Annual HR Conclave, Samanvaya 2019 - IIM Kashipur

Later, a panel discussion was conducted on the topic “The Proliferation of automation in the HR industry” moderated by Mr. Krishna Rao, Head Coach, and Strategic Consultant at Peepal HR Associates with a panel comprising of some of top people in the Industry. Mr. Raj Kamal Gupta, Director of Human Resources at Dalmia Group, Mr. Amulya Sah, VP & Head Human Resources at IT By Design, Mr. Shrihari Mahale, Head of Solutioning at Sankey Solutions, Mr. Sanjay Abhigyan, Editor - Business Research at Amar Ujala. The discussion focused on how AI and EI complement each other and both are equally important for the success of an organization

Afternoon session commenced with a welcome speech by Prof. Kunal Ganguly, Chair Placements, IIM Kashipur followed by Keynote speeches from Mr. Parthasarathi Mishra, Ex. CHRM, Tata Steel Ltd and Mr. Swapnakant Samal, Head Talent Acquisition Group, Reliance Industries Ltd. These were followed by a panel discussion on Innovative HR: Bridging the gap between GenX and GenY with a panel comprising of Ms. Padmini Punna, Human Resource Business Partner at DSM, Mr. Shivadeep Panjwani, Head Human Resources at Premier Info Assists, Dr. Afsha Dokadia, Head of Learning and Development at L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Lead - Talent Acquisition at AGS Transact Technologies Ltd. moderated by Mr. L.R.K. Krishnan, Ex. SVP Human Resources at Reliance Communications

The Conclave provided a platform for students to have a fruitful discussion with some of the top-level people in the HR industry which helped in developing an understanding of the current ongoing amalgamation of technology and HR primarily using AI as a tool.