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ABOUT US
THE FUTURE WON'T WAIT.
NEITHER CAN HR.
Technology is changing how we work, but people will determine what comes next. In a world of constant disruption, human potential is the advantage that endures.
Power of People is a call to build organizations where people lead transformation, AI amplifies human capability, culture drives performance, and skills fuel continuous growth. While technology shapes the future of work, it is people who will define its impact.
SHRM India Annual Conference & Expo 2026 celebrates the Power of People - the ideas, leadership, and human potential that fuel innovation, resilience, and lasting business success.
REASONS TO ATTEND
Highlight Video SHRM India Annual 2025
BE THE PACE-SETTER.
The future belongs to leaders who shape change, not those who respond to it.
SEE PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY.
Rethink potential, performance, leadership, and culture through a new lens.
FIND YOUR NEXT BREAKTHROUGH.
Every session is designed to challenge a belief, solve a problem, or spark a new possibility.
REPLACE ASSUMPTIONS WITH EVIDENCE.
Learn what the world's best organizations are actually doing and why it works.
MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE IDEAS.
Engage directly with the leaders transforming work across industries.
TAKE BACK MORE THAN INSPIRATION.
Leave with practical ideas, meaningful
connections, and renewed confidence.
Content TRACKS
The conversations shaping what comes next
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TALENT
ALCHEMY
Build resilient talent ecosystems through innovative approaches to attraction, development, mobility and employee experience.
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NEXT-GENERATION
LEADERSHIP
Explore how organizations are re-imagining leadership, organizational design and decision-making for a rapidly changing world.
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INNOVATION &
FUTURE OF WORK
Strengthen organizational culture by creating workplaces built on purpose, trust, belonging, wellbeing and human connection.
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CULTURE &
CONNECTION
Strengthen organizational culture by creating workplaces built on purpose, trust, belonging, wellbeing and human connection.
SPEAKERS
CEOs In Conversation
Sessions Highlights
Day 01Thursday · 26 NovMain HallBreakout SessionsWorkshops
09:1509:20Curtain Raiser
Speaker
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AKAchal KhannaCEOSHRM APAC & MENA
Speaker
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VNVineet NayarFounder & Chairman, Sampark Foundation & Former CEOHCL Technologies
Speakers
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BGBob GoodwinPresident, Career Club, Executive Advisor, SHRMModerator
JTJames ThomasVice President & Head SAP SuccessFactors India Sub ContinentSAP
YMYash MahadikPresident - Global Human ResourcesLupin
10:4011:00Action Accelerator Session – To Be Announced
11:0011:35Unplug in Expo Zone | Tea & Networking Break
11:3511:55Action Accelerator Session – To Be Announced
- Understand AI's growing role in sourcing, screening, and selecting candidates.
- Examine algorithmic bias, lack of transparency, and missed talent.
- Explore the impact of AI on candidate experience and hiring fairness.
- How AI can accurately evaluate human potential and soft skills.
- Debate between automated decision-making and human judgement.
SRSudarsan RaviFounder & CEORippleHire
12:0012:15Action Accelerator Session – To Be Announced
Key discussion points:
- People as Enterprise Capital: Positioning human capability as a driver of competitive advantage and long-term value creation.
- The New Leadership Mandate: Recalibrating power, influence and decision-making in an era of unprecedented change.
- The Business Reinvention Imperative: Aligning organizational strategy, leadership and people priorities to shape the next phase of growth.
12:4513:50Unplug in Expo Zone | Lunch & Networking Break
13:5015:30Breakout Sessions
15:3016:00Unplug in Expo Zone | Lunch & Networking Break
- Persuasive Intelligence: Fuse credibility, clarity and conviction to move audiences from passive agreement to decisive action.
- Emotional Resonance: Turn compelling stories into catalysts for belief, connection and action.
- Perception Shifts: Challenge entrenched assumptions to reshape how people think, feel and respond.
- Influence Architecture: How do powerful ideas translate conviction into collective momentum?
- Narrative Precision: Craft ideas that command attention and make messages impossible to ignore.
