The most influential man in HR starts the 3rd Middle East HR Summit

The event, which is being led by Professor Dave Ulrich, the most influential person in HR according to HR Magazine, is helping to focus attention on the critically important 'intangible' assets that the region needs to tap into to help create a genuinely sustainable working environment.

Professor Dave Ulrich has also been rated as the No. 1 management educator and guru by Business Week and listed by Forbes as one of the "world's top five" business coaches. His workshop at HR Summit is demonstrating the value that HR creates for employees, line managers, customers and investors.

At the opening of the five day summit, Dave Ulrich said, "The overriding issue facing HR is the extent to which HR adds value. Adding value is defined by receivers more than givers, so HR needs to examine the receivers and what they get from HR investments."

The Middle East HR Summit is also featuring a host of multinational organizations who will share their experiences, challenges and solutions in human resource management.

The start of the Middle East HR Summit coincides with the gathering momentum behind effective human resource management in the Middle East, where diversity and transience are dominant elements governing organizational growth.

"The Middle East HR Summit 2007 is a great opportunity to participate in high level discussion and is shaping the future of HR in the Middle East. Delegates are gaining invaluable insights into the minds of the industry's leaders,"

explained Michelle Boyd, HR Summit Director at IIR Middle East.

Tomorrow, the Middle East HR Summit Excellence Awards 2007 take place at a Gala Dinner at the Emirates Palace Hotel.

Meanwhile, the reaction from sponsors has been exceptional with a number of key sponsors, such as the SP Jain Center of Management, Mawaride, ORC Worldwide, Grafton Recruitment, Focus Learning, Gulf Talent, Bayt, Source, Spengler Fox, Career MidEast and Human Assets all supporting the event.

Earlier on in the day, the inaugural Najah Exhibition was launched. The exhibition is set to become the most comprehensive Education, Training and Careers Exhibition to be held in the United Arab Emirates. The Najah Exhibition will also run from 4th to 6th November at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.