Overview
Top workplaces foster greater innovation, with employees being 18% more innovative, 8% more inspired, and 9% more connected to their organization.
Having said so, investing in top-notch workplaces cultivates a high-trust, high-performance culture and drives higher business returns. Digital dexterity and upskilling take precedence over experience and tenure. Smart machines become colleagues. Passion and purpose, rather than money, motivate employees. This shift signifies a complete transformation in the employee-workplace relationship.
TechCircle inspiHRation 2024 aims to unearth strategies that drive growth and creativity, enhance ties with business lines, boost organizational revenue, and improve employee engagement and satisfaction amidst budget constraints and competing priorities.
Agenda
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2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Registration
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2:45 PM – 2:50 PM
Welcome Address
By Shalil Gupta, Business Head, Mosaic Digital
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2:50 PM – 3:10 PM
Special Address: The Growth Tripple Play: Culture, Capability & Creativity
A study by Great Place to Work India mentioned in a report that companies that prioritize innovation tend to outperform their peers in terms of growth, profitability, and overall success. What role does the Growth Triple Play of Culture, Capability, and Creativity play in driving organizational success and fostering innovation?
By Gayathri Parthasarathy, Global FS Technology Leader, PwC India
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3:10 PM – 4:40 PM
Transformative CHRO - Paving the Way to New Possibilities
As the nature of work continues to evolve due to technological advancements, economic changes, and shifting societal expectations, creativity has become an increasingly valuable and essential skill. The organizations that get a 5-fold transformation right will be more adaptable, resilient & sustainable—no matter what the future holds. A Transformative CHRO is the one who co-pilots alongside the CEO to drive the business transformation.
As the workplace adapts to tech, demographics, and remote work, connection-building is key. Remote work, cross-functional, and global teams are pushing the boundaries on the need for emotional intelligence, adaptability, and change management.
With the workplace becoming perimeter-less, the role of purpose and value and the leadership styles has become profound in shaping the future of the workplace.
By Shalil Gupta, Business Head, Mosaic Digital
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4:40 PM – 5:10 PM
Networking Break
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5:10 PM – 5:40 PM
Panel Discussion: Cultivating Future Ready Organizations
For culture to succeed in a hybrid world, leaders must work intentionally to align and connect employees to it. Alignment and connectedness operate like the left and right sides of your brain — rational and emotional. Further, as businesses prepare for the future of work, learning is more pivotal for growth than ever. Over 50% of organizations are now prioritizing learning strategies and developing a culture of continuous learning to keep up with the changing environment. In this panel discussion lets explore how leaders have already paved the way for a future ready organization.
Speakers:
Rahul Baunthiyal, Group Vice President-HR, Hinduja Group
Sunita Rebecca Cherian, Chief Culture officer & SVP, Wipro
Akhil Gupta, CEO, ShineModerator: Paras Kaushik, CHRO, HT Media
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5:40 PM – 6:10 PM
Panel Discussion: Enabling long-term, GenAI upskilling & reskilling for your workforce
Unprecedented business and technology-driven disruption is being accelerated by generative AI, posing a competitive threat for organizations that aren’t keeping up with the upskilling required to drive innovation and productivity in this new landscape. In this stimulating panel discussion, experts from different fields will delve into the pressing topic of GenAI upskilling and reskilling, a critical need for the future workforce. Using a broad range of insights, the discussion will address the importance of continuous learning, expose the challenges to GenAI upskilling and reskilling, and propose potential solutions.
Speakers:
Manoj Shikarkhane, CHRO, LTIMindtree
Saransh Agrawal, Global Head - Learning & Development, Cognizant
Lokendra Sethi, Head - Human Resources, DXC Technology India
Raghav Gupta, Managing Director India & APAC, CourseraModerator: Shalil Gupta, Business Head, Mosaic Digital
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6:10 PM – 8:00 PM
Networking Break
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8:00 PM – 8:10 PM
People Pioneers Awards - Introduction
By Nikhil Kolur, Partner, Deloitte India
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8:10 PM – 8:40 PM
Awards Ceremony
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8:40 PM – Onwards
Cocktails & Dinner
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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Networking Breakfast
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9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Masterclass on People Analytics
The session will center around a specific topic that falls within the purview of HR and can be effectively addressed through the application of data and cutting-edge analytics capabilities.
