Dubai, May 22nd, 2015: The 10th Annual HR Strategies in Energy Conference held at The Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa Hotel, Dubai brought together distinguished HR professionals from the Energy Industry, to discuss and benchmark crucial issues on how to seize new opportunities with value-added HR strategies in today's market. Key discussion topics included talent shortage, skill gaps, Big Crew Change, smart recruitment, managing talent cost and HR requirement value in current reduced oil price scenario, the integration of nationalization into the long-term business strategy and new talent retention tools. The Member Firm of Protiviti for the Middle East Region (www.prototiviti.com), a global consulting firm, was a key sponsor of the event.

Sanjay Bhattacharya, Managing Director, Protiviti presented on "Leading Practices in Learning and Development in the Energy Sector" specifically focusing on best practices within the major oil companies in the Middle East region. During the presentation, Sanjay highlighted that the Oil & Gas industry is going through tremendous growth but at the same time facing restrictive sentiments. Drop in oil prices and change in technology has demanded that the "Skill, Knowledge and Behavior" of people working in the Oil & Gas industry needs serious attention. Oil and Gas companies are hence paying close attention to optimizing cost as well as developing local talent.  A large number of experienced workers are retiring and very few local skilled workers are entering the industry. To this end, it is very important, that governments, employers and workers collaborate to formulate specific talent development programs to develop training strategies for the sector.

Speaking about the event, Shatha Al Maskiry, Managing Director, Protiviti said "Companies are now paying a close attention in identifying critical positions to strategically develop a local talent pool and providing them with training and mentoring to essentially acquire critical competences, to boost performance, and be ready for succession. Clearly, our governments within the GCC region are investing heavily in the development of local talent; however innovation, new technologies and renewables are posing serious challenges to the sector which requires timely and agile people development initiatives to sustain its uncertain future" concluded Shatha.

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Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global consulting firm that helps companies solve problems in finance, technology, operations, governance, risk and internal audit. Through its network of more than 70 locations in over 20 countries, Protiviti has served more than 60 percent of Fortune 1000® and 35 percent of Fortune Global 500® companies. The firm also works with smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public, as well as with government agencies. In the Middle East Region Protiviti's member firm is a leading provider of business consulting, internal audit, risk management, technology, forensic and fraud investigation, human capital and transaction services. Protiviti member firms are separate and independent legal entities, are not agents of other firms in the Protiviti network, and have no authority to obligate or bind other firms in the Protiviti network. 

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