About the retreat
In today’s evolving workplace, HR professionals are at the forefront of creating environments that foster collaboration, engagement, and organizational well-being. However, the pressure to navigate complex HR challenges while ensuring a thriving and resilient workplace culture is greater than ever.
Recognizing this, JRNY and ENGAGE have joined forces to launch the People & Culture Retreat—a unique, immersive experience designed to empower HR professionals with cutting-edge strategies, practical solutions, and a powerful network of like-minded peers.
This retreat is not just a one-time event—it is a continuation of our previous People & Culture retreats, which have successfully built a community of HR professionals over the years. Attendees from previous editions have stayed connected, exchanged insights, and benefited from ongoing knowledge-sharing. We ensure that this growing network remains active through curated meetups and an exclusive WhatsApp group to foster ongoing discussions, collaborations, and support beyond the retreat itself.
Dates: 22 - 24 May
Location: Ras Sedr
Accommodation: Triple and Double Rooms
Implementing partners
Confirmed talks
Employee Experience Architecture
A deliberate approach to designing touchpoints across the employee lifecycle, transforming traditional HR processes into meaningful experiences. This framework maps emotional and functional needs at key moments, creating personalized digital and in-person interactions that enhance engagement and strengthen organizational culture from recruitment through development and beyond.
Skills-Based Talent Management
Moving beyond traditional role-based hiring, this approach prioritizes capabilities over credentials. Organizations map critical skill clusters, develop internal talent marketplaces, and create learning pathways that connect employees to growth opportunities based on their evolving skillsets—ensuring organizational agility while providing meaningful career development.
AI for People and Culture
AI for People and Culture integrates intelligent technologies into HR practices, transforming recruitment, onboarding, development, and engagement. These tools analyze workforce data to predict retention risks, personalize learning experiences, and deliver coaching through conversational interfaces. By automating administrative tasks, HR teams can focus on strategic initiatives while creating tailored employee experiences that enhance performance, belonging, and organizational agility.
The Benefits Basket
The benefits basket offers employees a flexible selection of personalized benefits based on their organizational level and years of service. This customizable approach allows team members to choose benefits that align with their individual needs—from health and wellness programs to professional development opportunities and work-life balance options. By recognizing both position and loyalty, the Benefits Basket enhances satisfaction, encourages retention, and demonstrates our commitment to employee wellbeing.
People Analytics for Decision-Making
Data-driven approach that leverages workforce insights to guide strategic decisions. Organizations use predictive analytics to understand performance trends, engagement drivers, and retention risks—enabling proactive interventions rather than reactive solutions while respecting privacy and ensuring ethical use of employee data.
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Testimonials
Trusted by HR Professionals
Sondos Arafa
Talent Management Manager
It was quite insightful on the personal and professional level and the best part was that all participants were speaking from the same point all collaborating with no ego
Lamia Elkarmouty
University Recruitment EMEA, Microsoft
I see this as one of the best experiences honestly. It it is very important to have a community of people working in the same field sharing best practices and knowledge. Also, it’s important for knowing what’s going on around not only in your organization or your experience but everywhere.
Sherine Zeidan
HR Business Partners Manager - CIB
I loved the depth and intellectual discussions in a light and casual seating and setup
Asem Shehata
Regional Organization Excellence Manager, ADES
The amount of knowledge, practices, networking and learnings that I gained across these three days are equivalent to attending multiple HR conferences.
Mohamed Elkholi
CEO, Dotment
The brilliant methodology they deliver is one of a kind. The approach of peer-to-peer learning was so genuine and effective. We all learnt from each other although we are from different industries, backgrounds and have different mind-sets, this was brilliant.
Yehia Arafa
Co-Founder, Career Advancers
To have a decent work environment is not about the demands of the employees or the new policies from the managers; it‘s about social dialogue. Social dialogue will create decent work environments based on the needs of the employees because its meaning differs based on the employee’s needs, and this realization during the camp was very insightful for me.
