Summit to debate effects of globalisation on regional HR

"In an era of global and regional change for the industry, the Middle East HR Summit is an opportunity to share insights with international and regional leaders in the field of HR practice," said Michelle Boyd, Executive Conference Director. "Companies throughout the region are now actively competing on a global stage as the war for talent continues to rage," she added.

The summit at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai, until Thursday 30 October 2008, features 'big picture' plenary sessions and specialist streams on key themes of talent, performance and reward management.

Today (Sunday 26 October) two of the world's leading authorities in people management are to make special presentations at a Guru Day - Professor Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School, and Professor Fons Trompenaars, Managing Director of the Centre for International Business Studies.

There are also Summit Master Classes tackling topical HR issues such as emotional intelligence, employee relations and situational leadership. There will also be a Middle East HR Summit Excellence Awards gala dinner to honour outstanding achievements in the management and development of human capital. The awards will be for Outstanding Contribution to HR, HR Professional of the Year, Young HR Professional of the Year, HR Initiative of the Year, and Employer of the Year.

Industry bodies providing sponsorship for this year's Middle East HR Summit include FranklinCovey Middle East as diamond sponsor and the Hay Group as platinum sponsor. Premium recruitment sponsors are MonsterGulf.com. Gold sponsors are Leadership Training and Consultancy, Forum, and Zurich International Life. Silver sponsors are Recruitgulf.com, Ascent, Stanton Chase International, Naukri.com, Jerry Varghese, Careertunity.com and Focus Learning. Precision Employment Services are also a sponsor. The awards are sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management, Hay Group and SHL Group.