Importance of hosting the event for Abu Dhabi
A platform for moving the discussion on the future of work from predictions to practical
implementation: HR Tech Abu Dhabi offers an opportunity to move discussions about
training and technology adoption towards tangible improvements in employee performance. In
Abu Dhabi, the question is no longer how AI will change work, but how work, skills and
institutions can be redesigned to harness these changes and deliver better outcomes for
society.
Supporting Abu Dhabi’s ambition to transition to an AI-native government: The event
comes at a time when Abu Dhabi is advancing towards building the world’s first AI-native
government. Services, processes and employee roles are being redesigned to leverage AI
capabilities from the outset, rather than adding them later. This makes talent development,
digital capabilities and responsible technology leadership essential to the success of this
transformation.
Enhancing human capital readiness for the future: The event gives the Department of
Government Enablement an opportunity to share Abu Dhabi’s experience in developing talent,
building capabilities and aligning learning with job requirements and skills gaps, supporting a
more agile workforce that can keep pace with rapid change.
Establishing a people-centred approach to transformation: Abu Dhabi believes that the
value of AI should not be measured by the number of tasks it can automate, but by people’s
ability to focus more on professional judgement, complex problem-solving, innovation and
serving the community.
Accelerating innovation across the public and private sectors: The event brings together
government, business and HR leaders, as well as technology providers, on one platform,
creating opportunities to exchange expertise, explore practical solutions and build partnerships
that support the transformation of institutions in Abu Dhabi and across the region.
Strengthening Abu Dhabi’s position as a global hub for innovation, talent and the future
of work: Hosting the first HR Tech edition in the Middle East will attract international expertise,
emerging technologies and decision-makers to the emirate, reinforcing its position as a global
destination for innovation, knowledge exchange and the creation of economic opportunities.
Why Abu Dhabi?
Because it offers a practical model, not just a theoretical one: Abu Dhabi has already
redirected around 280,000 working hours annually from routine processing to tasks requiring
human expertise and judgement. Combined with more than 100 live AI use cases and a
70–80% acceleration in service launch and quality testing through TAMM, this demonstrates
how AI can increase the value of human work rather than replace it. Every hour saved by AI
should be returned to people in the form of greater value, better judgement and better service.
Because it invests extensively in future skills: 30,000 Abu Dhabi Government employees
have completed AI training, while the Tamooh platform supports more personalised learning
pathways linked to employees’ roles, responsibilities and actual needs. The challenge is not
limited to training people to use new tools; but also preparing them for entirely new roles that
combine human expertise with AI. This is one of the key pillars of Abu Dhabi’s human capital
development strategy.
Because it has an integrated environment for talent and performance development: Abu
Dhabi combines ambition with the ability to deliver. Abu Dhabi offers a unique combination of
government leadership, research excellence, technology innovation and investment capacity,
allowing global ideas to move quickly from discussion to implementation. Its ecosystem brings
together government policies, digital infrastructure, universities and research centres, and
global technology companies, enabling ideas to be translated into practical applications at
scale. For example, the new Human Resources Law reinforces a merit-based approach that
places capabilities, performance, talent and added value at the heart of career development,
providing an advanced institutional framework for discussing the future of work.
Because it has a global network of partnerships and world-class infrastructure:
Collaboration between the Department of Government Enablement, ADNEC Group and HR
Tech brings together government expertise, specialised knowledge, organisational capabilities
and the infrastructure required to host a global community of leaders and innovators.
Because its ambition extends beyond hosting a conference: Abu Dhabi’s ambition is not
simply to host conversations about the future of work, but to become one of the places where
that future is designed, tested and implemented.
About HR Tech:
HR Tech is a leading event series in the industry, showcasing the latest innovations in human
resources technology. Its flagship conference in the United States, launched in 1997, is the
cornerstone of the series. HR Tech in the US features the world’s largest exhibition of innovative HR
solutions, alongside live product demonstrations and one of the industry’s leading startup
competitions.
The HR Tech portfolio has expanded globally to include additional annual events in Europe and Asia,
helping to create a worldwide network of innovation hubs shaping the future of work.
HR Tech is part of the events arm of HR Executive, a prominent global media company founded in
1987. HR Executive provides news, content and analysis on strategic trends in human resources to
more than 220,000 subscribers worldwide. The integration of its events and media platforms creates a
comprehensive knowledge ecosystem covering multiple aspects of HR management and reinforces
the organisation’s position as a leading resource for forward-thinking HR leaders.
For more information, please visit: http://www.HRTechConference.com
About HR Tech Abu Dhabi:
HR Tech Abu Dhabi is the regional extension of the HR Tech platform, bringing together senior HR,
business, government and technology leaders to explore workforce transformation, HR technology
and the future of work across the GCC and the wider region.
