Building A Value-Driven
Learning Culture
Brought to you by ATD, the world’s largest talent development association and Promedia International institute, the ATD Kuwait Summit brings the learning and talent development community together to learn, network, and innovate.
The world of learning and talent development is being revolutionised by new innovations and technologies—this along with many major forces are reshaping the way HR and training creates and delivers value. L&D must innovate and look for new ways to align its forces with changing business strategies.
The ability to shift gears with business objectives and being agile is now the new norm. Similarly, identifying measurable ROI, digital learning, workforce planning and retention, and managing a hybrid workplace are no longer just niceties, but business mandates that HR directors must monitor.
Featuring international and regional keynotes, case studies, panel discussions and boot camps, the ATD Kuwait Summit promises best practises and insights on building a value-driven learning culture that enables a diverse, hybrid workforce.
We are bringing together eight education and networking sessions and 15 expert speakers to explore topics such as calculating training ROI, well-being and wellness, retaining and selecting the right talent, artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) in learning. Take an active role in translating training into strategy and techniques applicable to the virtual and in-person business landscape forever changed by technology.
Network with talent development, training, and HR peers; interact with exhibitors; and add value to your career development and organisation.
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Summit Day 1 – Monday 24 October 2022
- 08:00
- 09:00
Welcome remarks
Hamza Taqi, Master Trainer, Association for Talent Development (ATD), Chief Excitement Officer, Knowledge Consulting Company, Kuwait
- 09:15
The power of workplace curiosity for leaders: Driving employee productivity & engagement
The shadow a manager casts on the team is one of the biggest drivers of productivity, engagement, and the feeling of well-being of the team. Those managers who do this well, uplift the team. Those who don’t stifle it. The key to effective task management and people leadership is curiosity. Curious leaders are good at operationalizing the present as well as securing the future. They create psychological safety for the team to thrive. Curious leaders represent a high level of cognitive, empathic, and self-reflective curiosity. They are curious about the world around them, the people they work with, and their own internal conscious and unconscious drivers. They go out of their way to engage with their team, also in times of crisis. They stretch their teams to excel in the present and embrace the future. In this interactive session, we explore what we know about curiosity, why it is important for leaders, professionals, and teams, what the barriers are and what leaders can do to get better at intentional curiosity for themselves and the people in their care.
Stefaan van Hooydonk, Best-Selling Author and Founder of Global Curiosity Institute; Former Lead Advisor for Saudi Aramco’s Corporate University, ex-CLO at Philips, Nokia, Cognizant and AFGA Healthcare, Belgium
- 10:15
PANEL DISCUSSION : Outsourcing vs in-house training: What works better for your organization?
There are many factors HR and training professionals take into consideration when allocating and maximizing their training budgets. At the top of that list is whether to develop and utilize in-house trainers or outsource. Featuring top industry experts, this session will address the following debateable questions:
- Is it better to provide training in-house or through an external education partner?
- What are the disadvantages and advantages of the two different approaches?
- What are the requirements and business costs to developing an in-house training team?
• Will partnering with global education institutions appeal to employees and in-turn improve retention & recruitment, and if so, is it worth the investment?
Dr. Ahmad Al-Hunaiyyan,
Dean of the College of Business Studies, The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), Kuwait
Imad Ghazzawi,
AVP, People Experience, noon, Saudi Arabia
Haithem Albalawi,
Chief HR Officer, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), Saudi Arabia
Areej Al Shibani,
Senior Proficient Human Resources, Omantel, Oman
[Moderator]
Hamza Taqi,
Knowledge Consulting Company, Kuwait
- 11:00
- 11:30
Creating a value-driven learning culture in a fast changing, digital world
Without a doubt, the world of learning and talent development is being revolutionised by technology and innovation as many of the roles people perform evolve and change. This along with many major forces are re-shaping the way L&D and training creates and delivers value. What are the trends shaping HR and training in 2022 and beyond? This session will demonstrate the role of HR in successful organizational transformations, as well as how to build a resilient and agile workforce through a strong culture of learning.
