Leaders
Organizations
Speakers
Sessions
Build Tomorrow.
Lead Today.
Through bold decisions.
New skills.
New ways of working.
And, people willing to shape what comes next.
SHRM MENA Annual 2027 brings together the leaders shaping the future of work across MENA – from AI and technology to leadership, skills, culture, and workforce transformation.
The future of work isn't something HR simply prepares for; it's something they need to build.
Why Attend
Explore What's Next
Explore the shifts reshaping work, workforce, and organizations across MENA.
Get the Real-World View
Learn from leaders navigating transformation, not just predicting it.
Take Away What Matters
Take away ideas, approaches, and tools you can put to work.
Experiment with AI
Move from AI curiosity to hands-on application in the HR × AI Lab.
Build Your Network
Connect with the people influencing what work looks like across the region.
Gain Perspective
Turn insights into better decisions for what comes next.
Five Content Tracks to Experience
Tomorrow Differently
Building the Workforce
- The Workforce We Haven't Built Yet
- Beyond Hiring: Building Workforce Capability
- Skills for an Economy Taking Shape
- From Talent Pools to Talent Engines
Building Intelligence
- Human + Machine: The New Intelligence
- When AI Enters the Organization
- The AI-Ready Workforce
- Who Owns the AI Advantage?
Building Leaders
- The Leaders Tomorrow Will Need
- Leadership Beyond the Playbook
- Building Leaders for Unfinished Work
- From Authority to Influence
Building Organisations
- The Organization, Rebuilt
- Culture by Design
- When Work Changes, Organizations Must Too
- Building Workplaces That Can Adapt
Building the Human Edge
- What Technology Can't Build
- The Skills AI Can't Replace
- Connection, Trust and the Future Workplace
- The Value of Being Human at Work
Past Speakers
Randi Zuckerberg
Founder & CEO
Zuckerberg Media and HUG
Sanford R. (Sandy) Climan
CEO
EMV (Hollywood Producer)
Michael Fraccaro
Senior Fellow & Former Chief People Officer
Mastercard
Lars N. Minns
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mercedes-Benz USA
Shiv
Operating Partner, Advent Private Equity Former Chairperson & CEO, PepsiCo & Former CEO, Emerging Markets, Nokia
Emily M. Dickens, J.D.
Chief of Staff, Head of Government Affairs & Corporate Secretary
SHRM
Achal Khanna
Chief Executive Officer
SHRM APAC & MENA
Adel Alghamdi
Assistant Deputy Minister for Human Resources
Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
Osama Yousef G. Alfraidi
GM - HR Development
Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia
Arda Atalay
Head, LinkedIn Talent Solutions
LinkedIn MENA
Nader Haffar
Former Chairman & CEO, KPMG LG
Co-Founder & Chairman, VALYOO Holding
Marketa Simkova
Partner & Head of People, Performance & Culture
KPMG Middle East
Abdullah ALZahrani
Founder & CEO
Tharwah
Fazeela Gopalani
Partner
EY Academy
Ahmed Jassim
Chief Human Resources Officer
Commercial Bank International
Sid Ahmed Benraouane, Ph.D.
Dubai Government Advisor
Pallav Popli
Chief Revenue Officer & Employee Engagement Evangelist
Vantage Circle
Sara Boueri
Group Director-HR
Scope Investment
Dr. Salima Hamouche, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP
Professor of Human Resources Management
University of Sharjah
Rami Busbait
Vice President - Talent Management
Savvy Games Group
Registration
Conference: 29th September – 1st October 2027
Pre-Conference Masterclasses (2): 28th September 2027
SHRM PMQ License
Access to: EXPO and Seminars 29th September – 1st October 2027
Access to: SHRM MENA Star Awards Ceremony 1st October 2027
Standard Price
Early-Bird (Valid till June 2027)
Super Early-Bird (Valid till April 2027)
Platinum
Conference: 29th September – 1st October 2027
Pre-Conference Masterclasses (2): 28th September 2027
SHRM PMQ License
Access to: EXPO and Seminars 29th September – 1st October 2027
Access to: SHRM MENA Star Awards Ceremony 1st October 2027
Standard Price
$4,000
Early-Bird (Valid till June 2027)
$3,500
Super Early-Bird (Valid till April 2027)
$3,000
Gold
Conference: 29th September – 1st October 2027
Pre-Conference Masterclasses (2): 28th September 2027
SHRM PMQ License
Access to: EXPO and Seminars 29th September – 1st October 2027
Access to: SHRM MENA Star Awards Ceremony 1st October 2027
Standard Price
$3,500
Early-Bird (Valid till June 2027)
$3,000
Super Early-Bird (Valid till April 2027)
$2,650
Silver
Conference: 29th September – 1st October 2027
Pre-Conference Masterclasses (2): 28th September 2027
SHRM PMQ License
Access to: EXPO and Seminars 29th September – 1st October 2027
Access to: SHRM MENA Star Awards Ceremony 1st October 2027
Standard Price
$2,500
Early-Bird (Valid till June 2027)
$2,250
Super Early-Bird (Valid till April 2027)
$1,850
The EXPO'27
SHOWCASE
Demonstrate your solutions to the targeted audience.
IMPACT
Bring your expertise into conversations that shape decisions.
INFLUENCE
Shape the conversations driving the future of work.
CONNECT
Meet the leaders and decision makers who matter.
ACCELERATE
Turn connections and conversations into new opportunities.
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