at this year's most exclusive 

Nominations for the 2021 Awards are closed. Attend the CIPD Middle East People Awards Gala Dinner on 8 December, or express your interest and be the first to know when 2023 awards open.

AWARD CATEGORIES

1. People-focused CEO of the Year
2. HR / Learning & Development Team of the Year     
3. Best Wellbeing Programme    
4. Best Employee Engagement Initiative    
5. Best Learning & Development Programme 

6. Most Impactful Diversity & Inclusion Initiative   

CONTACT US

For more information on the Awards or sponsorship opportunities, please contact:

events@cipd.ae
+971 (0)4 275 6900 
www.cipd.ae

Saudi Aramco, EY MENA, Injazat and Axiom Telecom emerged as big winners of the 2020 awards. The ceremony, which was streamed live on YouTube,  was attended by over 200 people professionals and business leaders. Watch the recording above.

A GLANCE AT PAST AWARDS

160 nominations
           received


37 finalists 
        selected


380+ registrations
                to the awards ceremony 

126,300+ social media
                               interactions

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SOME PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS

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ABOUT THE AWARDS

We believe in the power of the people profession and the reason for that is quite simple: organisations are powered by people and supported by people professionals – whether they are HR, L&D or line managers.

Furthering our commitment to champion better work and working lives across the Middle East, we launched the CIPD Middle East People Awards in 2019. Since then, with over 120 entries every year from the region’s leading employers, the Awards have become a yearly rendezvous for people professionals in the Middle East.

With every edition, we celebrate individuals, teams and organisations for their outstanding achievements in people management and development and take stock of the region’s progress towards professionalising the HR function.

Nominations for the 2022 Awards are now closed. Entries for 2023 will open in spring.

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THE AWARDS GALA DINNER

After two years celebrating the Awards Ceremony virtually, we are delighted to invite you to our first ever in-person Gala Dinner. Join 100+ fellow members of the CIPD community, HR, business and government leaders of an evening of celebration, networking and inspiration. The black-tie event will take place on 8 December at the Address Montgomerie, and is supported by ICS Learn Group.

the people profession as we announce the winners of this year's Awards, support your peers and engage your team in a social event.

by powerful speakers, share ideas with your peers and benchmark your practices against the best in class.

CELEBRATE

BE INSPIRED

NETWORK

with the region's leading employers and leaders from the public and academic sectors.

7. Best Recruitment & Talent Management Strategy     
8. HR Rising Star of the Year     
9. Best Digital Innovation in HR / L&D    
10. Employer of Choice  
11. Outstanding CIPD Student of the Year 
13. Best Coaching & Mentoring Initiative