{"id":4815,"date":"2026-01-29T10:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/eu\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4815"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:41:33","slug":"bi-worldwide-attends-future-forward-middle-east-summit-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/eu\/news\/bi-worldwide-attends-future-forward-middle-east-summit-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BI WORLDWIDE attends Future Forward Middle East Summit 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" has-content-align-left has-overlay has-overlay--light alignwide wp-block-biw-block-theme-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"biw-hero__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"biw-hero__breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb-nav__wrapper\"><span class=\"breadcrumb-nav\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/eu\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"biw-hero__media has-dynamic-border-radius\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"biw-hero__overlay overlay-light\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/website-banners-9.png\" alt=\"Three smiling adults\u2014two men and one woman\u2014stand together against a white and orange background with a Future Forward Middle East logo in the corner. The design features geometric shapes in orange and purple.\" class=\"biw-hero__bg-image\" style=\"object-position: 70% 28%;\">\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"biw-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"biw-hero__published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 29, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"biw-hero__title\" style=\"line-height: 1.2\">\n\t\t\t\tBI WORLDWIDE sponsors The Economic Times Future Forward Middle East Summit 2026\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"biw-hero__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#\">Find out more<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>BI WORLDWIDE EMEA (BIW EMEA) is excited to be attending <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hrme.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/future-forward-middle-east\">The Economic Times Future Forward Middle East Summit 2026 in Dubai<\/a><\/strong> as the event\u2019s lead sponsor. The summit, taking place on <strong>12 February 2026<\/strong>, brings together more than 450 senior HR leaders, CEOs, policymakers, and global experts to shape the future of work in one of the world\u2019s most transformational regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference theme, <strong>\u201cInnovate, Adapt, Lead: HR at the Heart of Business Transformation\u201d<\/strong>, resonates strongly with BI WORLDWIDE\u2019s mission to inspire people through science\u2011based, results\u2011driven engagement strategies. For more than seven decades, BIW has partnered with organisations worldwide to build recognition cultures, strengthen employee loyalty, and enable leaders to deliver business outcomes through people\u2011first practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BI WORLDWIDE to deliver strategic thought leadership <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the summit\u2019s lead sponsor, BIW EMEA will host a masterclass session and form part of an exciting panel.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\" has-dynamic-border-radius has-image-size-cover has-image-radius-none wp-block-biw-block-theme-biw-card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"biw-card__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"biw-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Panel discussion: <em>Rewarding What Matters \u2013 Recognition Systems for Business Velocity.<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"biw-card__text\">\n\n<p>Nick Sutton, Head of Sales and Marketing, BIW EMEA, will be joining this session to explore the shift from periodic reviews to <strong>real\u2011time, continuous rewards<\/strong>, and how organisations can use recognition to <strong>incentivise innovation, internal mobility, and bold decision\u2011making<\/strong>. The session will also examine how recognition acts as a <strong>signal of culture<\/strong>, extending far beyond compensation to reflect what an organisation truly values.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\" has-dynamic-border-radius has-image-size-cover has-image-radius-none wp-block-biw-block-theme-biw-card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"biw-card__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"biw-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Masterclass: <em>Building a High\u2011Impact Recognition Culture \u2013 A Five\u2011Stage Roadmap for Forward\u2011Thinking Organisations<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"biw-card__text\">\n\n<p>Led by&nbsp;Carlo Bezoari, Employee Recognition Solutions Specialist at BIW EMEA, this interactive session will introduce delegates to our newly-launched Recognition Programme Maturity Model and demonstrate with real world examples how it can be applied to help organisations embed recognition into culture, drive lasting engagement, and unlock strategic 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