About The Conclave

Past Speakers

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  Sanjay
  Behl

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  Sanjay
  Behl
  
  Chairman CII National Committee on Leadership & HR & Co-Founder & India CEO EVP Global Marketing, Nextqore Private Limited

Sanjay Behl

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Mr. Sanjay Behl, Chairman of CII’s Leadership & HR National Committee 2021-22, Co-founder of Nextqore Inc. A US Delaware Based Company. CEO of Nextqore Private Limited - 100% subsidiary of Nextqore Inc. EVP Global Marketing, Nextqore Inc.

Ex-CEO of Raymond Lifestyle Businesses for 7 years (2013-2020) - Responsible for Textile, Apparel and Retail businesses. Executive board member of Raymond Apparel limited from 2013-2020

Besides the last 7-years in Textiles industry, 2 decades of prior work experience with 10-years in FMCG and 10-years in Telecom. Worked Hindustan Unilever, Nokia and Reliance in diverse functional and business leadership capacities across all the organizations, in India, Asia Pacific and Globally. Led some of the top Indian and Global brands – Vim, Surf, Rin, Sunlight, Nokia, Reliance amongst others; and 3 Global IPR's in Brand & Marketing operations.

Business and brand leadership experience ranging across consumer goods to service industry – project set-up, operation scale-up and managing large established brands and businesses. Led teams of diverse skill sets, experience, scale, structures, locations, cultures and nationalities.

Graduated from IIT BHU (Varanasi) and MBA from Sydenham Institute of Management, Mumbai. Avid enthusiast of technology and gadgets, a die-hard cricket aficionado and enjoy painting.

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  Dave
  Ulrich

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  Dave
  Ulrich
  
  Speaker, Author, Professor, Thought Partner on HR, Leadership, and Organization

Dave Ulrich

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Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He has published over 200 articles and book chapters and over 30 books. He edited Human Resource Management 1990-1999, served on editorial board of 4 Journal and on the Board of Directors for Herman Miller (16 years), has spoken to large audiences in 90 countries; performed workshops for over half of the Fortune 200; coached successful business leaders, and is a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources. He is known for continually learning, turning complex ideas into simple solutions, and creating real value to those he works with in three fields.

Organization. With co-authors, he has influenced thinking about modern organizations (Reinventing the Organization) by empirically showing how organization delivers 4 times business results over talent (Victory Through Organization), defined organizations as bundles of capabilities (Organization Capability) and worked to delineate capabilities of talent management (Why of Work; Talent Accelerator), culture change (GE Workout), learning (Learning Organization Capability), and collaboration (Boundaryless Organization).

Leadership. With colleagues, he has also articulated the basics of effective leadership (Leadership Code and Results Based Leadership), connected leadership with customers (Leadership Brand), shown how leadership delivers market value (Why the Bottom Line Isn’t), shapes investor expectations with an ability to measure leadership (Leadership Capital Index), and synthesized ways to ensure that leadership aspirations turn into actions (Leadership Sustainability).

Human Resources. He and his colleagues have shaped the HR profession and he has been called the “father of modern HR” and “HR thought leader of the decade” by focusing on HR outcomes, governance, competencies, and practices (HR Champions; HR Value Added; HR Transformation; HR Competencies; HR Outside In). He spearheaded a “gift” book on the future of HR (The Rise of HR) distributed to over 1,500,000 HR professionals), in which 70 thought leaders freely shared their insights.

Honors include:

2021:

• Lifetime Achievement Award from Institute of Management Studies
• #3 (out of 200) thought leader in 2021 by PeopleHum
• “Most Influential Global HR Leader, 2021” sponsored by PeopleFirst and HRD Forum
• “Honorary Member” of IFTDO (500,000 person training/development organization)

2020:

• Distinguished Fellow (one of 15), National Academy of Human Resources
• Honorary Doctorate from Utah Valley University
• Initiated the Dave Ulrich Impact Award by the Academy of Management to honor contribution in HR
• "Most Influential Global HR Leader, 2020"sponsored by PeopleFirst and HRD Forum




2019:

• Named one of the 100 most influencers in HR (in leadership & development category)
• Named one of the top 20 influential HR leaders
• Ranked #1 thought leader in HR by HRD Connect

2018:

• Named one of the 20 most influential business professors in the world by top-business-degree (#13)

2017:

• Named to the Thinkers50 “Hall of Fame”, a recognition of lifetime achievement in influencing management
• Chartered Fellow of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand

