Speakers 2018
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Mr. Uday Kotak President-Designate, CII (2018-19) and Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd -
Mr. T.V. Narendran Chairman, CII National Committee on Leadership & HR and CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd -
Dr. Prince Augustin EVP - Group Human Capital & Leadership Development, Mahindra & Mahindra -
Mr. Visty Banaji Chief Executive Officer, Banner Global Consulting -
Mr. Vikram Bector President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Piramal Group -
Mr. Prasenjit Bhattacharya Chief Executive Officer, Great Place to Work Institute, India -
Mr. Pankaj Bansal Co-Founder and CEO, PeopleStrong HR Services Private Ltd. -
Mr. BP Biddappa Executive Director – HR, HUL & Vice President- HR, Unilever, SA -
Mr. Rajeev Dubey Group President (HR & Corporate Services), CEO (After-Market Sector), Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra -
Mr. Saurabh Govil President and CHRO, Wipro Limited -
Ms. Sreela Das Gupta Specialist Diversity and Inclusion, Tata Consultancy Services -
Mr. Shaakun Khanna Head of HCM Applications, Asia Pacific, Oracle Corporation -
Mr. Sumit Mitra Head of Group Human Resources and Corporate Services, Godrej Industries Limited -
Ms. Lakshmi Nadkarni Head Human Resources – South Asia,BASF India Ltd. -
Mr. Rajesh Padmanabhan Director & Group CHRO, Welspun Group -
Mr. Harshvendra Soin Chief People Officer, Tech Mahindra Limited -
Mr. Parmesh Shahani Head, Godrej India Culture Lab -
Mr. Suresh Dutt Tripathi Vice President, Human Resource Management, Tata Steel Limited -
Ms. Rajkamal Vempati Head HR, Axis Bank -
Mr. Ashish Vidyarthi National award winning Actor, Thinker & Speaker -
Mr. Gaurav Ahluwalia Managing Director, Human Resources JPMorgan Chase -
Mr. Animesh Kumar Chief People Officer,Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited -
Mr. TK Srirang Senior General Manager & Head Human Resource ICICI Bank -
Mr. Krish Shankar Group Head- Human Resources Infosys -
Mr. Sanjay Behl CEO Raymond Group -
Mr. Faridun Dotiwala Partner, Head- Head Human Capital Practice McKinsey & Co -
Mr. SY Siddiqui Chief Mentor Maruti Suzuki India Ltd -
Mr. Rajiv Krishnan Country Managing Director Korn Ferry Hay Group -
Ms. Emrana Sheikh Enterprise HR Head - India & South Asia Johnson & Johnson -
Mr. Rajiv Jayaraman Founder-CEO, KNOLSKAPE Solutions Private Limited -
Ms. Namrata Gill Vice President Human Resources , Business HR Head & Leader for Talent, Performance,Recruitment & Rewards Dr. Reddy's Laboratories -
Ms. Vidya Lakshmi Managing Director,Head of Human Capital Management,Goldman Sachs -
Mr. Satheesh K V Senior Director - Human Resources, Flipkart India Private Ltd. -
Ms. Mahalakshmi R Head HR, India Mondelez International -
Mr. Dinesh Ramamurthi Chief Human Resources Officer, Oyo Rooms Private Ltd. -
Mr. Sunit Sinha Managing Director Accenture Strategy, Talent & Organization -
Mr. Kevin Freitas Chief Human Resources Officer Dream11 -
Ms. Seema Vijay Singh Chief Human Resources Officer Nestaway Technologies Pvt. Ltd. -
Mr. Anand Shankar Partner, Leader Deloitte -
Mr. Ranjan Bandopadhyay Global HR Head Tata Consultancy Services BPS -
Mr. S Venkatesh Management Board Member & President-Group HR RPG Enterprises -
Ms. Dipali Goenka CEO & Joint Managing Director Welspun Group -
Mr. Mervyn Raphael Managing Director, People in Business (India) Private Limited -
Mr. Prabir Jha President & Global Chief People Officer Cipla -
Mr. Ranjan Bandyopadhyay Global Vice President –Tata Consultancy Services -
Dr. Sujaya Banerjee Chef People Officer,Capstone people Consulting -
Ms. Anjali Bansal Non-Executive Chairman, Dena Bank Ltd -
Sandeep Chaudhary Chief Executive Officer,Aon Hewitt India -
Rachna Mukherjee Chief Human Resources Officer, Greater India. Schneider Electric. -
Mr. Aditya Nagpal Director, Goodera -
Mr. Ritesh Rajani HR Diversity Engagement Partner, Asia Pacific IBM -
Dr. P. V. Ramana Murthy Sr. Vice President and Global Head – Human Resources, Indian Hotels Company Ltd. -
Mr. Annanya Sarthak Chief Executive Officer, Awign Enterprises Private Ltd. -
Mr. Rahul Pinjarkar Director Human Resources and Chief Ethics Counsel, Trent Hypermarket, A Tata and Tesco Enterprise -
Mr. Prasad Rajappan Founder & CEO, ZingHR -
Mr. Parameswaran Venkataraman Vice President, Studio 5B - Dr. Reddy’s Labs -
Ms. Sohini Dutt Director Human Resources, NIVEA India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Uday Kotak
President-Designate, CII (2018-19) and Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
President-Designate, CII and Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
Uday Kotak is the Founder and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak). The Bank has consolidated net worth of around US$7 billion and around 45,000 employees. For Uday, who believes that the true measure of performance is value creation, the scorecard is telling: investors who kept faith with the enterprise over the past 32 years have seen 40% CAGR on their investments over this period. When Uday dipped a finger in the banking and financial sector in 1985, he knew he had found his calling. For the 26-year old, the small bill discounting business he had started held the promise of a universal banking company. In March 2003, the company that Uday built, Kotak Mahindra Finance became the first NBFC in India to get a banking license.
Today, Kotak is among India's efficient, high-performing and trusted banks. Uday's strategy for growth is defined by quality, simplicity and prudence. This conviction and a respectable distance from market exuberance has ensured that the bank is well capitalized and its asset book is of high quality. The premise of Kotak's business model is concentrated India, diversified financial services. The group has a global presence with offices in key financial markets. The bold vision that underscores the group's growth is also an inclusive one, with a host of products and services designed to address the needs of the unbanked and insufficiently banked.The group's vision for equitable prosperity extends beyond banking and financial services. The Kotak Education Foundation works with some of India's most economically depressed communities, attempting to alleviate poverty in a sustainable way through education and livelihood programmes.
Uday holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
Mr. T.V. Narendran
Chairman, CII National Committee on Leadership & HR and CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd
Mr. T. V. Narendran is a Mechanical Engineer from NIT Trichy (1986). He joined Tata Steel after completing his MBA from IIM Calcutta in 1988. He is a Chevening Scholar and has also attended the Advanced Management Programme in CEDEP-INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and is a recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Awards from both NIT Trichy and IIM Calcutta.
As the CEO & Managing Director of Tata Steel Limited, Mr. Narendran oversaw the successful acquisition of Bhushan Steel Limited, and is currently actively involved in the acquisition of Usha Martin Limited and in the discussions with Thyssenkrupp for formation of the “Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel” Joint Venture which would be the second largest steel maker in Europe.
Earlier, as the MD of Tata Steel (India & South East Asia), he successfully executed and commissioned one of the largest greenfield projects in India, the Kalinganagar Steel Plant in Odisha, which achieved its rated capacity within a very short span of time.
Mr. Narendran is currently on the Boards of Tata Steel Limited and Tata Steel Europe. He is the Chairman of Bhushan Steel Limited and the Board of Governors of XLRI Jamshedpur.
He is a member on the Board of the World Steel Association and is a member of its Executive Committee. He was the co-chair of the Mining & Metals Governors Council of the World Economic Forum from 2016 to 2018. He is also a member from Indian side in BRICS Business Council and is a member of the Indo-French CEO council. He is a member of the National Council of CII, and is the former Chairman of CII Eastern Region and the Jharkhand State Council of CII. He is also currently the President of the Indian Steel Association.
