Accelerated technology development is impacting workspaces profoundly. Keeping abreast of the work-tech advancements is crucial to maintain a competitive edge. Join us at SHRM Tech25 to witness seamless integration of human-centric values with tech-driven efficiency. Gain insights into state-of-the-art workplace innovation and become a catalyst in creating a paradigm shift in the world of work.
Mumbai, India
29 - 30 April 2025
Why Attend
Learn about the latest and most relevant WorkTech solutions and its impact on people practices at #SHRMTech25.
Here’s what you’ll take back:
- Be a tech-chaser! Explore the latest in WorkTech at the hyper-interactive virtual expo
- Make workplaces future-proof! Gain confidence to navigate the future
- Learn from the best! Connect with global thought leaders & maximize peer learning
- Get a growth mindset! Experience exponential learning
- Work smarter! Access practical workplace solutions
- Be a workplace innovator! Leverage tools that will shape our workplaces
What You Can do at SHRM India Tech 25
Be Future-fit
Script the future while keeping legacy in perspective
Win with WorkTech
Gain access to the latest in WorkTech for meaningful outcomes
Ace Workplace Innovation
Lead digital transformation with HR visionaries and technology innovators
Learn and Network
Engage with peers and stay current with SHRM certifications
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Our Past Speakers at #SHRMTech
Rajiv Bajaj
Managing Director
Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Rajiv Bajaj
Managing DirectorBajaj Auto Ltd.
Rajiv Bajaj graduated first in class, with distinction, in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune in 1988, and then completed his masters in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Warwick in 1991.
He has since worked at Bajaj Auto in the areas of Manufacturing & Supply Chain (1990-95), R&D and Engineering (1995-2000), and Marketing and Sales (2000-2005). He has served on the board of Bajaj Auto Ltd since March 2002 and has been its Managing Director since April 2005.
His current focus is building a brand-centred strategy at Bajaj Auto with the objective of achieving its vision of being one of the world’s leading motorcycle & electric vehicle manufacturers.
Achal Khanna
Chief Executive Officer
SHRM India, APAC & MENA
Achal Khanna
Chief Executive OfficerSHRM 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.
D Shivakumar
Chairman MTPL, an Advent PE Company &
Conference Chair - SHRMIAC24
D Shivakumar
Chairman MTPL, an Advent PE Company &Conference Chair - SHRMIAC24
D. Shivakumar, or Shiv as he is popularly known, is a Bangalore born leader and a management thinker.
He is currently Operating Partner at Advent International Private Equity. Previously, Shiv has been Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy at Aditya Birla Group, and Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer at PepsiCo Holdings Private Limited, India. Prior to that he was CEO for emerging markets at Nokia.
Shiv started his career as a management trainee in the Consumer Products Division at Hindustan Ciba Geigy before shifting to Hindustan Unilever Limited where he spent 19 years in sales, marketing and general management positions. He moved to Philips, India as Chief Executive Officer of the consumer electronics division in 2003.
Shiv joined Nokia in 2006 as the Managing Director, India. Under his management, Nokia built its entire services portfolio, including Nokia Life Tools. He was also instrumental in pushing low-cost mobile devices across rural India; making Nokia a dominant brand in India. He is credited for driving Nokia’s brand from No. 71 to No. 1 in the country. He was instrumental in making Nokia one of the top most trusted brands. Shiv moved as Sr. Vice President, Emerging Markets (India, Middle East, Africa) in 2011. This market accounts for 40% of Nokia’s global business and comprises of around 90 countries. His contribution during this time have become case studies at Harvard University, ISB and other Ivy League Institutes.
In 2013, Shivakumar was appointed as the Chairperson & CEO of PepsiCo Holdings Private Limited, India where he managed brand portfolios across beverages, snacks and nutrition. He has been the driving force in bringing PepsiCo’s nutrition portfolio to the forefront with new launches under the Quaker and Tropicana brands. He is known for being the key driver for portfolio transformation and deepen consumer engagement with flagship brands. Apart from overseeing India operations, he also managed PepsiCo’s franchise business across Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
As of January 2018, Shivakumar has joined Aditya Birla Group as the Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy. Aditya Birla Group is one of the largest Indian conglomerates with businesses spread across telecommunications, cement, chemicals, mining, textiles, financial services, retail and e-commerce, among others, in 36 countries.
Nick Schacht
SHRM-SCP
Chief Commercial Officer SHRM
Nick Schacht
SHRM-SCPChief Commercial Officer SHRM
Nick Schacht is a highly experienced executive with more than three decades of experience in professional services, education, and corporate learning and development. He has a history of driving product innovation, growth and profitability, and he has led organizations operating worldwide.