2016:

• Presidential lecture In Defense of Organization for Utah Valley University

2015:

• Named the most “influential HR thinker of the decade”
• Listed in Thinkers50 as management thought leader

2014:

• Ranked #1 speaker in Management/Business by Speaking.com
• Commencement speaker, University of Michigan Ross School of Business

2013:

• Lifetime Leadership Award from the Leadership Forum at Silver Bay
• Listed in Thinkers50 as a management thought leader

2012:

• Lifetime Achievement Award from HR Magazine for being the father of modern human resources

2011:

• Ranked #1 most influential international thought leader in HR by HR Magazine
• Listed in Thinkers50 as a management thought leader
• Ranked in Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Leadership Behavior

2010:

• Nobels Colloquia Prize for Leadership on Business and Economic Thinking
• Lifetime Fellowship in Australia Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
• Ranked #1 most influential international thought leader in HR by HR Magazine
• Kirk Englehardt Exemplary Business Ethics Award from Utah Valley University
• Why of Work (co-authored with Wendy Ulrich) was #1 best seller for Wall Street Journal and USA Today

2009:

• Listed in Thinkers 50 as a management thought leader
• Ranked #1 most influential person in HR by HR Magazine

2008:

• Ranked #1 most influential person in HR by HR Magazine

2007:

• Lifetime Achievement Award from American Society of Training and Development (ASTD)
• Honorary Doctorate from University of Abertey, at Dundee Scotland

2006:

• Ranked #1 most influential person in HR by HR Magazine in vote by influential HR thinkers
• Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award from Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management

2005:

• Ranked #2 management guru by Executive Excellence
• Named by Fast Company as one of the 10 most innovative and creative thinkers of 2005
• President, Canada Montreal Mission, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2001:

• Ranked #1 management educator and guru by Business Week

2000:

• Lifetime achievement award from World Federation of Personnel Management
• Listed in Forbes as one of the world’s top five business coaches

1998:

• Society for Human Resource Management award for Professional Excellence for lifetime contributions
• Lifetime achievement (PRO) award from International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment, and Employment Management Association

1997:

• Warner W. Stockberger Lifetime Achievement Award from International Personnel Management Association
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  Nitin
  Paranjpe

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  Nitin
  Paranjpe
  
  Chief Operating Officer Unilever

Nitin Paranjpe

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"My purpose is to demonstrate that exceptional outcomes can be delivered with good old values of dignity, respect, and fairness; and that purposeful business is wholly compatible with profitable business."

Nitin was appointed as Chief Operating Officer on 1 May 2019 and has been a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive since October 2013. In his COO role, he is responsible for delivering in year results (P&L) for Unilever globally.

In delivering this, he will focus on creating a faster and more responsive business focused on consumers and channels in each market. Nitin will also focus on leveraging synergies, building future capabilities, and accelerating the digitisation of the organisation.

His most recent role was President, Foods & Refreshment, and before this Nitin was President of Unilever’s Home Care Division from 2013 until 2017.

Nitin joined Unilever at Hindustan Lever Limited (India) in 1987 where he held various roles in marketing and sales. In 2000, he moved to Unilever London and was involved in a review of the organisation structure. During 2001, he worked as Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Unilever Executive Committee.

On his return to India in 2002, Nitin held more senior positions in laundry and household care, including Vice President Home Care, India (2004) and Executive Director for Home & Personal Care, India (2006).

In April 2008 he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Unilever Limited, India and Executive Vice President for Unilever, South Asia.

Nitin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Marketing from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIM), in Mumbai, India.

For his efforts in blazing a trail for diversity, he won the GG2 Hammer Award in 2019. Previous winners were Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid. In 2020 he was given a Kindness Award by the Women of the Future network in recognition of his leadership, guidance and empathy. At the end of 2020, he was nominated to be appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Heineken N.V. Nitin is married with two children and is based in London.

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  Nisaba
  Godrej

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  Nisaba
  Godrej
  
  Executive Chairperson - Godrej Consumer Products Limited

Nisaba Godrej

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Nisaba Godrej is the Executive Chairperson of Godrej Consumer Products. She has been a key architect of GCPL's strategy and transformation in the last decade. She is also the Chairperson of Teach for India and sits on the board of Godrej Agrovet, Bharti Airtel, Mahindra and Mahindra and VIP Industries. She has a BSc degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Nisaba is passionate about education, the human mind, trekking and equestrian sports. She lives in Mumbai with her children Zoran and Aidan.