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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.

Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, Dwarka, New Delhi — conference venue
CONFERENCE VENUE

YASHOBHOOMI Convention Centre

Sector 25, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110077

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Academia Pavilion at SHRM India Annual Conference & Expo 2026 Academia Pavilion at SHRM India Annual Conference & Expo 2026

REASONS TO ATTEND

Highlight Video SHRM India Annual 2025

Be the pace-setter icon

BE THE PACE-SETTER.

The future belongs to leaders who shape change, not those who respond to it.
See people differently icon

SEE PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY.

Rethink potential, performance, leadership, and culture through a new lens.
Find your next breakthrough icon

FIND YOUR NEXT BREAKTHROUGH.

Every session is designed to challenge a belief, solve a problem, or spark a new possibility.
Replace assumptions with evidence icon

REPLACE ASSUMPTIONS WITH EVIDENCE.

Learn what the world's best organizations are actually doing and why it works.
Meet the people behind the ideas icon

MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE IDEAS.

Engage directly with the leaders transforming work across industries.
Take back more than inspiration icon

TAKE BACK MORE THAN INSPIRATION.

Leave with practical ideas, meaningful
connections, and renewed confidence.

Content TRACKS

The conversations shaping what comes next

01

TALENT
ALCHEMY

Build resilient talent ecosystems through innovative approaches to attraction, development, mobility and employee experience.

02

NEXT-GENERATION
LEADERSHIP

Explore how organizations are re-imagining leadership, organizational design and decision-making for a rapidly changing world.

03

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

Achal Khanna

Achal Khanna

CEO
SHRM APAC & MENA

Shiv

Shiv

Operating Partner, Advent Private Equity & Chair of SHRM India Conferences & Council

Santosh Iyer

Santosh Iyer

MD & CEO
Mercedes-Benz India

Vineet Nayar

Vineet Nayar

Founder & Chairman Sampark Foundation & Former CEO, HCL Technologies

Ambassador Ajay Bisaria

Ambassador Ajay Bisaria

Former High Commissioner of India to Canada & Pakistan

Alexander Alonso

Alexander Alonso, Ph.D, SHRM-SCP

Chief Knowledge Officer, SHRM

Richard Rekhy

Richard Rekhy

Vice Chair, Grant Thornton Bharat & Former CEO, KPMG in India

Divya Nanavaty

Divya Nanavaty

Managing Director
United India Knowledge Center

Vivek Nath

Vivek Nath

Senior Managing Director & Head of India
WTW

Raj Nayak

Raj Nayak

Managing Director
House of Cheer Networks

Pavitra Singh

Pavitra Singh

CHRO & VP
PepsiCo India & South Asia

Pranjal Sharma

Pranjal Sharma

Board Advisor & Author, India Innovates & Member, SHRM India Conferences & Council

Yashwant Mahadik

Yashwant Mahadik

President – Global Human Resources
Lupin

K K

KK (Krishna Kumar)

Head of HR
PepsiCo GCC & Global HRBP

James Thomas

James Thomas

Vice President & Head SAP SuccessFactors India Sub Continent, SAP

Bob Goodwin

Bob Goodwin

President, Career Club,
Executive Advisor, SHRM

Navya Naveli Nanda

Navya Naveli Nanda

Founder, Project Naveli,
Co-Founder, Nimaya Foundation

Vineet Panchhi

Vineet Panchhi

Writer, Communication Coach & Storyteller

Ayush Gupta

Ayush Gupta

Director Human Resources
GAIL

Sushil Baveja

Sushil Baveja

CHRO
Jindal Stainless

Colonel Tarun Vohra

Colonel Tarun Vohra

Vice President & CHRO
Lumax Industries

Vinod  Chaturvedi

Vinod Chaturvedi

Advisor - Corporate Affairs, Dalmia Cement Dalmia Bharat Group
EX CHRO, Aditya Birla Group

Paresh Ranpara

Paresh Ranpara

Director (Personnel)
NHPC

Pushp Kumar Nayar

Pushp Kumar Nayar

Director HR
BPCL

Gopalji Mehrotra

Gopalji Mehrotra

CHRO
Hindustan Power

K K Thakur

K K Thakur

Director (Personnel)
NMDC

Dr. Ankur Baruah

Dr. Ankur Baruah

Director Human Resources
Oil India

Apsara Reddy

Apsara Reddy

Senior Journalist / Politician

Ankit Vengurlekar

Ankit Vengurlekar

Founder
Antar Wellness

Sanket Dhotre

Sanket Dhotre

Vice President (HR & CSR)
Mahanagar Gas (MGL)

