30 January 2017 14:21:30 IST

Understanding the ‘human’ in human resource

XUB will host its second international HR Conference

The second international HR Conference organised by Xavier School of Human Resource Management, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, on the theme “Re-thinking people management”, will be held on February 3 and 4. The event acts as a bridge between all stakeholders of human resource management and students.

It will focus on a wide range of themes such as ‘Harnessing human capabilities for the modern workplace’, ‘Redefining work: HR in VUCA and SMAC world’ and ‘Employment relations: moving forward towards greater effectiveness’. There will be a pre-conference workshop on ‘Research methods for behavioural research’.

The speakers will cover a multitude of topics, like talent management, organizational designs, indigenous approaches to HR, holacracy, Indian HR, HR analytics and handling workplace diversity.

Some of the panellists include Neharika Vohra, IIM Ahmedabad; Richard Lobo, EVP and Head HR, Infosys; Sunil Jha, President-HR, ACG Worldwide; Parthasarathi Mishra, CHRM, Tata Steel; Bobby Pattnaik, Location HR and Senior Unit HR Manager, Infosys; Bijay Sahoo, Group President, HR, Reliance Industries; Saroj Mahapatra, Director, Jaipuria School of Business; P Dwarakanath, Director, Group Human Capital Max Life; Vijay Sinha, VP HR, JSW; Bineshwan Dash, HR Manager, Microsoft; and Rajeshwari Narendran, Director, Academy of HRD. The moderators will be FM Sahoo, Research Professor, Xavier University, and GP Rao, Founder and Managing Partner, Good People Relations (GPR HR Consulting).