The second HR Symposium of the Xavier School of Human Resource Management, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, was held on Saturday. The themes were: “Overview of contemporary HR practices” and “Pushing the boundaries of HR”.
The conference was inaugurated by Registrar, Xavier University Fr. Augustine. Prof Snigdha Pattnaik, Dean of Xavier School of Human Resource Management (XAHR), Prof Dr Dipak Kumar Bhattacharya and Prof Sasmit Patra were present.
The first phase of the symposium on “Contemporary HR Practices” witnessed eminent panelists from various domains of HR engaging in discussions related to performance management, employee engagement, learning and development and work culture in the era of digitization and artificial intelligence.
Arpita Sahu, Senior Manager- Talent and Development, Bharti Airtel Services spoke about how performance management should not end with just a rating but a future plan as performance is past but potential is future. Ankush Arora, Head of OD and Business HR, at Havells India ltd, spoke about HR being a paramount driver for leadership and ethics.
Gaurav Khandelwal, HR leader, Honeywell Process Solutions, spoke about driving innovation by having people in the organization who challenge the status quo.
The second phase of the symposium was on “Pushing the Boundaries of HR”. Prof Jose Maria Aulotte, Director of Studies, Magellan Institute for International HR MBA programme and also a visiting faculty of Xavier School of Human Resource Management, Abhishek Mohanty, Management Consulting professional, PwC India’s People and Organisation Advisory, AB Chandrasekhar, Assistant Vice President, EXl Service, Kochi Area, spoke.
The symposium ended with the speakers being felicitated and a customary vote of thanks.