Schacht is Chief Global Development Officer for SHRM, the world’s largest HR professional society. Before joining SHRM, he was the founder and CEO of KnowCyber, a learning and development company focused on improving the cybersecurity-related skills of people in all types of organizations worldwide. Prior to KnowCyber, he was President and Chief Operating Officer for PetroSkills, a provider of training and development services to the worldwide petroleum industry. Prior to that, he was CEO and President of Learning Tree International, a publicly traded provider of IT and management learning and development. Schacht was also the President of Global Learning Systems, a start-up focused on e-Learning and digital content. He served in a variety of capacities at ESI International, culminating in his role as President when ESI was sold to the Institute for International Research (IIR) and then as Group President for the Americas for IIR. He has been a Research Fellow at the Logistics Management Institute, and began his career as a U.S. Navy Supply Officer, on the headquarters staff of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
Schacht graduated with honors from the U.S. Naval Academy, and holds Master’s degrees in Administration from the University of Maryland University College and Information Systems Technology from The George Washington University.
Anurag Dahiya
Chief Commercial Officer
International Cricket Council
Anurag Dahiya
Chief Commercial OfficerInternational Cricket Council
Anurag Dahiya serves as the Chief Commercial Officer for the International Cricket Council (ICC), responsible for leading the commercial strategy and all related components for global cricket. Operating from Dubai, his team delivers cricket events worldwide, handles media rights and commercial partnerships, and oversees broadcast production for all ICC events. Anurag's extensive background includes significant roles at Singtel and a 15-year stint at Fox International, showcasing his in-depth video content strategy and operations expertise. Anurag, an alumnus of PEC, Chandigarh with a BE in Computer Science & Engineering, also holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
Ramesh Ramadurai
Managing Director
3M India
Ramesh Ramadurai
Managing Director3M India
Ramesh is a 30+ year veteran with 3M, with a uniquely global business and cross-cultural leadership perspective. He has lived and worked in the US, the Philippines and China for close to fifteen years. During his assignment in China between 2014 and 2019, he had responsibility for 3M’s industrial business across all of Asia Pacific.
He currently serves as the Managing Director of 3M India. Prior to joining 3M, he worked at an offshore oil production platform, and at a leading automotive parts and two wheeler manufacturer in India.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. He currently serves on the India Advisory Council of US- India Business Council
(USIBC) and he is also a member of CII Southern Region State Council. He previously served as Chairman of the CII Karnataka State Council for 2021-22.
Tejas Goenka
Managing Director
Tally Solutions
Tejas Goenka
Managing DirectorTally Solutions
Tejas Goenka is the Managing Director at Tally Solutions, working on making connected business environment a reality for small and medium businesses via the next generation Tally product roadmap. Seeing the tremendous opportunity to positively impact the lives of millions of entrepreneurs across the globe he is expanding Tally’s footprint beyond India to the Middle East, Africa, South-East Asia, United States and Canada.
Tejas’ customer centric approach has driven Tally’s strong selling and servicing partner network, that comprises over 28,000 partners, to a more accountable, higher quality network resulting in aggressive business growth. Living the philosophy of simplifying the lives of MSMEs with technology and products made for them, Tejas led Tally’s transition into the GST era with the enhanced product capability and distribution network , taking Tally to a 2 million+ strong license base.
An alumnus of University of Pennsylvania, he joined Tally in 2011. Tejas enjoys reading, travelling and has an avid interest in Math.
Preeti Bajaj
CEO & MD
Luminous Power Technologies
Preeti Bajaj
CEO & MDLuminous Power Technologies
As a visionary CEO in the energy and solar space at Luminous Power Technologies, Preeti Bajaj is actively promoting and implementing green initiatives, leading innovation, and advocating for sustainable policies to secure a cleaner future. She is driving the purpose of the organisation which is to build a sustainable planet and a trusted consumer brand along with taking the company to the next frontier of growth in international markets.
Preeti comes with nearly two decades of experience in both the Australian and global business environments. Throughout her career, she has successfully led enterprises of various scales, including multinationals, ASX listed corporates, and startups, helping them navigate the complexities of today's business landscape. Prior to her role at Luminous, she held the position of Australia & New Zealand CEO and MD for Modis Australia, a part of the Adecco Group. Additionally, she served as CEO of Clipsal Solar, a venture by Schneider Electric.
In 2011, Preeti won the AFR's Young Executive of the Year award. Never afraid to push a boundary, Preeti has also championed many firsts during her career as a young and successful professional. She was also awarded the Scholarship for the Authentic Leadership Program at Harvard by Chief Executive Women in 2017.
