XLRI ExPGDM recently organised ‘Kronos’21’, XLRI’s flagship Human Resources Conclave. The theme for the two-day virtual conclave was “Re-de...
XLRI ExPGDM recently organised ‘Kronos’21’, XLRI’s flagship Human Resources Conclave. The theme for the two-day virtual conclave was “Re-defining the Role of Human Resources for the Future”.
As the boundaries of HR have extended beyond horizons, the way
HR practices are managed and run is becoming vigorous, agile, and embedded with
digital interventions. The whole idea of work, workplace, and human
resources has evolved in the prevailing covid pandemic. This conclave aimed at
providing a platform and brought leading HR professionals and academicians to
share experiences and insights on the ever-changing dynamics of the industry.
The conclave was inaugurated with the Dean Academics Dr. Ashish K. Pani’s speech
followed by a welcome address by Dr.
Anita Sarkar, Chairperson, HRM Area, XLRI Jamshedpur and an address
by chief guest Deepa Narayan,
VP, Employee Success at Salesforce on ‘Rethinking HRM Amidst
Disruptions’.
A keynote session followed the inaugural session Address by Rajlakshmi Saikia, Vice=President,
Global Learning Operations, Genpact on “Next-Gen HRM”.
After the keynote session Sweta Mohapatra, Shriya Dutt, Monica Dhar, Puneet Rajput, engaged
in a panel discussion on ‘Decoding Diversity and Inclusion’ and
the session was moderated by Dr.
Shreyashi Chakraborty, Chairperson, Centre for Gender Equality &
Inclusive Leadership, XLRI. The discussion elaborated upon how diversity
and inclusivity differ from each other and is the need of the
hour.
There was an Experience Sharing session by Susan Mathew, HR Head India, LinkedIn
- Human Resources Planning During COVID-19.
Day 1 concluded with Experts ki Pathshala by Anish Raj, Director HR, Sentieo Vipin Sharma, Head HR – Strategy,
Analytics, and HR Innovation Lab, Tata Steel.
The audience comprised an eclectic mix
of professionals and students across various fields viz., IT,
Manufacturing, BFSI, Construction, etc., faculty members, and
guests.
Day 2 started with the keynote session on ‘Leadership
Agility’ by Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director, Nestle
India Ltd and ‘How to be the best candidate for hiring?’ by Anurag Patnaik,
Head of Human Resource, Nestle.
The plenary address by Abhijit
Bhaduri, Founder & CEO Abhijit Bhaduri & Associates, Leadership
& Personal Branding Coach was on ‘Careers in a Hybrid Corporate
World’ and a Heart-to-Heart Chat followed by plenary
address with Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan, FounderMa Foi
Management Consultant Ltd. and CIEL HR Services, reliving his journey from a
small village boy to a successful entrepreneur.
The day concluded with a placement committee presentation on the
Batch Profile and a vote of thanks by the Associate Dean Academics, Dr. Debashis
Pradhan.
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