SHRM India Talent Conference discusses the latest in the talent space
Bengaluru : SHRM India, the world’s largest HR organisation held Talent23 Leadership Summit in Bengaluru today which ended on a grand note. Over 600 Human Resource Leaders and CXOs participated, and 30+ speakers took part in the 10+ immersive knowledge sessions on ‘All Things Talent’ during the conference. The discussion topics broadly based on Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Talent Wellbeing and Talent Development.
This unique event was curated especially for HR professionals and People Managers where they got the special opportunity to engage with peers and shared knowledge and ideas along with growing their network.
The day began with the opening Keynote Session, Lead the charge by Pratik Kumar, CEO – Wipro Infrastructure Engineering & Managing Director – Wipro Enterprises. The keynote session was followed by a fireside chat, “Art and science of successful recruitment”. In this session Girish Nandimath, Global TA Head, TCS, and Rohan Sylvester, Talent Strategy Advisor – Indeed.com discussed how recruitment is a combination of art and science mastered over time. The delegates discussed how the balance between data, automation, and recruitment marketing can hone their skills in talent acquisition.
In another session, there was a review of SHRM’s report -“Talent Management for Industry 4.0” wherein the leading talent management practices redefining the industry such as leveraging & unlocking tech talent in India was taken up for conversations.
Ms Achal Khanna, CEO-SHRM India, APAC & MENA said, “The Leadership Summit proved an enriching and worthwhile experience for all the delegates. The day-long summit saw experts sharing insights on varied topics including the art and science of successful recruiting, talent management for Industry 4.0, fairness and equity in nurturing talent, and how to lead the change. I am thankful to all the experts and HR leaders who made SHRMI Talent23 Leadership Summit a resounding success.”
Eminent speakers who contributed to the day’s sessions were: Pratik Kumar, CEO, of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering & Managing Director, Wipro Enterprises; James Thomas, VP, of SAP SuccessFactors India; Varadarajan Srinivasan, Start-up Partner, Talent & Strategy Enabler, Executive Coach, Board Advisor;; Saurabh Govil, President & CHRO, Wipro; Achal Khanna, CEO- SHRM India, APAC & MENA; Richard Lobo, Executive Vice President, Infosys; Amit K Sharma, CHRO, Volvo; Dulles Krishnan, MD Enterprise, Coursera; Sanjeev Prasad, CHRO, Samsung R&D; Vikas Maheshwary, Global HR transformation, Biocon Biologics; Suparna Kapoor, Deputy General Manager – Human Resources, HAL; 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; Priyadarshi Bhattacharya, Head HR, Global Business Solution Centres, India, Swissre; Neetha Jagan, Director (Sr. Principal) – Talent Management, Sabre India; Sreekanth Arimanithaya, Global Talent and Enablement Services Leader, EY GDS; Krishna Raghavan, CPO, Flipkart; Sumeet Doshi, Country Manager – India, UKG Ultimate Kronos Group; Pradipta Banerjee, CPO, Emids; Durga Prasad Rambilli, SHRM-SCP, Director – Global HR Shared Services, HR Centre, Atkins and Divkiran Kathuria, Global Director, Talent Agility, Seagate Technology, among others.
The equity imperative: Nurturing talent with fairness; Skills-first learning: leading talent transformation; The triple ‘A” formula to pay for performance; Accountability, analytics and Articulation; HR leading the digital age; employer-driven upskilling; and making equitable, inclusive culture a reality for all were some of the notable sessions held.
In the big debate, ‘HI Influencing AI: Bias in Talent Acquisition and Beyond’, by Sreekanth Arimanithaya, Global Talent and Enablement Services Leader, EY GDS, Pradipta Banerjee, CPO, Emids along with Durga Prasad Rambilli, SHRM-SCP, Director – Global HR Shared Services, HR Centre, Atkins and Divkiran Kathuria, Global Director, Talent Agility, Seagate Technology discussed how AI products are transforming talent management .