20 Years of Celebrating
People & Possibilities
Taj Palace, New Delhi
13th‐14th November 2025
Conference & Expo
13th November 2025
HR Excellence Awards
1800-103-2198 (Toll Free)
The Conference
Welcome to a celebration of everything work can be purpose-driven, rewarding, and energizing.
The SHRM India Annual Conference 2025 is more than an event, it’s a Festival of Work. A vibrant convergence of people, ideas, and purpose, where passion meets purpose, ambition meets empathy, and innovation connects with culture, making work not just productive but truly rewarding.
In a world where the way we work is constantly evolving, this is a moment to pause, reflect, and reclaim the joy of work. Whether you’re shaping strategy, building culture, driving impact, or simply passionate about making work more human, this is your space to learn, unlearn, reimagine, and celebrate. Because the future of work is not just about change, but about connection, curiosity, and enjoying the journey.
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Be Where the Future of Work Takes Shape
Knowledge Arenas
The Main Stage brings future-focused keynotes, global perspectives, and transformative panels.
Dive deeper in Concurrent Sessions covering leadership, HR tech, skilling, DEI, policy, and more.
Whether you’re shaping strategy or seeking practical solutions, there’s something for every HR leader.
It’s where innovation meets application-designed for today’s evolving world of work.
Experience the perfect blend of inspiration and hands-on learning, all under one roof.
Expo Area
A dynamic hub of innovation, the Expo Area is where the future of HR comes alive. Explore cutting-edge technologies, smart solutions, and disruptive ideas from leading organizations and startups alike. Network with solution providers, get live demos, and discover the tools that will transform your work, worker, and workplace.
What's New
New-Age Learning,
Elevated
- Hands-on learning opportunity.
- Curated cohorts with real-world tools.
- Designed to provide depth and interactivity.
Collaborative Thought Leadership
- Innovative new learning formats.
- Focus on essential AI-era soft skills.
- Built to shift mindsets and empower to lead.
Unfiltered Conversations in the Idea Lab
- Peer-led cross-sector discussions.
- Deep-dive into topical themes.
- Action-oriented, engaging format.
The People-Tech Expo: Touch, Test, Transform
- Explore the region’s largest showcase of HRTech solutions.
- Applicability across function / sectors.
- Opportunity to experience tools in real-time.
What Awaits You
Mainstage Ideas that Move You
Not just speeches – immersive keynote and panel experiences celebrating transformation, belonging, innovation, and leadership.
Tracks that Explore What Matters
Curated Learning Journeys across Talent, Tech, Leadership, Culture, Well-being, I&D, Skills, & more – all designed to spark insight & inspire action.
Success Stories
Firsthand learnings from visionary CHROs, bold founders, frontline changemakers, and creators shaping the future of work.
Unfiltered Conversations
Offbeat formats with fresh perspectives – from insight-rich panels and fire-paced talks to expertly curated learning sessions and more.
Networking that’s Fun
Meet your next collaborator over coffee, conversation, music, and meaningful experiences across our experiential zone(s).
#SHRMIAC25 Speakers
Key Speakers
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP
President & CEO
SHRM
Achal Khanna
CEO
SHRM India, APAC & MENA
Achal Khanna
CEOSHRM India, APAC & MENA
Achal Khanna is the CEO for SHRM India, APAC & MENA. SHRM India is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management with more than 3,00,000 HR and business executive members in 165 countries.
Achal is responsible for leading the India operations of SHRM, as well as Asia Pacific operations including Middle-East. She serves on the global SHRM Leadership Team and is responsible for building the brand, expanding its business and developing professional relationships with government agencies, and other HR and business associations in the region.
Achal has over 30 years of work experience. Prior to joining SHRM, she was Managing Director for Kelly India operations; Vice President for GE; and Country Manager for Polaroid India. She has also worked with Dupont, ITC and Cosmo Group in various capacities.
She is a recipient of the “Best Women Executive in India” award.
Achal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics; a Master’s Degree in English Literature and she is an MBA from Delhi.
