RIYADH — Leading government and private sector organizations, global technology leaders and cutting edge global HR solution providers gathered here for the 3rd Annual HR Tech Saudi Summit, supported by Ministry of Civil Service — KSA and Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) to explore the latest trends and emerging technologies transforming the future of work in the Kingdom.

Global speaker and renowned futurist and thought leader, Bill Jensen delivered the keynote speech on the Future of the Enterprises: Embracing the future of work in the digital world. HR leaders also further discussed how HR processes and technology could be blended in order to make the Kingdom’s workforce future ready and further pave the way to achieve the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

According to the National Center of Artificial Intelligence, it has been proven that by the end of 2030, AI will change 100% of job opportunities in the region. Hussain Shaikh, HCM Strategy Leader — ECEMEA from Oracle highlighted the role of AI in HR and how AI is transforming human resources, during his keynote presentation.

Employee engagement and experience were other interesting topics the conference touched upon where the Human Resource Development Fund emphasized on the shift from manual to digital operations where 84% of the Kingdom’s workforce believe to digitize their corporations in line with the vision 2030.

HRDF further explored how companies in the Middle East have developed people strategy in order to cultivate future skills.

Commenting on company’s participation in the summit, Kanari Kurayim, VP HR, Schneider Electric said, “The 3rd Annual HR Tech Saudi Summit is a great platform to meet with HR officials from different industries like banking, construction and manufacturing. We liked the format of the event such as the breakout sessions, team building activities and how the overall conference was designed and executed.”

This exclusive event covered panel discussions on various topics including — AI in HR, The Future of Learning, the role of AI in transforming recruitment, rethinking employee experience, organization transformation in the age of change and many more.

Some of the speakers who were part of this event were Mohammed Almukhalfi, assistant deputy minister for systems & development, Ministry of Civil Services – KSA; Mohannad Samhan, operations director, zone; Ahmad Zamzam, product manager, zone; Ahmad Khamis, co-founder & CEO, Bloovo; Fouzi Bubshait, VP human capital programs, Maaden; Nasser Alhumaid, chief HR officer, quality of life program – Vision 2030; Rani Abu-Shaar, general manager, AppsPro; Lamees Siddiqui, human resources director & country administration leader, Philips Healthcare Saudi Arabia.

Khamis said, “It was an excellent experience to be a part of the 3rd Annual HR Tech Saudi Summit. There were HR decision-makers from different companies from across Saudi Arabia that gave us great exposure and the networking opportunities added value to our brand where delegates understood our identity. If we have to sum up the entire event in one word, it is ‘Quality’”

Commenting on the overall success of the event, Sidh N.C, director, QNA International said, “This edition of the HR Tech Saudi Summit has been an incredible conference where HR executives, corporations and IT leaders had engaging conversations on the latest trends, ideas and challenges that the industry faces to implementing technology as a major aspect in the Kingdom’s human resource functions. We hope to continue planning, designing and executing such events that make a difference and shape the HR and technology industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” — SG