Abdallah AI-Jurf, Internal Consultant for Management and HR/Business Partner, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
- 12:15
Leading a self-care revolution: a case study for improving employee well-being
In the last 2 years, the world has taken a drastic turn with the COVID Pandemic: change has become “the new normal’, WFH is now a reality, and employees became more self-aware of their strengths, skills and limits. We have entered by storm the era of “emotional awakening and transparency” where sharing with our manager and colleagues about our mental state, our limits, sharing to evolve and get better is increasingly more accepted. Leading with compassion and emotional intelligence have raised at the top of ‘must have’ Management skills. We also observed an expectation for employees’ accountability in sharing, being self-aware and speaking up. The adage “it takes two to tango” couldn’t be truer.
Not too long ago, Wellness and Wellbeing were on the top of organization’s nice to have. The approach was more of a top down one, an offering to the employees, hopefully gathering as many participants as possible. The Pandemic has fast tracked the concept, reinforced the employees’ inputs and participation as well as the organization responsibility in fostering/facilitating work life balance; why? With the employees working in the isolation of their home – it provided them with a lot of time to self-reflect and re-align their priorities. It only makes sense that employees have more say on their organization’ wellness and wellbeing offerings and how it should be implemented. Taking care of ourselves should be driven by employees and well-integrated within the organization’ work environment and policies. Successful organizations will be the ones with agile approach and flexible requirements on their working environment, schedules and expectations. So where do we go from here? How do we move towards this Self-Care Era?
- Self-care is not selfish, but a necessary lifestyle practice for good health
- It is preventive and proactive approach to good overall health
- There are generous wellness policies and programs in place – that only a handful of employees feel they can really use
- The World Health Organization defines self-care as: “the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider.”
- SC focus on tuning in to one’s needs and meeting those needs. “Self-care is anything that you do for yourself that feels nourishing,”
- There are eight dimensions of wellness: physical, emotional, spiritual, social, intellectual, financial, environmental, and occupational.
- Temporary and Enduring Self-Care
Christine Belanger,
Senior Director, Rewards, Performance & Workforce Planning, Mubadala Health, UAE
- 13:00
Learning transfer: sustainable learning practices to maximise business performance
We as Learning & Development professionals are faced with a daily challenge to prove that the training programs we provide are essential to the business continuity and employee retention. Thus, how what we see and perceive as valuable training is different from what management expects. For example, they care about quick performance change in the workplace and employees’ feedback about the training session, while we care about the long term, sustainable desirable behavior change measured by the amount of knowledge comprehended and the percentage of knowledge transfer to the workplace. The ideal way to earn management support and build alignment between what management desires and what L&D aspires for is through building a learning organization.
Key Learning’s & Take-Aways:
- Describe the difference between training and learning
- Explain the concept of a learning organization
- Why it is important to adapt a learning culture
- How to implement a learning organization philosophy within your organization
- Gaining buy-in from stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of the new concept and culture
Abdulaziz Al-Roomi,
Head of Learning & Talent, Boubyan Bank, Kuwait
#1 Amazon best selling author
- 13:45
- 14:45
Summit Day 2 – Tuesday 25 October 2022
- 08:00
- 09:00
Welcome remarks
Hamza Taqi, Master Trainer, Association for Talent Development (ATD), Chief Excitement Officer, Knowledge Consulting Company, Kuwait
- 09:05
PANEL DISCUSSION: A vision for the future: Strategic workforce planning and talent pipeline for 2023
Acknowledging the need for workforce planning is the first step to ensuring business success, recognising it as a pillar of the business strategic plan that delivers real RoI and not just another HR process. This panel discussion will share insight on:
- Redesigning and modernising your workfare planning and succession strategy
- Identifying top talent and creating effective and long-term development programmes to leverage in-house talent
- Exploring alternative strategies other than promotion for increased employee engagement and retention
- Future proofing your business in an increasingly VUCA world
Dr. Ammar Alhusaini,
Deputy Director General, Central Agency for Information Technology, Kuwait
Dr. Randa Diab-Bahman,
Senior Lecturer and Author, Kuwait Technology College, Kuwait
Ibrahim Al Howish,
SVP, HR Center of Excellence, Mobily, Saudi Arabia
Abdallah AI-Jurf,
Internal Consultant for Management and HR/Business Partner, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
- 09:55
- 10:30
