HR Champions Talk, a one-day event, was successfully initiated by Advanced Accounting LLC and Institute of Business Studies (IBS) on April 2, in Kabul. The event, the first of its kind in Afghanistan, brought together 116 HR experts from 69 different organizations under one floor to discuss and review the importance of Human Resource amongst the existing and young emerging HR employees, expand capacity to address current HR common problems, discuss HR problems and draw concrete solutions for their resolve.

The event was based on presentations and round-table discussions.

Initially, H.E Ms. Nabila Musleh, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Women Affairs, discussed Women’s Recruitment, Retention and Promotion. The first session was followed by a discussion on Role of Civil Service Reform in Good Governance by Ms. Muqaddesa Yourish, commissioner and member of the Civil Service Appointment Board of Independent Administrative Reforms & Civil Service Commission. The third session was delivered on HR Practices in Afghanistan by Mr. Mohammad Khalid Arshad, HR Director General of Ministry of Education. Moreover, Mr. Lutful Kabir, Country Director of International Medical Corps (IMC), delivered a presentation about HR Development is Pivotal to Organizational Effectiveness. Finally, Mr. Abdullah Stanekzai, a freelance HRD consultant, delivered a presentation on HR Beyond Hiring and Firing.

Gaining use of the event, participants also networked exchanging thoughts and impressions on HR topics through a networking session.

The conference eventually ended with certificate distribution to all the participants. Mr. Riyasat Ali, the General Director of Advanced Accounting LLC, also presented honorary awards to the speakers of the event thanking them for their untiring efforts and contribution towards the event.