Dr. Prince Augustin
EVP - Group Human Capital & Leadership Development, Mahindra & Mahindra
Education
Phd. from BIT Mesra, Ranchi MBA-HR (Hons.) - Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, University of Pune. LLB (Labour Laws and interpretation of Statutes) - Government Law College, Mumbai BSC (Zoology) - Loyola College, Madras Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation Trained Behavioural Analyst from the Institute of Motivational Learning, Singapore. Certified Practitioner of Harrisons, MBTI, Work Place Big Five, OPQ from SHL, FIRO-B, Belbin team role analysis and a facilitator for group processes.
Employment
Dr. Prince Augustin is the Executive Vice President - (Group Human Capital & Leadership Development), of the USD 20 Billion Mahindra Group. Prince has over 30 years of Industry experience in various facets of the Human Resources function with leading Indian and Multinational corporations such as ACC, Burroughs Wellcome, Castrol, Star TV & Morepen, of which the last 2 decades have been in the Senior Leadership Teams of the organizations he has served for. Prince’s work in building the Human Capital in growing organizations, enabling organizational change through Coaching/Mentoring and deployment of HR Processes, empowerment and institutionalization of the Human Resources function and managing large, global, diverse Human Resources has been well acknowledged in India and abroad. He is the winner of the Late Ranjan Ghosh memorial award at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management in Pune, in addition to being awarded as the “Alumnus of the year” in 2011, at SIBM.
Prince has set up and institutionalized coaching as an employee development intervention across the Mahindra Group in various parts of the world through ‘Reflective Conversation’ and an ICF approved coaching program called the ‘Mahindra Certified Reflective Conversationalist’, which has been well accepted both, across the group internally and among its stake holders.
Mr. Visty Banaji
Chief Executive Officer, Banner Global Consulting
A business-focused HR leader with international exposure to leadership roles in India and Europe. He has a reputation for innovating new HR solutions to business needs and delivering on hard implementation targets in terms of time, cost and quality. He has wide experience in leading diverse, multicultural and international teams in high-pressure situations. He has mature perspective from having personally managed HR roles at factory / unit, country, corporate, group and multinational headquarters. Successfully adjusted to organizational demands of large Indian Business House, European Multinational and Family Managed Business. He has delivered results in virtually every HR domain ranging from traditional roles in recruitment and compensation through newer areas like building assessment centers and organization assessment surveys and going on to global assignments for reengineering HR processes and managing a complex multi-million dollar project for implementing an HR Management System. He has a deep understanding of HR demands and people practices in a variety of industry verticals including Consumer products, Engineering, Automobiles, Chemicals, Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Pharmaceuticals and Agricultural inputs.
He specializes in Strategic Human Resource Management.
Mr. Vikram Bector
President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Piramal Group
Vikram Bector is the President and Group Chief Human Resources Officer for the Piramal Group.
Vikram has over 27 years of professional experience across diverse sectors like IT, Consulting, Automotive and Healthcare. He has previously worked with big global Indian conglomerates and MNCs like – Cipla, Reliance Industries Limited, Tata Motors, Deloitte, Satyam Computers and AdityaBirla Group.
In addition to core HR practices, he has expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions and leading change initiatives globally in countries such as Brazil, United States, China, Japan and the Middle East. He has worked on building world class e-enabled practices in the areas of Talent Acquisition, Leadership development, Succession planning, managing high potentials, Employee Engagement, Learning and Organizational Development. He has steered initiatives to enhance the employer brand and has helped many organizations become an employer of choice.
He is a distinguished coach and facilitator and has presented papers at the ASTD International Conference and Exposition in San Diego and also been awarded as the best speaker at the Global Learning Summit at Singapore.
Mr. Prasenjit Bhattacharya
Chief Executive Officer, Great Place to Work Institute, India
Prasenjit has over two decades of experience in Indian and multinational corporations like HSBC, Grow Talent, Eicher Consultancy Services (ECS Ltd.), Siemens, and Crompton Greaves. Prasenjit has worked closely as an internal HR consultant and as an external consultant with senior leadership teams at various organizations in the area of change management.
Prasenjit heads the Great Place to Work Institute, India. GPTW® Institute is the world’s leading Institute doing research in creating great workplaces.
In his previous stint in consulting Prasenjit has worked widely in various areas in HR, and in Service Quality and TQM in industries ranging from telecom, cement, heavy engineering, automotive components, dairy products, software, hospitals and hotels.
Prasenjit has done his MA in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and is married to Puja who is an MA in Family & Child Welfare working as a freelance consultant to social and non – governmental organizations.
Specialties: Employee Engagement, Employer Branding, Internal Branding, Retainership with SMEs, Executive Coaching, Workshop Facilitation, Talks for Senior management, Designing HR Processes, Talent Assessment, Change Management, Management- Union Arbitration/Negotiation, Post- Merger Integration, Pre- Merger Due Diligence, Total Quality Management etc.
Mr. Pankaj Bansal
Co-Founder and CEO, PeopleStrong HR Services Private Ltd.
Pankaj Bansal is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PeopleStrong. At PeopleStrong, he is responsible for building strategic partnerships and managing the overall growth of the company, both in Indian and international markets.
Pankaj felt the need to create an entity that could effectively manage the complete employee life cycle, simultaneously ensuring a satisfied employee experience for its clients. A visionary, Pankaj is passionate about technology and truly believes that HR will take the leap into the next orbit by embracing technology. Prior to establishing PeopleStrong in 2005, Pankaj worked with the Aricent Group, a global innovation and technology service company (erstwhile Hughes Software Systems), where he was a part of the founding team of the company’s business process outsourcing (BPO) division. Pankaj was recently awarded with Business Excellence and Innovative Best Practices – Academia Awards 2016 by New Delhi Institute of Management, New Delhi and the Visionary Entrepreneurship Award – 2015 by Jindal Global Business School, New Delhi. Pankaj is currently Regional President – North at National HRD Network (NHRDN), a premier professional body for HR professionals in India.
Mr. BP Biddappa
Executive Director – HR, HUL & Vice President- HR, Unilever, SA
Mr. Biddappa is Executive Director-HR for HUL and Vice President, HR for Unilever South Asia.
He joined Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) after working as a Consultant for a little over 2 years. In a career spanning over 26 years in HUL and Unilever in Human Resource Management, he has worked in a variety of roles starting in India and then in leadership positions across markets and global roles in Unilever. In early 2013, he returned to India into his present role and leads the HR function for HUL and the Unilever businesses in South Asia.
Mr. Biddappa has studied Economics and Management. He is a member of the CII National Committee on Leadership and Human Resources.
He is passionate about Squash and is an avid reader.
Mr. Rajeev Dubey
Group President (HR & Corporate Services), CEO (After-Market Sector), Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra
Rajeev Dubey is the Group President (HR & Corporate Services) & CEO (After-Market Sector), Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. His key focus areas are Human Capital initiatives of the Group, the After-Market businesses whose CEO’s report to him, Group Communications, Government Relations, CSR and Infrastructure. He is the Chairman of Mahindra Insurance Brokers, Mahindra Steel Service Centers and Mahindra First Choice Services, and serves on the Boards of several Group companies including Ssangyong Motors Korea, Mahindra Intertrade and Mahindra First Choice Wheels. He is Chairman of the Group CSR Council and the Corporate Governance Cell, and a Member of the Governing Council of the Mahindra Institute of Quality and the Governing Board of Mahindra Ecole Centrale.
He joined Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. in January 2004 after a career spanning 29 years in the Tata Group, which he joined in 1975 as a member of the TAS, the central managerial cadre of the Tata Group. He spent 21 years with Tata Steel, and the next 7 years as CEO first of Tata Metaliks and then of Rallis India.