Preeti completed her MBA from Swinburne University and her Master’s in Applied Finance from Macquarie University, Australia. She stands as an exemplar of core values, with diversity, inclusion, and sustainability at the heart of her mission to foster a brighter and more equitable future for all. Recently, Preeti won the prestigious CEO of the Year 2023 Award by The Machinist.
S. Sivakumar
Group Head - Agri & IT Businesses
ITC Limited
S. Sivakumar
Group Head - Agri & IT BusinessesITC Limited
Mr Sivakumar is a Member of the Corporate Management Committee of ITC Limited and oversees the Group’s Agri and IT Businesses. He also holds responsibility for ITC’s Sustainability and Social Investments Programmes.
A global exemplar in Sustainability, ITC is the only enterprise in the world of comparable dimensions to be carbon-positive, water-positive and solid waste recycling positive for nearly two decades now. ITC’s value chains support over 6 million sustainable livelihoods.
Sivakumar is well known as the architect of ITC e-Choupal, the pioneering farmer empowerment initiative that benefits over 4 million small farmers through customised agri-extension and market linkage services, while providing a unique source of competitive advantage to ITC's packaged foods business.
Currently in its Version 4.0, ITC e-Choupal integrates a range of partners such as government agencies, farm input companies and agritech startups on a farmer-centric phygital platform titled ITCMAARS.
Sivakumar is the Chairman of the National Agriculture Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He also serves on several committees of the Government of India.
Topper of the Class of 1983 from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), Sivakumar served a farmers' cooperative for six years before joining ITC in 1989. He can be reached at @S_Sivakumar on X (formerly Twitter)
Babita Baruah
CEO
VML India
Babita Baruah
CEOVML India
With over 25 years of marketing and advertising expertise, Babita is the CEO for VML India, an agency responsible for some of the market’s most successful campaigns and connected brand experiences; awarded globally for work such as Maxx Flash ‘The Killer Pack’ and The Times of India ‘Unplastic India’.
With a principal office in Mumbai, the market brings together 1400+ brand experience, commerce and technology experts across Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Noida, Gurgaon
Previously, Babita led WPP's Ford International Market Group- across an array of international markets, including Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India, the Middle East, and South Africa. She also served a dual role, as an Executive Director at VML Thailand (previously VMLY&R), as she was increasingly involved beyond Ford, in leveraging the agency’s strengths for growth.
Babita’s professional journey commenced as a Management Trainee at Wunderman Thompson in India, where she dedicated her efforts from 1996 to 2022. Babita’s portfolio in WT was a mix of global and local businesses- from Pepsico, Unilever, Nestle, Kellogg’s to Godrej, Kotak Mahindra, Reliance and Aditya Birla. In addition to her role, she has had the privilege of serving as a British Chevening Scholar, sharing insights as a speaker at institutions like Harvard Business School, the Women Economic Forum in Geneva, and is a mentor for young professionals as part of WPP Stella India.
Her unwavering passion lies in modern marketing and transformation-leveraging the nexus of consumer behavior, culture, and technology for innovative solutions that generate growth and equity.
In addition to her role, she has had the privilege of winning the British Chevening Scholarship in 2004, for a Women and Leadership Course in the U.K.
Babita is currently based in Mumbai.
A. R. Unnikrishnan
Managing Director – Glass & Glass Solutions
Saint-Gobain India
A. R. Unnikrishnan
Managing Director – Glass & Glass SolutionsSaint-Gobain India
Starting his career with Grindwell Group which later became a Saint-Gobain company, Unnikrishnan has been playing an important role in the growth and leadership journey of Saint-Gobain's Glass Business in India.
With rich experience of over 31 years in the Industry, Unnikrishnan now is the Managing Director of Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd (Glass & Glass Solutions Business).
Apart from his professional role at Saint-Gobain, he is a thought leader across various fora in the areas of Sustainability and Policy development. He is Vice Chairman of CII Tamil Nadu State Council, immediate Past Chairman of CII Chennai Zone, Chairman of CII Green Product Council, Vice-President of Madras Management Association, past Chairman CII TN CEO Forum, Member of lndo-French Chamber of Commerce Governing Council, CII - National Manufacturing Council, Research Council of CSIR-CGCRI and Indian Green Building Council Executive Board.
