- BENGALURU
05 April 2023 - MUMBAI
12 April 2023

Achal Khanna
CEO, SHRM India, APAC & MENA

Pratik Kumar
CEO, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering & Managing Director, Wipro Enterprises
Recruiting is a craft that's equal parts art and science, honed over time and through experience. And what can tip the balance toward success is how recruiters adjust and adapt their craft to changing job seekers and an ever-evolving world of work. In this session, we will explore ways in which today's research and analysis combined with innovation can transform talent acquisition. We will be conversing how three pillars — data, automation, and the elevation of traditional recruitment marketing through employer branding — can help elevate the talent acquisition function. We will also cover examples from the field and actionable items for artfully and successfully elevating your organization’s recruitment strategies.

Girish Nandimath
Global TA Head, TCS

Rohan Sylvester
Talent Strategy Advisor - Indeed.com
SHRM Report in Partnership with Pragyan Advisory on Leading Talent Management Practices Redefining the Industry 4.0
Leveraging & Unlocking Tech Talent in India, this report attempts to answer the BIG question- 'What constitutes the Talent Management ecosystem of the most renowned and successful technology companies operating out of India?'

Nishith Upadhyaya
Senior Director, Knowledge & Advisory Services, SHRM India
Employees may actually be working in a blatantly unfair workplace when they are subjected to the same rigid norms and procedures with little regard for individual requirements. In such a scenario, an equity strategy becomes imperative to level the playing field and ensure individuals’ psychological safety to participate and contribute. Gain insights into how managing talent with fairness leads to improved performances.

Moderator
James Thomas
Vice President, SAP SuccessFactors India

Saurabh Govil
President & CHRO, Wipro

Varadarajan Srinivasan
Start-up Partner, Talent & Strategy Enabler, Executive Coach, Board Advisor

Richard Lobo
Executive Vice President, Infosys

Amit K Sharma
CHRO, Volvo
A one-size-fits-all approach to learning and development is no longer relevant or impactful. While digital transformation is fuelling business growth, it is also creating a need for talents with technical knowledge, specialized expertise as well as power skills such as empathy, self-awareness, and a growth mindset. This session will delve into ways to make the most of a limited pool by opting for a skills-first learning approach.

Moderator
Nishith Upadhyaya
Senior Director, Knowledge & Advisory Services, SHRM India

Krishna Raghavan
CPO, Flipkart

Dulles Krishnan
MD Enterprise, Coursera

Sharath Chandra
Head L&D, Infosys BPM

Sanjeev Prasad
CHRO, Samsung R&D
Next to an organization’s strategic planning efforts, dovetailing the compensation philosophy to support the organization’s goals is paramount to success. Combining the facets of accountability by way of regular monitoring of analytics, combined with articulate messaging to ensure the tenets of pay-for-performance are understood the entire workforce are of critical importance. This session discusses ways to ace the Comp & Ben strategy for business success.

Moderator
Dedeepya Ajith John, SHRM SCP, SHRM PMQ
Director - South & Advisory Services, SHRM APAC & India

Suparna Kapoor
Deputy General Manager - Human Resources, HAL

Amit Sachdev
Chief People Officer & Business Solution Evangelist, Tata Insights and Quants - A Division of Tata Industries

Dependra Mathur
SVP & Global Head - HRD, Infosys BPM
The HR digital revolution is here and now, and organizations are looking for newer, more effective, and productive ways to meet the evolving demands of doing business - agility, speed and accuracy. Among these, upskilling has emerged as a key area that can provide workers a path to higher-paying jobs while increasing diversity throughout the organization, as well as address skills gaps as varied as leadership ability and data analysis. While upskilling is primarily used to address skills deficiencies, it yields other benefits, too, including strong employee retention. This session discusses each of these aspects in detail.

Moderator
Vikas Maheshwary
Global HR Transformation, Biocon Biologics

Anil Santhapuri
Director of Skills Solutions, Global Talent Management, FIS

Priyadarshi Bhattacharya
Head HR, Global Business Solution Centres, India, Swissre

Neetha Jagan
Director (Sr. Principal) - Talent Management, Sabre India
Organizations with truly diverse employees and inclusive environments see positive impacts in workplace culture and company performance: 22% more productive 22% lower turnover 39% higher satisfaction. This talk delves into how life-work technology can help organizations like yours in 'Making Equitable, Inclusive Culture a Reality for All'.

Sumeet Doshi
Country Manager – India, UKG Ultimate Kronos Group
From artificial intelligence assistants to smart data forms, ever-evolving hiring and matching platforms, AI products are transforming the way talent acquisition teams operate. Given than Human Intelligence (HI) guides these advances, ensuring no discrimination and zero bias during interviews, creating more-balanced interview questions is work in progress. This session is aimed at bringing out contrarian views on whether this is a problem at all, and if yes, how HI can be used to mitigate unconscious bias from seeping into tech-based hiring systems as well as other metrics used to monitor performance and aid career progression.