He studied Economics at St. Stephens College, Delhi University, where he was ranked first in the University, and at the Delhi School of Economics, where he received a National Scholarship. He went on to do his MBA from the Yale School of Management, USA as a J N Tata scholar, and was selected as a Distinguished Alumnus of the School.
Rajeev is a Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva and serves on the Board of the International Organization of Employers (IOE), Geneva, where he is also the Chairperson of the Future of Work Policy Group. He is a core member of the Council of Global Advisors of the Yale School of Management (Yale SOM), USA.
Mr. Saurabh Govil
President and CHRO, Wipro Limited
Saurabh Govil is the President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Wipro Ltd. He is also a member of the Group Executive Council, a forum for the core group of Wipro leaders to deliberate and strategize the long-term vision of the corporation. He is also a trustee of the Wipro Foundation, a not-for-profit trust that contributes to education, community service projects and social development. As the CHRO, Saurabh is responsible for the entire spectrum of the global Human Resources function, including talent planning, enhancing operational efficiencies and driving people transformation initiatives across the organization. He is leading several pioneering programs to redesign the HR function for the digital age. Saurabh is a strong votary of inclusion and diversity, and Wipro has been widely recognized for its robust and successful programs aimed at driving and sustaining diversity initiatives, policies and processes. Saurabh is a seasoned Human Resources professional, with wide-ranging experience of over two decades. Prior to joining Wipro in 2009, Saurabh held leadership positions in organizations like ITC and GE.
Saurabh is an alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur where he completed his Masters in Human Resources. He is on the Advisory Board of the India Chapter of Society for Human Resources Management, the world’s largest HR professional society. He is a regular speaker at various human resources fora globally and contributes to the Journal of National HRD Network (NHRDN).
Saurabh is based in Bangalore.
Ms. Sreela Das Gupta
Specialist Diversity and Inclusion, Tata Consultancy Services
Sreela Das Gupta is Associate Vice President and Head of Diversity and Inclusion at TATA Consultancy Services, Business Process Services. With an MPhil in Population Studies, from JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Sreela has worked for over two decades in the development sector, focusing on human rights issues related to gender, social inclusion and public health. Sreela has worked both with rural poor communities as well as with international agencies including CARE and the UN agencies among others. In her current role, Sreela focuses on issues related primarily to gender diversity, disability inclusion, cultural cohesion and LGBT rights at the workplace. The geographies Sreela engages with include India, USA, LATAM, China, Philippines and Saudi Arabia. Sreela has also had prior engagements with Nepal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. Sreela is strategically engaged with the United Nations, ILO, CII, NASSCOM, TATA Group HR for diversity issues at global and National levels.
Mr. Shaakun Khanna
Head of HCM Applications, Asia Pacific, Oracle Corporation
Shakun Khanna is highly sought after HR Transformation expert in Asia and serves as the Head of HCM Applications Strategy, Asia Pacific, at Oracle Corporation. Prior to joining Oracle Shakun was the Managing Director of Right Management, India. He is also the Co-founder of Consentus Advisory, a specialty Transformation consulting firm. In his earlier roles Shakun has been the Head of IBM Smarter Workforce and also Head of Employee Engagement & Leadership Development Practice for Gallup Consulting and worked across Asia & Middle East with clients from diverse industries. Over the last two decades he has been a consultant to many Fortune 500 Organizations on areas of Digital HR Transformation, Talent Management, Organization Design & Development, Employee Experience, Leadership Development and Succession Planning. Shaakun carries rich experience of managing businesses for global organizations like Gallup Inc., IBM Smarter Workforce, The Tata Group, Manpower etc. in various leadership roles. He graduated from Delhi University and further studied HR Consulting at the Gallup University, USA. Additionally he is an Accredited Executive Coach and coaches business leaders across the region. Additionally, Shakun is a Master Facilitator of the ‘Consciousness Based Leadership’ with the International Centre for Contemporary Consciousness, USA.
An inquisitive traveler and an avid reader, Shakun is greatly inspired by Dr. Stephen Covey and Donald O Clifton, which instills in him a great passion to transform organizations for betterment of their Human Capital.
Mr. Sumit Mitra
Head of Group Human Resources and Corporate Services, Godrej Industries Limited
Sumit Mitra is Head - Group Human Resources and Corporate Services.Sumit drives the Godrej Employer Brand that is built on the philosophy of tough love. He has been instrumental in making Godrej an inspiring workplace with an agile and high performance culture that attracts and retains the best global talent. The Group companies consistently feature in the Great Place to Work list.
Sumit leads the leadership development, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions and change management initiatives, which have formed a major part of the Group's aggressive growth strategy.
He has played a key role in driving the cross-cultural integration linked to the Group's global 3 X 3 strategy: presence in 3 continents - Asia, Africa and Latin America, through 3 core categories - Home Care, Personal Wash and Hair Care.
Sumit is also associated with the Group's Corporate Social Responsibility project, 'Godrej Good and Green' which focuses on shared value opportunities addressing social and environmental problems.
An MBA in Human Resources from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Sumit is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Programme.
Sumit is an avid reader of fiction and takes keen interest in photography, traveling and gardening.
Ms. Lakshmi Nadkarni
Head Human Resources – South Asia,BASF India Ltd.
Dr. Lakshmi Nadkarni brings close to 25 years of corporate experience to Human Resources Function.
She led significant change management initiatives and delivery of strategic HR solutions in the Organizations she worked with.
Lakshmi spent five years in academia at the University of Poona while pursuing a doctoral programme in Industrial Sociology soon after completing Master’s in Sociology and Social Welfare.
Her corporate career began with consumer industry at Reckitt Benckiser in India followed by the responsibility for Heading - Human Resources in Sri Lanka operations. She moved to manufacturing and specialty chemicals where she spent 10 years, first with the BASF Group in India and later with Dow Chemicals as the HR Leader for Dow India. Her last stint before she returned to BASF India as Head Human Resources – South Asia was with Pfizer Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical company.
Her management style, characterized by simplicity and modesty, are key to her professional success. She is a Director in the BASF India Board.
Mr. Rajesh Padmanabhan
Director & Group CHRO, Welspun Group
Rajesh Padmanabhan is with Welspun Group - a three and half billion dollar business conglomerate having presence in pipes, plates, coils, steel, infrastructure energy and home textiles sector— as Director and Group CHRO. He is a member of the Group Council.
Rajesh, who has post graduated in HR as well as finance, from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, started his career with the ICICI group, handling systems on mainframes, and went on to become a corporate banker for wholesale banking.
In 1997, he took the big plunge into HR and managed HR start-ups within the group. In 1999, he was elevated as vice president-HR, at ICICI Infotech, where he drove the convergence of business and HR.
Between 2010 and 2014, he worked with Capgemini, as Group Corporate Vice President & CHRO. He was responsible for scaling up size in India and ramped upto over 54000 people by end of 2014. He drove considerable people synergies across businesses and established new centres of expertise and global shared services out of India. He won the prestigious UN Award for building diversity and inclusive practice in Capgemini.
In Vedanta Resources, he created the platform for enabling businesses with cost-effective strategies and effective global leadership. He ensured growth of the people with a clear vision, capability development and high engagement levels across the group.
At Welspun, he focusses on culture building across the group, leadership effectiveness and help create people processes and excellence. He is building up people excellence through centres of expertise and business embedded HR and is keen driver of digital and innovation practices to create new age HR function.
Mr. Harshvendra Soin
Chief People Officer, Tech Mahindra Limited
Harshvendra Soin is a Gold Medalist in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from University Business School, Chandigarh. He has also completed his Bachelor of Law from Punjab University. He has 24+ years of experience in Indian and Multinational Companies.
Harsh currently heads the Human Resources function as Chief People Officer at Tech Mahindra Ltd.