Sondos Arafa
Talent Management Manager
It was quite insightful on the personal and professional level and the best part was that all participants were speaking from the same point all collaborating with no ego
Lamia Elkarmouty
University Recruitment EMEA, Microsoft
I see this as one of the best experiences honestly. It it is very important to have a community of people working in the same field sharing best practices and knowledge. Also, it’s important for knowing what’s going on around not only in your organization or your experience but everywhere.
Sherine Zeidan
HR Business Partners Manager - CIB
I loved the depth and intellectual discussions in a light and casual seating and setup
Asem Shehata
Regional Organization Excellence Manager, ADES
The amount of knowledge, practices, networking and learnings that I gained across these three days are equivalent to attending multiple HR conferences.
Mohamed Elkholi
CEO, Dotment
The brilliant methodology they deliver is one of a kind. The approach of peer-to-peer learning was so genuine and effective. We all learnt from each other although we are from different industries, backgrounds and have different mind-sets, this was brilliant.
Yehia Arafa
Co-Founder, Career Advancers
To have a decent work environment is not about the demands of the employees or the new policies from the managers; it‘s about social dialogue. Social dialogue will create decent work environments based on the needs of the employees because its meaning differs based on the employee’s needs, and this realization during the camp was very insightful for me.
Sondos Arafa
Talent Management Manager
It was quite insightful on the personal and professional level and the best part was that all participants were speaking from the same point all collaborating with no ego
Lamia Elkarmouty
University Recruitment EMEA, Microsoft
I see this as one of the best experiences honestly. It it is very important to have a community of people working in the same field sharing best practices and knowledge. Also, it’s important for knowing what’s going on around not only in your organization or your experience but everywhere.
Sherine Zeidan
HR Business Partners Manager - CIB
I loved the depth and intellectual discussions in a light and casual seating and setup
Asem Shehata
Regional Organization Excellence Manager, ADES
The amount of knowledge, practices, networking and learnings that I gained across these three days are equivalent to attending multiple HR conferences.
Mohamed Elkholi
CEO, Dotment
The brilliant methodology they deliver is one of a kind. The approach of peer-to-peer learning was so genuine and effective. We all learnt from each other although we are from different industries, backgrounds and have different mind-sets, this was brilliant.
Yehia Arafa
Co-Founder, Career Advancers
To have a decent work environment is not about the demands of the employees or the new policies from the managers; it‘s about social dialogue. Social dialogue will create decent work environments based on the needs of the employees because its meaning differs based on the employee’s needs, and this realization during the camp was very insightful for me.
Sondos Arafa
Talent Management Manager
It was quite insightful on the personal and professional level and the best part was that all participants were speaking from the same point all collaborating with no ego
Lamia Elkarmouty
University Recruitment EMEA, Microsoft
I see this as one of the best experiences honestly. It it is very important to have a community of people working in the same field sharing best practices and knowledge. Also, it’s important for knowing what’s going on around not only in your organization or your experience but everywhere.
Sherine Zeidan
HR Business Partners Manager - CIB
I loved the depth and intellectual discussions in a light and casual seating and setup
Asem Shehata
Regional Organization Excellence Manager, ADES
The amount of knowledge, practices, networking and learnings that I gained across these three days are equivalent to attending multiple HR conferences.
Mohamed Elkholi
CEO, Dotment
The brilliant methodology they deliver is one of a kind. The approach of peer-to-peer learning was so genuine and effective. We all learnt from each other although we are from different industries, backgrounds and have different mind-sets, this was brilliant.
Yehia Arafa
Co-Founder, Career Advancers
To have a decent work environment is not about the demands of the employees or the new policies from the managers; it‘s about social dialogue. Social dialogue will create decent work environments based on the needs of the employees because its meaning differs based on the employee’s needs, and this realization during the camp was very insightful for me.
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Yes, there is a selection process in place to ensure that we have a high variety of practitioners in the People and Culture background that are able to exchange real stories and practices and failed strategies across their organizations. Our aim is to create a dynamic and collaborative environment that fosters meaningful interactions and growth opportunities for all attendees and that comes through ensuring a strong mix in attendees experiences and backgrounds.
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