Hr Summit Write Up

The event started off with the 1st keynote speaker of the event – Dr. Adil Malia talking about the topic “Technology driving change management”.

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In course of VUCA times, change is the only constant. He remarked that in order to succeed the companies need to drive the technology which would in turn drive the change management, Even if the growth curve of the company shows consistent incremental ups and downs, it should be ready to handle the change whenever it comes. Predictive analytics in such cases comes handy. He even brought out the point of inflexion of both HR Managers and Business Managers so that they can complement each other at the work place.

Panel 1 Discussion Topic: Technology paving the way for an employable workforce

The topic started off with a quote:

Business and Technology is so intertwined that it is very difficult to dissociate one from other producing different results. - Bill Gates

Sidharath Tuli – The moderator

Uber , Ola are startups that changed the way taxis were hired earlier. The BPOs and KPOs show that employability is being driven. Initiatives like MOOCS and courses like Coursera are the disruptive ways to handle learning.

Sanjay Kumar – ITC Infotech

Employability no longer worries about experiences. If that is available across a way in social networks, 15-20 years down the line, who knows leveraging experiences online would be the next big thing. Age barrier in technology adoption if removed then surely it is going to boost the assimilation of processes and the leveraging of the organisational objectives.

Simin Askari – DS Group

Cross generational mentorship programmes hold key to the pavement of an employable workforce.Baby boomers and millenials need to bridge their gaps primarily on basis of the techno- barriers.

Colin McGhee – RIL

The technological structure add sustainability to the ecosystem. It’s a symbiotic relationship coming into picture. The balance between experience and learnability needs...