HR Conclave

SIBM Pune successfully concluded the 4th edition of its flagship event HR Conclave on 5th and 6th December 2020.


The conclave began with the Director's Address on Day 1, followed by the Fireside Chat with Mr. Vikramjeet Singh, President & CHRO at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd., hosted by Mr. Khalid Raza, Associate Director, Talent Acquisition at EY, wherein he shared his experiences and insights on the theme "Gig Economy: Building a Robust Workforce with inclusive HR Frameworks".


It was followed by a CHRO Panel Discussion on the topic "Risk, Resilience, Reimagination: Transformation in Human Capital Management". The CHRO panellists included Mr. Suraj Chettri, Head of HR at Airbus India, Mr. Ranjan Sarkar, EVP-HR & CHRO at Exide Industries Limited, Mr. Puneet Sharma, Director-HR at General Mills India, Mr. Santanu Ghoshal, CHRO at Schaeffler India and Mr. Krishnakumar CS, Sr. VP & CHRO at Essar Power. The discussion was moderated by Prof. Sandeep Bhattacharya, Head of Corporate Relations at SIBM Pune.


Day 2 of HR Conclave 4.0 started with the Keynote Address by Ms. Prriti Narain, Market HR Leader at Google India on the theme "The Pandemic, Mental Health at the 2020 Workplace and the Future of Office As We Know It". The keynote was followed by a Panel Discussion on the topic "HR Transition: The Journey from Cost Centre to Profit Driver". The esteemed panellists included Mr. Gautam Gorawara, Global People Partner at S&P Global, Mr. Vikram Sharma, Head Commercial HR-Passenger Vehicles at Tata Motors, Ms. Malliga R., Director, HR at Flipkart, Ms. Sathi Aich-Dharap, Sr. Director HR at GEP Worldwide and Mr. Vamsi Dasetty, Head-Total Rewards & HR Analytics at airtel. The discussion was moderated by Mr. Rahul Chaudhari, Managing Partner at Element78 Talent Consulting LLP.


HR Conclave 4.0 was concluded with a Discussion on the topic "Fostering Innovation through the Dandelion Principle". The esteemed guest speakers included Mr. Sumit Taneja, VP & Global Rewards Head at Wipro Limited and Ms. Rakhee L. Malik, Director & Head HR at Kearney India. The discussion was moderated by Dr Sonal Shree, Assistant Professor at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune.


SIBM Pune is grateful to all the dignitaries for being a part of HR Conclave 4.0 and sharing valuable insights and engaging the audience through a healthy dose of knowledge and wisdom which will act as a beacon of hope to all in the audience as they prepare for the ever-changing world.