Etisalat Academy's 5th Middle East HR Conference moved to 7th and 8th March

The conference will now be held on 7th and 8th March 2006.

Dr. Doaa Fares, General Manager, Etisalat Academy said:

'Etisalat Academy always tries to make delegates' participation in different events at the Academy most convenient, especially the regional conferences. The organizing committee of the 5th Middle East HR Conference has decided to postpone the dates of the conference in order to avoid clashing with other training activities and meetings at that time.'

Dr. Doaa stated that the Academy has executed the shift with extreme care so as to avoid affecting the schedules of the top international participating consultants, as their itineraries have been in place for nearly a year.

The conference will be held under the patronage of Mohammad Hassan Omran, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Telecommunications Corporation - Etisalat. The two-day conference will be attended by a number of experts, international HR consultants and delegates representing government and private organizations and prominent corporations and companies from across the GCC and the Middle Eastern region. The conference will focus on the latest HR mechanisms of developing and enhancing human resources at the GCC, regional and international levels.

The conference is enjoying huge support from a number of corporations and companies in the UAE, such as Etisalat, Emirates Post, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Dubai Quality Group, Huawei, Sage Software Middle East and Amdyst.

The conference will highlight a number of important topics including ways to build specialized manpower and internal teamwork and the obstacles faced by 'Change Management'. The career building processes discussed would focus on international developments in measuring competency, income to human investment relation platforms, the latest in training systems and designing and managing human resources projects.

The two-day conference will also bring into focus the human asset, the HR challenges and the potential value human resources add to corporate activities. Other topics will be discussed during the conference such as the future of the human resources, HR executive competency, professional & career development assessment, staff survey and evaluating the role of HR development as a key player in corporate success.

Speakers at the conference will talk about studying and analyzing the role of the HR departments in corporations, determining the role of HR in performance management, leadership culture, how IT can sustain the role of HR and many other related issues.

A special exhibition will be held alongside the conference featuring prominent companies that provide consulting and advanced solutions in the field of HR development and investment.