Jessica Jensen
Vice President & Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer
LinkedIn
Manoj Kohli
Former Country Head, Softbank India
& International Growth Advisor, MK Knowledge LLP
Aditya Kohli
CHRO
Orient Electric
Aditya Kohli
CHROOrient Electric
Aditya is the Chief Human Resources officer at Orient Electric (CK Birla Group), and is responsible for building the culture and the human capital of an organization that is undergoing significant transformation. He is passionate about leading the people agenda that ensures that we get the right people, in the right roles, with the right capabilities to drive differentiated performance and make a significant impact in our Industry.
He has over two decades of experience that spans across multiple facets of HR including Performance, Reward and Benefits, Business Relationship Management, HR Transformation & Change Management, Employee Engagement, HR Technology & Service Delivery Strategy, Shared Services and Global Payroll Models. He is a results-driven leader, who has worked in Singapore, India and London, managing global teams in a highly matrixed global environment. In all of his roles, he has created space to drive change through a multi discipline approach that leverages all aspects of Human Capital Management, Technology and Culture to drive productivity and performance.
Prior to Orient he has worked across sectors in marquee organisations like Clix Capital, Airtel, Standard Chartered Bank and Hewitt Associates (Aon).
Pallab Mukherji
Chief People Officer
Equitas Small Finance Bank
Dr. Chandrasekhar Sripada
Clinical Professor, OB Executive Director, Human Capital & Leadership Initiative (HC & LI), Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Mohali, India
Dr. Chandrasekhar Sripada
Clinical Professor, OB Executive Director, Human Capital & Leadership Initiative (HC & LI), Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Mohali, India
Manmohan S. Kalsy
CHRO
Inbrew Beverages
Manmohan S. Kalsy
CHROInbrew Beverages
Manmohan S Kalsy serves as President - HR & Business Operations at Medi Assist. His key role is to align business outcomes with people practices at the Company which employs more than 5,000 employees and is India’s largest health tech and benefits administration company.
Recently , he has served Inbrew Beverages and Go First airlines as the head of human resources functions. He was CHRO at United Breweries Limited from 2013 to 2020 which was a joint venture with Heineken Prior to UB, Manmohan worked as Executive Director - HR at Xerox where he was also appointed on the board of the Company as a whole- time director.
Across his stints at Gillette, PepsiCo,Airtel, Vodafone, Xerox and UBL, Manmohan has led senior executive hiring at CEO & CXO levels and has been involved with multiple projects of start-ups, acquisitions and mergers.
Manmohan is an MBA from IPM, Meerut and has been certified by INSEAD, DDI, Hogan, Hay and Gallup.Manmohan is associated with Chandigarh University on its corporate advisory board and contributes to the HR fraternity by sharing his thoughts for the function at various HR forums. He has also been a part of CII & various government committees to advise on policy matters pertaining to HR ,IR and safety issues. Manmohan has served the NHRD chapters and is a past Rotarian.
Dr. Praveen Purohit
Deputy Group CHRO
Vedanta Resources
Dr. Praveen Purohit
Deputy Group CHROVedanta Resources
Praveen spearheads high impact strategic and transformational interventions at the Vedanta group He started his career with the Group in 2005 and has served across various locations/businesses. He has been instrumental in continuously setting benchmarks in global best people practices, creating a strong pipeline of leaders from within and strengthening and sustaining Vedanta as an ‘Employer of Choice’ through some of the industry leading key initiatives such as –‘ Vice Chairman’s Internal Growth Workshop (Flagship top-talent program) ’, V-Reach (Graduate development program), V-Lead (Anchoring for women leaders) and VLDP (Flagship Campus Leadership program), V – Deliver (Leadership Performance Scorecard). Praveen is a strong proponent of knowledge sharing and regularly contributes articles eminent journals & magazines. Amongst industry recognitions, Praveen has been conferred with Top 100 HR minds –TOI, The Economic Times -Great Managers Award (Overall), Young HR Leader and ‘Star of the Business’
Sukhjit Singh Pasricha
Group CHRO
IndiGo
Sukhjit Singh Pasricha
Group CHROIndiGo
Mr. Pasricha has had an illustrious career spanning over 27 years, across sectors and in complex businesses that operate in both the B2B and B2C spaces in. He has been instrumental in building business-aligned HR strategies, driving HR transformational projects and strengthening organisational capabilities through formulation & implementation of HR processes and ensuring proactive HR interventions. Previously, Mr, Pasricha has been Chief of HR & Admin at Bajaj Finance, and in leadership roles at companies such as Bharti Airtel, PepsiCo and Spice Communications as well.
