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Achal Khanna
Chief Executive Officer
SHRM India, APAC & MENA

D Shivakumar
Management Thinker & Chairman,
MTPL - an Advent PE Company &
Chair of SHRM India Conferences & Council
Focusing on the evolving role of HR in driving business success and the importance of aligning talent management strategies with organizational objectives

Hemant Malik
Executive Director, ITC & Divisional Chief Executive, ITC Foods Division

Ashissh Kaul
Director - Knowledge & Advisory & Business Head - PSE Business
SHRM India
Identifying and developing future leaders, succession planning, and creating a leadership pipeline

Moderator
Supria Dhanda
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
WYSER

Rekha M. Menon
Board Member - Legrand SA, Biocon Ltd,
Invest India

Sujatha Mukunthan
Vice President – Head of Research & Predevelopment
Siemens, India

Santosh D'souza
Director, India
LinkedIn

D Shivakumar
Management Thinker & Chairman,
MTPL - an Advent PE Company &
Chair of SHRM India Conferences & Council

Achal Khanna
Chief Executive Officer
SHRM India, APAC & MENA
The report explores the most critical leadership traits, emerging priorities, and strategies for equipping senior leaders with future-ready capabilities.

Moderator
Shaakun Khanna
Advisor on Board
SHRM India

Parag Pande
Managing Director, Global Lead for
Human Resources Operations
Accenture

Naveen Mohan
Head Global Business Services
Asia Hub & CFO
Siemens Technology & Services
This SHRM & Tekstac research explores how organizations in India are adapting their L&D strategies in the GenAI era. It highlights key L&D disruptors, top skilling priorities, and workforce readiness to future-proof talent.

Muthuselvan A
Chief Product Officer
Tekstac

Dedeepya Ajith John
Senior Director - South & Advisory Services
SHRM India & APAC

Gurucharan Singh Gandhi
Head Human Resources, Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail & CHRO - Designate, Vodafone Idea

Achal Khanna
Chief Executive Officer
SHRM India, APAC & MENA
Exploring how startups can drive engagement by aligning organizational values and mission with the personal aspirations of employees

Moderator
Megha Latawa
Group Chief Human Resources Officer
iD Fresh Food

Anusha Shetty
Chairperson & CEO
Grey India (Grey and AutumnGrey)

Bhavna Talwar
Vice President Human Resources
Zynga

V. Suresh
Chief Executive Officer
foundit
Strategies to enhance employee experience, foster a positive work culture, and retain top talent

Moderator
Raman Kumar Singh
Country HR Manager India & Global HRBP
ABB

Nupur Goenka
Executive Director
Tally Solutions

Shaji Mathew
Chief Human Resources Officer
Infosys
Exploring the latest trends in talent management that are shaping the future of work and how organizations can stay ahead of these trends to attract, develop, and retain top talent in a rapidly changing landscape

Sunil Suresh
Founder & CMD
Stanley Lifestyles

Senthil Kumar
Chief Creative Officer
VML India

Achal Khanna
Chief Executive Officer
SHRM India, APAC & MENA

Pratik Kumar
CEO, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering & Managing Director, Wipro Enterprises
Recruiting is a craft that's equal parts art and science, honed over time and through experience. And what can tip the balance toward success is how recruiters adjust and adapt their craft to changing job seekers and an ever-evolving world of work. In this session, we will explore ways in which today's research and analysis combined with innovation can transform talent acquisition. We will be conversing how three pillars — data, automation, and the elevation of traditional recruitment marketing through employer branding — can help elevate the talent acquisition function. We will also cover examples from the field and actionable items for artfully and successfully elevating your organization’s recruitment strategies.

Girish Nandimath
Global TA Head, TCS

Rohan Sylvester
Talent Strategy Advisor, Indeed.com
SHRM Report in Partnership with Pragyan Advisory on Leading Talent Management Practices Redefining the Industry 4.0
Leveraging & Unlocking Tech Talent in India, this report attempts to answer the BIG question- 'What constitutes the Talent Management ecosystem of the most renowned and successful technology companies operating out of India?'

Nishith Upadhyaya
Senior Director, Knowledge & Advisory Services, SHRM India, APAC & MENA
Employees may actually be working in a blatantly unfair workplace when they are subjected to the same rigid norms and procedures with little regard for individual requirements. In such a scenario, an equity strategy becomes imperative to level the playing field and ensure individuals’ psychological safety to participate and contribute. Gain insights into how managing talent with fairness leads to improved performances.