WORKSHOP: Measuring the business impact and RoI for your training and L&D programs
Today, more than ever, there is a need to ensure that virtual learning works to improve organizational outcomes. Because of the work-at-home and travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 crisis, most learning programs have shifted to a virtual format. This requires program owners to design and implement virtual learning with desired outcomes in mind and demonstrate that the virtual format works. During this workshop-style session, Nader will share practical tool-kits on how to measure the business impact and RoI of your training budget. Key learning’s & take-aways include:
- Identify the five levels of outcomes from Virtual Training
- Describe why virtual learning fails to deliver application and impact
- Explain the need to deliver impact and ROI for selected virtual learning programs
- Design virtual learning to deliver application, impact, and ROI, using design-thinking principles
Nader Bechini,
Master Trainer, Association for Talent Development (ATD); Regional Director, MENA, ROI Institute, Saudi Arabia
[Co-presenter] Najem Salmeen,
Director of Learning and Development, Bahrain Institute for Public Administration (BIPA), Bahrain
- 12:45
Closing remarks
Hamza Taqi, Master Trainer, Association for Talent Development (ATD), Chief Excitement Officer, Knowledge Consulting Company, Kuwait
- 13:00
- 14:00
Abdulaziz Al-Roomi
A visionary HR Leader and Executive Coach with 17+ years of professional cross-industry experience covering retail, petrochemical, engineering, oil and gas, logistics, IT, F&B , banking and other sectors. Has a demonstrated history in managing HR departments for global organisations, developing leaders of the future, supervising multi-million Dollars financial budgets for strategic business transformation initiatives and adding efficiency to complex organisational processes. Signature areas of expertise include Talent Management, HR excellence, business transformation programs, budget and finance management and coaching and mentoring.
Abdulaziz’s last professional venture entails working as the CHRO for ABYAT Megastore, a leading finishing and retail company. In this role, Abdulaziz managed HR for 2000+ employees. Has progressed on an upwards trajectory through his career, other roles Abdulaziz has undertaken include Sr HR Specialist in Leadership and Organisational Development, HR Supervisor, IT Trainer and entrepreneur.
Abdulaziz has also worked for EQUATE for over 9 years, where he has left a strong legacy of his success entailing significant efficiency improvements within HR and financial processes. Academically holds a prestigious Master’s degree, awarded by a leading European academic institution, as well as world class certifications in leadership and HR.
Takes pride in professional development and coaching professionals, Abdulaziz has also featured in national TV and radio shows, university lectures and international training programs to provide insights on professional development concepts to audiences from various backgrounds. Prevail, Amazon’s #1 bestseller book, was written by Abdulaziz based on his professional experiences in leadership. This book is the guide to becoming a successful and memorable leader in your career.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan is the Dean of the College of Business Studies, and a faculty member in the Department of Computer and Information Systems at the College of Business Studies, PAAET, Kuwait. He earned his Ph.D. in the field of Computer Science, specializing in multimedia interface design, from Hertfordshire University, UK. He participated in various academic institutions, Al-Ain University, U.A.E., Waubonsie College, USA, Hertfordshire University, UK, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), Kuwait, Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST), and Kuwait University. Dr. Al-Hunaiyyan’s research interests include multimedia in education; mobile learning; eLearning platforms; human-computer interaction; software design; usability; cultural issues related to information technology.
Dr. Ahmad Al Hunaiyyan
Christine Belanger
Dr. Ammar Alhusaini
Dr. Randa Diab-Bahman
Stefaan van Hooydonk
Imad Ghazzawi
Imad works closely with leadership teams to provide a Business Partner Service model. Imad also provided valuable support for rapidly evolving businesses during significant growth, transformation, and start-up periods. Imad is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and has over 15 years of experience in different HR management and talent development roles. He held different roles with global companies in the sectors of e-commerce, fintech, oil & gas, aerospace, manufacturing, project management, engineering, and consulting services.
Mr. Haithem Al Balawi
Haithem has been working with Saudi Aramco for 20 years.
Over the past six years, he has directed the HR Systems Support Department, Workforce Planning and Analytics Division, and the Compensation Division. Haithem has been actively participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in fields related to the future of jobs and organizational readiness.
His current role is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Haithem obtained both his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and an Executive MBA from King Fahad University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).
