Uplift Your Executive Career | UAE Edition
Uplift Your Executive Career | UAE Edition
Hosted by Uplift People Consulting & Serap Zel
About Event
Executive Career Intensive: Get Positioned for 2027
3-hour In-Person Workshop for Senior Professionals
🗓 Friday, 13 November 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Dubai time)
📍 Dubai, venue to be announced
🎟 350 AED | Limited to 30 participants
🎤 Facilitator
Dr. Serap Zel, Founder & CEO, Uplift People Consulting
✨ Why This Edition Is Special
Q1 is when many leadership roles in the UAE open up, and shortlists are often shaped before the new year begins. This intensive helps you get positioned now, with a clear view of how executive hiring decisions are actually made in this market.
The UAE is one of the most competitive talent markets globally. For every leadership role we work on, we see strong local profiles, regional talent and international candidates ready to relocate. Many are highly qualified. Only a few get selected. In most cases, the difference is not capability. It is visibility and positioning.
🌍 Exclusive Uplift Advantage
✔️ Access to Uplift’s global talent database: your profile will be registered for future executive and senior opportunities.
✔️ Curated networking with senior professionals over breakfast.
✔️ Insights from 20+ years of executive search across 59+ countries.
💼 Who Should Attend?
Senior-manager and Director-level professionals based in the UAE or planning to relocate, who want to:
Move into their next leadership role in 2027
Understand why they are not getting traction despite strong experience
Position themselves against local, regional and international candidates
Become visible to executive search firms and decision makers
Leave with a clear, realistic plan for the months ahead
🧭 Agenda Snapshot
Session 1 – How Executive Hiring Works in the UAE
How leadership decisions are made, who is involved, and what the 2027 market looks like.
Session 2 – Why Strong Candidates Get Overlooked
Local vs international candidate dynamics and the signals that move a profile forward.
Session 3 – Positioning Your Leadership Story
Translating your experience into the impact and scope decision makers look for.
Session 4 – What Executive Search Firms Actually Look For
An inside view of how search consultants assess, shortlist and present candidates.
Session 5 – Visibility in a Competitive Market
LinkedIn presence, strategic networking and building relationships with decision makers.
Session 6 – Your 90-Day Executive Career Plan
Walk away with a personalised roadmap to start 2027 in the right position.
Registration is subject to approval to keep the room focused on senior professionals.