Written By: Mariham Magdy
The Compensation and Benefits Forum by Informa, took place on 29th – 30th October 19, at Crowne Plaza, RDC Hotel and Convention Riyadh, KSA, with the theme of “Developing Total Rewards to Engage, Attract, and Retain Top Talent in KSA”.
The event was attended by more than 50 HR Professionals from different organizations and industries in KSA.
The Compensation and Benefits KSA Forum showed case & best practice strategies for engaging, retaining and attracting top talent in KSA aiming to realise KSA’s 2030 vision.
The event day one started with an amazing case study shared by Mr. Fayez Al Shehri (Senior Mgr., Strategy & Market Intelligence – SABIC) about “Driving Business Performance through variable pay, short, and long term incentives”.
Another inspiring model was shared after that by Mr. Nasser Al Humaid (CHRO- Saudi Arabia), about the Quality of life Program, and how to apply quality of life at workplace.
Attendees were showed later on a very important presentation about “Applying AI to Total Rewards” presented by Mr. Rohit Manucha (Head of HR –Aujan Coca- Cola Beverages Company ), showing case of auto mating job evaluation, and using it to build organization for the future.
In addition Day 1 included, very inspiring cases shared by:
- Abdullah Alzahim (GM – Yesser – E Government Program); presenting “Total Rewards for Tech Talent”, explaining how to provide agile compensation models that can fit agile organizations.
- “Frederik Haentjens (Author of The HR Nomad & Boxology); discussing what to consider when shifting to “Remote Work” and how HR can guarantee an efficient remote work.
- Ibrahim Al Howaish (Head, HR Development & CoE Saudi Railway Company); presented a successful case about Saudi Railway
- Gareth Abdulla (Organizational Excellence Director, HR – Saudi Arabia Abbvie); discussed how we need to Rethink about Total Rewards in the age of disruption, and what we need to consider.
- Sherif Nassar (Senior Manager, Total Rewards Middle East and Africa, Mars); discussed how transparently shall we communicate compensation to employees, showing case of MARS journey in Transparency, and what pillars are important during this journey.
On the other hand, Day 2 showed excellent cases shared by insightful speakers;
- Pranav Wadnerkar (Director of Total Rewards ME – Mastercard); discussing how to reward top performers whilst maintaining equal opportunities for all.
- Abdullah Almajed (People Rewards Mgr.-STC); sharing A successful case study from STC about (Expert Program for developing employees skills).
- Monis Rahman (CEO – Mihnati); sharing very important statistics about effect of Saudization and Nitaqat on Salaries on Saudia Arabia.
- Yousif Alosaili (Head of HR, Saudi Credit Bureau); discussing how to establish the right KPI’s to drive Business Strategy.
- Christopher Lamatsch, (Leadership Coach – STC); showing case of “Turning Coaching into a reward for increased employee engagement”.
Days 1 & 2 were invested by different presentations presented by Mr. Robert Mosley about “Pay Trends in KSA” , “Nationalization & Compensation”, and “Agile Pay”
The event included an exhibition showing case of rewards solutions to KSA’s HR Professionals.
Three workshops led by the Global Remuneration Expert & HR Consultant/ CEO of Lemon Pip Consulting Limited, including: Workshop A, The Future of Performance Management and Appraisals Workshop B, Advanced pay-for-performance workshop, took place on the 27th of October 19, and Workshop C, Total Remuneration Design Workshop, took place on 31st of October 19.
Worth mentioning; that HR Revolution Middle East Magazine, was among the media partners for the event this year.
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