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Middle East Region’s first Digital Talent Dialogue taking place in Dubai this month

Middle East Region’s first Digital Talent Dialogue taking place in Dubai this month

30+ HR & Tech Thought Leaders sharing insights on trends, industry-wide opportunities in bridging the talent gap, and fostering real-world digital skills to succeed in the digital age.

Digital Talent Ecosystem Dialogue is bringing together all stakeholders of the talent value chain to brainstorm, discuss & share their learnings, success stories, and initiatives- to nurture and grow the digital workforce with highly advanced skills crucial for the region’s digital economy vision.

Under the theme “Addressing the ICT talent shortage & closing digital skills gap to drive Middle East’s economic transformation” this 1-day dialogue will witness the blend of 30+ Thought Leaders sharing insights on their learnings, success story, initiatives, collaborations on industry-wide concerns, challenges, and opportunities in growing and managing the digital workforce and fostering real-world digital skills to succeed today and future digital era.

Attendees will hear from #dtecosystem Thought Leaders from leading organizations

  • Kate Barker | Global Board Advisor & Chief HR Futurist | NEOM
  • Puneet Swani | Career Business Leader, AMEA & Pacific Region | Mercer
  • Iman Al Qasim | Executive VP, Human Capital |Emirates Global Aluminium, UAE
  • Dena Al Mansoori | Group CHRO | e&, UAE
  • Hanna Nordell |Chief People Officer |Talabat, UAE
  • Monica Hernandez Alarcon | Director of Human Resources, AMEO | General Motors (GM), UAE
  • Areej AlShaibani | Senior Proficient- Human Resources | Omantel, Oman
  • Salim Al-Shuaili | Senior Executive- National Center for Space, AI & Advanced Technologies | Information Technology Authority, Oman
  • Hoda Al Khzaimi | Director, Cybersecurity Center NYU Abu Dhabi | CEO, Women in AI UAE 
  • Siddhaarth Iyer | Head Digital | Gig Gulf (formerly Axa Gulf), UAE
  • Hannah Haikal | VP Talent Strategy & Analytics | Etisalat e&, UAE
  • Iqbal Noor | SVP, Head of Group Learning & Development | EmiratesNBD, UAE
  • Soheyl Kadjani | SVP and Head of Technology Strategy, Transformation, and FABRIC| First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), UAE
  • Nisha Verma | Chief Human Resource Officer |Apparel Group, UAE
  • Andrew Stotter-Brooks | VP Learning and Development | Etihad Aviation Group, UAE
  • Ibtihal Riyami | Senior Strategist, Human Resources | Omantel, Oman
  • Heba Makram | Transformation Advisor & Future of Work Expert I Researcher
  • Kifaya Thallam |HR Executive Advisor | Organization Design & HR Transformation
  • Sewar Azzouni | Head Talent Transformation, Middle East and Turkey |Publicis Groupe, UAE
  • Suhrid Chaudhuri | Group Head Organizational Development & Culture |Al Ghurair, UAE
  • Damir Jaksic |Chief Information Officer | KEO (KEOIC), UAE
  • Emma Davies |Chief Culture and People Excellence Officer |Masafi, UAE
  • Susana Correia |Head of Staffing MENA |LinkedIn Talent Solutions
  • Karan Bhalla | HR Director – Talent, Rewards, and Culture | Americana Foods, UAE

The #dtecosystem dialogue is a crafted action-oriented agenda that aims at touching key points on how we balance the demand & supply of digital talent and fostering real-world digital skills.

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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend the first of its kind event in the region and be a part of real-time discussions on securing tech talent, talent development & transformation, upskilling/reskilling, growth mindsets, data culture, workplace tech, DE & I, and creating life-long learning culture to be equipped with digital knowledge and competencies.

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