Crowne Plaza, RDC Hotel
Riyadh, KSA
Learning & Development (L&D) as a Business Partner
L&D is evolving, and it’s time to lead the change.
Learn how to partner strategically with the business, influence decision-making, and design learning solutions that create measurable results. Build your confidence and credibility as an L&D professional who drives performance.
What's in Store
Use the context of own organisation to inform participant’s practice as an L&D business partner to add greatest value with a focus on aligning people with business strategy
Apply L&D business models to strategy and planning
Strengthen position as a trusted business advisor, build effective relationships and increase visibility within own organisation
Identify and enhance influencing skillsets to challenge others constructively
Sharpen skills to qualify, map and engage key stakeholders
Develop skills to 'coach the leader' to surface insights and raise awareness
Led by Hisham El Saied
Hisham is a Certified Executive Coach (ICF ACC) and Chartered Fellow of the CIPD with over 20 years of experience strengthening leadership capability, culture, and people development across multinational organisations and government entities. His career spans senior HR and L&D roles in the Middle East, Europe, and North America, where he has supported leaders in building trust, influence, and high-performing teams.
With deep expertise in HR business partnering, learning strategy, and cultural intelligence, Hisham has led large-scale talent and leadership development programmes for organisations across sectors such as energy, manufacturing, transport, and government. Known for his human-centred and practical approach, he focuses on enabling leaders to shift from operational control to strategic guidance, while fostering collaborative and psychologically safe environments.
Delivering the L&D as a Business Partner programme, Hisham equips HR and learning professionals to elevate their role and partner effectively with business stakeholders. His sessions empower participants to align learning with organisational priorities, demonstrate value and impact, and act as strategic advisors who enable meaningful, measurable performance improvement.
This workshop is ideal for:
This course is suitable for people who meet business needs by delivering operational work with some complexity or for professionals who have to drive people change and deliver medium to long-term value for stakeholders.