Summit Guru Day - Sunday, 26 October 2008

Timing: Registration will commence at 07.30 with the Summit Guru Day commencing promptly at 09.00 and concluding at 17.00. There will be two short breaks for refreshments 10.30 and 15.00. Lunch will be served between 12.30 and 13.30.

Professor Lynda Gratton “Delivering HR Strategy” Drawing from her extensive research in companies such as Unilever, HP, BP, Fujitsu and Goldman Sachs, Professor Lynda Gratton will show how world class human resource strategies are developed and implemented. In a series of models and frames she will show how good people management has an important impact on the bottom line of the company. During this session you will: • Learn how to align human resource strategy with   business strategy • Identify the key competencies the HR function needs   in this crucial partnership role • Discover how companies such as HP have created world class HR capabilities • Identify the key global trends which will transform companies over the coming decades Agenda: Delivering Business Goals Through Human Resources In this session you will look at the four steps that transform a business goal into financial results. Using a range of cases you will see how senior management, culture, people practices, structure and skills impact on the bottom line. The Key HR Competencies For The Business Partner In this session you will build on the four step model to consider what it takes for HR to work as a business partner. Looking at examples from Citibank and HP you will see what some of the key HR competencies are. Creating World Class HR Capabilities You will consider how HR professionals build their capabilities and what it takes to be world class. In this session Professor Gratton shares the five areas which will be crucial to the development of HR capabilities. The Global Trends That Will Transform HR In this final session you will take a closer look at the global trends which will impact on every business in every country. In particular you take a closer look at how globalisation and technology will create enormous potential – but at the same time bring significant challenges to the way you work. Lynda Gratton is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on human resources strategy. Her book “Living Strategy: Putting People at the Heart of Corporate Purpose”, originally published in 2000, has been translated into more than 15 languages and voted one of the 20 most influential books by American CEOs. It is currently one of the top selling HR books in the world.

Professor Fons Trompenaars “HR And The Spirit Of Diversity And Innovation” Diversity enhances creativity and innovation. Creativity, flexibility, energy and innovation create success. These kinds of abilities and skills are not found in homogenous, uniform teams, but in those that are rich in multiple perspectives, skills and experiences. Professor Fons Trompenaars will show how a winning team is made up of individuals who can demonstrate different strengths and, in fact if a team does not embrace these different strengths, then it will not have the important dynamics to move forward and innovate. Outstanding talent comes in all different shapes, sizes, colours, orientations and convictions, and we know that such diverse talents are exactly what you are looking for. Professor Trompenaars will show how to make culture work for your business. Captivating and thoughtprovoking in his presentation style and backed by rigorous research, Trompenaars has contributed many breakthrough ideas on the deeper understanding and reconciliation of inter and intra-cultural diversity, creativity and innovation. During This Session You Will Learn How To: • Deal with cross-cultural challenges and dilemmas • Embrace an evolving innovation culture • Adopt new approaches to make leaders, teams and your business more sustainable in these ‘whirlwind’ times For 20 years, Professor Trompenaars has been interviewing leaders around the world, conducting seminars and advising their companies. His conclusions demonstrate how successful leaders have developed cross-cultural competences, the ability to ride what he calls “the waves of culture” and to reconcile the dilemmas involved. Special Offer! Take Your Key HR Issues To Fons Trompenaars! Professor Fons Trompenaars invites you to complete an online questionnaire before The Middle East HR Summit takes place. The responses to this confidential web-based interview will allow him to directly respond and reflect upon some of your key business issues during the Summit Guru Day. You will receive full details when you register! Fons Trompenaars is Managing Director of the Centre for International Business Studies and author of the book “Riding the Waves of Culture - Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business”. This highly acclaimed book is described as a masterpiece about intercultural management in the emerging global village. It also examines implications for national cultures versus corporate culture. His latest bestseller, “Riding the Whirlwind”, is a blueprint for developing a supportive culture that reinforces creativity and innovation for long term sustainability.