Before his current role, hewas heading the Canada Enterprise Business as Senior Vice President and Country Head at Tech Mahindra (Canada), prior to which he led Global Leadership Acquisition and Development & was also the Head - Business HR forAPAC & IMEA (Telecom & Enterprise) for Tech Mahindra.
Prior to Tech Mahindra, Harsh was the Chief People Officer atFortis Healthcare Limited,based out of Gurgaon,looking after all areas of Human Resources.
He was working with Aditya Birla Retail Limited as Chief People Officer before Fortis and was responsible for the rapid scale up of the Organization from no Stores on the ground to 700 Supermarkets & 5 Hypermarkets in two and a half years
Prior to Aditya Birla Retail Limited, Harsh has worked extensively in the introduction of innovative HR Processes and Policies in Bharti Enterprises where he held many senior positions in the Corporate Office where he was designated as Senior Vice President – People Excellence before moving as the Head – HR for Bharti Retail Ltd.
Harsh is passionate about sports, loves to travel and describes himself as a creative and a high energy person.
Harsh is married to Mansi and they have a lovely daughter Inayat.
Mr. Parmesh Shahani
Head, Godrej India Culture Lab
He heads the Godrej India Culture Lab – an award winning experimental ideas space, and also broadly work on innovation within the wider Godrej group In addition, he also serves as the Editor-at-large for Verve magazine. His book Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)Longing in Contemporary India (New Delhi, London, Los Angeles, Singapore: Sage Publications) was released in April 2008. He is a TED Senior Fellow (2017) Yale World Fellow (2014), a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2014), a Utrecht University-Impact Fellow (2012), and also serve as an academy member of the Global Teacher Prize.
He present on different aspects of creative and corporate India at forums like INK Women, Women in the World India, Names Not Numbers, Literature Live, TEDxEMWS and Lakme Fashion Week (Mumbai), the Society for Human Resource Management, Unbox Festival and the India Art Fair (Delhi), the World Economic Forum on Africa (Cape Town), Nokia World (London), Next Media (Banff, Canada), X-Media Lab (Auckland & Sydney), The Wheeler Centre (Melbourne), the MIT Communications Forum (Boston), and Digital Natives With A Cause(The Hague, Netherlands).
Earlier in his career, he worked on new media, venture capital and innovation for Mahindra & Mahindra. His other work experiences have included founding India's first youth website, business development for Sony's Indian television channel operations, writing and editing copy for Elle magazine and the Times of India group and helping make a low-budget feature film.
He has two Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Mumbai – in Commerce and Education, a film diploma from the Xavier’s Institute of Communication, Mumbai, and a Master’s of Science in Comparative Media Studies from MIT. He started and then dropped out of his PhD program in Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at UPenn.
Mr. Suresh Dutt Tripathi
Vice President, Human Resource Management, Tata Steel Limited
Suresh Dutt Tripathi, Vice President (HRM) – Tata Steel Limited is working as an HR professional for approximately 35 years. Suresh started his career as Management Trainee with Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), a Govt. of India Enterprise in 1983 and worked in different positions, units and locations of SAIL for 15 years. He moved to private sector in 1998 joining HCL Perot Systems as Head of HR. He worked with Mascon Global Ltd., briefly to set up a Bioinformatics Centre before moving to SRF Ltd., - a multi business Corporate House in 2002. As President Gr HR for SRF, he also handled the role of CEO, Shri Educare Ltd., - a venture in the field of education. He joined Tata Steel as Vice President (HRM) in October, 2012.
Suresh has done his Masters in Physics from University of Delhi and PG Dip in Social Work from University of Calcutta. Suresh is an alumnus of Oxford University, UK, Barkeley University, US, Ashorne Hill Management College, UK and trained in a number of fields in HRM. He has also handled integration of many acquired companies in South Africa, Thailand & India. He has handled the whole gamut of Human Resource Management from shop floor to the enterprise level.
Suresh is a member of Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII’s), National Committee on Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Skills and Higher Education; Advisory Boards of a number of academic institutes and a Director on the Board of CEDEP (INSEAD), France.
He is also a Director on the Board of Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Co., (JUSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Steel Ltd and Director of Indian Iron and Steel Sector Skill Council (IISSSC).
Mr. Ashish Vidyarthi
National award winning Actor, Thinker & Speaker
Ashish is an award winning multi lingual Indian film actor who works in Bollywood, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Bengali cinema. Having acted in more than 200 films across 12 languages over 25 years as an actor, Ashish has experienced varied cultures, languages, geographical locations and the unique challenges that come up while working in such ever changing milieus. He is known for his brilliant acting method and getting under the skin of every character he portrays and enthralling the audience with his presence.
He is the mind behind Avid Miner Conversations, his entrepreneurial venture that has created out of the box interactive modules customised for organisations and their needs. Avid Miner was created to engage in creative conversations to bring out the Champion in each individual, in the midst of any challenges that life might throw at you.
The modules are curated after background work with the HR or Learning and development teams and are bespoke for every client ensuring that the real-life challenges being faced by the specific organisation are addressed. Over the last 5 years, Ashish has conducted workshops for WiprO, Voltas, Exim Bank, Synchrony Financial, TMTC, Lokmat to name a few.
His speeches are highly motivating, engaging and interactive. He calls them Conversations. Conversations which address issues and invite people to take action and make the most of the opportunity called Life. The sheer positivity that he brings to his interactions allows people to experience the Magic in day to day life…. And live that life as a Champion.
Mr. Gaurav Ahluwalia
Managing Director, Human Resources JPMorgan Chase
Gaurav is the Managing Director and Head of Human Resources at JPMorgan Services India.
As the Chief Human Resource Officer for JPMorgan Chase’ India Global Service Center (GSC), Gaurav is helping to accelerate the firm’s transformation through a robust people agenda with a key focus on leadership & management development, diversity & inclusion, and health & wellness.
Known for his calm, empathetic and driven leadership approach, Gaurav has over two decades of extensive experience leading organizational transformations through custom fit people agendas. He has been associated with large global organizations across banking, telecommunications and IT domains and has worked both in India and abroad in his capacity as HR Head and member of the Board.
Gaurav is an active public speaker and has served on the National HRD Executive Committee at Hyderabad in various senior capacities. He is a keen traveler, listener, photographer and a budding golfer. Gaurav, Neha, and their 11 year old son Adit are based in Hyderabad.
Mr. Animesh Kumar
Chief People Officer,Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Mr. Animesh Kumar has been Chief People Officer of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd since August 2018. Mr. Kumar served as Chief People & Transformation Officer at Future Retail Ltd. until August 2018. Mr. Kumar joined Future Retail Ltd. on January 09, 2018. He served as the Head of Human Resources & Marketing at IDFC Bank Limited since March 14, 2017. Mr. Kumar served as the Head of Human Resources & Corporate Services at Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd (IDFC Limited) since April 2012 until March 14, 2017. He has over 20 years of extensive experience in managing human resources in the FMCG, services and banking sectors. He served as Group Head of Human Resources and Corporate Communication at IDFC Limited. Mr. Kumar has worked with ABN AMRO/ Royal Bank of Scotland group, Marico Industries Limited, Thomas Cook (India), Yes Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. He has been a Director of Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited since October 20, 2016. He has been Co-Chief Executive Officer of Idfc Foundation at IDFC Limited since April 2012. He serves as Head of Human Resources, Brand & Foundation at IDFC Bank Limited. He is responsible for building the reputation of IDFC Bank across all channels including social media across the varied stakeholder groups. Mr. Kumar is responsible for facilitating the Foundation’s evolution into a community engagement focused “think and do tank” that works specifically in the areas of Health and Education. He is an economics graduate and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in human resources from XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Mr. TK Srirang
Group Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. T.K. Srirang, Group Chief Human Resources Officer, heads Human Resources function for ICICI Bank Limited. He also oversees the human resources function for ICICI group companies. He is a Member of the Research Advisory Council of IIT Bombay - Monash Research Academy, Member of IMD, Switzerland’s Executive Education Advisory Council, Member of Society of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Member of the Governing Body of The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B ) and former Board Member of the National HRD Network.