Pankaj Bansal
Co-Founder & Group CEO, PeopleStrong & Taggd, Managing Partner, Caret Capital Board Member, Karmayogi Bharat (India’s Prime Ministers Initiative)
Pankaj Bansal
Co-Founder & Group CEO, PeopleStrong & Taggd, Managing Partner, Caret Capital Board Member, Karmayogi Bharat (India’s Prime Ministers Initiative)
Pankaj is an entrepreneur, who believes in the power of work capital i.e., deploying capital to give meaning and access to work.
He currently serves as the Co-Founder and Group CEO of PeopleStrong, overseeing two independent businesses: PeopleStrong and Taggd. Recently he completed the divestiture of the
Wheebox business, which was acquired by ETS, the world’s largest private nonprofit educational research and measurement organization, known for TOEFL, GRE, and TOEIC.
Managing Partner at Caret Capital, a Venture Capital Fund with a primary focus on startups - powering new value chain of India.
He also serves as the Founder Trustee of YouinYou, a charitable trust dedicated to delivering education to underprivileged children.
Pankaj is an active board member of the Prime Minister's KarmYogi Bharat initiative, actively collaborating with the Government of India to introduce capacity-building measures. He is also on the advisory board of Sunstone Eduversity.
Sanjeev Jain
Global Head - Business Operations
Wipro
Sanjeev Jain
Global Head - Business OperationsWipro
Sanjeev leads the Global Business Operations team responsible for Talent Supply Chain, Talent Skilling, Global Mobility, Talent Acquisition, TopGear and Business Resilience functions.
Sanjeev is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in leading large, diverse teams, scaling up global Operations, deploying Lean Six Sigma, Design Thinking for Operational Excellence and Business Transformation.
Prior to joining Wipro, Sanjeev has held leadership roles at Kyndryl Holdings (IBM spin-off), IBM, Cognizant, and GE. In his previous roles, Sanjeev enabled profitable growth by integrating end-to-end Talent Supply Chain, driving margin expansion, simplifying processes, and strengthening operating rhythm. Sanjeev has been instrumental in setting & scaling up of Global Capability Centers(GCC’s) for GE Capital across India, Philippines, Guatemala, and the turnaround of GE-State Bank of India Credit Card JV as a co-CEO.
Sanjeev is a distinguished alumni from NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering), Mumbai and a certified Master Black Belt from GE.
Deeply committed to making a difference in the community, Sanjeev serves on the Boards of Literacy India and United Way of Bangalore, focusing on education, environment, and empowerment of women.
Poonam Kaul
Founder, House Of Omkar
Founder, Walnut Tree (CMO-on-Demand)
Poonam Kaul
Founder, House Of OmkarFounder, Walnut Tree (CMO-on-Demand)
Poonam is a passionate brand evangelist with over two decades of leadership experience of driving integrated communications to build brands, influence policy, shape perceptions.
A storyteller at heart and mind, Poonam has set up CMO-on-Demand consultancy working with organizations, early stage/ mid stage start-ups, across industries to help build the brand story and shape their marketing and communication practice. She enables and empowers them with Go-To-Market strategies as well building inhouse capabilities.
Poonam has also recently joined Digital India as Advisor Brand and Awareness to help them in their brand and communications outreach across the country.
In her last formal role as the Head Marketing at Apple India, she was responsible for building the Apple brand in India which included Product marketing, Marketing and Channel communication, Public Relations for all business lines - iPhone, Mac, iPad and Watch. She helped set up Apple in Education across K-12 and Higher Education as well as reframed their Channel presence across Mono brand, General Trade as well as Ecommerce. In addition, she helped build the Apple presence across developer, music and content ecosystem.
Previously, as Vice President Communications, Corporate Brand and CSR, Poonam was responsible for the image and reputation of all PepsiCo entities in India, across 22 brands spanning from Pepsi, Mt Dew, Lays and Doritos at one end and strong nutrition brands like Quaker, Tropicana at another end. She lead 360 degree consumer connect and engagement across brands through digital, influencer relations and ORM. She was also responsible for driving flagship initiatives focused on providing sustainable models for malnutrition amongst adolescent girls, enhancing PepsiCo’s reputation around positive water balance, 2nd crop program as well as building purpose for key millennial brands – QuakerFeedAChild, highly awarded #ReleaseThePressure for Mirinda.
