The event, themed on: ‘Value Creating HR: Innovative Best Practices in Talent Sustainability and Employee Experience’, will be a learning intervention for HR leaders who aspire to add value to their organizations through best practice learning and sharing

28 June, 2023, Bengaluru: As part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of IIM Bangalore, the Career Development Services (CDS) team of the institute will host the ‘HR Business Conclave’ on 12th July 2023, at the Central Pergola of the IIMB campus. The theme of the event is, ‘Value Creating HR: Innovative Best Practices in Talent Sustainability and Employee Experience’.

The event will be ideal for CHROs, India Country Heads or other HR leaders to gain insights from other HR leaders and share best practices. It is aimed to be a learning intervention for HR leaders who aspire to add value to their organizations through best practice learning and sharing. Most of the conclave will be conducted in a ‘bistro-format’ to aid group learning.

Although there is no participation fee for the conclave, registration is mandatory. Due to limited seating, participation confirmation will be intimated by e-mail. For registration, please click here: HR Conclave on 12th July 2023

Post Covid, HR leaders in organizations have been playing proactive roles in driving initiatives related to business and talent sustainability, innovative practices and people processes, and use of technology for workforce development, performance and engagement. As the nature and future of work change due to digitization, automation and talent demographics, HR leaders are becoming game changers, holding positions of strategic influence in shaping the organizations of tomorrow. The conclave will include discussions relevant to such developments and transformations.

The detailed agenda of the one-day conclave is mentioned below.

HR Business Conclave Agenda: 12th July 2023

8.30 am - 9.00 am: Registration, Tea and Networking

9.00 am - 9.10 am: Inauguration, Welcome Note and Context Setting – Prof. Debolina Dutta, Chairperson, CDS and Faculty, OBHRM

9.10 am - 10.10 am: Theme 1 – Innovative Labor Economics Approach – Sreekanth K Arimanithaya, Global Talent and Enablement Services Leader, EY Global Delivery Services

10.15 am - 11.15 am: Theme 2 – Hyper Personalization of Employee Experience – Somnath Baishya, CHRO, Tesco India

11.15 am - 11.45 am: Tea Break and Group Photo

11.45 am - 12.45 pm: Theme 3 – Metaverse for Learning & Development – Prabhanjan Kulkarni, Vice President & Head HR, Redbus

1.00 pm - 2.00 pm: Lunch at MDC Woods

2.00 pm - 3.00 pm: Theme 4 – A Multi-pronged Organizational Transformation Exercise in Becoming a ‘Great Place to Work’ – Devika Tandon, Director HR and CHRO, Hilti India

3.00 pm - 4.00 pm: Theme 5 – Technology-enabled  Employee Mental Wellbeing –  Shweta Mohanty, CHRO, SAP India

4.00 pm - 4.40 pm: Panel Discussion 1 – Best Practices in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Shika Gupta, Director, Talent Management, Schneider, Sohini Sinha, Head, Talent Management, Tata Electronics, Nayana Udupi, Marketing Associate, Thoughtworks; to be moderated by Tina Vinod, Consultant, DE&I

4.40 pm - 5.00 pm: Tea Break and Networking

5.00 pm - 5.40 pm: Panel Discussion 2 – Innovative Practices & People Processes – D Anuradha, Sr. GM (HRD) & Head – Talent Management, TVS Motors, Praveen Kamath Kumbla, GM and Global Head, Talent Transformation

5.40 pm: Vote of Thanks – Ganapathy Lakshman Sharma, Sr. Manager, CDS

5.45 pm Onwards: Networking/Campus Visit