Given the overwhelming success on the signature event HR Strategies in Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals, Fleming Gulf will continue the glory of its ‘“5th annual HR Strategies in Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 2010” located in the same place- Doha, Qatar starting from 12-14 April 2010.

Taking place over 3 days, the event has proven itself to be the focal point for discussion on the best practices, innovative solutions and creative ideas on successful HR strategies.

The fifth in a series of successful annual forums, the event aims to emulate the success of its predecessors by strategically meeting the heavy demands on the HR industry today. Discussions varies from current challenges in recruiting new talent in the Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Industry, how to developing local Talent to match International standards, Strategic Talent Management – A challenge which requires continued attention of the business, how to build Learning Organization in the context of Human Resource Development and Organizational Change and many more discussions aimed to answer how does HR move from a traditional function to a modern strategic approach?

The meeting gathers in Doha some of the leading industrial figures, each a stakeholder in HR, to share their insights and valuable experiences on best practices on HR, just to name a few: Stephanie Cox- Schlumberger (France) , Dr. Axel Bode -Wintershall Group (Germany), Freddy Becker- Shell Upstream International (UAE), Abdulrahman Al Tuwaijri- Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia), Khalid M. Al-Buhairan -Saudi Arabian Chevron (Kuwait), Mundhir Al Barwani -Petroleum Development Oman, Shahzad Sadan- Al Hassan Group of Companies (Oman), Abdulkarim Yahya Hilal, Bahrain National Gas Company- Hussain Redha- Ministry of Labor, Bahrain.

Rudinov Vincent, Senior Conference Producer at Fleming Gulf and responsible for this event quotes, “Human Resource issues are of growing importance in the Middle East as economies growing on petro-dollars restructure & localize their traditionally heavy expatriate workforce. The oil, gas & petrochemicals sector is no exception to this. Within the next 5 to 10 years, Oil, Gas &
Petrochemical companies will face a severe shortage of qualified staff. The average age of staff in this Industry is nearing retirement. The challenge here is not just to identify the right talent, but to identify & nurture local talent hence this year event will take HR to the boardroom, from just being a traditional function to now being a strategic function in the company’s bottom line. The strongest point of our events has been format of conference which allows good interaction between the participants. Moreover the event is a must not miss gathering of industry leaders and HR professionals”