Mr. Srirang holds an MBA degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations and Bachelors in Industrial Engineering. He has been with the Bank since 2001.
In his 21 years of work experience at organizations like Coca-Cola India Limited, Ford India Limited, ICI India limited and ICICI Bank, Srirang has handled Industrial Relations, Mergers, Leadership Development, Performance Management and large scale recruitment and employee engagement processes. At ICICI Bank, he has successfully handled integration of Sangli Bank and Bank of Rajasthan with the Bank. He has also been instrumental in establishing Branch Banking Academy and Sales Academy for the Bank.
Mr. Krish Shankar
Group Head- Human Resources Infosys
Krish Shankaris the Group Head of Human Resource Development at Infosys. In this role, he is responsible for envisioning the roadmap for HR and driving the talent and organization strategy.Krish leads multiple teams across various HR functions towards the goal of providing employees with the best experience.
Krish has over 30 years of experience and has led HR functions in organizations like Bharti Airtel, Philips, Hindustan Unilever and Unilever. In his wide ranging experience in these organizations, he has facilitated organization-wide transformation and capability development, along with leading the transformation of HR into a strategic partner.
Krish holds a postgraduate diploma in HR from XLRI, Jamshedpur, and has received an executive certificate in Strategy and Organization from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Sanjay Behl
CEO Raymond Group
Sanjay is currently the CEO of Raymond Lifestyle and is responsible for Textile, Apparel and Retail businesses. He is also a management board member of Raymond Apparel Limited.
In his current role, his mandate is to transform Raymond from a suiting manufacturing behemoth of over 90 – years legacy into becoming a cutting – edge fashion retail organization by 2020 in India, and selectively globally. Besides 5 year in Textile industry, Sanjay has over two decades of prior work experience with 10-years in FMCG and 10-years in Telecom. He has worked with HUL, Nokia and Reliance in diverse functional and business leadership capacities across all the organizations, in India, Asia-Pacific and Globally. He has led some of of the top Indian and Global brands – Vim, Cif, Domestos, Surf, Rin, Sunlight, Nokia, and Reliance amongst others. Sanjay brings with him a wealth of business and brand leadership experience ranging across consumer goods to serve industry – project set–up, operation scale–up and managing large established brands and businesses. Through his career he has led teams of diverse skill sets, experience, scale, structures, locations, cultures and nationalities. His strong consumer focus, executional excellence, innovative marketing models and entrepreneurial drive have ensured sustainable, profitable and exponential business growth in all his assignments. Apart from numerous industry awards in India and globally, he also has 3 Global IPR’s in Brand & Marketing operations.
Sanjay graduated from IIT BHU (Varanasi) and is an MBA from Sydenham Institute of Management, Mumbai. He is also an avid enthusiast of technology and gadgets, a die-hard cricket aficionado and enjoys painting in his leisure time.
Mr. Faridun Dotiwala
Partner, Head- Head Human Capital Practice McKinsey & Co
Mr. Dotiwala leads the practice on Human Capital across Asia. He focuses on operational and performance transformations, mindset and behavior change, leadership development, and top team alignment. His work includes helping organizations with leadership development at scale, senior (CEO and CXO) development and transitions, shaping organizational culture and designing organizations to be more agile.
The purpose of his work is to improve the performance and health of the world's leading organizations and improving the lives of the people within. He believe the frontier of leadership development as a combination of leveraging the latest advances in adult learning and neuroscience along with age old practices of wisdom to create deep personal change and bring this philosophy into all his work.
He is passionate about this space and deem it a privilege to work with the dozens of organizations and hundreds of people he does every year. As a trained ontological coach, he also personally counsel a few CEOs and senior leaders.
Mr. SY Siddiqui
Chief Mentor Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
PRESENT POSITION:
Executive Advisor
Maruti Suzuki India Limited
(Positions held at Maruti Suzuki: Chief General Manager HR; Executive Director HR; Chief Operating Officer HR/FINANCE/IT/LEGAL; Chief Mentor)
• Presently working directly with the Managing Director on future Business Strategy and People Challenges 2020 & beyond
• Also heading Maruti Suzuki Realty Business Vertical
BOARD POSITIONS:
• Special Invitee on the Board of Maruti Suzuki since 2006
• Part Time Director on The Board Of Suzuki Motorcycles
A Post Graduate in HRM, Mr. Siddiqui has a career track of around 39 years in the HR & Business Roles of good Indian Corporates as well as MNCs such as:
• Escorts Limited
• DCM Group - DCM Toyota Limited; DCM Daewoo Motors Limited and DCM Benetton India Limited
• New Holland Tractors India (FIAT GROUP)
• Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Widely traveled abroad, he has handled global and multi culture HR issues in highly competitive business environment in India & Europe. He has the unique experience of working in Multi Cultures & Multi Nationalities.
Handled a broad Management & Leadership role from quite an early part of career. Was inducted at the Company Board level at Maruti since 2006.
Passionate about cricket, Mr. Siddiqui played cricket at the North Zone Inter Varsity level from 1974 to 79 representing Jamia University, New Delhi.
Mr. Rajiv Krishnan
Country Managing Director Korn Ferry Hay Group
Ms. Emrana Sheikh
Enterprise HR Head - India & South Asia Johnson & Johnson
Emrana Sheikh has joined Johnson & Johnson (J&J) as enterprise HR head for India and South Asia. She has moved from Asian Paints, where she was head-HR for the last three and a half years. Sheikh has over 25 years of rich experience in both the manufacturing and service industries, ranging from FMCG and automotive to farm equipment and express transportation.
Sheikh has spent almost half of her career with Fedex, where she was head of HR-L&D, MEIA region. From Fedex, she moved to Mahindra, where she joined as senior general manager-HR and headed HR for the auto division and international operations. Later, she was elevated as VP-HR and went on to lead HR for the automotive division comprising seven plants and 18 sales offices across India. Additionally, she was also head-HR for international operations of the auto and farm businesses of Mahindra & Mahindra.
With this new role, I hope to contribute to the Company’s ongoing focus on innovation and building a diverse workforce, to address the healthcare needs of people today and in the future.”
Mr. Rajiv Jayaraman
Founder-CEO, KNOLSKAPE Solutions Private Limited
Over the last few years, Rajiv Jayaraman has built a high octane global team at KNOLSKAPE that delivers superior technology-driven learning and talent transformation experiences for employees in modern workplaces. He spearheads strategy and product leadership at KNOLSKAPE. Under his leadership, KNOLSKAPE has delivered durable business outcomes for 250+ leading organizations across 18 countries. KNOLSKAPE has grown to become a global Top 20 gamification company and a leader in technology driven learning and talent transformation.
A TEDx speaker, Rajiv has keen interest in the psychology of learning, design and technology. He has delivered keynote speeches at various international conferences. He has also trained and coached many senior leaders on leading innovation, change and risk. Rajiv has been widely quoted and featured in Economic Times, Business Standard, CNBC Young Turks, ET Now, Digital Learning magazine, Entrepreneur magazine and Yourstory.in
Prior to KNOLSKAPE, he worked at Oracle USA in the server technologies division, where he led numerous product development efforts from the ground-up.
Ms. Namrata Gill
Vice President Human Resources , Business HR Head & Leader for Talent, Performance,Recruitment & Rewards Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Ms. Vidya Lakshmi
Managing Director,Head of Human Capital Management,Goldman Sachs
Vidya is head of Human Capital Management in Bengaluru. She is a member of the Bengaluru Executive Committee and India Diversity Committee, as well as a managing director ally of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network.
