Our 2025 Speakers
Hamad Mohammed Alsudain
Acting Support Services Executive Director,
Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dan Pontefract
5 Times Award Winning Author and Leadership Strategist, Canada
Sue Lam
VP of People Insights, Strategy & Culture,
The Coca Cola Company, USA
Dr. Wei Wang
Senior Global Director,
Association for Talent Development, USA
Mariam Al Shaer
Learning & Development Senior Specialist,
Department of Culture and Tourism
Abu Dhabi, UAE
John Atwood
Sr. Learning and Development Manager,
Google, USA
Hanan Nagi
Founder and CEO,
HNI, UAE
Ahmad Al Hammad
Acting Group Chief Human Resources and Transformation Officer,
Kuwait Finance House, Kuwait
Akbar M. Khan
Head of L&D & Employee Experience,
Al Tayer Motors, UAE
Aysha Al-Kuwari
Director Talent Management,
Sidra Medicine, Qatar
Dalia Zaghou
CHRO,
Investment & Development Office - Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Safeer Mohammed
COO, Global Capability Centre
Latinem India HR Director Transformation | HR Head,
SOBHA Constructions, UAE
Philippa Penfold
Expert Leader in HR Technologies,
Responsible AI, United Kingdom
Samar AlSalem
SVP - Human Capital & Support Services,
Salam Telecom, KSA
Dr. Alia Al Serkal
Head of People Learning & Growth,
du, UAE
Hilal Al Jadidi
Chief People & Change Officer,
Omran Group, Oman
Yara AlHaidary
Business Learning Director,
stc, KSA
Rawan Jalal
Human Resources Director,
KAUST, KSA
Hani Al Khusabi
Chief HR & Support Services Officer,
Towell Group, Oman
Emma El-Karout
VP Talent Management,
Chalhoub Group, UAE
Rania Al Ghamdi
Director of Talent Learning and Development,
JH ARAMCO, KSA
Dr. Alida Scholtz
Chief Financial Officer,
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ), UAE
Fida Al-Americani
Former VP-Global Head of Talent, Learning and Development at Arab Bank, Senior Consultant, Leadership Development Coach and Mentor,
Jordan
Mariam Abdul Aziz Al Hosani
Alumni Manager,
ADNOC HQ and Group of Companies, UAE
Waleed Al Rashed
Senior Leader of People and Development,
Confidential Govt. Entity, KSA
Dr.Adrian Waite
Head of Talent, Leadership
& Org Effectiveness
(India - Middle East- Turkey & Africa),
Boehringer Ingelheim, UAE
David Ribott, Ed.D (ABD), MCC,
Abu Dhabi's Top CEO Coach, Founder,
Ribott Partners, UAE
Rabei Wazzeh
Organizational Development and Business Transformation Advisor,
Confidential Entity, UAE
Nadine Zein
Strategic Account Director – MEA,
Coursera, UAE
Lule Bunjaku Karapinar
Vice President, Executive Education Programs,
LEORON Institute, UAE
Betül Yalçın Emlek
Chief People and Culture Officer,
Yum! Brands, UAE
May Abokhodair
Talent Development & Performance Advisor,
Semi Government Sector, KSA
Sarah Daly
Director Ed-Tech
LEORON Institute, UAE
Aya Medhat
Master Facilitator,
Association for Talent Development (ATD), Egypt
Mohamed Omar AlJaeedi
Talent Management Professional,
CPTD, UAE
Peter Gater
Senior Consultant,
TAAEEN, UAE
Kristofor Swanson
Vice President of Learning and Development,
DAMAC Properties, UAE
Seema Nagrath-Menon
Talent Development Architect, ATD Master Facilitator,
CEO of CALM Worldwide, UAE
Nader Bechini
ATD Master Trainer,
Co-Founder and Managing Director,
Growship, KSA
Hanane Spiers
TV Presenter and Public Speaking Coach, UAE
