Speakers
Conference & Exhibition: 17 - 18 June 2025
ATD Certificate Programs: 16, 19, 20 June 2025
Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences Emirates Pearl, UAE
Our 2025 Speakers
Dan Pontefract
5 Times Award Winning Author and Leadership Strategist, Canada
Sue Lam
VP of People Insights, Strategy & Culture,
The Coca Cola Company, USA
John Atwood
Sr.Learning Manager,
Google, USA
Dr. Wei Wang
Senior Global Director,
Association for Talent Development, USA
Hend Aldhabaan
Executive Director,
Cenomi Academy, KSA
Rawan Jalal
Human Resources Director,
KAUST, KSA
Dana Nasser Bukhammas
Group Head HR Transformation & Development,
Ahli United Bank, Bahrain
Dalia Zaghou
CHRO,
Investment & Development Office - Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Mariam AlHosani
Alumni Department Manager,
ADNOC Group, UAE
Seema Menon
Talent Development Architect I ATD Master Facilitator I MGSC Leadership Coach, UAE
Nader Bechini
ATD Master Trainer, Co-Founder and Managing Director,
Growship, KSA
Philippa Penfold
Expert Leader in HR Technologies,
Responsible AI, United Kingdom
Hanane Spiers
Presenter, Business Coach, Emcee
Our 2024 Speakers
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
#1 Executive Coach and Leadership Thinker in the World
Mark C Thompson
World's #1 CEO Coach
Wei Wang
CPTD, Sr. Director,
ATD Global
H.E. Adnan Al Awadhi
Executive Director,
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
Dr. Corrie Block
UAE's Top Business Coach, Best Selling Author, Globally Acclaimed Business Strategist, Official Member, Forbes Coaches Council
Saeed Alghafri
CEO of Steel,
Emirates Steel Arkan
Ramy Jallad
Group Chief Executive Officer,
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ)
James Michael Lafferty
Chief Executive Officer,
Fine Hygienic Holding
Ali AbuHaliqa
Senior Vice President Human Capital & Corporate Services,
Mubadala Energy
Ahmed Alhomoud
Group CHRO,
Cenomi Group,
Abdullah AlSalamah
Chief Human Capital Officer,
Alinma Bank
Andrew Stotter- Brooks
L&D Chief, Coach and Facilitator
Debbie Simister
Global Vice President, Talent Management,
Sofitel, Sofitel Legend, MGallery & Emblems, Accor
Maan Fatani
Group Vice President HR & Shared Services,
Middle East Paper Company, KSA
Lixin Wang
Vice President,
State Grid of China Technology College
Dr Barry Ip
Vice President of Learning and Advancement,
Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace
Bhushan Kulkarni
Vice President, Learning &
Development,
ICICI Lombard
Mariam Al Mazrouei
Vice President, Group Learning Operations
Human Capital, Shared Services,
ADNOC
Fatima Alloghani
Emiratisation Director,
Majid Al Futtaim
Rahul Bharti
Executive Vice President & Head of HR (International Business),
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Nina Olatoke
Vice President HR EMEA & Global DEI,
PSA BDP
Nancy Zakharia Ohanessian
Senior Talent & Organizational Development Manger,
McDermott International, Ltd
Manish Mohan Misra
Group Head - HR Transformation Digital & Analytics,
Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC)
Marcelo Alvisi
Director People Development,
Nahdi Medical Co.
Maha Gad
Director Talent & Culture,
Talabat
Abdulaziz Al Roomi
Head of Learning &Talent,
Bestselling Author,
Boubyan Bank
Dr Ramakrishna Krovvidi
EVP HR and Head of HRBP and Organisation Development,
du
Anindyo Naskar
Group Deputy General Manager – Learning & Development,
Landmark Group
Hala H. Kabbara
Group Head of Talent Development,
AW Rostamani Group
Mohammed AlHowshan
Director of Talent Development,
Saudi Food and Drug Authority
John Hinchliffe
Digital Learning Experience Manager,
Emirates NBD
Mohammed Alwadhahi
Talent Development Manager,
Oman Arab Bank
Niamh Briody Jordan
Chief Executive Officer,
Briody Jordan Group
Nader Bechini
ATD Master Trainer, Co-Founder and Managing Director,
Growship
Hanane Spiers
Presenter, Business Coach, Emcee