Prior to her current role, Vidya was franchise manager for the Securities Division in Bengaluru. Earlier in her career, she served as chief of staff for the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs in Bengaluru. Vidya joined the firm in 2006 as an analyst in the Investment Banking Division, where she worked with the Industrials Group in New York and Bengaluru. She was named managing director in 2015.
Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Vidya worked at Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Vidya earned a BA in Economics from the University of Madras in 2000. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Mr. Satheesh K V
Senior Director - Human Resources, Flipkart India Private Ltd.
Satheesh is a HR Professional with 14+ years of experience and has worked with companies like AOL, Perot Systems, Philips & Intel in the past.
He is currently working with Flipkart as Senior Director – Human Resources and Head the following functions:
• Compensation and Benefits
• Performance Management
• Talent Management
• Employer Branding & University Relations
• People Analytics
Ms. Mahalakshmi R
Head HR, India Mondelez International
R Mahalakshmi is Director- Human Resources at Mondelez India (Erstwhile Cadbury's) and is a member of their Asia Middle East & Africa HR Leadership Team and the India Country Leadership Team.
Mahalakshmi has over 21 years of experience across business consulting, HR consulting and HR Leadership roles across FMCG, Telecom, Paper, Pharma and consulting. She brings with her deep functional expertise in the area of large scale transformation, multi geography M&A & integration, Organisation Design, Talent Strategy and Rewards. She has led a number of business transformation initiatives, handled roles spanning over 20 countries & has worked with talent from over 50 nationalities in her various roles.
Her last assignment with Bharti Airtel was in the capacity of Senior Vice President HR, where she held two global roles as ‘CLO & Global Head of Talent’ and ‘Global Head of Rewards’. In her previous HR Leadership roles, she has been Head of HR for a paper Company & global R&D HR Leader for a Pharmaceutical major. She has also worked as a business consultant with consulting majors like Hewitt, Andersen and Ernst & Young
Mahalakshmi holds an MBA and a degree Physics (Hons). She is passionate about helping people realize their dreams and enjoys travel, new experiences, movies, food, painting, story-writing, and books. A certified life coach, Maha is active on twitter (@mahasworld) and loves to write – with her last articles published for Mint, Economic Times Business Today & People Matters.
Mr. Dinesh Ramamurthi
Chief Human Resources Officer, Oyo Rooms Private Ltd.
Dinesh R is the Chief Human Resources Officer at OYO, India’s largest network of branded hotels, which is present in more than 180 cities across India with 70,000 rooms.
Before starting his journey with OYO, Dinesh was leading Compensation & Benefits in the APAC region for The Coca-Cola Company. He is a seasoned HR professional with more than 10 years of experience and enjoys a strong grip on personnel management, executive compensation, industrial relations and reward strategy. As a part of his prior tenures, Dinesh has worked with ITC, Hewitt Associates and Bharti Airtel.
At OYO, Dinesh is responsible for driving learning, performance management and instilling positive work culture. He is an alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences with a degree in PM & IR.
HR Generalist for the Manufacturing Department. Key responsibilities included preparation and negotiation of the draft Long Term Settlement with the Union . Routine responsibilities included Man power planning & work practices, designing incentive schemes & benefits administration, HR systems, designing a skill matrix, multiskillling, rationalisation of grades and advancement programmes for workmen.
Mr. Sunit Sinha
Managing Director Accenture Strategy, Talent & Organization
Sunit has two decades of consulting experience across multiple industries working in areas such as M&A, organization design, business transformation, leadership, learning transformation and organization effectiveness. I have worked with clients in North America, UK, South Asia, South East Asia, and the Middle East across a variety of industries, including automotive, shipping & logistics, financial services, metals & mining, power & infrastructure, consumer goods and technology.
In recent years, he has become an advocate and sponsor of using human centred Design Thinking for solving complex problems in organisations. He is also actively involved in research around the Future of Work, Human-Machine collaboration and how to prepare leaders and organisations to thrive with these fundamental changes.
His other interests’ include the frontiers of science, military history and strategy and working to strengthen civil society and public debate. He likes traveling and collecting rare single malts specifically Islay and Highland varieties.
Specialties: Business Transformation, Leadership Development, HR in a Digitally Disrupted World, Employee-centric HR Transformation, Learning Transformation, M&A Integration, Organization Change Management, Organization Design.
Mr. Kevin Freitas
Chief Human Resources Officer Dream11
Kevin’s background includes more than a decade of business, consulting, and human resources experience with technology companies. He enjoys coaching and partnering with senior leaders to lead business, culture and organizational transformations.In his latest role, Kevin Freitas was the HR Leader for InMobi's sales organization across China, Japan, Asia-Pacific and India. He also led specialist functions like Culture, Learning, Engagement, Recruitment and Employer Branding.Prior to joining InMobi in 2013, Kevin worked at Flipkart.com, where he led the HR functions of Compensation & Benefits, HR Shared Services, Engagement and Performance Management. Prior to Flipkart.com, he was a Consultant with the HayGroup in their building effective organization practice. Kevin started his career with Procter & Gamble in 2000.
Kevin earned a bachelor of commerce from the University of Bombay and is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary. He is a gold medalist in Managerial Ethics from XLRI where he completed his post graduation in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations.
Ms. Seema Vijay Singh
Chief Human Resources Officer Nestaway Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Seema Vijay Singh is the Chief Human Resource Officer at NestAway Technologies. With over 20 years of experience, her insights and expertise have enabled organizations to create robust people practice. Before joining NestAway, Seema worked at InMobi as Vice President and Global Head of People Operations and was part of Amazon’s core team that worked on launching and scaling Amazon in India. Seema has also worked with Virgin Mobile, Lucent Technologies & Hewlett Packard among others in the past.
Mr. Anand Shankar
Partner, Leader Deloitte
After a decade or so in the hospitality sector, he moved into consulting. In the consulting space, Shankar has spent two lengthy spells at Aon in different verticals, separated by a two-year stint as Group Director for Corporate Development at Talent2 International. During his first spell at Aon, Shankar worked for more than a decade as a Regional Manager for Client Development in the Asia Pacific region at the firm’s Hewitt Associates arm. In his second spell at the firm, he began as Chief Commercial officer (CCO) for the Asia Pacific region, and ended up as the Global CCO over his eight years at the firm. Alongside his CCO position, he successively held the positions of CEO for India and Practice Leader for the consulting segment.
He joined Deloitte India in April this year as a Partner. He currently leads the HR Transformation practice at Deloitte India. In his time at Deloitte, he has worked with clients in India and abroad to help them in aligning HR strategy to organizational strategic in order to deliver business outcomes.
Mr. Ranjan Bandopadhyay
Global HR Head Tata Consultancy Services BPS
Mr. S Venkatesh
Management Board Member & President-Group HR RPG Enterprises
Ms. Dipali Goenka
CEO & Joint Managing Director Welspun Group
Dipali Goenka is one of India’s leading entrepreneurs, known for her dynamic leadership and passion for people. She has steered Welspun India to become one of the world’s largest home textile companies and the biggest supplier to US. She has been responsible for taking the Welspun brand, with its superior quality of bed, bath and area rug products, to homes in India and across the globe. For her exemplary leadership and contribution to the industry and society at large, Ms. Goenka has been ranked as the 16th most powerful businesswoman in Asia by Forbes. Welspun India’s leadership positions attained globally and in India can be attributed to her customer centric approach to business. She has consistently worked on developing this culture within the organization. By putting the customer as the focal point of the business, she has transformed Welspun into an innovation led company that addresses consumer needs through superior products and services.
Ms. Goenka is known to be a 'CEO with a soul' and a passionate philanthropist, who tirelessly works for inclusive development. Her beliefs have been translated into Welspun’s vision to bring Corporate Social Value to communities via the 3Es of Welspun – Education, Empowerment and Environment & Health. Ms. Goenka’s fervor for women empowerment has made her the brand ambassador of WEConnect International, a recognized Women Business Certification global body. The body assesses global marketing business for textiles, and has certified Welspun as a “Woman Owned Enterprise”. With a strong sense of business acumen and industry expertise, she continues to spearhead Welspun India to achieve greater heights.