Prior to her appointment at PepsiCo India, Poonam was the Director Communications and Corporate Marketing at Nokia and was responsible for India, Middle East and Africa, spanning 90 plus countries where she managed the business and brand perception for Nokia in a cross section of emerging, developing and developed markets. Led several smart devices campaigns with multiple, disruptive activities across the Region to rebuild Nokia’s perception in the high-end devices space as well as a lead player in the affordable, yet smart devices space. Pioneered Nokia’s digital presence to become the buzziest brand in the digital arena through extensive blogger engagement as well as cool, out of the box initiatives/ programs. She played a key role in managing the battery crisis for Nokia which later went onto make Nokia the #1 Most Trusted Brand in India. She was also responsible for sponsorships – KKR and IPL, Champions League, film integrations, millennial marketing and engagement as well as building Nokia mindshare in Apps space with “Your Wish Is My App”, world’s first ever App reality show . Poonam was with Nokia for eight years and was a Nokia India Board Member.
Poonam worked with Microsoft India for six and half years where she was heading advertising and public relations for all 6 business units of Microsoft in India. She created the first ever locally developed corporate campaign by Microsoft “Stay Ahead”, a leadership series in 2001 as well as first ever TV campaign for Microsoft India in 2001 on Office XP.
She managed the entire communication strategy (Public Relations, events, alliances and advertising) for senior executive visits such as Bill Gates visit in 2000 and 2002 and Steve Ballmer in 2004, setting benchmarks for the industry. Conceptualized and rolled out “Imagine Cup”, a student developer competition to build solutions for societal challenges which is today a flagship global platform for student developer engagement.
Following her creative pursuits around storytelling, Poonam is also a Film Producer and has set up House of Omkar, a production house that is focussed on creating platforms and telling content rich stories to drive grassroot change through cinema. She debuted as a film producer with her film The Last Color which was in the final eligibility list for the Oscars 2020 and had a theatrical release in Dec 2020 in India. Her second venture, Barefoot Empress, a short documentary is currently winning accolades across film festivals, globally. Currently, she is wrapping up Imaginary Rain with Shabana Azmi, a story of failure, resilience, perseverance, self-discovery and most importantly about hope.
During COVID, she set up EkDesh, a communication platform to help the country battle COVID through robust behaviour change initiatives focussed on mask awareness and compliance, vaccination. The platform is now focussed on girl child education initiatives. For the last few years, she has been working with multiple NGOs to create platforms and sustainable models for bringing girls back to school by providing nutrition and the right tools. She is also a lead Volunteer and Board Member/ Trustee with Project StepOne, a telemedicine start-up focussed on health emergencies.
Poonam is on the board of Bombay Hemp Company and a Mentor to various early to mid stage start ups.
Poonam is an MBA with specialization in Marketing. A dreamer and explorer at heart, she thrives on challenges and loves doing the impossible.
Chitra Narayanan
Editorial Consultant
The Hindu Businessline
Chitra Narayanan
Editorial ConsultantThe Hindu Businessline
Chitra Narayanan is an Editorial Consultant with The Hindu Businessline. In her three-decade long journalism career she has done stints with BW (Businessworld), Business Today, Economic Times, Business Standard and written for the Mint and The Telegraph. She has reported widely on marketing strategy, workplaces, entrepreneurship, management and travel & hospitality.
She has authored a book From Oberoi to Oyo, published by Penguin Random House which landscapes the hotel industry in India as well as a book called Fort Pupils, which chronicles the century old story of the Scindia School in Gwalior.
Pranjal Sharma
Economic Analyst, Advisor & Author
The Next New
Pranjal Sharma
Economic Analyst, Advisor & AuthorThe Next New
PRANJAL SHARMA is an economic analyst, advisor and author based in New Delhi who focuses on technology, globalisation and emerging markets. He is an advisor to boards, industry associations and international institutions. His third book, ‘The Next New: Navigating The Fifth Industrial Revolution’ is about how sustainability, social impact and technology breakthroughs are collectively disrupting global business models. It was published by HarperCollins in June 2023. He read economics at University of Delhi and specialised in business media at University of Westminster, London. A former head of Bloomberg TV in India, he is a speaker at various fora in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Dr. Ranjan Banerjee
Vice Chancellor
Nayanta University
Dr. Ranjan Banerjee
Vice ChancellorNayanta University
Dr. Ranjan Banerjee is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta and has a doctoral degree from Carlson School of Management, USA. His doctoral thesis won a global award for the best dissertation in B2B Marketing from the ‘Institute for the Study of Business Markets’, Penn State University, USA.
He has worked with leading FMCG companies like Asian Paints, Vadilal and HUL. He was the Founder-CEO of Renaissance Strategic Consultants before becoming the Dean of SPJIMR between June 2015 – March 2021. The institute made rapid strides under his leadership and in 2020, made it to the 36th position globally in the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking, placing third in India.