He has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with Honours from Chandigarh and holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Human Resources as well. BA Hons in Sociology from Chandigarh and holds an MBA degree in Human Resources. Mr. Pasricha supports social causes is close to his heart and makes time do to volunteer work regularly.
Sandeep Girotra
Executive Director & CHRO
DCM Shriram
Sandeep Girotra
Executive Director & CHRODCM Shriram
Sandeep was born in New Delhi, India and completed his Bachelors in Commerce from Delhi University and Masters in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (T.I.S.S), Mumbai, India.
He started his career in 1992 and over the last almost 24 years has worked across Indian and Multinational companies like SIEL, Dupont, GE, Ranbaxy and HSBC. His work has taken him across industries and geographies, having lived in Japan, Korea, Middle East and Singapore. He has held leadership positions in General Electric, where he worked for 13 years, MENA Regional HR Leader for HSBC at Dubai and with Ranbaxy as the Global Head of Human Resources. Till recently, Sandeep was the HR Head for Emerging Markets, for Xylem Incorporation, based in Singapore. He is currently associated with DCM Shriram as Chief Human Resource Officer.
Sandeep has led HR change agenda through many of his roles, setting up people strategy for growth and building organization and people DNA for business success. During his international stints, he was involved in HR strategy, business reorganization, including Mergers and Acquisitions, Talent and Growth.
Rohit Vishal Gupta
CHRO
Varun Beverages
Rohit Vishal Gupta
CHROVarun Beverages
Rohit Vishal Gupta is the CHRO of Varun Beverages Limited.
He has been Head Of Human Resources with high performance track record in various industries including FMCG, IT, Healthcare, Packaging & Printing and Apparel industries. Highly Skilled in Talent Management, Strategic HRM, Industrial relations and Employee Engagement with proven credentials in handling scale globally and built capabilities for scaling up of businesses in Subcontinent and working across global stakeholders.
Rohit was a Global Leader at Wipro Ltd for Talent Management, Behavioral L&D, CHRO technology org and HR and prior to that CHRO Wipro GE Healthcare South Asia, Director HR- GEBE. Head CSR & Head Education Solutions Initiative.
He was CHRO and Management Committee Member - Printing and Packaging Business and Personal Care products business in ITC Group
Rohit is Certified Coach, Postgraduate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Graduate in Industrial Chemistry with top honours from Delhi University
Sanjeev Sahgal
SVP - People experience & GCC
Assurant
Sanjeev Sahgal
SVP - People experience & GCCAssurant
Sanjeev Sahgal brings in more than 25 years of experience working in leadership roles across human resources, agile, lean, six sigma, HR technology and was an entrepreneur early in his career. He has worked across the US, Asia and Africa while managing global portfolios with organizations like the World Bank, GE, Genpact, Target and is currently working as the Chief People Officer at Mercy Corps, a global nonprofit.
Sanjeev is an avid learner and an advocate of the ‘human’ experience in organizations and is passionate about sharing his knowledge and helping others succeed.
Sanjeev is an active contributor and speaker with Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), HR Exchange Network, Hacking HR, and Shared Services Organizations Network (SSON).
Partha Neog
CEO & Founder
Vantage Circle
Partha Neog
CEO & FounderVantage Circle
Partha is the CEO and Co-founder of Vantage Circle. He has over two decades of expertise in product and executive management. Partha has a proven track record of scaling great businesses and was instrumental in developing and launching 99acres.com.
He gained remarkable expertise in various industrial verticals when he worked for Aricent, Hughes Software Systems, and Bharat Electronics. He has gained deep insights in unlocking employee productivity using employee recognition and engagement through his experience with several companies and HR departments. His strategic skills in a learning and entrepreneurial environment, where complexity can require a dive into the content and creativity, problem-solving skills and intelligence are maximally utilized.
Partha is a strong believer in being able to have an impact together with a team. He leads the company with innovative flair, a reason why Vantage Circle enjoys a sustained competitive position in the market. Under Partha's leadership, Vantage Circle has become a globally recognized HR Tech company, establishing itself as one of the leading Employee Rewards and Recognition SaaS-software in India, UAE and North America.