Moderator
Rajan Kalia
SHRM Advisor & Co-Founder, Salto Dee Fe

Sreekanth Arimanithaya
Global Talent and Enablement Services Leader, EY GDS

Pradipta Banerjee
CPO, Emids

Durga Prasad Rambilli, SHRM-SCP
Director - Global HR Shared Services, HR Centre, Atkins

Divkiran Kathuria
Global Director, Talent Agility, Seagate Technology

Achal Khanna
CEO, SHRM India, APAC & MENA

Dr. Santrupt Misra
Group Director, Birla Carbon; Director, Chemicals; & Director, Group HR, Aditya Birla Group
Unless aided by technology, it is next to impossible to engage your prospective employees, your current employees, and everyone in between. Especially when the ecosystem is characterized by instant gratification, record-level turnover, increased stress, and significantly changed candidate and employee expectations. This session explores innovative ways to move to the next curve of leveraging technology to support an organizational strategy by improving ways to engage Talent.

Ankit Aggarwal
Founder & CEO, Unstop
Recruiting: it's a craft that's equal parts art and science, honed over time and through experience. And what can tip the balance toward success is how recruiters adjust and adapt their craft to changing job seekers and an ever-evolving world of work. Explore ways in which today's research and analysis combine with innovation to transform talent acquisition. This session addresses three pillars — data, automation, and the elevation of traditional recruitment marketing through employer branding — with examples from the field and actionable items for artfully and successfully elevating your organization’s recruitment strategies.

Aarti Srivastava
CHRO, Capgemini

Rohan Sylvester
Talent Strategy Advisor - Indeed.com
SHRM Report in Partnership with Pragyan Advisory on Leading Talent Management Practices Redefining the Industry 4.0
Leveraging & Unlocking Tech Talent in India, this report attempts to answer the BIG question- 'What constitutes the Talent Management ecosystem of the most renowned and successful technology companies operating out of India?'

Nishith Upadhyaya
Senior Director, Knowledge & Advisory Services, SHRM India
Employees may actually be working in a blatantly unfair workplace when they are subjected to the same rigid norms and procedures with little regard for individual requirements. In such a scenario, an equity strategy becomes imperative to level the playing field and ensure individuals’ psychological safety to participate and contribute. Gain insights into how managing talent with fairness leads to improved performances.

Achal Khanna
CEO, SHRM India, APAC & MENA

Ashok Ramachandran
President & CEO, Schindler India & South Asia

Rama Shankar Pandey
CEO, TATA Green Batteries
Next to an organization’s strategic planning efforts, dovetailing the compensation philosophy to support the organization’s goals is paramount to success. Combining the facets of accountability by way of regular monitoring of analytics, combined with articulate messaging to ensure the tenets of pay-for-performance are understood the entire workforce are of critical importance. This session discusses ways to ace the Comp & Ben strategy for business success.

Moderator
Carmishta Mitra
Group CLO, Axis Bank

Sapna Purohit
CHRO, Sun Pharma

Sudipta Marjit
Group Head Human Resource, Tata Autocomp

Sushma Kumar
Global Head of Talent Consulting, HSBC Tech
In the ideal world of work, CHROs would be able to read what’s running in their CEO’s mind. Especially when it comes to talent strategies, the need to transcend compassion fatigue, and encourage peak performance from team members, especially in view of the imminent economic downturn, is all important. This conversation between this leading CEO-CHRO duo is aimed at the key criteria that will make this very crucial partnership work.
The HR digital revolution is here and now, and organizations are looking for newer, more effective, and productive ways to meet the evolving demands of doing business - agility, speed and accuracy. Among these, upskilling has emerged as a key area that can provide workers a path to higher-paying jobs while increasing diversity throughout the organization, as well as address skills gaps as varied as leadership ability and data analysis. While upskilling is primarily used to address skills deficiencies, it yields other benefits, too, including strong employee retention. This session discusses each of these aspects in detail.

Hemalakshmi Raju
Chief Learning Officer (Hydrocarbon Business), Reliance Industries

Shruti Malhotra
Head of Global Learning and Growth India, Siemens Ltd.

Pratik Mehta
Head - Mahindra Leadership University, Mahindra

Susan Cutinha
Group Head - Talent & Campus Academy, Atos Syntel

Sakaar Anand
India Head and Head of HR, BMC
From artificial intelligence assistants to smart data forms, ever-evolving hiring and matching platforms, AI products are transforming the way talent acquisition teams operate. Given than Human Intelligence (HI) guides these advances, ensuring no discrimination and zero bias during interviews, creating more-balanced interview questions is work in progress. This session is aimed at bringing out contrarian views on whether this is a problem at all, and if yes, how HI can be used to mitigate unconscious bias from seeping into tech-based hiring systems as well as other metrics used to monitor performance and aid career progression.

Moderator
Rajan Kalia
SHRM Advisor & Co-Founder, Salto Dee Fe

Dr Vishwanath Joshi
CPO, Hexaware

Sonal Vaidya
Global Head - Organisation Development & Effectiveness, L&T Technology Services

Pooja Bansal
CHRO, Piaggio Vehicles, India

Rahul Maitra
Head Human Resources India and Developing Markets, Amneal Pharma

Savio DSouza
Director, Human Resources, India and South West Asia, The Coca-Cola Company

Tathagata Basu
Chief Talent Officer, Piramal Pharma
Leveraging diverse talent is critical for organizations to stay ahead. Beyond individuals, organizations have the power to drive initiatives that can further career aspirations of each of its team members. Learn more about career catalysts for the professional woman, by reflecting and introspecting on gender equality and ways to future-proof workforces to further organizational objectives, as part of this session.

Anita Bhogle
Speaker, Author, Partner & Learning Content Head, Prosearch Consultants & Bizpunditz