private healthcare institutions. Dr. Al Traiji his own institution in the fields of leadership, change leadership & Strategies in 2017 and he became an independent consultant to deliver his message in leadership coaching & development and he named the institution as Dal for Consulting & Training

Shaymaa Shehata is a SHRM certified Human Resources Business Partner backed up with excellent people & corporate capabilities with extensive experience in Talent MGMT, transforming cultures, building strong team & engaging employees proactively across different domains F & B, FMCG ,Retail, Healthcare, pharma & Automotive companies supporting companies to attract and retain talented employees through coaching, improvement of employee relations, developing and implementing Talent strategies that support the employees from the moment of hire until the time of retirement in alignment with company’s strategic objectives. She is a trusted advisor to senior Management on all Human Capital Management matters to ensure a keen understanding of the business to implement HR & Talent strategies & practices that support robust business growth, reinforce a culture of performance focus, empowerment, meritocracy & diversity. Shaymaa has a broad business background & experience on the senior MGMT committee as well as serving on the executive team that allowed her to have a wider perspective when dealing with business challenges as well as managing resources, budgeting, cost control, and Employee Relations MGMT. Shaymaa held General Management of HR & operational leadership roles within multinationals & private conglomerates. She developed a sound understanding of the cultural differences, Talent challenges, employment procedures & labor laws across multiple countries such as Kuwait, Dubai , Qatar, KSA & Egypt.

Mohammed Al Hashmi is motivated business leader with more than 15 years of progressive experience in management, HR & operations. He is a team player dedicated to helping employees improve their skills and techniques in order to reach larger goals. A visionary behind company operations & strategies and a detail-oriented multi-tasker who thrives in fast-paced environments. Mohammed Al Hashmi has been awarded by the Ministry of Manpower for One of the best Successful projects in Food Marketing as well as an award by Oman Development Bank for one of the best Successful projects funded by the Oman Development Bank.

Haifa holding a position of CHRO – Chief Human Resources Officer in Bank Nizwa with over 25 years of total professional experience, she has previously worked in reputed organizations like PDO and Oxy Oman. She has an MBA, BSc, and other professional accounting certifications and has cross posting experience in Houston USA. Haifa has held several important positions including Secretary to the Board of Directors at HRC, and member of the Human Resources Committee at Oman Banks Association. She joined Bank Nizwa at foundation stage and helped in building HR department from scratch. Her core competencies include Human Resources, Compensations & Benefits, Staffing, and Strategic HR. She has over 20 years of experience in Human resource management and is currently responsible to support and align HR objectives with bank’s overall vision, implement HR change initiatives to support the business strategy and continuous improvements in HR management to achieve organizational objectives.

A strong leadership skills with extensive acquired knowledge, sound judgment and a proven track record of success over 15 years utilities, industrial, telecom, educational, academic and consultancy experience. Demonstrates experience in developing long-term and short-term people management and development strategies that can be effectively utilized and add value in a competitive environment. Awarded continuously on level of achievement and performance in every company worked in, awarded as 2012 Women Excellence Award on Human Resource Development among 40 women across Oman.

“Mohamed, a People & Organization Leader, is the People Advisor of Human Capital & HR Transformation who is accountable for helping continued innovation and people capability growth to drive unique and powerful business outcomes through talent, and achieving a real competitive advantage in the context of dynamic business, people managment in critical times, and digital disruption within the MENA region. During his professional journey for 20 years, Mohamed has been exclusively focused on human capital management where he has held executive and senior management roles that form the multi-faceted foundation from which he delivers value to people and corporates where he engaged with. As a hands-on human capital advisor, Mohamed is actively engaged with business leaders and corporates leadership of Saud Bahwan Group, SBG in Oman to drive major business change initiatives through transforming internal human capital strategies, operations, technology, and transactions from the ground up, to pivot toward effective people engagement and more business-driven performance. Mohamed has collaboratively associated with many top-tier HR consulting firms and global practice leaders to empower HR performance excellence, process efficiency, and employee experience. Mohamed earned his post-graduate degree in Human Resources Management in 2006, post to his bachelor’s degree in Finance & Accounting in 2002.