Aditya Agarwal, Director, People Analytics, Deloitte India
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10:30 AM – Onwards
Event Concludes
Jury 2024
Hema Ravichandar
Strategic, HR Advisor
Hema Ravichandar
Strategic, HR Advisor
Neelima Burra
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Luminous Power Technologies (P) Ltd
Neelima Burra
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Luminous Power Technologies (P) Ltd
Shiv Shivakumar
Former Group Executive President- Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Aditya Birla Group
Shiv Shivakumar
Former Group Executive President- Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Aditya Birla Group
Speakers 2024
Aditya Agarwal
Director, People Analytics, Deloitte India
Aditya Agarwal
Director, People Analytics, Deloitte India
Akhil Gupta
CEO, Shine
Akhil Gupta
CEO, Shine
Arushee Aggarwal
Head, Coursera for Business India
Arushee Aggarwal
Head, Coursera for Business India
Gayathri Parthasarathy
Global FS Technology Leader, PwC India
Gayathri Parthasarathy
Global FS Technology Leader, PwC India
Lokendra Sethi
Head - Human Resources, DXC Technology India
Lokendra Sethi
Head - Human Resources, DXC Technology India
Manoj Shikarkhane
CHRO, LTIMindtree
Manoj Shikarkhane
CHRO, LTIMindtree
Nikhil Kolur
Partner, Deloitte India
Nikhil Kolur
Partner, Deloitte India
Nikhil helps organizations make their strategy blueprints a reality by unlocking the full power of their human capital. His areas of expertise include operating model design, strategic workforce planning, performance management, M&A, leadership development and change management. He has led and successfully delivered engagements across Media and Entertainment, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Telecom, Financial Services and Heavy Manufacturing sectors. Besides his primary work areas, Nikhil has an interest in start-up incubation and corporate governance excellence. He has conducted primary research in these areas which have been published in leading Indian business publications (ET, Mint, Business Standard, NHRDN etc.).
Paras Kaushik
CHRO, HT Media
Paras Kaushik
CHRO, HT Media
Before joining HT Media, Paras was Head, Group HR at Motherson Group. He was responsible for managing the Human Resources function for the Group’s 1,35,000 employees across 41 countries.
Prior to this he worked for 17 years at Aditya Birla Group. His repertoire of experiences range from working for global to local, start-up to mature, manufacturing to retail, listed to not-for-profit organizations of the Group. He worked in various HR leadership roles at Hindalco, Group HR, Minacs Philippines, Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, Pantaloons, BITS Pilani, Columbian Chemicals and the Fashion & Retail Business of Aditya Birla Group.
Postgraduate from Symbiosis International University, Paras is passionate about telling stories and sharing his experiences in variety of conferences, webinars, B-School events and social media.
Rahul Baunthiyal
Group Vice President-HR, Hinduja Group
Rahul Baunthiyal
Group Vice President-HR, Hinduja Group
Raghav Gupta
Managing Director India & APAC, Coursera
Raghav Gupta
Managing Director India & APAC, Coursera
Saransh Agrawal
Global Head - Learning & Development, Cognizant
Saransh Agrawal
Global Head - Learning & Development, Cognizant
Saransh Agrawal is Global Head of Learning & Development at Cognizant, leading an award-winning team to drive capability development for the company’s associates. His team is focused on implementing talent development strategies aligned to business growth and creating an agile learning ecosystem for associates to fuel their continuous professional development – whether it’s to stay up to date with the latest emerging technology skills, get ready for the next project, or pursue growth aligned with their personal or professional ambitions. The Cognizant L&D team regularly earns industry recognition through Brandon Hall HCM Excellence Awards and the Association for Talent Development.
Saransh has more than 20 years of experience spanning talent development, performance consulting and learning technology. He holds an MBA in Industrial Management from NITIE (IIM-Mumbai). He has also achieved credentialed coach (ACC) from International Coaching Federation (2015-18).
Sunita Rebecca Cherian
Chief Culture officer & SVP, Wipro
Sunita Rebecca Cherian
Chief Culture officer & SVP, Wipro
Shalil Gupta
Business Head, Mosaic Digital
Shalil Gupta
Business Head, Mosaic Digital
Shalil is responsible for research, events and training business that assists clients in improving their capabilities in key process areas. Before this, Shalil was ‘AVP, Research and Consulting’ at IDC India. He has an extensive senior level experience in the ICT industry that enriches his strategic engagements with companies. A much-sought-after speaker at international forums, Shalil also invests his time in leading innumerable focused group discussions in India. With his specialization in the BFSI sector, he covers an array of topics including emerging technologies, digital enterprises, industries and IT sourcing and servicing in his speaking engagements.
Shalil's role extends beyond delivering qualitative research content, and includes preparing forward-looking assessment and analysis and sharing market insights and predictions with senior management teams. He has worked in India, London, Edinburgh, Ireland, Western Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan. During his time in these organizations, he has driven the development of enterprise level technology strategies, managed large transformation and IT programs, and played a leading role in a post-merger IT integration of two banks in the United Kingdom.
A graduate of Computer Science, Shalil holds a postgraduate (MBA) degree from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), a leading business school in India.
Award Categories
Company of the Year
Large Enterprise
- Future of Work Disruptor
- Future of Workforce Disruptor
- Future of Workplace Disruptor
- Future of Learning Disruptor
Medium Enterprise
- Future of Work Disruptor
- Future of Workforce Disruptor
- Future of Workplace Disruptor
- Future of Learning Disruptor
Emerging Enterprise
- Future of Work Disruptor
- Future of Workforce Disruptor
- Future of Workplace Disruptor
- Future of Learning Disruptor
Digital Native Enterprise
- Future of Work Disruptor
- Future of Workforce Disruptor
- Future of Workplace Disruptor
- Future of Learning Disruptor
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