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The HR World Summit UAE is the room where the UAE’s CHROs and senior business leaders make the calls that shape the workforce of the next decade. Convening 200+ CHROs, HR Directors, Talent Leaders and senior executives in Abu Dhabi on 5 November 2026, the summit sits under the theme Human-Centered Leadership in an Era of Intelligent Transformation exploring what it actually takes to keep people at the centre of organisations being rewired by AI. The agenda is built around the calls HR leaders are quietly making this year: redesigning roles around skills instead of titles, hitting Emiratisation targets without diluting performance, choosing between AI copilots and full automation, rebuilding employee experience for hybrid teams, and stress-testing leadership benches against compound change. You’ll leave with frameworks, peers, and the conversations that don’t happen at conferences this big.
HR World Summit UAE brings together the entire HR and workplace transformation ecosystem, HR leaders, CHROs, talent experts, technology providers, policymakers, and business executives to address the biggest priorities shaping the future of work: workforce transformation, employee experience, AI-driven HR, talent development, leadership, and organisational growth.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Al Batha Engineering
Ghada Salah is an award-winning HR executive and Chief Human Resources Officer at Al Batha Engineering Group, with over 20 years of experience across the MENA region. She specializes in people strategy, culture transformation, Emiratization, leadership development, and workforce excellence, helping organizations build high-performance, future-ready workplaces.
Executive Director People & Organization
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Haitham is a global HR leader with 25+ years of experience across healthcare, telecom, insurance, and consumer industries specializing in talent strategy, digital transformation, leadership development and business partnering globally.
Director Program Management - DGE Chairman's Office
Department of Government Enablement
United Arab Emirates
Mohamed is Director of Program Management at the Chairman’s Office, Department of Government Enablement (DGE), leading strategic initiatives that enhance government performance and transformation. With expertise spanning engineering, AI, project management, and culture transformation, he drives impactful programs that support organizational excellence and public-sector innovation.
Vice President
Group Scholarship & Education Affairs
ADNOC
A senior human capital leader serving as Vice President of Group Education and Scholarship Affairs at ADNOC, driving education, scholarship, and future-skills initiatives to develop Emirati talent and strengthen long-term national workforce capability.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Velora Aviation
Faisal Almulla is a seasoned HR executive and Chief Human Resources Officer at Etihad Airport Services, with over two decades of experience in the aviation and aerospace industry. His expertise includes organizational transformation, HR digitization, M&A due diligence, and leadership development.
Group EVP & Strategic Partner
du
Dr. Ramakrishna is a senior HR and transformation executive with over 20 years of experience across aviation and telecommunications, specializing in enterprise performance, leadership succession, organizational transformation, and driving shareholder value in complex, regulated environments.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Ghobash Group
Brett is an accomplished talent and organizational development leader with over 20 years of experience driving leadership development, employee engagement, talent management, and organizational transformation across healthcare, retail, hospitality, and corporate sectors. He is recognized for award-winning people strategies and large-scale workforce development initiatives.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Al Batha Engineering
Ghada Salah is an award-winning HR executive and Chief Human Resources Officer at Al Batha Engineering Group, with over 20 years of experience across the MENA region. She specializes in people strategy, culture transformation, Emiratization, leadership development, and workforce excellence, helping organizations build high-performance, future-ready workplaces.
Chief People & Culture Officer
Welfare Group
Carola Tibbe is a transformational People & Culture leader and Chief People & Culture Officer at Welfare Group. She specializes in organizational design, leadership development, culture transformation, and talent strategy, helping organizations align performance, wellbeing, and purpose to build resilient, future-ready workplaces.
Executive Director People & Organization
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Haitham is a global HR leader with 25+ years of experience across healthcare, telecom, insurance, and consumer industries specializing in talent strategy, digital transformation, leadership development and business partnering globally.
Vice President - Learning
Mubadala
Charmaine Klima is an AI, leadership, and organisational development expert helping organisations drive responsible AI adoption, workforce transformation, and innovation through learning and coaching.
Chief Human Capital Officer
aafaq Islamic Finance PSC
Yusra Baqi is the Chief Human Capital Officer at Aafaq Islamic Finance with over 20 years of experience in banking and financial services. She is a recognized advocate for Emirati women’s empowerment, human capital development, wellbeing, and organizational excellence.
Executive Director - HR
Al Geemi Contracting Company
A strategic HR leader with 25+ years of experience across construction, infrastructure, and energy sectors, specializing in performance management, organizational transformation, leadership development, compensation strategies, and workforce planning in the UAE.
Human Resources Director
Cigna Healthcare
Hana Agil is Cigna Healthcare’s HR Director, bringing 15 years of global HR, talent management, coaching, and strategic leadership experience.
VP Culture & Employee Engagement
TAQA Water Solutions
A seasoned and results-driven leader in change and transformation programs, boasting over 20 years of experience in optimizing business operations for enhanced efficiency.
Director of Human Resources
Bayut
A Fellow CIPD professional and former British Army officer with two decades of leadership experience, passionate about high-performing teams, digital HR, diversity, innovation, and people-focused organisational cultures.
Corporate Vice President Talent and Culture
Rotana Hotels
Senior strategy and HR transformation expert with 20+ years of international experience in leadership development, talent acquisition, organizational design, governance, and workforce transformation across diverse industries.
As AI, agility and change reshape every enterprise, HR is evolving from managing the workforce to shaping the worthforce built on purpose, performance and prosperity. In this Impact Keynote, David Ribott introduces his 3Ps Framework to elevate HR from a functional role to a strategic driver of enterprise value.
Our events bring together the evolving dynamics of human-centered leadership, workforce transformation, and intelligent change, shaping the future of work across the region. We connect CHROs, HR Directors, Talent Leaders, L&D Heads, and senior business executives to explore how organizations can build agile, inclusive, and future-ready workplaces in an era defined by AI, automation, and continuous disruption.
Elevate your professional growth through engaging discussions, expert-led sessions, and collaborative exchanges focused on the future of HR, leadership, organizational design, and workforce transformation.
Gain insights from leading HR and business leaders as they share real-world approaches, emerging workforce trends, and practical lessons in building resilient, skills-driven, and human-centered organizations.
Connect and collaborate with industry peers to exchange experiences, address shared workforce challenges, and shape the future of leadership, culture, and talent strategy.
Meet pre-qualified HR technology providers workforce platforms, AI in recruitment, analytics, L&D, total rewards through scheduled, structured introductions rather than expo-floor noise.
One day. One room. Hours of conversations you’d otherwise take a quarter to have.
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