Chaitanya Sreenivas
VP HR - AP Region & Strategic Initiatives
Aptiv
Chaitanya Sreenivas
VP HR - AP Region & Strategic InitiativesAptiv
Chinni has over 24 years of work experience having started his career in Corporate Consulting and Corporate Finance with Arthur Anderson in New York. He joined IBM in 2003 and held multiple roles in the business domain. His tryst with HR finally happened in 2005. Today, as the CHRO for IBM India/South Asia, he is responsible for all aspects of HR including the people strategy, leadership, skills, career, engagement, employee services, labor cost, and diversity & inclusion of the workforce across India/South Asia.
HR in IBM has re-designed all aspects of the company’s people agenda and management systems to shape a culture of learning, innovation and agility. The HR function has digitally transformed incorporating AI and Automation across all offerings. Chinni has championed the transformation and adoption of these methodologies- at scale, driving company-wide, co-created solutions.
Chinni strongly believes that it is the open mindedness and willingness to take those calculated risks that takes you places.
On the educational side, he has a Bachelors degree in Economics from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from Northeastern University.
Rajesh Rai
Vice President - People & India Head HR
GlobalLogic
Rajesh Rai
Vice President - People & India Head HRGlobalLogic
Rajesh Rai is Vice President – People Team and Head of Human Resources for GlobalLogic in India. Rajesh is responsible for spearheading the company’s HR transformation, Learning & Development, Change Management and D&I & Sustainability initiatives for India. Rajesh works towards building new frontiers that will bolster the company’s vision in building a ‘humans and people first’ culture, drive employee experience, nurture diversity and inclusion, and transform the employees’ and company’s growth journey.
With over two decades of experience in the HR industry, Rajesh has extensive experience of working with global business & HR teams across multiple cross-cultural border teams effectively.
Rajesh has worked with various leading global organizations such as Eicher Motors, Expedia, United Colors of Benetton, Adobe Systems, Ernst & Young, and Arthur Andersen. Rajesh was previously associated with Accenture as Head of HR for their Consulting business in India, along with India Corporate Functions. He enabled HR interventions & strategies for a huge workforce, that focused on crafting industry leading HR practices, commissioning large-scale transformational change and redefining employee experience through Human Capital strategies, Culture, Performance Achievement, Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion.
Rajesh holds a Bachelors and masters in chemistry from Delhi University and an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur. He is a GALLUP Strengths Coach and loves coaching teams and individuals for leveraging & applying their strengths. Rajesh loves to travel & experience local cultures. He also loves Yoga, meditation, painting, sketching, music, soccer and is an avid reader.
Rajlakshmi Saiki
VP - Learning Innovation, Capabilities & Insights, Global Operations Learning
Synchrony
Rajlakshmi Saiki
VP - Learning Innovation, Capabilities & Insights, Global Operations LearningSynchrony
Vimmi Chachra
CHRO
Organization Sopra Steria, India
Pallav Popli
CRO & Employee Engagement Evangelist
Vantage Circle
Pallav Popli
CRO & Employee Engagement EvangelistVantage Circle
Pallav is a distinguished leader with nearly two decades of expertise in industries like HCM, SaaS/PaaS, HR outsourcing, and recognition and rewards. His deep knowledge in HR technology, Rewards and Recognition programs makes him a sought-after speaker in the HR space. With a strong foundation in consulting, recognition strategy, and HR solutions, Pallav is known for simplifying complex products and translating them into actionable insights for entrepreneurs, HR leaders and professionals.
His ability to demystify HR technologies, particularly in the recognition and rewards domain, empowers organizations to optimize their HR strategy and boost workforce engagement. Pallav’s extensive experience, combined with his impactful skills, makes him a valuable voice at industry events. He highlights how cutting-edge technologies, and strategic frameworks can streamline HR processes and elevate employee recognition initiatives. Don’t miss the chance to hear from this industry visionary, register now for #SHRMTECH25 and gain valuable insights into HR technology and engagement!
Tarun Katyal
Director, Chief Sustainability & Human Resource Head
Niva Bupa Health Insurance
SHRM India Advisory Council
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