HR SUMMIT 2019

Bridging the Skill Gap Between Management Education and Employment

• 17-18 August, 2019
• Registrations Open!

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Speakers

Rajesh Hurkat Head HR Southeast Asia & India Mattel Inc An alumnus of the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Mr. Rajesh has worked across fortune 500 companies, including Mondelez, Lafarge, Vodafone and Pfizer. Mr.Rajesh has been a part of organizational design, talent infusion, building organizational capability and anchoring change management in both commercial and manufacturing side of business.

Rajeev Singh COO & Business Head Karvy Fintech A graduate from the Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rajeev has over 26 years of work experience in the industry, including his successful stints as Vice President Operations at Accenture and VP and India Head Mortgage Operations at Wells Fargo. Mr. Rajesh has showcased his strong strategic and analytical ability in setting up operations across several states within US and India, driven global strategy and fostered market expansion in US through several business development solutions

Alok Chaturvedi Director- Product Estee Advisors An alumnus of our very own institute, Mr. Alok is an Experienced Business Management professional with over 10 years of industry experience, including Reliance Capital and Edelweiss, and a demonstrated history of conceptualizing, developing and running Digital products. Mr. Alok specializes in algorithmic and high frequency trading strategies and has staged demonstration as a guest speaker across multiple conferences and premier Indian institutions.

Bijender Vat Director - Human Resources MSD – India An alumnus of IIM Calcutta, Mr. Bijender has diverse experience across Multinationals like Merck & Novartis and Indian MNC's like Dr Reddy's Labs. Starting his career in sales, he has worked across various levels of Area Manager and regional manager before pursuing his passion for the HR domain. Mr. Bijender has expertise across areas of Mergers & Acquisitions , Organizational Integration, HR development & transformation, and Leadership development and more.

Sujoy Golan VP and Head of Marketing, LendingKart Our very own Alumnus is an expert in digital marketing owing to his experience gained by working with a number of high growth start-ups over the years like Flipkart, Directi and InMobi. His industry knowledge coupled with his love for mentoring students has been evident as a Visiting Faculty at IIM Calcutta, where he designed and taught a course on Digital Marketing. He has been featured in the prestigious AdobeContent100 – a list recognizing India’s Top 100 Brand and Content Custodians in 2017.

Satish Mohapatra Vice President & Sr. HRBP - ‘Smart , Infrastructure’ Operating Company, India at Siemens An HR veteran with industry experience of 21 years, Satish has worked in organizations across different businesses like Technology, Oil and Gas and Telecom. He has been associated with Siemens for over 7 years now, and has served across HR verticals like Business Partnership, Talent Acquisition, Employee Mobility, Compensation etc. The breadth of his experiences makes him a global HR professional. He is currently heading the HR operations spanning across South Asia. He believes in shaping a workplace culture that is conducive for employees by implementing process-driven strategies.

Atul Mohan HR Leader, Syngene International Atul is an industry veteran with an experience of 14+ years in all areas of HR Management. His journey has spanned from working with the Talent Acquisition Team at giants like Infosys to managing the HR divisions of high growth start-ups like Flipkart and Bluestone. He also acts as an HR consultant to help various start-ups in defining their HR strategy in line with their business strategy. He is also actively involved with various HR Forums to engage in conversations around modern work culture and challenges that come with it in the workplaces.

Atma Godara HR Transformation Leader, OYO An alum of TISS, Atma is a contemporary HR professional in the age of technology. He has been named as one of the 40under40 HR Leader. He has a vast experience in various verticals of HR like Compensation and Benefits, Performance Management and Capability Building. He has been actively engaged in being a forerunner of Change Management as a Mentor of Change, acting as an advisor Atal Tinkering Labs under the NITI Aayog. In his current role, he is leading a global workforce at OYO to fulfill the high expectations demanded by the service industry today by actively integrating technology in the day to day HR Practices.