VPVineet PanchhiWriter, Communication Coach & Storyteller
Speakers
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SHShivOperating Partner, Advent Private Equity & Chair of SHRM India Conferences & CouncilModerator
DVDr. Vinita S. SahayDirectorIIM Bodhgaya
DFDr.(Fr.) Sebastian George S.J.Director, XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, & Vice Chairman, XLRI's Board of Governors
PVProf. Vijaya Bhaskar MarisettyDEAN (Academics)IIM Visakhapatnam
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AAAmbassador Ajay BisariaFormer High Commissioner of India to Canada & Pakistan
PSPranjal SharmaBoard Advisor & Author, India Innovates &Member, SHRM India Conferences & CouncilIn conversation with
17:2517:30PSE Felicitation
17:30OnwardsSHRM HR Excellence Awards
Key learnings:
- Human Judgment: Making decisions that AI cannot make alone.
- Leadership Competencies: The human capabilities that matter most in an AI-enabled workplace.
- Trust & Connection: Building confidence, empathy, and meaningful human relationships.
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Krista PedersonManaging Director, Asia PacificHogan Assessment Systems
Key discussion points:
- The Frontline Advantage: How early experiences with customers and operations shape leadership philosophy and decision-making.
- From First Job to First Principles: Career-defining challenges, setbacks, and lessons that influence leadership journeys.
- The Frontline Reality Check: What has changed and what remains broken in the employee experience.
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TBDModerator
GMGopalji MehrotraCHROHindustan Power
CRCdr Rohit ChaudhriHead Human Resources & HR Business PartneringRamboll, India
CTColonel Tarun VohraVP & CHROLumax Industries
Key discussion points:
- Growth vs. Reinvention: Moving beyond familiar business models to create new engines of growth and competitive advantage.
- Short-Term Gains vs. Long-Term Relevance: Balancing immediate business pressures with investments that will shape future success.
- Talent vs. Capability: Shifting from acquiring talent to building the organizational capabilities that will determine who wins tomorrow.
TB
TBDModerator
KCKinjal ChoudharyGlobal President – Chief People Transformation OfficerCadila Pharmaceuticals
SBSushil BavejaCHROJindal Stainless
RBRitu BhatiaSr. Vice President, Global Hiring LeaderGenpact
Key discussion points:
- Credentials vs. Skills: Rethinking the role of degrees and credentials in entry-level hiring.
- Experience vs. Academic Performance: What matters more when identifying entry-level talent?
- AI & Entry-Level Hiring: How AI is shifting the focus from degrees to skills and employability.
AHAmit HaralalkaCo-Founder & CEOMedhaviOneModerator
Key debate points:
- Real signal or easy shortcut: Do fit and pedigree predict good hires, or do they just feel safe?
- Strong teams or the same teams: Does hiring for fit build trust, or does it fill the room with people who all think alike?
- Fair filter or closed door: Are degree and college filters a practical way to screen at scale, or do they shut out good people?
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Jayanth NeelakantaCEOEquipModerator
Key discussion points:
- Evolving Employee Expectations: Flexibility, trust, and support across the business travel experience.
- Reducing Administrative Burden: Simplifying bookings, approvals, and expenses through myBiz and better processes.
- Autonomy vs. Accountability: Balancing employee choice with travel budgets, safety, and compliance.
SNSherril NayyarDirector - Corporate ChannelmyBiz by MakeMyTripModerator
NMNilankur MazumdarHead of Human ResourcesUnited India Knowledge Center
DKDilrukshi KurukulasuriyaExecutive Director, CHRODIMO (Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC)
Key discussion points:
- Automation vs. Work Redesign: Why AI alone cannot fix inefficient processes.
- Efficiency vs. Business Value: Turning AI-driven productivity gains into measurable business outcomes.
- Technology vs. Accountability: Redefining ownership and responsibility as AI transforms work.
SBSwagatam BasuTalent Management Lead AnalystSHRMModerator
MPMonika PotharkarSenior Vice PresidentMedline
Key learnings:
- Are We Building the Right Skills? Identifying the capabilities that matter as roles and business needs to evolve.
- From Training to Capability: Moving beyond course completion to development that translates into real-world performance.
- Learning at the Speed of Change: Creating faster, continuous ways for people to acquire and apply new skills.
- Making Learning Part of Work: Embedding development into projects, experiences, coaching, and everyday work – not just formal programs.
