Conference Day One: June 22, 2009

08.50 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

Abdulrahman Saqr
UAE Business Adviser & Head of Emiratisation
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

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09.00 Keynote Presentation: Effectively Recruiting And Retaining Nationals In The Private Sector The challenges of recruiting nationals in the private sector are growing. This presentation identifies those challenges, as well as revealing key solutions such as branding, national motivations and developing attractive packages that attract and retain for the long-term Essa Ahmed Al Mulla Executive Director EMIRATES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ENDP)

09.30 Developing Nationals Into Leaders

This Presentation Reveals Successful Development Strategies To Grow Nationals Into The Future Leaders Of Your Company. Tommy Asks The Question: With All Of The Investment In Leadership Development, Where Are The Leaders? Going On To Reveal What It Takes To Become A Leader Based Upon Research On How Great Leaders Became Such.

Dr. Tommy Weir
Executive Director
EM LEADERSHIP CENTER

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10.00 What Is Emiratisation? – Lloyds Banking Group’s Successful Emiratisation Experience

This presentation will answer the key questions

• What is Emiratisation?
• What is its mission?
• How was it introduced?

Abdulrahman will then reveal the success and challenges of Emiratisation today and the link between Emiratisation and Lloyds Banking Group, whilst discussing its award-winning Emiratisation strategy.

Abdulrahman Saqr
UAE Business Adviser & Head of Emiratisation
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

11.00 Successfully Building Leadership Behaviour In Nationals

Discover the major elements of a typical organisation’s environment that leaders need to address before expecting employee involvement and engagement. Discussing the leadership roles and styles that help in employing people’s knowledge and talent to meet the operational challenges, the process to build a positive and productive relationship with employees to maximize performance and how to ensure your leadership continuity and building talent from within.

Abdulrahman Al Tuwaijri
Human Resource Development Consultant
SAUDI ARAMCO

11.30 Tackling The Soft Issues Associated With Nationalisation

Based on the recent press coverage on the out puts of nationalization in the UAE, Abdulla will present an analysis of the current situation supported with his own arguments and I will relate the same to the situation within Emarat. The key topics of the presentation focus are on soft issues normally not confronted with by the respected stake holders. A reflection of my personal experience on the nationalization will be shared with the audience in order to determine the validity of some of these issues.

Abdulla S. A. Sambaig
MCIPD Human Resources Manager
EMARAT

Case study

12.00 First Steps In Leadership – BP’s Successful Young Adventurers Program Targets The Leaders Of Tomorrow

BP’s innovative “Young Adventurers” program offers promising students from around the GCC a unique learning and self-development experience that is both challenging and fun. It aims to instill in its 14 to 17-year-old participants an adventurous and enterprising spirit, while helping them to develop the “soft” skills they will need to succeed in higher education and in the workplace. Based on a series of weekend adventure camps, the program has run successfully for nine years, with more than 3000 student participants. BP believes that engaging students in this age group is critical to developing the region’s future leaders, whether in the public or private sector. The program complements BP’s other efforts to support youth leadership, such as the Tawteen Leadership Academy in Abu Dhabi, as well as its in-house graduate development schemes. The case study will highlight the role that the private sector can play in supporting skills development in the pre-employment age-group and in encouraging young nationals to consider careers in the private sector.

Dana Al Marashi
Communications and External Affairs Manager
BP MIDDLE EAST

13.30 Afternoon Chairman’s Welcome

Dr. Tommy Weir
Executive Director
EM LEADERSHIP CENTER

13.40 Impact Of The Global Financial Crisis On Retention – Improving In The Midst Of An Economic Downturn

The global financial crisis that has impacted organizations worldwide is challenging organizations in the GCC to look differently at ways to retain National employees. The ever changing external environment has had a direct, as well as indirect, impact on programs and activities that were targeted to meet the needs of Nationals. Consequently, many of these plans have changed. Budget cuts, downsizing, reducing salaries, scaling back, cancelling projects, and minimizing recruitment efforts are some of the common buzz words that have plagued this period of uncertainty. In this regard, the speaker will provide insight into some of the practices and approaches organizations can employ to improve the retention of employees.

H. Amin Carter
Retention Policy Advisor
ADCO

Case study

14.10 Attracting Nationals To The Hospitality Industry

This presentation outlines Rotana Hotel Group’s successful Duroob nationalisation program which successfully overcomes national’s concerns and successfully attracts them to work in the hospitality industry.

Awatif Al Braik
Director
Duroob Program ROTANA HOTELS

Case study

14.40 Integration Into Qatari Community: Understanding The Wants And Needs Of Nationals

When we join the community, we become a part of this community. As a result, the wants and needs of the community become our wants and needs. This presentation outlines strategies for understanding the motivations of national employees within the business.

Jaklin Makhoul Winn
Head of Human Resources
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

Case study

15.40 Talent Development For The Next Decade

• Successful tools for identifying prime talent and future managers
• Building a development plan that is motivational and is in line with business priorities
• Strategies for training and retaining staff and safeguarding investment and knowledge

Hussain Ismail
Deputy Director
BAHRAIN INSTITUTE OF BANKING & FINANCE

Case study

16.10 Innovative Ways To Integrate And Retain Nationals

John Mowatt
Head of Department
CENTRE FOR TOURISM & HOSPITALITY EMIRATISATION RESEARCH

16.40 Implementation Of Nationalisation In K.O.C's. Contracts

In this presentation, Mohammad A. Ja’afar will provide a brief background and history of nationalization in Kuwait Oil Company's Contracts, backed up by some surprising statistics, before describing at length the implementation of Kuwaitization policy.

Mohammad A. Ja’afar
Team Leader Contracts Manpower Kuwaitization
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY (KOC)

17.10 Close Of Conference Day One

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