XLRI ExPGDM organised ‘KRONOS’21’, XLRI’s flagship Human Resources Conclave. The theme for the two-day virtual conclave was “Re-defining the Role of Human Resources for the Future”.
As the boundaries of HR have extended beyond horizons, the way HR practices are managed, and run is becoming vigorous, agile, and embedded with digital interventions. The whole idea of work, workplace, and human resources has evolved in the prevailing covid pandemic. This conclave aimed at providing a platform and brought leading HR professionals and academicians to share experiences and insights on the ever-changing dynamics of the industry,
The conclave was inaugurated with the Dean Academics Dr. Ashish K. Pani’s speech followed by a welcome address by Dr. Anita Sarkar, Chairperson, HRM Area, XLRI Jamshedpur and addressed by Chief Guest Deepa Narayan, VP, Employee Success at Salesforce on ‘Rethinking HRM Amidst Disruptions’.
A keynote followed the inaugural Session Address by Rajlakshmi Saikia, Vice President, Global Learning Operations, Genpact on “Next-Gen HRM”.
After keynote session Sweta Mohapatra, Shriya Dutt, Monica Dhar, Puneet Rajput, engaged in a Panel Discussion on ‘Decoding Diversity and Inclusion’ and the session was moderated by Dr. Shreyashi Chakraborty, Chairperson, Centre for Gender Equality & Inclusive Leadership, XLRI.
There was an Experience Sharing session by Susan Mathew, HR Head India, LinkedIn - Human Resources Planning During COVID-19. Day one concluded with Experts ki Pathshala by Anish Raj, Director HR, Sentieo Vipin Sharma, Head HR – Strategy, Analytics and HR Innovation Lab, Tata Steel.