09:00 Opening Remarks From The Chair

Abdulrahman Saqr
Head of Emiratisation
Lloyds Banking Group, UAE

09:15 Case Study: Becoming An Employer Of Choice – Breaking The Mould And Leading The Way Forward

• What are the biggest barriers to effective Nationalisation?
• Exploring the challenges of effectively recruiting Nationals into your organisation
• Creating attractive packages and working hours that don’t break the bank

Abdulrahman Saqr
Head of Emiratisation
Lloyds Banking Group, UAE

10:00 Case Study: GCC Nationalisation - Be A Pioneer Or Disappear!

• Ali Alsaloom’s journey from joining the government, to working in the private sector, and becoming an entrepreneur
• An impassioned call to look to the past to build the GCC’s future
• How culture is crucial in building a solid educational system
• What drives young Nationals towards a specific job?

Ali Alsaloom
Cultural Consultant, Author, TV Show Host & CEO
Embrace Arabia, UAE

11:15 Practical Tips And Proven Strategies For Recruiting Nationals Into Private Sector Companies

• The challenges of recruiting Nationals in the private sector
• Exploring the motivations and aspirations of Nationals
• Understanding how individual contracts and packages can add value to both employees and the company
• The framework of graduate training programmes

12:15 Placing Nationalisation Agendas At The Top Of Organisational Strategies

• Building a longer term business strategy and core competence tied sustainable model in line with macro level challenges and alignment to country level strategies
• Differentiating between Nationalisation for statistics and Nationalisation for sustainability and organisation building
• Identifying Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the success in the execution of a Nationalisation programme and using the results effectively

Kanchan Ghoshal
Director – Human Resources Advisory, KPMG
Bahrain & Qatar

13:45 Case Study: Training And Developing Your Workforce Early On - Exploring Scholarships And Work Experience Programmes

• Setting up effective scholarship and work experience programmes
• Aligning market needs to education systems
• Developing and incentivising young Nationals – looking to the future

Abdulla Al Tamimi
Head of HR
Standard Chartered Bank, Qatar

14:30 Case Study: Customised Training Programmes To Successfully Align Education And Workforce Requirements

• Exploring the case studies of Dubai Municipality and DEWA
• Examining the stakeholder engagement development process in order to address the employers’ skill needs
• Partnering with employers to develop and customise education programmes
• Meeting the needs of the workforce development

Dr. Naji Al Mahdi
Executive Director
The National Institute for Vocational Education, Knowledge and Human Development Authority, UAE

15:45 Roundtable Troubleshooting Facilitated Clinics

This session will highlight successful Nationalisation case studies from around the region and will be moderated by senior HR professionals.

• Educating at an early age – linking both internship and sponsorship programmes to colleges and universities
• Better practices in recruitment and selection

Dr Ingo Forstenlechner
Asst Prof- HR Management
United Arab Emirates University, UAE

John Mowatt
Director – Centre for Emiratisation, Research & Development
Emirates Academy, UAE

• Nationals in the hospitality sector – overcoming challenges of attracting and retaining your employees

Rachel Moosa
Regional Director, Human Resources, Middle East and Africa
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, UAE