Conference Day 1 – 27 May 2012

08:00 Coffee & registration

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

10:40 Morning coffee and networking

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

Achieving compliance by implementing the best training and development strategy

12:30 Networking lunch break

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

Saleh Batawi
GCC BU HR Director
PepsiCo MEA

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

Hussain Abahussain
Managing Director
Aujan Industries

14:50 Afternoon coffee and networking

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