Moderator
James Thomas
Vice President, SAP SuccessFactors India

Saurabh Govil
President & CHRO, Wipro

Varadarajan Srinivasan
Start-up Partner, Talent & Strategy Enabler, Executive Coach, Board Advisor

Richard Lobo
Executive Vice President, Infosys

Amit K Sharma
CHRO, Volvo
A one-size-fits-all approach to learning and development is no longer relevant or impactful. While digital transformation is fuelling business growth, it is also creating a need for talents with technical knowledge, specialized expertise as well as power skills such as empathy, self-awareness, and a growth mindset. This session will delve into ways to make the most of a limited pool by opting for a skills-first learning approach.

Moderator
Nishith Upadhyaya
Senior Director, Knowledge & Advisory Services, SHRM India, APAC & MENA

Krishna Raghavan
CPO, Flipkart

Dulles Krishnan
MD Enterprise, Coursera

Sanjeev Prasad
CHRO, Samsung R&D

Dependra Mathur
SVP & Global Head - HRD, Infosys BPM
Next to an organization’s strategic planning efforts, dovetailing the compensation philosophy to support the organization’s goals is paramount to success. Combining the facets of accountability by way of regular monitoring of analytics, combined with articulate messaging to ensure the tenets of pay-for-performance are understood the entire workforce are of critical importance. This session discusses ways to ace the Comp & Ben strategy for business success.

Moderator
Dedeepya Ajith John
Senior Director - South & Advisory Services, APAC
SHRM India

Suparna Kapoor
Deputy General Manager - Human Resources, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Amit Sachdev
Chief People Officer & Business Solution Evangelist, Tata Insights and Quants - A Division of Tata Industries

Dependra Mathur
SVP & Global Head - HRD, Infosys BPM
By 2030, there will be a global human talent shortage of more than 85 million people. According to Accenture, failing to meet the skills demand could put $11.5 trillion in potential GDP growth at risk over the next decade. However, with the threat of a talent shortage, many organizations overinvested in hiring, and those that did so now have to make difficult decisions. Hiring for new skills while laying off workers is not a sustainable solution. Buying skills is no longer the solution. Today, organizations must build and bridge instead. This session highlights the key practices and initiatives organizations has to take for building a sustainable workforce.

Ankur Gupta
Senior Director - Marketing, Skillsoft
The HR digital revolution is here and now, and organizations are looking for newer, more effective, and productive ways to meet the evolving demands of doing business - agility, speed and accuracy. Among these, upskilling has emerged as a key area that can provide workers a path to higher-paying jobs while increasing diversity throughout the organization, as well as address skills gaps as varied as leadership ability and data analysis. While upskilling is primarily used to address skills deficiencies, it yields other benefits, too, including strong employee retention. This session discusses each of these aspects in detail.

Moderator
Vikas Maheshwary
Global HR Transformation, Biocon Biologics

Satadru Chakraborty
HR Head, Signify Innovations Lab

Ritu Raj
Vice President - Talent, Learning, OD, D&I, HRBP Lead, Swiggy

Priyadarshi Bhattacharya
Head HR, Global Business Solution Centres, India, Swissre

Neetha Jagan
Director (Sr. Principal) - Talent Management, Sabre India
Organizations with truly diverse employees and inclusive environments see positive impacts in workplace culture and company performance: 22% more productive 22% lower turnover 39% higher satisfaction. This talk delves into how life-work technology can help organizations like yours in 'Making Equitable, Inclusive Culture a Reality for All'.

Sumeet Doshi
Country Manager – India, Ultimate Kronos Group
From artificial intelligence assistants to smart data forms, ever-evolving hiring and matching platforms, AI products are transforming the way talent acquisition teams operate. Given than Human Intelligence (HI) guides these advances, ensuring no discrimination and zero bias during interviews, creating more-balanced interview questions is work in progress. This session is aimed at bringing out contrarian views on whether this is a problem at all, and if yes, how HI can be used to mitigate unconscious bias from seeping into tech-based hiring systems as well as other metrics used to monitor performance and aid career progression.

Moderator
Rajan Kalia
SHRM Advisor & Co-Founder, Salto Dee Fe

Sreekanth Arimanithaya
Global Talent and Enablement Services Leader, EY Global Delivery Services

Pradipta Banerjee
CPO, Emids

Durga Prasad Rambilli, SHRM-SCP
Director - Global HR Shared Services, HR Centre, Atkins

Divkiran Kathuria
Global Director, Talent Agility, Seagate Technology

Achal Khanna
Chief Executive Officer
SHRM India, APAC & MENA