Talent, Leadership and Learning
By Invitation – Success in Transition: Education to the World of Work
The HR Community in the UAE has witnessed a great many changes. Through these challenging times it is important to collaborate as a community and find a new direction. No longer is HR an administrative, back-office function but rather strategic, agile and aligned to the strategic objectives of the organisation. As the power of employer has now transferred to employee; never has an effective HR function been so important in ensuring the organisation operates and thrives in this new environment.
Our theme for this discussion session is “Success in Transition: Education to the World of Work” and will look at the challenges and issues relating to talent attraction, Emiratization and strengthening the links between industry, education and talent development.
Be part of a community that is best-in-class, relevant and hand-picked to suit your unique needs as a contributing role towards strengthening our economies and organisations.
Corporate Research Forum, Markha Consulting and Strategic Dimensions will bring together senior HR professionals from across the UAE/ KSA public and private sectors to share, listen and reflect on this critical topic. Led by an expert faculty of speakers the forum will provide insights and direction on how we work to attract, develop and retain early talent in our organisations and creating an environment for them to thrive and succeed.
Speakers
Khaled El Gohary
Leadership Advisor and Capability Builder
Khaled is a management professional with 20+ years of diversified experience in the field of Executive Education, Nations Leadership Development, quality management, business excellence, training and development and strategic advisory services for a top-notch clientele. He have chalked an exponential growth curve till date in most aspects of executive education, program design and project management, organizational excellence, leadership development, quality awards assessment, diagnostic audits, work plans development and BPR initiatives, have in a relatively short span of time to execute major projects for several reputed business enterprises across the Middle East while in the services of the Dubai School of Government in association with HKS, Qatar Leadership Centre Dubai Institute for Human Resource Development, Axon Solutions Ltd., USAID and Executive Management Solutions. Khaled delivered Consultation and training projects in Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi, Pakistan, Peru, UAE and USA. He also established many leadership centers.
Sarah Shaw
Strategist and Leadership Expert
Sarah Shaw has 15 years of experience in both public and private sectors in the UAE. She specialises in strategy, programme/project management, learning and development. Her passion revolves around human capital development (especially in the area of k-12 education) and societal cohesion. Sarah has trained over 700 UAE nationals to enter the hospitality sector between 2005-2008 and this has played a significant role in capitalising local human capital in a critical sector of Dubai. Sarah has also developed and implemented change management programs for Abu Dhabi Government during 2008 government reform efforts which led to her supporting in the design and development of leadership programs for whole-of-government in Abu Dhabi. More recently, she has supported in the Secondary Education Restructuring within Abu Dhabi’s public schools in 2015-2017, developed Innovation Strategy for Education in Abu Dhabi in 2017 and re-launched the strategy and programs in Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development in 2017. Sarah continues her efforts to reform education in particular with her recent joining on the Executive Board of Project You – which is an Expo2020 Live funded startup that focused on enabling the youth in secondary grades to fulfil their maximum potential
John Whelan MBE
Director, CRF
John Whelan is a Director at Corporate Research Forum. Formerly UK HR Director of BAE Systems, the FTSE 100 defence, security, and aerospace company, John’s experience and strengths lie in business and HR Transformation, Organisation Development and Employee Relations. Prior to joining BAE, he held a variety of HR roles in engineering, technology and manufacturing businesses across the telecommunications and semi-conductor industries including Matra-Marconi Space where he was HR Director for the UK and, latterly, Group HRD.
Nancy Zakharia
HR and Talent and Organizational Development Professional and Coach
Nancy is an HR and Talent and Organizational Development professional, and a certified coach with over 15 years’ experience in business and HR practices within different industries and sectors. Nancy is a strong believer in the importance of leveraging strengths, and is passionate about leading personal and organizational growth and inspiring others to do the same. Nancy has held various HR roles in government and multinational organizations at regional and global levels. She has extensive international experience working across many geographies and cultures in the capacity of a coach and HR professional creating, owning, and implementing strategies for employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, leadership development, competency design, and other HR and Talent and Organizational Development practices that have direct impact on the employee experience. This gives her the breadth and depth of understanding business challenges across the globe, and helps her to easily build rapport with stakeholders at all levels to provide the right business solutions. With her coaching hat on, Nancy helps individuals deepen their self-awareness, understand the impact of their behaviours and make deliberate choices about opportunities on which to focus. She strives to make coaching and team work an enjoyable process of discovery, commitment and tangible change.