Dr. Said Juma Al Darmaki is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management, UK. He possesses a PhD focused on HRM & Innovation from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and earned an MBA from Hull University, UK. He has more than 20 years of work experience in both public and private sectors. Currently, he is occupying the role of HR & Administration Director at Arabian Industries Group Companies. His functional core competencies are in the areas of strategic human resources planning, talent development, performance management, leadership development. He participated in various conferences and published some of the articles in reputed journals. He has been certified as a peer reviewer to ELSEVIER. He has been also conferred with the “501 Fabulous Global HR leaders of the World” in 2020 and “Global HR Champions” in 2021 by the World HRD Congress at Mumbai. Dr. Al Darmaki is a visiting lecturer at some of the higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman at Business & Accounting Department. He has been invited globally and locally as a speaker for many HR events.

Abdullah is a legal consultant and advocate he has over 10 years of legal experience within this period He held notable and complex cases in several fields including commercial and labor law. He established Abdullah AlMoshqri law firm in 2016 within this short time he earned the trust of his clients and built a remarkable name in the law sector.
Abdullah is a distinguished advocate qualified to plead at Primary and Appeal Courts where he has extensive experience in various areas of law.
He is an expert in litigation and alternative dispute resolution where because of his significant experience in commercial law he handled arbitration cases as an arbitrator, Secretary to an Arbitration Tribunal and legal representative.

Over the past six years, he has directed the HR Systems Support Department, Workforce Planning and Analytics Division, and the Compensation Division. Haithem has been actively participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in fields related to the future of jobs and organizational readiness.
His current role is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Haithem obtained both his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and an Executive MBA from King Fahad University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).

Nabil have more than +20 years of experience in a multinational companies, 10 years in Tetra Pak Arabia as T&D Manager, more than 8 years in GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)as HR Director for KSA, more than 2 years in ACCBC. (Aujan Coca Cola Beverage Company) as Head of HR and Admin – KSA and more than 2 years as VP HR for GCC & Levant with Al Safi Danone. Currently Nabil is the Group CHRO for AlKhorayef Group.

Abdullah Al-Otaibi joined Saudi Aramco Human Resources in 1988 and promptly advanced through a series of domestic and international leadership positions of increasing reponsibility. Throughout his 33 year career, Abdullah acquired versatile expertise in human resources,performance management, employee benefits, workforce planning, HR process and systems design, M&A HR due diligence, and regulatory compliance. Professional highlights include leadership assignments as the Corporate Benefits Advisor, Director of HR Services, Director of HR Systems Support, Director of Fujian Integrated Project in China, and as Saudi Aramco’s chief HR executive on the Sinopec and ExxonMobil joint ventures. Abdullah also served as the Head of Compensation and Organization for Aramco Services Company in Houston in addition to development assignments with Chevron and Mercer. Since April 2015, he’s lead the Human Resources Policy and Planning (HRP&P) Department with enterprise-wide accountability for developing Saudi Aramco’s compensation, benefits, and personnel policy programs impacting 65,000 worldwide employees. He also directs HR special projects, mergers and acquisition due diligence, labor relations activities, and oversees an extensive team of specialists. In addition, as a Board or Committee Member of numerous sizable entities including Motiva Enterprises, Wisayah and Dhahran Techno Valley Company, Abdullah plays a pivotal role in providing strategic guidance to the respective HR organizations in addition to consultative direction to the relevant Compensation committees. Lastly, Abdullah provides extensive guidance on Executive compensation programs to ensure their market competitiveness while also supporting the planned administration of recently announced Saudi Aramco equity programs. Abdullah holds a BA from King Abdulaziz University in Mass Communication/Public Relations and an MBA degree from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals. To further his development, he has successfully participated in executive management programs at the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School) and the University of Michigan (Ross School). He is married with four children. Abdullah is an avid reader and enjoys his long walks.

