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Topics @ HRM Summit 2025

7-8 October 2025 · Bahrain

Middle East's leading HR festival
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Middle East's leading HR festival

HRM Summit Conference, Awards and Workshops is a 2-day HR event in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the Middle East, where industry leaders and tech enthusiasts alike come together, to explore how HR will shape the world of tomorrow.

  • We've invited speakers who are industry leaders to share fresh and unique insights that our audience can bring back to the office
  • There will be an Awards ceremony, an Exhibition of HR Products and services, Panel discussions and HR Deep Dive
  • Our Awards Program helps recognise Best Practice and Celebrate Talent, and it seeks to honour the region’s exemplary employers and individuals who have played a major role in shaping the country’s success story.
  • Our Awards Night will showcase the Winners in 40+ Award Categories

Our flagship HR event presents all the benefits of a conference with the energy of a festival – do business, get inspired, meet industry peers, and enjoy every minute of it.

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The 2025 Topics

HRM Summit is going to be daring, bold, inspirational, and aspirational. Our expert speakers bring fresh new insights from the industry that can help transform the Future of Work.

Covering a wide range of topics, our thought-provoking sessions can be categorized into these topics:



  • From HR Officer to People Officer: The Evolving Role of HR Leaders


    Positioning HR leaders as strategic architects of culture, performance, and business transformation


  • Hybrid & Distributed Teams: Managing Culture, Compliance, and Engagement


    Best practices in leading remote-first or hybrid teams while maintaining cohesion, trust, and productivity


  • HR Tech Stack 2025: Must-Have Tools for Modern HR Leaders


    A practical exploration of the latest HR technologies—from learning platforms and engagement tools to talent analytics


  • Skills-Based Hiring & Talent Mobility


    How organizations are ditching degrees for demonstrable skills, and enabling internal mobility through reskilling and upskilling.


  • Sustainable HR: Driving ESG Through People Practices


    Aligning HR strategy with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals to enhance employer branding and investor confidence


  • Employee Wellbeing as a Core Business Metric


    New frameworks that tie mental health, flexibility, and burnout prevention to organizational success and retention.


  • The New Employer Value Proposition (EVP)


    Crafting compelling EVPs that reflect purpose, flexibility, inclusion, and long-term growth to attract top talent.


  • Reinventing Performance Management for the Modern Workforce


    Moving beyond annual appraisals to continuous feedback, real-time recognition, and outcomes-based evaluations.


The 2022 themes
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What others are saying

  • "BRILLIANT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. KEEP OWNING IT"

  • "THIS IS A GREAT EVENT. THE PEOPLE ORGANISING ARE THE BEST IN CLASS"

  • "I FOUND THE SUMMIT TO BE EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE AND REWARDING"

Veronica Munroe

Director of HR, Standard Chartered Bank
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This was a GREAT event. The people organising it are the best in class

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