08:30 Chairman’s welcoming address

Saleh Batawi
GCC BU HR Director
PepsiCo MEA

Setting the scene on Saudisation

08:40 Saudi Telecom Company successful Saudisation program

• Overview of STC Saudisation strategy and achievements
• Learning from the Saudisation framework adopted by STC
• Hear the value proposition and lessons learned from STC saudisation programme

Dr. Abdullah M. Alhomeadan
Vice President for Human Capital
STC

09:20 Saudisation in the private sector: A three-way process

• Attracting and retaining Saudi professionals into the private sector
• Mechanism for the rehabilitation of young Saudis to be ready for the labor market
• Changes in the education system required to meet the labor market requirements
• Motivating expatriates to play a leading role in training Saudi nationals

Hussain Abahussain
Managing Director
Aujan Industries

10:00 PepsiCo’s experience and Saudisation journey in the Kingdom

• Insight into how PepsiCo achieves high Saudisation standards
• Creating an inclusive culture to make diversity an advantage
• Learning how PepsiCo attract and retain Saudi nationals

Saleh Batawi
GCC BU HR Director
PepsiCo MEA

11:10 Harnessing the Productive Potential of the Local Workforce in the Decade Ahead

• Understanding the opportunities and challenges for business leaders and HR practitioners on how to secure the engagement and productivity of the Saudi workforce
• Learning how to approach these critical issues for talent management and development in the next decade
• Insights from our ground-breaking “Qudurat” research initiative - the biggest workplace study of its kind.

Dr. Markus Wiesner
CEO
Aon Hewitt Middle East

11:50 HR transformation: Cristal Global’s HR transformation journey

• Learning from Cristal Global Saudisation success
• Understanding how Cristal Global transform its HR strategies in order to secure long-term compliance with regulations

Omar Najjar
VP - Human Resources
Cristal Global

13:30 Building local future leaders: the MILE Approach

• Quantitative and qualitative assessment of a new model of leadership development and executive education for senior executives in Arab and Muslim countries
• Analysing a holistic approach to executive education which is rooted in the Muslim worldview of human nature
• Understanding four aspects of the human being: intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual

Mohamed Moustafa Mahmoud
Executive Director
Madinah Institute of Leadership & Entrepreneurship (MILE), Advisor, Ministry of Labor, Saudi Arabia

14:10 Panel discussion: Engaging the Y - generation: understand how to target national youth

• Understanding the role of school and universities in the integration process of fresh national graduates into the private sector
• Communicating company values, job roles and expectations to national graduates to ensure effective hiring
• Communicating industry needs and collaborating with Universities in order to implement more practical curriculum courses and deliver more employable students

Increasing the number of national skilled employees in your organisation: optimising recruitment and attraction strategies

15:30 Sourcing and retaining skilled staff in order to maximise your productivity

• Upgrade the recruitment team skills
• Pre-employment inductions
• Development strategy for the next managerial generation
• Cultural awareness in multi-national companies

Mohammed J. Altaifi
HR Business Partner
Alshaya International Company

16:00 Attraction of Saudi talents in order to comply with labor law

• Understanding new challenges in attracting Saudi talents
• Learning what Saudi talents look for in an employer
• How to build a suitable brand name to attract Saudi talents

Wael Albassam
Human Resources Manager
Zamil Industrial

16:30 Chairman closing remarks