Neha Richharia HR Transformation Leader, Digital Operations An alum of XLRI, Neha has a rich experience of 15+ years in HR Business Partner Roles. She has primarily been associated with the IT Services sector, where people are the most valuable resources to the company. Over the years, she has led teams of HR professionals to improve the culture of the organizations she has been associated with by having a balanced approach towards the organizational goals and employees’ personal growth. She has also actively driven initiatives to improve Compliance in the workplace by consistent process improvement. She is passionate towards serving the community and is a bold voice in the area of Diversity and Inclusion

Pooja Palvia Vice President, Kony Inc An alum of St Francis Hyderabad, Pooja has been an HR practitioner for 19 years. Having worked with companies like GE Capital, NTT DATA and Kony, Pooja has provided HR advisory to clients across various domains in multiple HR functions, customer segments and geographies. She has expertise in Business Partnering, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, HR operations and global mobility and her primary focus has mostly been on aligning HR initiatives with business strategy. Pooja has led various assignments in areas of performance management, rewards management, learning and development, Talent acquisition and Attrition management amongst others, during her highly successful career in the HR industry.

Saritha Route Global Leader & Architect - Test Automation, IBM An alum of IIT Bombay, Saritha is experienced in Test Automation and Solution Architecture and Project Management, with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. With a career spanning over 9 years in IBM, she has also been associated with technology giants like Oracle in the past. Saritha is a strong program and project management professional with expertise in Software Testing, Product Development, Business Process, Global Delivery, People Management, IT Strategy, and Business Transformation.

Arnab Pal Vice President – HR, Star TV Network An alum of Xavier Institute of Management, Arnab has been associated with the Star Network for over 6 years and now serves as the HR Leader for Consumer Strategy, Studios and Kids, English & Infotainment Channels Cluster. Prior to star, he has been associated with various reputed firms like Thermo Fisher Scientific and Digicable Network India. A human resource leader, Arnab specializes in building great teams in niche areas like Big Data, Engineering, Technology, Design, User Experience, Digital Marketing and Innovation and strongly believes in powering the organizations with world class creative talent.

Praveen Kamath Kumbla General Manager & HR Head Wipro Limited A senior human resource professional, Praveen is an alum of the Mangalore University. He has over 23 years of work experience with large conglomerates like Cambridge Integrated Services, Tyco healthcare and AV Birla group. Over the years, he has managed human resource functions across the globe for T / ITES and Manufacturing set ups. Praveen are of expertise include setting up and operationalizing large HR functions in India, Asia Pacific, Europe and Americas.

Sharad K. Sharma CHRO DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd. A seasoned HR professional with over two decades of experience spanning domestic and international firms, Sharad has held senior leadership roles as Management Team & Board member across various firms including SBI, Vertex data science, Max life Insurance and Airtel. A Delhi University graduate, he holds PG Diplomas in IR & PM and also in training & development. Sharad’s area of expertise includes Organisational Build Up, Global Stakeholder Management, Global & Matrix working, HR Digitisation, and Leadership & Capability Development

Sanket Kudav Vice President Human Resources Reliance Industries Limited An experienced Human Resource professional, Sanket is an alum of the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. With a work experience spanning over 15 years, he has a demonstrated history of working across Banking, Petrochemicals, IT and Energy sectors. Prior to Reliance, Sanket ha also been associated with reputed organizations like HDFC and Infosys. His areas of expertise include Talent Management, HR Consulting, Personnel Management, Employee Engagement, and Recruiting.

Alok Jha CHRO Datamatics Global Services Ltd An alum of Symbiosis Institute of Management, Alok is a seasoned HR Professional with 27 years of diversified experience across Industries like manufacturing, services, IT and consulting. Having extensive Indian and Global exposure, across large Indian and Multi-national firms, Alok was awarded the CHRO of the Year 2019 award at the World HRD conference. He is an extremely passionate leader involved in mentoring & coaching the next line HR & Business Leaders. Alok’s area of expertise include Core HR, HR Consulting, IT HR, SAP, Management Consulting and HR transformation projects.