With 25 years of experience in the consulting industry, Zsolt has delivered numerous workshops on leadership, company and project management, public speaking, and HR development. Zsolt drives the growth of Hogan’s direct marketing and thought leadership campaigns across the globe, and he is also responsible for strategic planning and growth in Hogan’s global business channel.

Working with key global partners, distributors, and multinational consulting companies to integrate Hogan’s solutions into current business offerings, Zsolt also explores new alliance relationships in unrepresented geographies.

Zsolt is a Hogan certified trainer, coach, and leadership advisory specialist. He is also an expert in client assessment systems consulting, business development, and marketing and supply channel optimization. He has authored over 100 articles and publications and is a frequent presenter specializing in leadership and organizational management.

Maya Krzyzanowska is a senior consultant on Hogan’s international distributors team. In her role, Maya supports Hogan distributors throughout the Middle East, Africa, the United Kingdom, Turkey, and Greece.

Specializing in strategic HR and business development, Maya also has experience in the oil sector, business consulting, and organizational development. Her expertise includes HR operational excellence, leadership development, communication, and team growth projects.

During her career, Maya has held the roles of coach, facilitator, assessor, and workshop master. With work experience spanning three continents, she has led numerous international programs aimed at linking HR strategies with long-term business objectives.

Maya holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Warsaw Business School, as well as master’s degrees in political science and biology.

Oshba Mubarak is the Head of Training & Development and People Performance Management at Abu Dhabi Housing Authority., In her capacity, she is responsible for leading Digital learning, Talent Development agenda and succession planning activities across the company.

her background experience 23+ years comes from different industries in UAE from Banking and finance, Real estate and Government sector.

Oshba started her career in 2001, as a Professional banker through her hard work and dedication in 2006, she became one of the first younger UAE Female Bank Manager leading the team more than 50 employees across the regional branches. In 2012, she has lifted her career concentrating in managing the Human Capital and worked closely with different strategic partners such as McKinsey, Deloitte, Korn ferry and Tower Watson in designing accelerate Talent programs for high potentials. Over her time, she played many key roles in developing and strengthening the company’s position as an employer of choice in the UAE with ENBD, NBAD (FAB), ALDAR properties the real estate sector in general. And continues to push ahead on its transformational growth journey.

Oshba is a graduate of Master degree – Business Administration from Canadian University focusing in Finance. and is a certified professional from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). In addition, she has attended a number of other Executive education programs including Harvard, INSEAD and IMD have all welcomed her hungry mind . last of all, close to her heart she advocates for a greener and more conscious world which led her to became one of an active member of sustainability ambassador at Robert swan mission 2041.

Vivek Arora is the Director – Regional Sales & Business Operations for SHRM-MENA and is based out of Dubai office. In his 20 plus years of rich experience Vivek has spearheaded various people & HR related businesses across geographies in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Eastern Europe and South East Asia.  Vivek has been instrumental in building organizations from conceptualization to maturity stages and has a strong business acumen while ensuring employee well-being and their career progression. Vivek has managed organizations with over 35,000 employees across various diversities and cultures. In his previous assignment, Vivek was instrumental in getting his organization awarded as the Best place to work in Singapore. He is a MBA from GMU Italy and PGDBM from Cambridge International Qualifications and has been a recipient of various awards and accolades

Partika Raj is a versatile high energy HR professional with over 20 years of global experience in the field of Human Resources and Talent Development. She has proven capability to consult and collaborate with various organizational functions and business heads, aligning with them to understand business objectives, identifying, prioritizing and determining corresponding Human Resource needs.

Prior to joining SHRM MENA, she has held a series of Learning/HR development roles with organizations Emirates PWC, NBD, GE, Aon Hewitt & WNS.

Partika has an accomplished track record of achieving results beyond the organization’s expectations, with a firm grasp in leadership development research and trends. Her expertise covers her proven ability in spearheading organization effectiveness programs, simultaneously keeping to the best practices concerning learning initiatives. She is a highly articulate communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills, with an experience of working within a highly diverse cultural environment.