Mr. Mervyn Raphael
Managing Director, People in Business (India) Private Limited
Mervyn Raphael is one of the founder members of People Business in South Asia, MEA and SEA. Over a 30-year career, Mervyn worked with Hindustan Unilever, AT&T and Mercer Consulting as the founder-Managing Director.
Mervyn has led several consulting assignments over the last 15 years, primarily in the areas of Defining Vision & Values, Employer Branding, Leadership Transformation and Executive Coaching for companies such as STAR TV, RBS, Piramal Enterprises, RPG Group, Yum Restaurants, PWC, GSK, HDFC Bank, Accenture, Landmark Group, Lupin, 3M, Manipal Group, Novartis, Medtronic, Genpact, Credit Suisse etc.
Mervyn is an experienced Leadership facilitator for top management teams and an Executive Coach for several Organizations in India and Overseas. He also conducts coaching and Mentoring workshops over a long term basis for companies.
Mervyn received his postgraduate degree from XLRI, a premier management institute and an under-graduate degree in Statistics from the Loyola College in Madras. Mervyn has also been a speaker at several forums across Asia, Europe and the United States of America. He has been trained in Employer Branding by the pioneers of the concept People in Business, London and in Employee Engagement by Curt Coffman, the author of ‘First Break all the Rule’s’.
Mr. Prabir Jha
President & Global Chief People Officer Cipla
Prabir Jha is the Global Chief People Officer at Cipla, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Prabir brings with him an impeccable academic and professional record. He is an alumnus of two of India’s finest educational institutions- St. Stephen’s College and XLRI. Prabir spent his initial decade as a civil servant with the Government of India, handling the HR issues of the Indian Ordnance Factories. After his MBA he moved to the corporate sector and has worked in senior management positions across industries. Prabir has been the CHRO at two NYSE-listed Indian majors, Dr.Reddy’s and Tata Motors, a Fortune 500 company. Prior to his current assignment he was the Group CHRO at Reliance Industries Ltd, a Fortune 100 conglomerate and India’s largest private sector company.
Prabir brings deep global experience in HR, with special interest in Change Management, OD interventions, Global HR Strategy, Employer Branding, Employee Engagement and Leadership Development. Prabir has consistently been featured in the "List of Most Powerful HR Professionals in India" and has several awards to his credit. Among others, he is the recipient of the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) Medal, the Reckitt & Colman Award and the Citibank Leaders Award at XLRI, for the “highest level of academic performance, competence, originality, creativity, communication skills and leadership” as also the Director’s Medal in the Civil Services Foundation Course. He was conferred the Asia HRD Award - 2012 for “outstanding contribution to the field of Human Resource Development” and “The Distinguished Alumni” Award at XLRI in 2016.
In addition, Prabir is an accomplished thought leader and tweeter whose articles have been published in various publications. He is one of the most widely followed CHRO’s globally with over half a million followers on LinkedIn and a consistent Linkedin Power Profile.
Mr. Ranjan Bandyopadhyay
Global Vice President –Tata Consultancy Services
Mr Ranjan Bandyopadhyay is a marathoner in every aspect of life. He is the Global Vice President for Human Resources at the Tata Consultancy Services.
His contributions to society and nation building have been immense. Some, which he is extremely passionate about, are:
- Means of livelihood for the mariginalized Indian Youth
- Connecting the Academia to the Industry
- Integrating diversities in the workforce
In the domain of diversity and inclusion, Mr. Bandyopadhyay has been a champion of the LGBTQ cause, currently a Nation-wide debate. He has also represented India in the United Nations forum for the He for She campaign at New York.
Mr. Bandyopadhyay is a man of eclectic interests - from running marathons across the world to being an avid movie enthusiast- he has also produced a Bengali movie - 89 - and is all set for his next.
Dr. Sujaya Banerjee
Chef People Officer,Capstone people Consulting
Dr. Sujaya Banerjee is the Chief Executive Officer of Capstone People Consulting – a Consulting Firm engaged in Managing Organizational Transformation through Leadership Development, Women Leadership, Technology Adoption, Learning and creating Talent Cultures of Diversity and Inclusion. Dr Banerjee has over 29 years of experience in Leading Change through People in Organizations like British Gas, ADNOC, Essar Group, Godrej and Lowe Lintas and Partners. She has also served on the Boards as Director of AGC Networks and The Mobile Store. She is a part of Harvard’s Leadership and Innovation Lab and teaches Leadership & Change Management across India, UK, US & Singapore. She is a TEDx Speaker and writes a monthly Leadership column for the Human Capital Magazine. Dr. Banerjee Chairs the Emerging Markets Summit in the UK for several years. Sujaya is also the Founder of the Learning and OD Roundtable- a Forum of 15000+ members, and the Women Leadership Forum of Asia in association with the Indian School of Business. In her current avatar as CEO of Capstone she coaches CEO and CXO teams and advises Companies on Sustainability and Succession issues. Capstone partners with The 6Ds Company and Question Pro and other cutting-edge Thought Leadership Products and Services in the Talent and Employee Experience space. Capstone offers proprietary approaches and solutions to leading Multi-National and Indian companies.
Ms. Anjali Bansal
Non-Executive Chairman, Dena Bank Ltd
Anjali Bansal is the founder of Aavana Capital, a platform that invests in the scaling up the growth stage business.She was previously global Partner and managing Director with TGP Growth PE, Spencer Stuart India CEO, and strategy consultant with McKinsey and Co. in New York and India. She has also been in active angel investor in India with investments in various early and growth stage consumer companies. She started her career as an engineer.She served as an independent non-executive director on the public boards of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Pharmaceuticals India, Bata India Limited, Tata Power, as well as Delhivery. She has been appointed non-executive Chairperson of Dena Bank. She is on the Advisory Board of Columbia UniversityGlobal Centre, South Asia. Previously she chaired the board of Women’s World banking, a leadingglobal livelihood promoting institution and continues to be an advisor of SEWA.
She is the charter member of TiE, serves on the managing committee of th Indian Venture Capital Association angel advisor and mentor to facebook SheLEads Tech, NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission and Others.An active contributor to the dialogue on corporate governance and diversity, Anjali co-founded and chaired the FICCI Centre for Corporate Governance Programme for Women on Corporate Boards. She serves on the managing Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She is the member of the Young Presidents’ Organization. She has been listed as one of the most powerful woman in Indian Business by India’s leading Publication, “Business Today” and as one of the most powerful woman in Business by Fortune India.
She has a Bachelors in Computer engineering and a Masters in International Finance and Business from Columbia University.
Sandeep Chaudhary
Chief Executive Officer,Aon Hewitt India
Sandeep Chaudhary is CEO for Aon Consultingin South Asia and a Member of the Aon India Board. In his executive capacity, Sandeep also chairs the Emerging Markets Council (China, South East Asia, Middle East & Africa) and serves on the Aon Global Executive Committee.
During his tenure, Sandeep has transformed the organisation to a dominant market leadership position. He has led strategic acquisitions and divestitures and is the chief evangelist for the firm’s foray into technology based solutions and providing prominence in the skill India mission.
He has over two decades of consulting experience, of which 17 years are with Aon (including Hewitt Associates) across various geographies and practice areas. Prior to his current role as CEO, he successfully led the Performance & Rewards, Corporate Governance and Board Advisory practice for the Asia Pacific region. Sandeep is a trusted advisor to diverse set of organizations, ranging from top Indian multi-national firms to private equity backed businesses in a variety of industries. His role at these organizations specialized in corporate governance, global HR strategy development, global rewards, performance management and M&A. He is retained as an independent consultant by many notable boards/ remuneration committees/ executive teams on executive performance & pay, succession planning, leadership development etc. Prior to Aon, Sandeep spent three years as a Consultant with Watson Wyatt in Singapore and Mumbai offices.
