Join our handpicked leadership circle
We’ve handpicked leaders across the region to join this elite, vendor-free regional group and I’m
delighted to include you to become a founding member.
This is a highly curated network, and membership is by invitation only.
Why Join?
For You as a Leader:
- Deepen your influence and visibility as a thought leader across the region and beyond
- Join a curated peer group of bold, forward thinking People 1 st leaders
- Engage in meaningful, real-time dialogue with others navigating similar challenges
- Get inspired by new thinking and emerging trends before they hit the mainstream
For Your Business:
- Accelerate your strategies with peer insights, best practices, and shared experiences
- Empower your team through a bespoke workshop focused on your priority business challenge
- Stay one step ahead of change — with access to exclusive insights, regional benchmarks, and content
- Shape the future of work by contributing to influential People 1st initiatives and events
Spaces are limited to preserve the exclusivity and depth of experience within the group. We’d love to have you on board.
Annual Membership Includes:
- Access to the People 1st Online Community, a vendor-free digital space to benchmark, share ideas, and stay connected
- A Custom Virtual Workshop for you and your team, focused entirely on solving a current, high-priority people challenge within your business
- A Complimentary Ticket to next year’s People 1st MENA annual gathering
- A Complimentary Invitation to a private VIP Leadership Dinner – a vendor-free, intimate experience with the region’s top HR minds
- Private WhatsApp Group for trusted, real-time benchmarking and peer support, dialogue and collaboration
- Priority Consideration to speak or contribute at future People 1st events globally
- Contribute to Influential White Papers & Industry Reports with full credit for your insights and expertise
- Exclusive Access to all session recordings and content from this year’s flagship MENA event, plus a library of past years
Interested to Join?
See who else has been invited:
- Chief People Officer, IMI
- Chief People Officer, National Foods
- CHRO, Choithrams
- CPO at Yum Brands
- Director of People and Culture – Middle East at Premier Inn Hotels
- Chief Human Capital Officer at Dubai Cable Company
- Head of HR External Markets at BRF
- Regional Global Mobility Director – Middle East, KSA and Africa, Worley
- Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources, Kerzner International
- EMEA HR Director at Oracle
- Director Organizational Development at AlJomaih Consumer Division
- Director of Talent & Culture (HR) at Accor
- Group Chief HR Officer at Jashanmal National Company
- VP – Talent Acquisition at Chalhoub Group
- HR Head – GCC, Teleperformance
- Human Resources Director Middle East, North of Africa and French Overseas Territories, Colgate
- Vice President of People & Culture, CAFU
- CHRO, Deriv
- Group Chief Human Capital Officer, National Holding
- Head of HR Middle East & Africa at Evonik
- Head of Human Resources- Middle East at Bayer
- Group Head – HR Transformation Digital & Analytics at Emirates
National Oil Company - Group Director of Human Resources & Development at RAKEZ
- Chief People Officer at Sobha Realty
- HR Director at IBM
- Recruitment Director MEA at Accenture
- Director Human Resources, MENA at Amazon