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Dr. Albian AlbrahimiAssistant Dean of Graduate Programs and Assistant ProfessorLes Roches in Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Every organization is investing in AI. The difference is rarely the technology. It is how the organization builds capability, and that is where HR leads.
Key learning points:
- Understand where AI investments create lasting organisational value and where adoption efforts fail to deliver impact.
- Identify the critical capabilities, skills, and leadership behaviours required to scale AI across the workforce.
- Explore research-backed approaches to driving AI adoption beyond pilots and experimentation.
PMPrasad ManeCo-Founder & Chief Business OfficerHumaine Labs
Day 02Friday · 27 NovMain HallBreakout SessionsWorkshopsMasterclass
Speaker
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SISantosh IyerMD & CEOMercedes-Benz India
Speakers
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DN
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RRRichard RekhyVice Chair, Grant Thornton Bharat & Former CEO, KPMG in India
VNVivek NathSenior Managing Director & Head of IndiaWTW
DNDivya NanavatyManaging DirectorUnited India Knowledge Center
KKKK (Krishna Kumar)Head of HR PepsiCo GCC & Global HRBPPepsiCo
11:1011:25Action Accelerator Session – To Be Announced
11:2511:55Unplug in Expo Zone | Tea & Networking Break
11:5513:35Breakout Sessions
13:3514:35Unplug in Expo Zone | Lunch & Networking Break
14:3514:40CEO Felicitation
- Recast Workforce Architecture: Redesign workforce models to meet the realities of a transformed world of work.
- Decipher Talent Disruption: Anticipate emerging skill demands before they reshape the workplace.
- Recalibrate Work Design: Challenge entrenched conventions to redefine how work is structured and measured.
- Who Owns the Reset? Determine which leadership choices will distinguish workforce pioneers from those left behind.
- Interrogate Workforce Readiness: Uncover critical capability gaps that could undermine future competitiveness.
AAAlexander AlonsoChief Knowledge OfficerSHRM
Key Talking Points:
- Your worth was earned and not just handed over to you
- Gen Z - what does it mean from HR pov - you have not set any boundaries, is the Gen Z story real, or are they feeling the burnout
- Empowering young women - what does it mean to create real leadership for young women
- Women Entrepreneurship - are orgs failing to create - how can they do
- If you are the CHRO of a large conglomerate, what are the 3 things that you would change
NNNavya Naveli NandaFounder, Project Naveli, Co-Founder, Nimaya Foundation
PSPavitra SinghCHRO & VPPepsiCo India & South AsiaIn conversation with
16:0016:30CHRO PanelPower of People in the Age of AI
Speakers
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RNRaj NayakManaging DirectorHouse of Cheer Networks
In conversation with - revealing soon
17:00OnwardsConference Closing
Key discussion points:
- Equal Access vs. Strategic Investment: Should development opportunities be universal or based on business needs?
- Broad vs. Targeted Development: Build skills across the workforce or prioritize critical roles?
- Fairness vs. Business Impact: Does equal treatment create equity or limit value?
DPDr. Pradnya ParasharManaging DirectorThreeFish ConsultingModerator
SVSanjev VaidCHRONational Bank for Financing Infrastructure & Development
ARAvishek RoyDirector HRPerffeti Van Melle India
DJDinusha JayamanneDirector - PeopleBrandix Apparel
PKPushp Kumar NayarDirector HRBPCL
Key discussion points:
- Digital Overload vs. Well-Being: The impact of constant connectivity on mental health.
- Emotional Labor vs. Authenticity: The hidden emotional cost of professionalism.
- Technology vs. Human Connection: How digital workplaces shape relationships and belonging.
DJDr. Jini K. GopinathChief Psychology OfficerShyro HealthModerator
DVDeepti VijSenior Director HR - Building Automation ( India & APAC )Honeywell
GSGanapathi S SubramanianCHROSundaram Home Finance
Key discussion points:
- Hiring vs. Retention: Bridging the gap between getting hired and building a sustainable career.
- Skills vs. Employability: Aligning education and training with evolving workplace demands.
- Onboarding vs. Integration: Helping new hires transition into productive, engaged employees.