Sanjev Vaid

Sanjev Vaid

CHRO
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure & Development

Arun Leslie George

Arun Leslie George

President & CHRO
Coromandel International

Krishnan Subramaniam

Krishnan Subramaniam

Joint President
Hindalco Industries

Dr. Pradnya Parasher

Dr. Pradnya Parasher

Managing Director
ThreeFish Consulting

Mahalakshmi R

Mahalakshmi R

CHRO
Apollo Tyres

Ajay Soni

Ajay Soni

Chief Learning & Leadership Development Officer
Aditya Birla Group

Yuvaraj Srivastava

Yuvaraj Srivastava

Group CHRO
Make My Trip

Raj Tanwar

Raj Tanwar

Head HR – India & APAC
Artech

Ganapathi S Subramanian

Ganapathi S Subramanian

CHRO
Sundaram Home Finance

Dr. Amit Singh

Dr. Amit Singh

CHRO
Aster DM Quality Care, India II

Suvajit Karmakar

Suvajit Karmakar

Country MD India & Asia Sub-Regional Director
Ayvens

Geetanjali Khanna

Geetanjali Khanna

CHRO
Advance India Projects Limited (AIPL)

Kaushik Chakraborty

Kaushik Chakraborty

Chief People Officer
Savills India

Jasmeet Bhatia

Jasmeet Bhatia

CHRO
Ashok Leyland

Mr. Amit Haralalka

Mr. Amit Haralalka

Co-Founder & CEO
MedhaviOne

Radhika Nair

Radhika Nair

Head of People & Culture, Volvo Group India & Trucks Technology & Industrial APAC Region

Geetanjali Wheeler

Geetanjali Wheeler

Director, Talent Acquisition, Management & Development
SLGS India

Param Kaur

Param Kaur

Director People Shared Services
Publicis Sapient

Smitha Subhas

Smitha Subhas

Director HRBP, APAC &
EMEA Tech
Uber

Dinusha Jayamanne

Dinusha Jayamanne

Director - People
Brandix Apparel

Dilrukshi Kurukulasuriya

Dilrukshi Kurukulasuriya

Executive Director, CHRO
DIMO (Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC)

Fabian J A Figredo

Fabian J A Figredo

Director People & Culture India
Vestas

Nidhi Arora

Nidhi Arora

VP HR, Hyderabad GDC & Country HR Lead, India
Experian

Ambica Chaturvedi

Ambica Chaturvedi

Vice President - HR
Ashoka University, Delhi

Amrita Pandey

Amrita Pandey

Group HR Head
PB Fintech

Pragya Prakash

Pragya Prakash

Associate VP - HR
Nestasia

Shefali Grover Chawla

Shefali Grover Chawla

Director – HR & Training India
Clifford Chance Business Services

Gunjan Relhan

Gunjan Relhan

Head People & Culture
Honda R&D – India (HRID)

Nilankur Mazumdar

Nilankur Mazumdar

Head of Human Resources
United India Knowledge Center

Avishek Roy

Avishek Roy

Director Human Resources
Perfetti Van Melle India

Cdr Rohit Chaudhri

Cdr Rohit Chaudhri

Head Human Resources & HR Business Partnering
Ramboll, India

Pooja A Nagpal

Pooja A Nagpal

Head Talent APAC
Kohler Co.

Nusrat Rahim

Nusrat Rahim

VP, India HR Head & Global Head, Inclusion & Belonging
EXL

Dimple Mehta

Dimple Mehta

Mindfulness Based Leadership Coach & Director
Soul Diets

Shabbir Ali

Shabbir Ali

Corporate Head of HR
Transcom Group

SESSIONS HIGHLIGHTS

Day 01 Thursday · 26 Nov

Registration, Expo Interaction & Networking

Curtain Raiser

Welcome Address

Achal Khanna
Achal Khanna CEO, SHRM APAC & MENA

Opening Keynote
Humans First, Machines Second: Leading People in the Age of AI

Vineet Nayar
Vineet Nayar Founder & Chairman, Sampark Foundation & Former CEO, HCL Technologies

The Candid Exchange
An Ambassador is the Power of the People of the Country

Ajay Bisaria
Ambassador Ajay Bisaria Former High Commissioner of India to Canada & Pakistan
In conversation with
Pranjal Sharma
Pranjal Sharma Board Advisor & Author, India

