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.
Dr. Ahmad Khamis (Board Member & Deputy CEO at KABi) is an entrepreneur, economist and financier with significant expertise in private equity & venture capital investments, having tremendous finance exposure with a proven track record in starting, managing and growing companies in the MENA region. Ahmad has previously held several key positions in leading companies in the MENA region, managing diverse teams and large portfolios worth multi-billion dollars, and was featured in several international news agencies for business & economic insights.
Ahmad is a graduate of global leading schools such as University College London (UCL) and London School of Economics (LSE) and has completed 2 levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program. In 2019, Ahmad was awarded a Doctorate in Business Administration from Manchester Business School.
As Senior Director of Human Resources for Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), Mira plays a cross-functional leadership role throughout the Authority, acting as a powerful agent of change and dynamism for RAKTDA’s employees.
Mira has over two decades of professional experience, delivering growth solutions internationally and regionally, across a variety of sectors including healthcare, upstream oil and gas and education. Today, Mira’s responsibilities include managing the employee life cycle at Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, supporting the organisation to develop a strategic, operational and compliant HR function where employees can grow and thrive. Her responsibilities include HR strategy, organisational behaviour and design, talent acquisition, performance management, training and development, compensation and benefits, diversity inclusion and belonging, managing risks as well as auditing.
Mira’s expertise includes strategy implementation, culture transformation, and leadership effectiveness and development. As an HR auditor and instructor, Mira holds an MBA, concentration in Strategic Management, and a B.S in Public Health & Development Sciences from the University of Balamand, and a Diploma in HRM from the American University of Beirut. She is also a Certified Senior Professional by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP).
Jason Radisson is a serial unicorn breeder.
His latest venture is Movo (formerly Shift One), where he is Founder & CEO, a platform that is helping solve the global shortage of skilled front line workers, with more than 300,000 users from nurses to solar technicians.
Jason learned startup skills early in life. He was born to a 16-year old single mom, and worked blue-collar jobs from short order cook to HVAC technician to fund school and climb out of poverty. From that inauspicious start, he went on to Harvard, a Fulbright Scholarship, and McKinsey & Company.
Since becoming an entrepreneur, Jason has worked with more than a dozen first tier VCs, firms like Softbank, Accel, DST, Andreessen Horowitz, Monashees, and Sequoia. Together he and his teams have built and scaled multiple tech unicorns, platforms that today provide work and improved living standards to millions of workers, from Bogota to Boston.
In the early days of Uber he was a launcher and Regional General Manager in the western US. From there, Brazil’s 99-Taxis as Chief Operating Officer, where he grew the business 10x and sold it to Didi for $1B. He is also a member of the Rappi-Mafia, where he was an early investor and helped the Co-Founders build their Operations and Growth teams in the initial expansion across Latin America.
Today, more than 20 venture-backed Founders are alumni of his earlier teams.
Jason spends his time outside of work with his spouse and their small children. He’s also a lifelong distance runner, cyclist and skier.
Accomplished business leader with an eclectic mix of experiences spanning 25 years and ranging across public administration, banking, telecommunications, Human resources, building regional markets for Omantel, strengthening brand positioning and P&L management. Tenacious leader with a background in business administration and a proven track record in forging key partnerships with government & prover sector organizations, increasing sales revenues and improving bottom-line profitability. Highly motivated and driven senior management executive with proven skills in building strong teams and organizational capabilities.
Dr. Muhanned’s academic achievements are equally impressive. He holds a Ph.D. in change management, reflecting his commitment to staying at the forefront of industry trends.
In summary, Dr. Muhanned Al Asfoor’s extensive experience, strategic vision, and unwavering commitment to excellence make him a dynamic and influential leader in the world of business and telecommunications.
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.
A seasoned professional with over 15 years of extensive Human Capital experience across Industry and Consulting, Rohit has worked in over 17 countries across Middle East, Africa, Asia and South-East Asia helping organizations align with their strategic goals and leading HR transformation programmes. By collaborating closely with boards and top-level executives, he has helped elevate organizational performance across a wide range of sectors, business maturity stages and operating models. Having been honored with numerous coveted global awards and feature as an expert in prominent publications, sharing insights on various HR trends, Rohit has chaired and spoken at important global summits and crafted thought leaderships to showcase HR’s strategic presence. As a visiting faculty at numerous education institutions, Rohit strives to nurture our future young talent. An alumni of XLRI, he is a member of the Forbes HR Council, CIPD Advisory Committee, NHRDN DXB Chapter and a SHRM MEA facilitator.
Arpi Karapetyan (www.arpikarapetyan.com) is an Internationally Certified HR Professional (SHRM-SCP, SPHRi), Internationally Certified Coach (PCC), trainer, speaker, and consultant. She is the Founder and General Manager of Cascade People & Business (www.cascade.am) that offers one-stop complex HR solutions, the Founder & President of Armenian HR Association (www.hrcommunity.am) that offers a platform for HRs for networking, and the Initiator of AnnualRegional Conference (www.hrconference.biz) that brings together internationally recognized professionals, experienced and inspiring guest speakers from more than 30 countries every year. Has developed jobbit tool (www.jobbit.online), a fresh approach with a novel methodology in the field of salary market research that is aimed at ensuring fast pace and flexibility through a simplified questionnaire with a complete and comprehensive analytical report for any selected position. Besides, Arpi is the Founder and Program Developer of “zoomin!” career orientation program (www.zoomin-now.com) designed to help the participants cognize their personality, identify their strengths, aspirations, capabilities, and come up with an action plan on how to develop further. She is the author of the book “The Small Book on the Big Cleanup or How We Can Change the World”.
Arpi has Ph.D. in Social Psychology with over 25-years of experience in Human Resources Management, 17 years of experience in Human Resources Consulting, Personnel Training and HR Community Development, 10 years of experience in teen and youth career orientation, 8 years of experience in Personal and Group Coaching.
Arpi has extensive experience in facilitation at renowned leadership programs globally, including NALA (North American Leadership Alliance, MELA (Middle East Leadership Academy), SEALA (South East Asia Leadership Academy, CELA (Central Asia Leadership Academy), Skoltech (Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology), and more.
Arpi has worked with numerous renowned native and international companies from banking, insurance, production, IT, Telecommunication, retail, NGOs and other sectors. She led over 50+ HR reorganizations and restructurings, 60+ team integration programs, realized HR projects for 200+ different companies, trained and/or certified 300+ HR professionals, held 3000+ training and development programs, fulfilled 2000+ hours of life, career, executive coaching and mentorship programs for various age groups and professional segments according to specially developed methodology.
Arpi has designed numerous development programs for individuals and teams. She does facilitations, gives public speeches worldwide, and runs career orientation programs.