Fahad AlHarthy has accomplished an award-winning professional with comprehensive experience managing overall HR activities. Demonstrated expertise in employee relations development, time management, employment laws, HR digitalization and automation of HR processes, information gathering and budget management. Deft at providing clear guidelines and leadership to teams, implementing HR policies, aligning people strategy, fulfilling business needs and identifying key issues. Strong communication skills combined with proven ability to build robust relationships and manage competing demands that resulted in achieving challenging HR management goals. He gained the ability to connect dots between all HR functions and automate the process at one platform such as succession plan, career path, career development, competency matrix and dictionary, grading and scale structure and Job profile for each role. He also has solid involvement with HR tasks for more than 14 years. During his career, he has obtained numerous qualifications such as CIPD, Masters in BA and Major in Organizational leadership change, which equipped him with skills and experiences for any strategic and operations management position

Najla AlSaif has a rich work history with various roles she has taken up across industries with the realm of human resource management. She has worked in various directorial capacities at the National Center of Performance Measurement, Saudi Arabia. As Advisor to the Vice Minister at the Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development and at various roles in renowned organizations like AstraZeneca, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and Human Resource Development Fund she has immensely contributed to strategic development of human capital, mitigating public private partnerships for implementing HR programs at ministerial level and part-taking in policy making to direct organizations to fully capitalize on their human resource. As much as she dedicates herself to her professional commitments, she is immensely involved in social causes of inclusive human resource development.

Mr. Turki comes with years of Talent Development and Global Human Resources expertise complemented with strong business process analytics and design. In addition to well established business acumen gained through Stanford Ignite post graduate programs and establishing international operations in a global setting cross borders. A total of 18+ years between IT, Talent Development, Human Resources, Project management and Global assignment. He strives for change in building high performing organization by establishing its human capital, integrating the support environment and engineering an echo system that allows people to deliver their maximum potential. The value proposition of any organization is delivered through the people who run it. Mr. Turki Currently is Leading Human Capital Transformation at Ministry Of Finance with a focus on public policies, Organization Development, Capacity building and HR Services.

Head of OD and Talent Management specialized in Organization Design, Total Rewards, Talent & Performance Management, Organizational Culture, and Change Management. MBA holder with focus on The Maturity of Organizational Development in Saudi Arabia. Certified Job Evaluator (KF & Mercer), Certified KPI Professional, and Certified Psychometric Assessor (SHL & Thomas).

Mr. Turki AlNagaidan is a veteran HR Professional with many years of HR professional experience garnered over a decades on contribution in various Industries. Presently he is the CHRO- at Saudi Credit bureau, SIMAH. Prior to joining SIMAH Mr.Turki was the CHRO and the Chief Capabilities Officer at Social Development bank, one of Saudi’s leading banks. Mr.Turki has diversified his HR professional career in many leading organization’s in the Kingdom like Advanced Electronic Company and Saudi Electric Company .

Hana joined Serco in 2019 and has since progressed into her current role as Serco’s Regional Human Resources Director. In this role, she drives the importance of employee welfare, nationalisation, enabling business growth, continuous improvement as well as creating and fostering a culture based on Serco’s core values of Trust, Care, Pride and Innovation. Focused on driving Serco’s value proposition in the Middle East, Hana and her team ensure that we remain an employer of choice for professionals in the region with high focus on attracting, developing and retaining our talent. An expert in the identification of talent for development, Hana drives Serco’s investment in its people, enveloped in robust succession plans and a dedication to continual improvement and development of talent. As part of this, Hana and her team lead the assessment of existing technical and vocational capability amongst Serco’s teams, identifying potential avenues for growth through further training and qualifications. This enhanced the essential service that Serco is able to provide to its clients whilst also enabling employees to succeed and fulfill their potential. Hana leads and drives continuous improvement in all our employment practices and HR operations to ensure the HR operating model is compliant, efficient and provides effective people solutions to enable growth and support to our business. She ensures that market and international best practice standards are embedded and reviewed regularly to ensure Serco Middle East remains a pioneer and a leader in employee engagement and employer work-practice, especially under the diversity and inclusion umbrella.