Action Accelerator Session

To be announced

Unplug in Expo Zone – Tea & Networking Break

Action Accelerator Sessions

To be announced

Unplug in Expo Zone – Lunch & Networking Break

Breakout Sessions

To be announced

Unplug in Expo Zone – Tea & Networking Break

The Viewpoint

Vineet Panchhi
Vineet Panchhi Writer, Communication Coach & Storyteller

Action Accelerator Sessions

To be announced

APAC Skilling Report Launch

Action Accelerator Sessions

To be announced

The Candid Exchange
AI + HR: The Transformation Playbook

Bob Goodwin
Moderator Bob Goodwin President, Career Club, Executive Advisor, SHRM
Yash Mahadik
Yash Mahadik President - Global Human Resources, Lupin
James Thomas
James Thomas Vice President & Head SAP SuccessFactors, India Subcontinent, SAP

PSE Felicitation

SHRM HR Excellence Awards

Day 02 Friday · 27 Nov

Masterclass 1 | Masterclass 2 | Masterclass 3 | Masterclass 4

Rev Up
The Power of Performance: Why Great Organizations Win Through Their People

Santosh Iyer
Santosh Iyer MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz, India

The Viewpoint
India’s GCC Advantage: From Talent Hubs to Global Enterprise Engines

Richard Rekhy
Richard Rekhy Vice Chair, Grant Thornton Bharat & Former CEO, KPMG in India
Divya Nanavaty
Divya Nanavaty Managing Director, United India Knowledge Center
Vivek Nath
Vivek Nath Senior Managing Director & Head of India, WTW
KK
KK (Krishna Kumar) Head of HR PepsiCo GCC & Global HRBP

Action Accelerator Session

To be announced

Unplug in Expo Zone – Tea & Networking Break

Breakout Sessions

To be announced

Unplug in Expo Zone – Lunch & Networking Break

Reverse Keynote
The Workforce Reset

Alexander Alonso
Alexander Alonso Chief Knowledge Officer, SHRM

Think Forward
The Talent Transformation: Defining Industry Academia Expectations

Shiv
Moderator Shiv Operating Partner, Advent Private Equity & Chair of SHRM India Conferences & Council

The Candid Exchange
Work, Worth & The Next Generation: Unlocking India's New Talent Paradigm

Navya Naveli Nanda
Navya Naveli Nanda Founder, Project Naveli, Co-Founder, Nimaya Foundation
In conversation with
Pavitra Singh
Pavitra Singh CHRO & VP, PepsiCo India & South Asia

Celebrity Up Close
Own Your Story: Reinventing Success

Raj Nayak
Raj Nayak Managing Director
House of Cheer Networks
To be announced

Summing Up & Key Takeaways
The Power to Lead: From Human Potential to Collective Impact

Shiv
Shiv Operating Partner, Advent Private Equity & Chair of SHRM India Conferences & Council

Conference Closing

Hire for What People Can Become

The Skills-First Talent Revolution.

Talent Without Borders

Making Internal Mobility a Growth Strategy.

Long Live the Employee Experience

What Talent Really Wants Now.

Stop Hunting for HiPos

Building Talent Pipelines for Everyone.

Succession Starts Before the Vacancy

Building Leaders Before You Need Them.

The Manager Reset

From People Manager to Performance Multiplier.

Performance Isn't the Endgame

Connecting Potential with Purpose.

Can AI Identify Talent Potential?

The New Rules of Talent Acquisition.

From HR Data to Talent Intelligence

Making Better Workforce Decisions.

The Talent Magnet

Building an Employer Brand People Choose.

Build Skills Before You Need Them

From Learning Programs to Capability Building

Why People Stay

The New Retention Equation

REGISTRATION PRICING

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₹ 20,400 +GST

INR Registration Fee

REGULAR PRICE

₹ 36,800 +GST

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NON MEMBER

₹ 22,400 +GST

INR Registration Fee

REGULAR PRICE

₹ 38,800 +GST

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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
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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.
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WHERE TO STAY

Rest close to the venue. Arrive ready to lead.

Taj Vivanta New Delhi Dwarka

Room Category & Rates
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.

  • Delegates can select one or two nights based on their travel plans.

  • Both single and double occupancy options are available.

  • Rooms will be confirmed on a first-confirmation basis and are subject to availability.

  • Guests will need to make direct payment at the time of booking confirmation.

  • The booking cut-off date is 15th October 2026, subject to availability.

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