An accomplished HR leader with over 15 years of experience in the logistics, construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, tourism, and hospitality sectors across local, multinational and government organisations. She's recognised for pioneering innovative HR practices, championing employee well-being, and earning global HR leadership accolades, including being the top 50 HR leaders in the Middle East. Sara's mission is to align practices with workforce needs, fostering equity, and her initiatives have garnered widespread acclaim and recognition.

Dr. Rania AlGhamdi is the Talent Learning & Development Director at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare overseeing the talent management programs, strategising, developing, and implementing employee engagement and leadership development programs and other key functions such as Performance Management, Career Management, Succession Planning, and wellbeing initiatives. She has led multiple organisational initiatives in support of D&I, learning, and person-centered care.

Rania has also served as the HR Services Director where she was responsible for managing the daily HR operations, building talent acquisition strategies, and enabling key initiatives that focus on enhancing employee experience.

Rania has participated as a speaker locally and internationally in many HR and T&D events. She is a committee member in several associations. She has completed certification programs and is a Certified Knowledge Specialist, Certified Employee Performance Management Professional, Certified Leadership Coach Practitioner, and Certified Career Services Provider. She was recently acknowledged as one of the top 50 HR leaders

Rania holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Development from Texas A&M University, USA and has completed her Doctorate Degree from the University of Leicester focusing on knowledge transfer Practices in Healthcare.

Hala is an accomplished professional with 16 years of experience in quality management, business excellence as well as employee engagement and wellbeing.

She started her career working in healthcare sector in private and government entities where she contributed in enhancing process and implementing business excellence standards that resulted in improving the business and gaining national and international awards. Hala is passionate about enhancing quality of life and wellbeing and became a certified wellness practitioner from National Wellness Institute USA in 2014. She joined ADNOC group (ADNOC Onshore) in 2013 were she continued the business excellence journey and participated in many improvement projects.

Hala has a Master’s degree in Quality Management and Safety from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Leadership Institute and also holds multiple certifications:

Certified Wellness Practitioner (CWP), Certified Worksite Wellness Program Manager, Certified Resilience and Thriving Facilitator, Certified EFQM Assessor EFQM Certified Leader for Excellence

Kunal Wadhwani is the CHRO for Choithrams Group & oversees management of over 5000 employees. With over 20 years’ experience in linking human capital to business results, he is highly adept at planning & directing HR Budgeting, Business Partner, Reward & Talent Management Strategies.

Kunal has led a cultural transformation within Choithrams by creating agile HR processes that are unique to Choithrams vision & business need. He has led multiple award-winning HR interventions which not only increased the shop floor productivity, but also enhanced the organisations brand image.

Kunal is a Global Keynote & Panel Speaker in various professional HR Forums. He has partnered with universities to conduct keynotes for over 6000 management students to share insights on leadership, conflict, stress management & how to incorporate fun in your modern-day corporate life. As he supports the organisation with its growth strategy, he also emphasises the need of ESG as the organisation continues to value employees and communities it serves.

Hani is a seasoned Human Resources Manager with over 20 years of experience leading the Human Resources division in various sectors.

Hani worked extensively with large family groups in the Sultanate and the GCC countries and was responsible for leading mergers, acquisitions, and exits on the human resources aspect, in various types of regional and international companies. His experience also covers sectors such as retail, real estate, automotive, food industry, and shopping malls.

Hani is a professional HR leader who has worked in many companies in different geographic locations. He has extensive experience specialising in start-up settings, mergers, and corporate restructuring.

Hani started his career in the automotive sector with the Zubair Group in the Sultanate of Oman, then he was entrusted with the tasks of leading the human resources division in the Sultanate of Oman for Majid Al Futtaim Group (Hypermarket Operations - Carrefour). He was tasked with managing and developing the human resource operations associated with express retail stores covering the GCC region. Later he moved successively to work in several companies, including international, local, and regional ones within various sectors, including heavy automobile manufacturing, industrial food manufacturing, and renewable energy for the oil & gas and energy sectors. Currently, Hani is holding the position of Chief HR & Support Services Officer at Towell Group

Hani holds an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in law. Hani also holds an accredited international certificate in management and leadership from the Swiss-based IMD institution.

Dr. Abdelbasit Ayoub is a leadership trainer and an executive coach at Saudi Aramco Downstream Development Academy. He is passionate about developing leaders through facilitating workshops and providing leadership coaching. Dr. Ayoub used the latest knowledge in leadership and positive psychology to design and deliver over 30 leadership courses. He provided leadership coaching to over 800 leaders from different sectors. His mission in life is to develop leaders one leader at a time. Dr. Ayoub holds a Master degree in Human Resource Management from Newcastle University in Sydney - Australia and a PhD Degree from Victoria University of Wellington – New Zealand. In addition to that he is a certified master trainer.