World inspiring thinkers and bestselling authors address regional leaders, Management at HR Summit 05.10.2015: The 12th HR Summit & Expo is being held from 16 until 18 November at the Dubai International

The 12th HR Summit & Expo is being held from 16 until 18 November at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre




Summit tackles disruption of HR, innovation in people management; Ram Charan, Fons Trompenaars and Jim Kouzes headline speakers


A host of world-class leadership experts are coming together in Dubai next month to address more than 3,000 Middle East HR professionals at the HR Summit & Expo.  


The theme of the 12th edition of the summit is Business Unusual: Disrupting HR and Leading Innovation, led by three inspirational guru speakers: Ram Charan, co-author of best-selling book, The Talent Masters; Fons Trompenaars, globally renowned consultant and organisational theorist; and best-selling author Jim Kouzes, one of Wall Street Journal’s twelve best executive educators in the United States.




Running from 16-18 November at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the guru speakers will be joined by a collection of eminent authors, thinkers and HR leaders from some of the most well-known organisations around the world.


Ramy Bayyour, Show Director of the HR Summit & Expo, said: “For over a decade, the HR Summit & Expo has been renowned for bringing together the world’s leading thinkers, international innovators and inspiring HR professionals from across the globe.


“This year’s edition is set to be the largest yet with heavyweight gurus, handpicked sessions, international experts and leading thought-leaders amongst the exciting line-up.  Innovation is a hot topic both here in the region and around the globe, and will be just one of the themes tackled by our keynote speakers, panellists and experts throughout the event’s agenda.”


Having sold more than two million copies of his business insight books, Ram Charan is a highly sought after business advisor, famous among senior executives for his uncanny ability to solve their toughest business problems.  For more than 35 years, Dr. Charan has worked behind the scenes with top executives at some of the world’s most successful companies, including GE, Verizon, Novartis and KLM.


Other experts speaking across the three day summit include Peter Cheese, Chief Executive Officer of CIPD; Sven Rohte, Chief Commercial Officer at Daman; Neil Morrison, Group HR Director at Penguin Random House; Shirley Davis, President and CEO of SDS Global Enterprises; and Ripa Rashid, Senior Vice President at Centre for Talent and Innovation.



Best-selling author Jim Kouzes joins a line-up of three guru speakers set to address audiences at the HR Summit and Expo in Dubai.   



The Summit will also include speed networking sessions, product launches and demos, over ten book signing sessions and a variety of HR solution announcements on the exhibition floor.


Running alongside the summit and exhibition is the Middle East HR Excellence Awards which will showcase the best HR talent in the Middle East and honour professionals in the public and private sectors.  Winners will be celebrated across 10 separate categories at a gala dinner on Tuesday 17 November at The Address Hotel Downtown Dubai.


The HR Summit and Expo is supported by Headline Sponsors, Daman, Profiles International, CIPD, Wiley and CivilSoft; Strategic Partner, Gulf Talent;  Platinum Sponsors, Halogen Software, FranklinCovey Middle East, Qiyada; Gold Sponsor, Tanfeeth; and Silver Sponsors, BTS, Eruditus, Zurich, HGS, Cass Business School and Mary Gober International.



- Lindsay Johnston, Total Communications Dubai - also photos