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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.
Chief Human Capital Officer
Ajlan & Bros Holding
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.
Advisor to the Chairman
Department of Government Enablement
United Arab Emirates
Thomas Bartridge is a global transformation leader and senior advisor with over 25 years of experience across government, energy, real estate, and manufacturing sectors. He specializes in organizational transformation, workforce strategy, employee engagement, and change leadership, helping organizations align people, culture, and performance to achieve sustainable growth and impact.
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
Etihad Airport Services
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.
Chief Human Capital Officer
Ajlan & Bros Holding
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.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Al Fardan Exchange
Margy Mommertz is a seasoned HR leader and Founder of MM People Advisory with over 25 years of experience across the UAE and GCC. She specializes in HR transformation, organizational design, workforce planning, Emiratisation, and offshore delivery models, helping organizations align talent strategies with business growth and operational efficiency.
Chief Shared Services Officer
Gulf Marine Services
Shradha A.H. Ahuja is CHRO and Chief Shared Services Officer at Gulf Marine Services PLC, with extensive experience in workforce transformation, performance governance, executive rewards, and organizational change. She is a recognized thought leader on leadership, accountability, and aligning organizational systems with business outcomes.
Corporate Transformation Advisor
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR)
A seasoned HR leader focused on driving innovative people strategies that align with organizational objectives and UAE Vision 2071, fostering transformation, operational excellence, workforce development, and sustainable business growth.
Group Chief Human Resources Officer
Miral
Azzah AlSharhan is Chief Group Human Resources Officer at Miral, with 25+ years of experience in HR, transformation, governance, and workforce development. She has led large-scale talent and culture initiatives across the UAE and serves on multiple boards.
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.
Security Risk Management and Training Advisor
Neptune P2P Group
Head of HR META
Evonik Gulf FZE
Award-winning HR leader with 20+ years of experience in strategic HR, organizational development, and workforce transformation. Currently at Evonik, Fatima is an MBA graduate, CIPD-qualified professional, and certified executive coach.
Head of Culture
ACWA Power
Nawrus Nejaim is Head of Culture at ACWA Power, leading the company’s global culture agenda across more than 15 countries. With over 15 years of experience, she specializes in culture transformation, organizational development, corporate communications, branding, and leadership engagement, driving initiatives that connect business strategy with employee experience and organizational impact.
Chief Revenue Officer
Elevatus
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.
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, Dr. 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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