He has been teaching courses on Marketing, Strategy, Behavioural Economics, Innovation & Design Thinking at leading Indian and international institutes including IIM Calcutta, SPJIMR, The Carlson School, University of Minnesota, Nyenrode, Holland. EBS , Germany, SMU, Singapore, Ashoka University and BITSoM. He has typically been rated as one of the top teachers in every institute he has taught in, receiving perfect median feedback scores (7/7 on all dimensions) for one of his marketing courses at The Carlson School and a perfect score (10/10 on all dimensions) for many of his corporate workshops.
He has co-authored a best-selling book with the noted business leader and author, R Gopalakrishnan on ‘The Made in India Manager’ which was published in November 2018. He has been a TEDx speaker and has been a keynote speaker at multiple national and international forums. The book ‘The Made in India Manager’ was recently awarded the Institute of Directors award for the best book in the Corporate Excellence category.
His research has been presented at Harvard Business School, University of Michigan, HEC Paris, Macquarie University etc. His work has been published in Harvard Business Review , Psychology and Marketing, Economic and Political Weekly, Handbook of Business to Business Marketing etc.
Dr. Banerjee has been awarded The IAC award for "Change Maestro and Institution Builder of the Year" which was selected by a distinguished jury of academics and corporate leaders.
He has been nominated on the global boards of GMAC (The Graduate Management Council) and UNPRME (The Principles for Responsible Management Education, which is a United Nations, supported initiative). He was the only nominee from Indian academia on both these boards.
Dr. Banerjee joined BITSoM in April 2021, a new world class business school under the aegis of BITS Pilani, in April as its founding Dean. BITS Pilani is a deemed university and has been recognized as an Institute of national eminence by the Government of India. BITSoM faculty are drawn from the best institutes across the world including NYU, Kellogg, Wharton, Cornell etc and has already made a mark in just two years, with outstanding response from industry. IN two and a half years under his leadership, BITSoM made rapid strides, achieved outstanding career outcomes in its first year, and was one of the rare Indian schools to be featured in the prestigious Poets and quants.
Ranjan has recently joined Nayanta University, a world class university out of India, as Vice Chancellor. Nayanta University is an ambitious education project backed by a stellar founding team. The founding members include Naushad Forbes , Kris Gopalakrishnan , Meher Pudumjee, Nadir Godrej , Ramesh Mangaleswaran , Satish Reddy , Bharat Puri , Raj Dugar , Pankaj Chandra , Ashok Misra . Many of the founders have held leadership positions at CII, and the venture is strongly supported by CII.
Sudipta Marjit
Group CHRO & Head - Business Excellence & Office of Strategy Management
TATA AutoComp Systems
Sudipta Marjit
Group CHRO & Head - Business Excellence & Office of Strategy ManagementTATA AutoComp Systems
Sudipta is responsible for the complete gamut of Human Resource, Business Excellence - TQM, CSR and Management of Business Ethics and Office of Strategic Management for 22 business units and Joint Venture companies globally for his company. Sudipta is currently the Chairperson of CII Maharashtra HR & IR Panel.
He is responsible for HR complete gamut for 22 business units and JV companies of Tata Autocomp across India , China, Sweden, Poland, Mexico and USA- encompasses 55 manufacturing locations and a revenue of Rs 24000 crores and total headcount of 21000 plus employees globally.
Sudipta has led the company in the Journey of 650+ Coveted JRDQV Award in TBEM External assessment. Additionally, Sudipta has the experience of Strategy, Human Resource and Business Excellence, in companies like Tata Capital, Tata Technologies & Tata Motors. He is a TATA veteran and regarded as one the best performing CHROs in the Group.
Recently he has been the awarded as the CHRO of the Year award in National HR Excellence Awards and in 2023 awarded the “ Best Tata Group Team Leader “ by Group Chairman , Tata Group.
He has functional expertise in Human Resource, Corporate Strategy, M&A, Private Equity, Human Resource and Business Excellence and was a part of the start-up team of Tata Technologies and Tata Capital and have worked in multiple geographies including Michigan – USA, China, Singapore, Thailand to name a few to set up Tata business ventures.
He is an economist by education and have received his Advanced Management Program from INSEAD, France.
Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan
Director & Professor of Strategy
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan
Director & Professor of StrategyIndian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
Prof. Rishikesha Krishnan is Director and Professor of Strategy at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). He was earlier Director of IIM Indore. He is currently the Ram Charan Chair Professor in Innovation and Leadership, and earlier held the Jamuna Raghavan Chair in Entrepreneurship at IIMB from 2007 to 2010.