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Vandana BahriDirector - Women's Economic EmpowermentChildren's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)Moderator
HRHemalakshmi RajuChief Learning Officer & Head – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Hydrocarbons BusinessReliance Industries
Key discussion points:
- Values vs. Behaviors: Translating organizational values into everyday actions and decisions
- Recognition vs. Reinforcement: Encouraging behaviors that drive growth, creativity, and performance
- Trust vs. Control: Building credibility through transparency, consistency, and leadership actions
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Karan BhasinDirector Sales & Culture & Recognition Strategist, IMEAO.C. TannerModerator
NRNusrat RahimVP, India HR Head & Global Head, Inclusion & BelongingEXL
SSSmitha SubhasDirector – HR Business Partner, APAC & EMEA TechUber
FJFabian J A FigredoDirector People & Culture IndiaVestas
Key discussion points:
- Total Rewards: Communicating value beyond fixed salary.
- Personalization: Aligning rewards with diverse employee needs and priorities.
- Salary vs. Wealth Creation: Shifting focus from monthly pay to long-term financial growth.
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Sharad SharmaHead of Total Rewards, Payroll & HR OperationsPine LabsModerator
Key discussion points:
- AI-Native Work: Moving beyond AI adoption to redesign how work gets done.
- Jobs Reimagined: Redesigning roles around what humans and AI do best.
- The Human Advantage: Identifying the capabilities that matter most when AI handles more execution.
TB
TBDModerator
APAmrita PandeyGroup HR HeadPB Fintech
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Jeeva BalakrishnanPresident & CHROCholamandalam Investment and Finance Company
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Dr. Narahari NarasimhaiahVP - AI and CybersecuritySage IT
Key Discussion Points
- Explore how ancient wisdom and Indian Knowledge System (IKS) principles can address evolving workplace and leadership challenges.
- Discover a holistic perspective on wellbeing that goes beyond physical and mental health.
- Understand the role of purpose, self-awareness, and balance in enhancing individual and organisational effectiveness.
- Identify practical approaches to building resilient, inclusive and people-centric workplaces.
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Dr. SrinivasFounder, VMentor.ai & Yugma.aiCo-Founder, SARATHI.aiModerator
Key learnings:
- Reframe wellbeing through a leadership and organizational lens.
- Understand the relationship between well-being, engagement, and performance.
- Identify hidden factors that drain energy and motivation within teams.
DMDimple MehtaMindfulness Based Leadership Coach & DirectorSoul Diets
09:0009:45Masterclass 1Masterclass 2Masterclass 3Masterclass 4
REGISTRATION PRICING
SHRM Membership is available at the special pricing of ₹4,067/- (Original Price: ₹9,794/-) (for people joining the conference)
- Registration fee includes event attendance and food and beverages as per details mentioned in the conference agenda.
- Membership will be activated within 2-3 weeks of receipt of payment
- 18% GST applicable. | USD Pricing Available
REASONS TO PARTNER
Amplify your brand. Accelerate your impact.
OWN THE STAGE.
Showcase your brand where the future of work is
being defined.
REACH THE RIGHT ROOM.
Connect with leaders who influence strategy, investment, and transformation.
SHAPE INDUSTRY THINKING.
Lead conversations that inspire action and drive
change.
BUILD CREDIBILITY THAT LASTS.
Partner with SHRM to strengthen trust and brand
influence.
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENDURE.
Transform conference conversations into lasting business relationships.
ACCELERATE BUSINESS GROWTH.
Convert meaningful engagement into qualified opportunities and strategic partnerships.
PARTNERS
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Malaysia
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Thailand
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PACE
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SMR HR Group
Malaysia
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WHERE TO STAY
Rest close to the venue. Arrive ready to lead.
Taj Vivanta New Delhi Dwarka
Room Category & Rates
Book Your Stay
Deluxe Room
Single ₹17,000
Double ₹18,000
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Stay dates are available from 25th November to 28th November 2026, depending on the delegate's requirement.
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Delegates can select one or two nights based on their travel plans.
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Both single and double occupancy options are available.
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Rooms will be confirmed on a first-confirmation basis and are subject to availability.
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Guests will need to make direct payment at the time of booking confirmation.
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The booking cut-off date is 15th October 2026, subject to availability.
