Kshitij 2016, a national level HR summit organised by XIMAHR, the HR Association of XIMB-XUB, took place at the Xavier Institute of Management, here on Saturday.
The event aimed at addressing the innovative practices in the field of human resource management and highlighting its significance to the sustainability of the firm’s growth and competitiveness.
The speakers for the event were Satyadeep Mishra, Head of HR-Digital Services, Reliance Jio, Suresh Pugalenthi, Head-Organisation Development, HPCl, Prasad Balkundi, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo. The moderator of the event was Prof Dr Sasmit Patra, Associate Professor, XIMB-XUB.
Satyadeep Mishra spoke extensively about the importance of connections between individuals beyond the realm of hierarchy. Suresh Pugalenthi highlighted the true meaning of organisation development. Prasad Balkundi spoke about the changing trends in HR. An interactive question and answer session with the audience followed. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Professor Mousumi Padhi of XIMB-XUB.
The second leg of the event was the final round of the Pan-India Best Summer Internship Competition of students of Tier-I and Tier-II B-schools organized by XIMAHR in association with NHRDN, Bhubaneswar Chapter. 12 teams belonging to XlRI, Jamshedpur, XIM, Bhubaneswar, IMI, New Delhi, KJ SIMSR, Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur were among the shortlisted teams for the finals.