Prof. Krishnan was educated at IIT Kanpur, Stanford University and IIM Ahmedabad. His main areas of interest are strategy and innovation. He has been listed in the Thinkers50 India list of most influential management thinkers from India.
Apart from academic publications, Prof. Krishnan has written two books: 8 Steps to Innovation: Going from Jugaad to Excellence (co-authored with Vinay Dabholkar) which won the Best Book Award for 2013-14 from the Indian Society for Training & Development and From Jugaad to Systematic Innovation: The Challenge for India.
Prof. Krishnan has extensive corporate board and advisory experience. He is currently on the boards of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Wheels India Ltd., and the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA). He has served on several committees set up by the Government of India and prominent industry associations related to innovation in India. He is a member of the CII National Committee on Technology, Innovation & Research, and the CII National Higher Education Committee.
Prof. Krishnan was a member of the expert committee set up by the Government of India in 2017-18 under the chairmanship of Justice BN Srikrishna to propose a data protection framework for India.
Prof. Krishnan co-founded one start-up and was the CEO of another. He has been on the jury of the Economic Times start-up awards. He is currently on the advisory board of YourNest Investment Advisors.
Shailendra Katyal
Vice President & Managing Director
Lenovo
Shailendra Katyal
Vice President & Managing DirectorLenovo
Shailendra Katyal is the Vice President and Managing Director of Lenovo India. Lenovo is a global technology powerhouse, ranked #217 in the Fortune Global 500, with an industry-leading portfolio of pocket-to-cloud solutions. Lenovo remains the #1 PC brand in the world, is recognized as one of BCGs Top 50 Most Innovative Companies and ranks #8 in Gartners’s annual Supply Chain rankings. With iconic brands like ThinkPad, Motorola, Yoga and Legion, Lenovo remains committed to bringing Smarter Technology for All.
Shailendra has been at the helm of Lenovo India since 2021 and is entrusted with driving Lenovo’s transformation from a devices leader to an end-to-end technology solutions leader, backed by a strong local manufacturing capability. Lenovo India shipped out over 5 mn Made In India products in FY2223.
Over a 24 year long career, he has had extensive experience in the traditional FMCG and new-age technology sectors across domains of business leadership, strategy, marketing and M&A.
Shailendra holds a PGDM degree from IIM Calcutta and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from Delhi University. He is based out of Bangalore.
Dr. C. Jayakumar
Executive Vice President & Head - Corporate Human Resources (CHRO),
Larsen & Toubro Limited
Dr. C. Jayakumar
Executive Vice President & Head - Corporate Human Resources (CHRO),Larsen & Toubro Limited
Executive Vice President & Head – Corporate Human Resources (CHRO), Larsen & Toubro Limited, an Indian Multi-national Conglomerate with diversified interests in infrastructure, heavy engineering, manufacturing, IT, technology, and financial services with operations across 30+ countries worldwide.
A highly result-oriented, HR professional with over 35 years of experience in successfully planning, designing, implementing, and managing various strategic HR Initiatives. He has been the Head of HR for various businesses, independent companies, and JVs within L&T Group, including leadership roles in the Middle East & Africa Region. He has led various transformational initiatives within the organization including digital transformation. He has been an established thought leader and widely acclaimed speaker in various national and international conferences and forums.
On the academic front, he has 3 Master’s degree (Economics, Labor Studies & Human Resource Management). He has also earned a degree in Law (LLB) and a doctorate in leadership from the University of Madras. He is also an alumnus of London Business School where he has done his Sr. Executive Management Program.
Dr. C. Jayakumar has various national and international certifications and accreditations in the Psychometric and behavioral sciences domain. He is also certified in Organizational Development from the NTL Institute of Advanced Behavioral Sciences, USA.
Dr. C. Jayakumar has made an immense contribution in the Human Resources arena over the years. He presides on the boards of esteemed professional bodies and in the Board of Studies of various prestigious educational institutions such as:
- Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD)
- All India Management Association (AIMA)
- SAP SuccessFactors CHRO Advisory Board
- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), National Committee on Leadership & HR
- IIM Trichy
- School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL) etc.
- Chairman of the Sub-Committee on HR & IR of CII Western Region for the year 2023-24.
- FICCI HR & Skills Main Committee for the year 2024-25
- Under Dr C Jayakumar’s leadership, L&T has been recognized as India’s Best Employers among Nation Builders 2023 by Great Place to Work, India and Most Preferred Workplace 2023-24 by Team Marksmen in association with India Today.
- Jayakumar has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Great People Managers in India 2023 by Great Manager Institute. He has also been honored with HR Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022 by FICCI and in 2021 by Economic Times & People Business.
