naseba announces opening of Global Human Assets Expansion Mid-East Congress

As a leading business platform in the human resources industry, the 2nd annual Global Human Assets Expansion Mid-East Congress focuses on the hottest trends and topics.

Human Resources are playing a key role in the competitive advantage of companies. The training and development of employees gives organizations the skills and expertise to compete and succeed in the global economy.

Therefore, HR Directors need to understand the dynamics of recruitment and selection, HR planning, strategic appraisal system and organizational behavior.

Global Human Assets Expansion Mid-East Congress gives 150 HR Directors the opportunity to discuss and explore the challenges facing their organizations, and discover the best solutions to address those problems.

Working in strategic partnership with CNBC Arabiya, DPM News Agency, AME Info, 7 Days, Business Monitor International, Khaleej Times, Arab Media Group and Business Intelligence Middle East, the 2nd annual Global Human Assets Expansion Mid-East Congress will feature an opening address by H.E. Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Kabi, the UAE Minister of Labour on November, 11th, 2007 at 9am.

The growing success of Global Human Assets Expansion Mid-East Congress has attracted experts from leading international companies such as:

•Assan Khalifa, HR Director, Dubai Properties
•Debabrat Mishra, Business Head, Hewitt West Asia, Hewitt Associates
•Peter Mitchell, Group HR Director, Jumeirah Group
•Antony Thomas, Regional HR Manager Middle East, Bovis Lendlease International
•AlRawahi AbdulBasit, Head of HR, Gulf Air
•Simon Blandford, Principal Consultant, Mercer Human Resources Consulting
•Nathalie Atallah, Hr Director, Johnson & Johnson
•Sarah Pickering, Head of the Performance & Reward Practice of Human Capital, Ernst & Young
•Kevin Cavanaugh, HR Director UK, Microsoft

Those experts will cover the latest ideas of management and techniques of HR Process during roundtables and keynote presentations. Topics include:

•Putting in place a change process in HR.
•Changing roles of HR.
•Reward Strategies for Motivation and Retention.
•Talent Management & Succession Plans.
•Employee Motivation.
•How to attract and retain talent in the Middle East.
•Mergers & Acquisitions: the human capital transaction integration process - identifying and solving integration related issues.
•Talent Management in Emerging Markets: Challenges before GCC.
•Innovative HR Solutions: Investing in new sourcing methodologies.

The congress also features prescheduled one-to-one business meetings between HR Directors and solution providers, such as Hewitt Associates, Mercer, Hay Group, Dynamic Staffing Services, Ernst & Young, Manpower, and Monster Gulf.

The HR Director of Siemens described Global Human Assets Expansion Mid-East 2006 as a "great platform for knowledge and best practice sharing on the available HR tools to streamline processes and make HR more effective."

The General Manager of Bayt.com added that it was "a fantastic example of professionals bringing other professionals together. The naseba team is top-notch and has created a great opportunity to network with HR professionals & to learn more about the best HR practices from those who know the best."