HRD Congress M.E.N.A. 2009

Upcoming Events

Date : 15 - 16 Nov. 2009
Location : Manama, Bahrain

Asia HRD Congress 2010

Date : 6 - 8 July 2010
Location : Kuching, Sarawak

Conference Day 1 Schedule

Time	Day 1 (15 Nov. 2009, Sunday) Programme
7.30am – 8.30am	Registration & Welcome Coffee
SUNRISE MEGA SESSION 1 (A CHOICE OF 3)
8.30am – 9.00am		Work Culture Excellence in Middle East, Particularly in Bahrain by D. R. Nagaraj, Director, D2C Management Consultants, Dubai, U.A.E
8.30am – 9.00am		Competency Based Development – A Case Study by Dr. Mahmoud Khan, HR & OD Consultant Saudi Arabia
9.00am – 9.30am	OPENING CEREMONY OF HRD CONGRESS M.E.N.A. 2009
9.30am – 10.00am		VIP KEYNOTE 1 - Motivating People for Superior Performance by H. E. Fahmi Al Jowder, Minister, Ministry of Works, Kingdom of Bahrain Chairperson : The Honourable Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, Former Tourism Minister of Malaysia
10:00am - 10:30pm		KEYNOTE 2 - Empowering Bahrainis in the Current Economic Scenario by Kamal Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer, Economic Development Board, Kingdom of Bahrain
10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break & Networking
11.00am – 11.30am		KEYNOTE 3 - The Next Generation Human Capital Development by R. Palan, Ph.D, A.P.T, Chairman & C.E.O., SMR Group, Malaysia
11:30am - 12:00pm		KEYNOTE 4 - LMR - The Bahrain Experience by Amal Kooheji, Senior Manager, Human Capital Development, Tamkeen (Labour Fund), Kingdom of Bahrain
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1 (A CHOICE OF 2)
12:00pm – 12.45pm		Implementing a Competency Culture – Best Practices by Rashid Al Mahmeed, Chief Training & Development, Ministry of Works, Kingdom of Bahrain
12:00pm – 12.45pm		Interactive Strategies by Karen Ong, Director & Vice President, SMR Learning & Development, Malaysia
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2 (A CHOICE OF 2)
12.50pm – 1.35pm		Training with Zero Budgets by Sarah Newel, Head of Training, Learning & Development, Qatar Foundation, Qatar
12.50pm – 1.35pm	Strategies for Aligning Training to Industry Needs by Garry Muriwai, Director, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF), Kingdom of Bahrain
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3 (A CHOICE OF 2)
1.40pm – 2.25pm		Leadership Development: The Riyadh Bank Experience by Ray Meerloo, Vice President, Training & Management, Development Division, Riyadh Bank, Saudi Arabia
1.40pm – 2.25pm	by Dr. Mohd Rabies ElShaikh, Organizational Development Consultant, Group HR, Zain Group,Kingdom of Bahrain
2.30pm – 3.30pm	Lunch & Networking
3.30pm	Programme ends
8:00pm	HRD CONGRESS M.E.N.A. AWARDS 2009 GALA DINNER

Conference Day 2 Schedule

Time	Day 2 (16 Nov. 2009, Monday) Programme
7.00am – 8.15am	Registration & Welcome Coffee
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4 (A CHOICE OF 2)
8.30am – 9:45am		Team Building Strategy for Corporate Culture Transformation by Roslan Razak, Vice President 1, Human Resources, Sime Darby Berhad, Malaysia
8.30am – 9:45am		Personal Development - Leading Public Servants To Their Maximum Potentials by Ghada Shana’a, Assistant Director, Personal Development, Institute Of Public Administration (BIPA), Kingdom of Bahrain
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5 (A CHOICE OF 2)
9:45am – 10:30am		Changing Mindsets by Prof Karl Wagner, University of Applied Science, Germany
9:45am – 10:30am		Competency and Spiritual Intelligence : The Islamic Touch by Ustaz Awang Mohd Hanafi, Head, Human Resource Development, DST Group, Brunei
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee Break & Networking
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6 (A CHOICE OF 2)
11:00am - 12:15pm		Competency Based Talent Development by A. Subramanian, Director & Vice President, SMR Consulting & Outsourcing, Malaysia
11:00am - 12:15pm		The Convenient Truth About the ROI of Training by Diederick Stoel, Chief Executive Officer, ProfitWise, Netherlands
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 7 (A CHOICE OF 2)
12.15pm – 1:30pm		Magic of Making Training Fun by Dr. Suzanne White, Network Trainer, SMR GULF W.L.L Kingdom of Bahrain
12.15pm – 1:30pm		Leading “B” Performers : Developing Rainbow Creators by R. Palan, Ph.D, A.P.T, Chairman & CEO, SMR Group Malaysia
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Lunch & Networking
2:30pm	Programme Ends