He is a life member of NIPM, NHRDN & ISTD.
Ruchira Bhardwaja
Chief Human Resources Officer
Kotak Life Insurance Co.
Ruchira Bhardwaja
Chief Human Resources OfficerKotak Life Insurance Co.
Ruchira brings an interesting combination of strategic HR and cross-functional expertise.
Over 25 years of experience spanning across diverse industries (Manufacturing, Consulting, Hospitality, Retail, Banking & Insurance) and multiple functions have been instrumental in shaping her learning and the realization that agility has to be constant in her life. She had had the opportunity to play significant role in the transformation journeys in two companies in the BFSI sector.
Apart from Human Resources Ruchira had had the opportunity to contribute towards New Product Development, Business Excellence, Knowledge Management and Business Ethics initiatives in the organizations she has worked with.
She has worked with the Tata’s for 14 years. At Tata’s she had the privilege of having a multi-company stint which spanned between iconic organizations as Taj, Rallis to start-ups such as CROMA. In the BFSI industry, Ruchira has been with Axis Bank and Future Generali India Life.
Ruchira is currently the CHRO at Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co.
She is an Alumni of IRMA, and NMIMS. She is a Global Fellow, Talent Management from the Wharton School.
She is a visiting faculty at NMIMS and is zealous about mentoring working women professionals at her personal capacity.
Ruchira lives in Mumbai, India. She creates time to learn and hone new skills outside of workplace. She is an avid photographer and considers herself as a decent story-teller.
Parag Pande
Managing Director & Global Lead for HR Operations
Accenture
Parag Pande
Managing Director & Global Lead for HR OperationsAccenture
Parag Pande is the Managing Director responsible for Accenture’s Human Resources Service Delivery & Operations across the globe.
Prior to his current role, Parag has been CHRO for Accenture India and in various leadership roles in Global HR, India Operations, leading Accenture India’s BPO operations in Delhi NCR and has served as the India & APAC Lead for Accenture's Customer Contact Business Services (ACCBS). During this period, he was instrumental in building differentiated capabilities, growing businesses & stabilizing operations.
Over the past 28 years Parag has spent a considerable part of his career in roles spanning Human Resources, Learning, Projects, Banking, Treasury, Financial Services and Business Operations. In addition, he has worked across strategy, planning, business development, mobilization, finance and service delivery. This included setting-up green field projects, Nominee - Director on board, turning around troubled businesses and companies, developing and executing strategy and managing over USD 1billion dollar investments.
Parag has also been a Rotarian, assisting orphanages and renovating schools in Mumbai’s slums. He has been recognized by The Rotary International as a Paul Harris Fellow.
KS Bakshi
Group Head - Human Resources
InterGlobe Enterprises
KS Bakshi
Group Head - Human ResourcesInterGlobe Enterprises
KS is the Group Head of Human Resources for InterGlobe Enterprises. He is an integral part of the leadership team and serves on the Executive Committee of InterGlobe Enterprises. He provides strategic and operational leadership to the Human Resources Function and is responsible for integrating HR practices throughout the organisation.
With an experience in Human Resources spanning over 30 years, KS brings rich & varied experience in Aviation, Hospitality, Telecom and Manufacturing sectors. KS is an experienced thought leader & believes in developing the business leaders by Coaching & Mentoring. He has driven business results through innovative people strategies and building strong learning culture in the organisation. He has successfully led various projects in Leadership Development, Culture Building, and Talent Management practices.
KS has previously held senior roles at The Oberoi Group, IndiGo and Bharti Airtel.
KS holds a master’s degree in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Vikramjeet Singh
CHRO
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
Vikramjeet Singh
CHROBajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
Vikramjeet Singh is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company. A work experience of about two decade and an eventful and rich association with large firms like L&T, Vodafone and Deutsche Bank have carved his expertise in HR and strategic business operations.
Combining an impeccable academic and professional record, Vikram has handled all areas in HR, with special interest in Organisation Transformation, Talent Management, OD interventions, Strategic HR, Employer Branding and Leadership Capability Development.
In addition, Vikram is widely recognised as a transformational and accomplished thought leader who firmly believes in people journey transformation aided through technology and guided by impactful human touch.
VIkram has catalysed various cultural transformation, which should serve as a case study in change leadership, succession, organizational design, talent acquisition, and learning & development. With a diverse background in human resources, his business and leadership acumen are only exceeded by his commitment to make others better.
He has immensely contributed to the people agenda which were acknowledged through multiple coveted awards in Indian Sub-Continent, APAC level and Globally.