Expert at building new capabilities and development that takes the organizations to the next level, with over a decade of proven results developing individuals as well as enabling broad organizational change. Life-long learner with a passion for imparting knowledge, applying a consultative and coaching mindset to creating transformational organization change by building partnerships with the right stakeholders and designing and implementing best in class HR solutions. Monther is the Director, Organization Development & Talent Management at Makkah Healthcare Cluster. He is certified Trainer, Consultant, Career Coach, and holding Bachelor degree in Management from KFUPM.

• In charge Director of Human Resource development – At Ministry of Transport, Communication and Technology.
• Great Motivator and Promote Learning and Development Culture. Create a positive culture in organization.
• Strategic Planning Development Certified and Strategic performance management
• Working in Innovation and Creativity and building capacity.
• Professionally Certified in Talent Management and Employee Engagement
• Certified Career Development and Certified Succession Planning from George Washington University-UK.
• Member in Change Management Committee
• Member in OSHRM
• Lead Human Resources Development projects and Provide Consultancy to Government Entities.
• Expert in Return on Investment from 2013 until Current.
• Expert in Motivational and Engagement programs

Tamim Alkhalifah is an HR executive currently heading Human Capital Development at National Water Company (NWC) with a focus on the areas such as Organization Design, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Management, Performance, HR Digital Transformation, and Employee Engagement,. He has experience in sectors like Utilities, Medical Devices, and Banking. Passionate about connecting with people, Tamim is interested in well-being, work-life balance, and creating better culture & working environment. Tamim holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Seattle University, and a Bacholar’s in Management Information Systems from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

General Manager at Sunbulah Group, overseeing the shared services at the group that includes HR, Legal, QAHSE and PR & Corporate Communications. With more than 19 years of experience in technology and communications, FMCG, and office automation industries.
Prior to joining Sunbulah, Omar acted as the Chief HR Transformation Advisor at multiple government and private entities, leading on HR initiatives and partnering with consultants to implement best practices within the organizations. Omar also served as Vice President to Musaed El Seif Group, where he led the HR strategy for the group. He has led the HR transformation journey at Aljomaih Bottling Company, overseeing all HR activities and ensuring the delivery of all key projects. He was able to establish a world-class mentorship program for future leaders at the company, securing a sustainable internal pipeline for candidates. Previously, Omar was a Marketing Manager at Hoshan, a company that has become one of the leading integrated workplace solutions providers in Saudi Arabia.

Laila is currently Smart Cities Development Manager in NEC in Oman with experience more than 15 years in leading National projects in Digital Transformation and Government Innovation. She is one of the leading experts in Smart Cities in Middle East and she is a Smart Cities associate in RMA advisory.
She has worked with different UN’s organizations and worked as a Research fellowship in UNU eGov. She is also the founder of Smart Cities Ambassadors program.
She is a global winning award and considered as one of the inspiring and influencing women leaders in Middle East and recently awarded as top 50 inspiring Women in Oman and within the most 20 inspiring personalities in Oman 2021.
She is also a global keynote speaker participated in more than 100 conferences; author and traveler.

A very dynamic and focused prominent HR executive credited for cultivating and leading best in class Human Resource with exceptional proficiency in Business Turnarounds, Committee Management, Saudization, HR Laws and Regulations, Strategic Planning, Benefits and Compensation, Remuneration, HR Governance, Corporate Change Management, Talent Management, Organizational and Human Capital Development, People Experience, Performance Management, Budgeting, Education and Training Academic, Employee Relations, Government Affairs, Succession Planning, Corporate Structures, Innovation, Company Culture, and Digital Business Transformation. Currently, he is the CHRO of SALAMA Cooperative Insurance Company. In addition to over 15 years of national professional at both the senior management and technical hands-on with a demonstrated history of working in the Insurance, Automotive, Hospitality, and Investment industry.
His main aim is providing organizations with HR insight, enabling businesses, guidance effectively and leadership that will foster a successful business decision-making platform using the right set of HR portfolios which shall ultimately, help organizations to gain competitive advantage through intentional choices in the realm of leadership, culture and talent overall.
His solid experiences and strong qualifications give him an excellent opportunity to be a great executive leader for the Human Resources and Shared Services role.