Agenda* - August 21st 2015 | |
| 08:55-09:00 | Welcome & Introduction To The Conference. |
| 09:15-09:35 | Inaugural Keynote: Aligning HR Strategy with
Business Strategy Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, President, Harvard Business School Club of India & Chairman, NASSCOM Foundation |
| 09:35-10:20 | CEO Panel by HBS Moderated by: Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, President, Harvard Business School Club of India & Chairman, NASSCOM Foundation Panelist/s: - Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini - Uma Ganesh, CEO, Global Talent Track - Anjali Raina, Executive Director, Harvard Business School, India Research Centre |
| 10:20-10:40 | Developing a succession planning methodology
to identify and develop future leaders for business-critical positions
& to ensure that the organization is performing at its peak Rajiv Krishnan, Partner and India Leader - People and Organisation, EY India |
| 10:40-11:00 | Decoding the HR Analytics Strategy
Vikram Kole, Vice President, Datamatics Global Services |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15-12:15 | A Special Session by Ms. Priya Kumar, Renowned Motivational Speaker & Bestselling Author |
| 12:15-12:35 | Challenges in a Globalized World
Clifford Mohan Pai, AVP, HR Business Leader & Head Employee Relations, Infosys |
| 12:35-12:55 | Going Green - Transforming Organisations toward Secure Paperless Environment Idris Rassawala, AVP, eMudhra Ltd. |
| 12:55-13:00 | How to increase efficiency & reduce costs of your HR & Admin Departments Milap Shah, Co-Founder, PrintStop |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-14:20 | What's the new normal and what are
the key concerns on HR Head's minds Gautam Sinha, Vice President- Group Human Resources, Aditya Birla Group |
| 14:20-14:40 | Role of Cloud and Mobile Technology
in Human Resource Vishal Kanal, VP, Sage Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
| 14:40-15:00 | Cultural Agility in the SMAC World
& the HR Role Tanaz H Mulla, General Manager – Human Resources, Wipro Technologies |
| 15:00-15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15-16:00 |
Panel discussion and Q&A Session: "Talent, HR and the Organization - Connection in the Digital Age" Moderated by: Nabomita Mazumdar, Partner, Cite.Community Panelist/s: - Tanaz H Mulla, General Manager – Human Resources, Wipro Technologies - Gautam Sinha, Vice President- Group Human Resources, Aditya Birla Group - Clifford Mohan Pai, AVP, HR Business Leader & Head Employee Relations, Infosys - Other panelists to be announced |
| 16:00-16:20 | Living in the Age of Experiences
Sharad Verma, Global Head - Human Resources, Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd. |
| 16:20-16:30 | Conclusion and Final Remarks |
The HR agenda and topics for discussion during the HR Summit are:
- Keynote - "Aligning HR Strategy with Business Strategy."
- Dealing with regulatory uncertainty; What are the HR risks in compliance
- The key HR challenges in a globalized world
- The way forward for HR compliance - Budgets & Regulations
- What is the new normal and what are the key concerns of the HR manager.
- Human Resources: What are the tools & resources for automating HR processes
- HR Audit as an annual assessment of the HR function to evolve, support and capitalise on the HR potential and performance.
- Developing a succession planning methodology to identify and develop future leaders for business-critical positions & to ensure that the organization is performing at its peak
- How can HR technology change the way employees work?
- How can HR managers fuel the satisfaction and productivity of the success of an organization
- How to effectively deal with management burnout before it becomes a crisis?
- What are the information security requirements - combined with the more recent data protection issues.
- Addressing the issues and challenges of acquiring and retaining qualified candidates
- HR analytics is one of the most powerful drivers for decision-making. How can technology transform the decisions on employee-centric dimensions of talent, culture and work in the HR organization to develop an engaged and innovative workforce?