Partika is a Chartered MCIPD, SHRM SCP, Postgraduate in Human Resource Management with a bachelor’s degree in psychology

Her success formula is understanding and fully utilizing the ‘Return on People’ concept by unleashing the employees’ full potential, thus ensuring that an organization will receive the support it needs to grow. Her my aim is to establish productive business relationships and to implement action plan strategies to address opportunities related to talent gaps and needs.

A seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in talent management, organizational development, and leadership development. Waseem is currently a Sr. OD & Talent Management in Tharwah where he helped many organization clients unleash their people potential through building their human capital capabilities, streamlining their HR systems and developing their leaders.

Fatima Alloghani is a leading expert in Emiratisation strategy and implementation with over 18 years of experience in various industries. Her expertise extends to supporting the UAE Government’s Emiratisation strategy, contributing to the country’s long-term success by providing exciting job opportunities for UAE nationals and developing their skills. Previously, Fatima played a pivotal role in the national talent strategy and programs at Expo 2020 Dubai, where she ensured the integration of UAE national talent before, during, and after the first-ever World Expo in the region. Currently working with Majid Al Futtaim Group on a mission to hire 3000 UAE nationals in the next 5 years. She is responsible for crafting strategies, developing employer branding, and creating programs that attract, engage, and develop the right UAE nationals for businesses.

Fatima’s career journey includes working with renowned organizations such as Schlumberger Oil and Gas Services, Dubai World- Nakheel, Etihad Airways, Total ABK Academy, Abu Dhabi Terminals, and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.

Her academic accomplishments include completing the Wharton Executive Education’s Dubai Leadership Programme and earning a master’s degree in global HR management from the University of Liverpool in 2015. Currently, she is pursuing a doctorate with the University of Strathclyde Business School, on social impact within the context of UAE nationals’ engagement and building a lasting legacy.

Fatima’s contributions have been recognized through the “Making an Impact on Nationalization” award at the GCC GOV HR in 2019, Top Gulf Influencive Voices in LinkedIn 2020 and served as a brand ambassador for youth empowerment in the region on the GOV Youth Summit 2020 Advisory Board and Strathclyde Business School.

As Group Chief Human Capital Officer (GCHCO), Najib Makarem leads the overall Human Resource strategy at BEEAH Group. He leverages his wealth of experience in consulting, strategic relationship building and people management to foster the BEEAH Group organisational culture, while building on workforce potential and workplace resilience. Najib was appointed as GHCO in June 2022, bringing over 20 years of experience in the Human Resources field to BEEAH Group. In this new role, Najib oversees all core HR functions with a focus on driving business results for the Group across its businesses, geographies and organisational levels. By collaborating with the Vice-Chairman and Group CEO as well as stakeholders across the Group businesses, Najib consults on organisational design, leadership assessment and development, team performance management, rewards strategies, manpower planning and rationalisation. While developing employee-focused strategies, he works towards aligning people with business goals to deliver tangible results.

Najib is also a seasoned planner, equipped to support HR requirements for large organizational projects and initiatives, from defining scope and requirements and analysis to financial forecasting and quality reviews. With BEEAH Group businesses growing into new geographies, forging new partnerships and breaking ground on new projects, Najib implements change management strategies while recruiting and hiring personnel to fulfil business objectives effectively. He also formulates employee-focussed policies to develop and retain existing talent within BEEAH Group, including succession planning, management and development of organisational competency, particularly for high potential employees. Najib is also responsible for implementing compensation and benefits plans, aiming to support employee performance across the organization.

Prior to joining BEEAH Group, Najib held various executive positions over the last two decades. Most recently, he served as Partner & Market Leader – Advisory Services at Korn Ferry Advisory. Previously, he also worked at Arabtec Holding PJSC, Willis Towers Watson, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young, and Arthur Anderson. Najib holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from The American University of Beirut, where he focused on Organisational Behaviour and Strategy.