Sandeep is well published on a wide array of HR and Management topics and a recognised speaker across several industry forums, print and electronic media. He is an Advisor on human capital issues to the Government of India. He participated in the discussion called by The Hon. Prime Minister of India on “HRM reforms for Civil Services” and continues to work with the PMO on this topic. He serves on the Advisory Board of Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship at IIM Bangalore and Advisory & Investment Committee of a Venture Capital Firm, Cornerstone Venture Partners.
Sandeep is a fitness enthusiast, a marathoner, and a keen student of Sport. He lives in Mumbai with his wife and two children.
Rachna Mukherjee
Chief Human Resources Officer, Greater India. Schneider Electric.
Ms. Rachana Mukherjee is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Schneider Electric, India /Greater India. Ms. Mukherjee served as a Vice President of Human Resources at Aircel Ltd. She has been an Additional Non-Executive Director of Schneider Electric President Systems Limited since February 11, 2015. Ms. Mukherjee was the recipient of HR Leadership Award - 2009/10 at the World HRD Congress and Woman Super Achiever award.
She was also conferred the Most powerful HR professionals of India award at the Asia Pacific HRD Congress in July 2010 at Singapore. Ms. Mukherjee has a number of certifications and accreditations- She is a certified Executive and Life Coach from International Coach Federation.
She is also certified to conduct a series of leadership and employee development interventions by organizations like Hay, Gallup, DDI, Covey Institute etc. and is an achievement motivation trainer. Ms. Mukherjee is Electronics & Electrical Engineer from BITS - Pilani and post initial contributions in the field of IT & Technology, she made a lateral shift to Human Resources. She holds directorship in Schneider Electric India Private Limited.
Mr. Aditya Nagpal
Director, Goodera
Aditya heads the volunteering business unit at Goodera, a platform that enables social impact volunteering and giving for corporates across the globe. He comes with 8 years of broad industry and consulting experience with strong track record in strategic advisory to top management of large corporations, account P&L ownership and team leadership. Previously, he was a part of the Rivigo leadership team and worked with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in India and UK. He has consulted companies across industries including Automotive, Industrial machinery, Logistics, Aerosopace & Defence, Financial services and Real estate.
He did his B.E in Electrical and Electronics from BITS Pilani, CFA level 2 from CFA Institute, US and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad
Mr. Ritesh Rajani
HR Diversity Engagement Partner, Asia Pacific IBM
Ritesh is a geek and an inclusion champion with fifteen years of expertise in the domain of RFID, IoT and Retail price analytics. For the last two years, Ritesh is in a full time Human Resources role focusing on Diversity and Inclusion, looking at initiatives for women, people with disabilities and the LGBTQ community.
Ritesh has always been part of high-energy passionate teams be it diversity or software engineering. A hands-on technology enthusiast by nature, he has worked on end-to-end agile product development in startup-like settings. In his prior roles, Ritesh was responsible for leading software design, project management, customer support, deployment and marketing of a product. With a self-driven attitude and entrepreneurial spirit, Ritesh has what it takes to execute successful projects and products.
Specialties: Full spectrum of Diversity and Inclusion practices with expertise on LGBTQ Inclusion. Full-stack design and development of applications for the cloud.
Dr. P. V. Ramana Murthy
Sr. Vice President and Global Head – Human Resources, Indian Hotels Company Ltd.
Dr. P. V. Ramana Murthy (PV) is qualified in Law, Advanced Human Resources, Executive Coaching and Psychoanalytical aspects related to Leadership and Change. He is an alumni of INSEAD and has a Ph.D in Strategic Human Resource Management.
PV currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Global Head – Human Resources at the Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), the finest hospitality chain and the oldest company of the prestigious Tata Group. As member of the Senior Leadership team at IHCL, PV handles a broad spectrum of initiatives aligned to Leadership Development, Organizational Culture, Strategy and Business Excellence across 145 hotels spanning 4 continents. He also heads Human Resources for other Group Companies like, Roots Corporation (Ginger Hotels) and Taj SATS, which is a JV partnership company with Singapore Airlines.
Before joining Taj, PV served The Coca-Cola Company in various capacities for a period of 15 years. At the time of leaving the company, he was the Executive Director – Human Resources for Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), India and Bangladesh, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Bottling Investments Group of the Coca-Cola Company. This was a board level position and during his tenure, HCCB served as a strong exporter of leadership talent within the global Coca- Cola company.
In his career spanning three decades PV has been active in social and professional networking forums like National HRD Network (NHRDN) and served as the President of the Delhi/NCR Chapter of this forum from 2012 - 2014. He also actively participates at The International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations – ISPSO, USA. He currently serves as a Board Member on the Board of Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, USA. He is also on the Board for Sri Lankan Tourism Advisory Committee
Mr. Annanya Sarthak
Chief Executive Officer, Awign Enterprises Private Ltd.
"Vision without execution is hallucination."
I am the guy who understands people, visualizes outcomes, values sentiments and gets done what gets conceived in a huddle. I am always excited when it comes down to getting things done and solving any problem whatsoever.
Had co-founded Awign some time back and am enjoying every bit of running it. We're an outsourcing firm with the concept of crowdsourcing changing the entire dynamics of traditional outsourcing. We are the solution to a growing business’ agony of expanding its operations without running out of its current resources.
We are building the ‘future of work’ and are redefining the way things get executed on the field. Checkout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkeJG4MLx3c&t=3s
I have been an entrepreneur since my schooling days. Always learning across disciplines, I had setup 2 small scale businesses in college. After graduating, I played the role of an intrapreneur in a consulting firm, independently handling clients and executing the strategies all along.
Mr. Rahul Pinjarkar
Director Human Resources and Chief Ethics Counsel, Trent Hypermarket, A Tata and Tesco Enterprise Rahul is Director Human Resources and Chief Ethics Counsel for Trent Hypermarket, A Tata and Tesco Enterprise.
He has around 20 years of professional experience covering all aspects of human resource function across Pharmaceutical, Consumer Durables, Manufacturing and Retail industry. From last 10 years he has been in Country HR Head’s role providing leadership to the HR function that includes facilitating high performance culture, improving HR functional delivery, building talent pipeline and managing the change process. He has to his credit, an experience of designing employee engagement strategies and further transforming a company become an Aon Hewitt Best Employer in India.
During his professional career Rahul has largely worked with Novartis, Philips and Saint-Gobain Group.
Rahul did Masters in Labour Studies from Mumbai University and is also a certified HRD Auditor and MBTI Accreditor. He is an avid reader of management literature, an amateur photographer and a percussion player.
Mr. Prasad Rajappan
Founder & CEO, ZingHR
Mr. Parameswaran Venkataraman
Vice President, Studio 5B - Dr. Reddy’s Labs
Param leads Studio 5B (www.studiofiveb.com), providing strategic vision & direction to the innovation efforts at Dr. Reddy's, leading pharmaceutical company with presence in over 20 countries.
Prior to Dr. Reddy's, Param was a Design Director at IDEO, leading design and innovation consulting firm. Over the last 21 years, Param has worked in interaction design, ethnographic research and innovation management roles across companies like IDEO, GE Healthcare and Sapient Corporation. His work has involved creating human-centered innovation across new products, services and businesses.
Some of the work led by Param at Dr. Reddy's is now a featured case study in IDEO U's course on Designing for Change (https://www.ideou.com/products/designing-for-change).
Param has served on the 'Executive Council‘ in 'The Centre for Emerging Market Solutions' at Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He has also taught and led workshops on Innovation & Design Thinking at leading organisations & business / design schools.
Param has a graduate degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College (Chennai), and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s ‘Senior Executive Leadership Program’.
Ms. Sohini Dutt
Director Human Resources, NIVEA India Pvt. Ltd.
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