Mental wellbeing is an increasingly important conversation across the Middle East, with workplaces looking more closely at how they can support their people in the face of ongoing change, instability and economic uncertainty.
This roundtable will bring together HR and wellbeing leaders from across the region to explore what effective, regionally-nuanced mental wellbeing strategies look like in practice – and how organisations can build a stronger business case for investment.
Join us to share tangible learnings, make new connections and help shape the future of workplace mental wellbeing in the Middle East.
Jyoti Choitram
Senior Global Wellbeing Manager
A&O Shearman
Jyoti is an experienced HR professional with 10+ years of generalist experience roles. Jyoti designed and implemented the wellbeing programme in the A&O Shearman Middle East offices. She is now responsible working for with global teams across the firm to drive the broader wellbeing and mental health agenda. She also directly supports individuals through internal coaching.
Louise Gutteridge
Head of People & Culture
Barker Langham
Louise brings over 25 years of HR leadership across the UK and GCC, with 15 years of deep regional experience spanning the UAE and KSA, where she currently serves as Head of People & Culture at Barker Langham. She operates as the sole HR professional across three jurisdictions, providing expert counsel on all aspects of people strategy, compliance, and organisational effectiveness to a globally distributed, multidisciplinary team.
Tamara Hassan
Vice President of People & Organisation
Majid Al Futtaim
Tamara Hassan is a seasoned People & Organisation leader with over 25 years of experience across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Her career spans multiple industries, including oil & gas, hospitality, healthcare, consumer goods, and real estate.
Drawing on her background in psychology, NLP and coaching, Tamara is passionate about unlocking human potential and creating environments where people and organisations can thrive. Her areas of focus include talent development, leadership excellence, and embedding health and wellbeing as an integral part of organisational culture.
She currently serves as Vice President of People & Organisation at Majid Al Futtaim’s Asset Management business.
Dr. Anjali Prasad
Employee Wellbeing & Experience Leader
Dr. Anjali Prasad is a physician by background and a workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing leader with nearly 20 years of professional experience spanning healthcare, corporate wellness, and employee wellbeing strategy. During her 11+ years at CGI, she has led Health & Wellbeing initiatives across APAC, including India, the Philippines, and Malaysia, integrating employee wellbeing with broader people and business priorities.
Her expertise includes preventive health, employee experience, wellbeing strategy, workplace health initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven programme development. She is passionate about the intersection of physical and psychological health, psychosocial risk management, leadership accountability, and building healthier, safer and more supportive workplaces.
Anjali advocates for moving beyond standalone wellness programmes towards a more integrated approach in which employee health, workplace safety, organisational culture, and business performance reinforce one another.
