As a Chief Guest, Dr. Arun Prasad, Associate Professor & Sr. Consulting Partner at the University of Dubai, was invited to attend and deliver a keynote speech during a Book Launching event organized by a local HR Fraternity and sponsored by EXECUTRAIN. The event, which was held on August 14^th, 2017, was attended by HR Heads and Senior Managers. Dr. Prasad discussed “Big Data and Future of HR” in his speech in which he highlighted the significance of looking beyond the Conventional HR function and crafting the functional HR to accommodate the Data driven Data Scientists and Predictive analysis. ìDue to the efficient role of HR managers in maintaining high quality recruitment and business standards in the region, the University of Dubai offers a reliable Human Resources Management degree and an internationally accredited program of Business Administration,î he said. Dr. Arunprasad holds a PhD degree in Strategic Human Resource Management from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT M), India. He has more than 14 years of corporate experience in Human Resource Management & Organizational Development Domain, worked in Geographies like Europe, US, Middle East, China, and India. Companies include Landmark Group (Middle East), EDS, MphasiS (an HP company) -EMEA Region based out of Netherlands, Deloitte Touche and Tohmatsu & Bank of America (US & India). He held lead positions spanning across Total Rewards, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HRIS, HR Business Partnering & HR Operations domain.