Mr. Haithem Al Balawi
Nader Bechini
Abdallah AI-Jurf,
• Founder and 1st President of ICF (International Coach Federation) Saudi Arabia Chapter
• Nominated among 50 global leadership coaches for the “Thinkers 50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Award” in 2019
• Founding member at the Saudi Human Capital Club (SHCC)
• Abdallah is equipped with more than 18 years of experience in different HR and management fields, where he served many clients including GE, Oracle, Al-Bilad Bank, Aramco, Samref, National Water Company, Ministry of health, KFUPM, Cristal Global, and others in which he undertook a variety of Training and Development projects
• He won the 1st place at the International Speech Contest in Toastmasters International on the level of Saudi Arabia (District 79) for 2 years in a row (2014 and 2015)
• He takes on assignments as an executive coach, leadership coach, L&D mentor, trainer, workshop facilitator and keynote speaker
• He is currently a Management consultant overseeing Talent Management at KFSH&RC
• He established and managed succession planning practices SIDF
• As Leadership Training Manager at STC, he led and oversaw initiatives and programs to develop 1000+ leaders
Abdallah AI-Jurf
Areej Al Shaibani
She is a keynote Speaker in international conferences in HR, Change management and digital transformation Previously worked as Director of Human Resource Development at the Information Technology Authority- Oman. She is a great motivator who promotes learning and development culture which helps create a positive culture in the organization.
She used to work in Innovation and Creativity towards building capacity and she is professionally certified in Talent Management and Employee Engagement, as well as Strategic Planning Development and Strategic Performance Management. Areej also holds a certificate for Career Development and Certified Succession Planning from the George Washington University in the UK 2015.
Areej holds master’s degree in Management and Entrepreneurship (Subtitle: The impact of Artificial Intelligence on HRD) from Cranfield University-UK 2022. Areej has been an active member of the Change Management Committee and the OSHRM, while leading the Human Resources Development projects and providing consultancy to government entities. She has been an expert in Return on Investment since 2013 and is an expert in motivational and engagement programs.
Ibrahim Al Howish
Ibrahim is the SVP of HR Center of Excellence at Mobily , and has 9 years of working experience in Human Resources Management, and worked on private and public sector engagements. Ibrahim has hands on experience across industry such as ICT, Railway , Airport/Aviation, and Banking and has a particular focus on developing and implementing new HR practices.
Prior joining Mobily , Ibrahim was the Head of HR Development and CoE at SAR, rolling out HR projects related to HR Transformation, Workforce planning, Talent Management, Change management activities, and HR function assessment.
Ibrahim Al Howish
Hamza Taqi
Hamza is a Team Coach, Master Performance Consultant, a Contributing Author, a Chartered Marketer and an Electrical Engineer. Throughout his 30 years working journey in Banking, Telecom, and Talent Development. Hamza was engaged in developing the businesses of multinational brands like Visa, MasterCard, Nokia, Warner Bros, and Disney. He found his passion and life purpose through the marketing mix, which led him to specialize in the people development industry. As a Chief Excitement Officer for Knowledge Consulting Co, since 2008 Hamza has dedicated his life to developing the PEOPLE element of the marketing mix.
He strongly believes that PEOPLE can do wonders provided that they are able and willing. His favorite quote is “What a man can do another can” has inspired thousands of people throughout his workshops, keynotes, and intervention. ATD awarded Hamza with Master Trainer Designation and Master Instructional Design. He also gained certifications in multi disciplines such as Coaching, Consulting, Change Management, and Facilitation in Synchronous Learning. Hamza also is a Certified Facilitator for The Fish Philosophy and accredited Situational Leadership II Facilitator by Ken Blanchard. He loves to learn and grow people. He started to train at the Institute of Banking Studies in 1992.
The Director of Learning and Development at the Bahrain Institute for Public Administration (BIPA), Mr. Najem Salmeen stated that raising the level of Government performance in the Kingdom of Bahrain is one of the main pillars of the strategic vision of the Institute. He affirmed that the courses in 2021 which will be launched by the Institute for the employees at various levels of profession are aimed at raising the efficiency of the national cadres by enabling them with best practices in administration and applied practices in various fields of public administration.
Mr. Salmeen added that the Institute will be offering through the courses in 2021 a cluster of short training courses presented via the visual communication technology aimed at achieving maximum benefit, pointing out that the topics of the courses include management and leadership that raise the capabilities and skills of the Government cadres at various professional levels.
He further explained that the new courses are in line with the Institute’s projects aimed at raising the quality and efficiency of institutional work and the initiatives and projects provided by the government which fulfil the aspirations and hopes of the citizens, adding that it also keeps in pace with the latest developments in sciences and knowledge of Public Administration.
Najem Salmeen
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