Workshops: 19, 20 & 24 October 2025 | Conrad Hotel
AI Implementation Day: 21 October 2025 | Al Multaqa Ballroom, DWTC
Main Event & Exhibition: 22 - 23 October 2025 | Hall 3 & 4, DWTC
Future Workplace Awards: 22 October 2025 | Emirates Towers
Dubai, UAEAI Implementation Day: 21 October 2025 | Al Multaqa Ballroom, DWTC
Main Event & Exhibition: 22 - 23 October 2025 | Hall 3 & 4, DWTC
Future Workplace Awards: 22 October 2025 | Emirates Towers
Join us as we honor and applaud the outstanding achievements of the HR Industry.
Awards Ceremony: 22 October 2025 | Emirates Towers, Dubai
THE SHORTLISTED NOMINEES ARE...
Best Diversity & Inclusion Strategy
- DIB
- Disability Inclusion: An Aramco Strategy at Saudi Aramco
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy at Kellanova
- McDermott Best D&I Strategy 2025 at McDermott Int'l
- Papa Johns (PJP Investments Group LLC)
- Pizza Hut
Best Employee Engagement Strategy
- Daman- The National Insurance Company
- Elevating Employee Engagement at EDGE Group
- Emirati Hospitality Programme at Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) by Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
- Employee Engagement & Experience at KAFD
- Federal Authority for Government Human Resources
- Masdar
Best Employee Wellbeing Programme
- Best Wellbeing Program at Mondelez International
- DMCC
- Employee Experience at solutions by stc
- Munich Re Dubai (Munich Re Underwriting Agents (DIFC) Limited)
- ROSHN Group
- RTA Bus Drivers Well Being Program at Roads and Transport Authority
Best Executive & Leadership Development Programme
- EMSTEEL
- LeaderShift Program at Monsha’at
- Leadership Development Programs at Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel)
- Leadership Excellence Programs at channels by stc
- Misk Foundation
- OQ RPI
Best HR Technology Implementation
- Abu Dhabi City Municipality’s Journey in Digital Learning Transformation at Abu Dhabi Municipality
- Amer - Employee Super App at NHC
- Bureaucracy Measurement Index (BMI) tool at Saudi Aramco
- Cluster 2 Airports
- EMSTEEL
- Labor and Employment" Subsystem (EMAS) at DOST Digital Innovations Center under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Best HR Transformation & Change Management Strategy
- Al Sharqiya Aviation
- HR TRansformation & Change Management at Bapco Energies
- Kellanova MENAT & SSA Transformation & Change Management Journey at Kellanova
- Project Tashkeel at Ghassan Aboud Group
- Pure+ at Pure Harvest: Unlocking Human Potential Through Culture at Pure Harvest Smart Farms
- Shift Planning Management at Saudi Aramco
Best Innovative Flexible Working Initiative
- DMCC
- e& Egypt's Flexible & Hybrid Work Model at e& Egypt
- Kellanova's Innovative Flexi Work Policies at Kellanova
- Masdar
- Nurturing Flexibility, Growing Success at Acorn Strategy
- TAQA Transmission
Best Innovative HR Initiative
- Future at TDRA
- People First, Future Forward: Ooredoo Kuwait’s Bold HR Transformation at BPG Group
- PharmEvo (Pvt.) Ltd
- Roots & Wings Programme at Fun For Martyrs
- Seamless Talent Transitions: Integrating Recruitment, Onboarding, Offboarding, and Policy at ACWA Power
- The Culture Ambassadors at LANDMARK GROUP (FITNESS FIRST MIDDLE EAST)
Best Innovative L&D Initiative
- Coach Buddy Development Program at Landmark Group
- Daman- The National Insurance Company
- Ejadah
- Misk Foundation
- Saudi Aramco's Organization Design Team Development Program at SA
- TDRA's Zero Bureaucracy L&D at Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
Best Recruitment & Onboarding Strategy
- ARK People Solutions
- Cabin Crew Recruitment Strategy at SAUDIA AIRLINES
- Cruise Saudi's Talent Acquisition Success Story at Cruise Saudi
- Ejadah
- Malia Group
- stc Bahrain Talent Acquisition at stc Bahrain
Best Reward & Recognition Strategy
- Cruise Legends - Award & Recognition Program at Cruise Saudi
- DMCC
- Masdar
- OQ RPI
- The Economic Development Board of Bahrain
- Water Transmission Company
Best Social Impact Initiative
- Bapco Energies Be Together Program at Bapco Energies
- Deloitte Middle East WorldClass Strategy at Deloitte Middle East
- Diamondlease L.L.C.
- e-Social at DOST Digital Innovations Center under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- HAYAT at UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention
- Impact, On Demand: Embedding Purpose Day to Day at Acorn Strategy
Best Talent Management Strategy
- Cabin Crew Excellence Program at SAUDIA AIRLINES
- Delivering Capability for a High-Growth Energy Future at ACWA Power
- DIB
- PharmEvo (Pvt.) Ltd.
- TDRA’s Future-Ready Talent Management Strategy at Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
- Technology Control Company TCC
Best Women in Leadership Development Programme
- Alliad
- Best Women Leadership Program at Bapco Energies
- Deloitte Middle East Glow (Growth and Leadership Opportunities for Women) Strategy at Deloitte Middle East
- DP World MentorHer Global Programme at DP World
- Future Leader Program at Monsha’at
- Women in Leadership at Kraft Heinz
CHRO of the Year
- Abdulmajeed Alqusaibi from King Saud University
- Ahmad Al Shareef from DMCC
- Fahad Alfraidi from The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Saudi Arabia
- Mashhor Almutairi from TCC
- Mustafa Ahmed Jama from Ghassan Aboud Group
- Saad Al-Qahtani from WTCO
Employer of the Year
- Employee Value Proposition at Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR)
- Masdar
- Mastercard Middle East Africa FZ-LLC
- Ooredoo Group
- QIC DIGITAL HUB
- Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
HR Team of the Year
- Bahrain Economic Development Board
- Ejadah
- HR Team Road to Excellence at The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Saudi Arabia
- Human Capital Champions at Cruise Saudi
- Majid al Futtaim - Leadership Development Team at Emirates
- National Central Cooling Company PJSC – Tabreed
HR's Rising Star of the Year
- Ahmed Alshamsi from National Central Cooling Company PJSC – Tabreed
- Chetan Bawa from Warehouse of Games
- Chibuzor Christiantus Oleka from ERTH Abu Dhabi
- Muath Al Hashami from Oman Flour Mills (S.A.O.G)
- Muhammad Ajlan by Spark
- Muna Jassim AlHosani from TAQA Transmission