SABIC launches 2nd Annual Global Human Resources Conference

The meeting ends on 14 June. The theme of this year's conference is, 'Meeting the Global Challenge for Talent'. The conference will be attended by the company's senior Executive team, Human Resource (HR) professionals from SABIC's Corporate HR Department and HR representatives from all of its global operations in Europe, the US, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

Mohammad Al-Bat'hi, SABIC Vice President for Corporate Human Resources said, "Many businesses and management experts believe that global competition for the right talent will intensify in the next decade. Indeed, some experts are calling this competition the 'War of Talent' between global companies.

"Leading experts say that in the near future, most global companies will have similar access to technology and financial resources. The key factor which will make them different and signify the key to success of any company in reaching its objectives and realizing its vision will be human capital. Essentially, the success of any global company will depend heavily on its ability to attract, retain, develop and motivate the right global talents."

The meeting is another step SABIC is taking towards developing a true global HR practice resulting in the most efficient and effective utilization of SABIC's human capital. In addition, SABIC aims that such global practice will contribute towards the realization of SABIC's vision of becoming a global leader in the Petrochemical industry, and will further support the achievement of all SABIC's desired objectives related to that vision.

The focus of this year's meeting will be on competing for global talent. SABIC realizes that in order to achieve its global objectives, it must successfully be able to attract and retain the most qualified human talent needed for its business. Accordingly, SABIC is striving to become the global employer of choice of dynamic, ambitious, high potential, and competent human capital.

The meeting will also discuss current and future global initiatives and projects aimed at developing a business culture for SABIC based on team work, recognition, linking performance to reward, changing SABIC to a learning and innovative organization, and allowing people to rise to their maximum potential and creativity to achieve their personal career goals while contributing to accomplishment of corporate objectives.

The keynote speaker is Professor William Scott-Jackson, Fellow at St. Cross College, Oxford University (UK) and Director of the Centre for Applied HR Research at Oxford Brookes University Business School.