09:30 – 09:45 hrs

Welcome Address                                                                         

Suchita Dutta

Executive Director, Indian Staffing Federation

09 45 – 09 55 hrs

Lighting of Lamp

09 55 – 10 15 hrs

Guest of Honour

Dr. Sunil Deodhar

Former National Secretary, BJP, Maharashtra

10 15 – 10 40 hrs

Chief Guest Address

Shri Akash Pandurang Fundkar

Honourable Minister

Ministry of Labour, Government of Maharashtra*

10 40 – 10 45 hrs

Photo - Opportunity

10 45 – 11 00 hrs

President Address

Lohit Bhatia

President, Indian Staffing Federation; (President Workforce Management, Quess Corp Ltd)

11 00 – 11 30 hrs

Fireside Chat

Global Perspective: What and Where is India's Growing Advantage?

 Speakers:

Bettina Schaller, President, World Employment Confederation

Lohit Bhatia, President, Indian Staffing Federation; (President Workforce Management, Quess Corp Ltd) 

Session chair

Manmeet Singh, Vice President, Indian Staffing Federation; (CEO, FirstMeridian Business Services)

11 30 – 12 00 hrs

Networking Break (refreshment)

12 00 – 12 15 hrs

Special Session

Building A Skill-Based Workforce

Selva Sundaram

Product Marketer, Zoho Recruit

12 15 – 13 15 hrs

Session 1

Competitive Edge: Opportunities in the Growing Economy

Speakers:

Adithiya Venkataraman, Chief Human Resource Officer, Hinduja Renewables Energy Pvt Ltd

Bhushan Tripathi, Chief Human Resources Officer, GM Modular Pvt Ltd

Dr. Rajani Tewari, Chief People Officer, GreenCell Mobility Pvt Ltd

Shalu Sood, Head Human Resource, JSW Energy Ltd

Sumit Jana, Nsm-Sbb - Senior Vice President, Axis Bank Ltd

Session chair

Atanu Banerjee, Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation; (CEO- Staffing, Spectrum Talent Management Ltd)

13 15 – 13 30 hrs

Special Session

Accelerating Early Talent Hiring – Leveraging Apna Job’s Technology Platform

Abhinav Dhar

Senior Director Sales, Apna

13 30 – 14 45 hrs

Networking over Lunch

14 45 – 15 45 hrs

Session 2

Disruptions: What's Next? 

Speakers:

Abhay Likhite, Head - Employee Relations, Mahindra & Mahindra

Gaurav Vyas, Human Resources – Head, HDB Finance Services Ltd

Praveen Kumar Dokania, Director, Hitachi Vantara India Pvt Ltd

Girish Gurkhe, Vice President – HR & Admn, Aegis Logistics Ltd & its Group Companies

Shubham Saraff, Co-Founder, Spectrum Growth Partners & STAIR Digital

Jhuma Sarkar, Head - Performance Excellence, Prince Pipes And Fittings Ltd

Session chair

Kushal Bhargava, Corporate Member, Indian Staffing Federation; (Director, Calibehr Business Support Services Pvt Ltd)

15 45 – 16 45 hrs

Session 3

Employment '25: Business of Human Resource

 Speakers:

Shivin Tikoo, Chief Human Resources Officer, Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd

Shefali Kharabanda Mian, Director - Compensation & Benefits-India Region, Abbott India Ltd

Uday Ghag, Chief Human Resource Officer, Alkyl Amine Ltd

Adhir Mane, Senior Vice President, Raymond Ltd*

Vijay Mishra, Vice President - Enterprises Solution, Tata Communication Ltd*

Arjun Somasekar, Sales Director, Zoho 

Session chair

Pritika Yadav, Corporate Member, Indian Staffing Federation; (Executive Director, Genius Consultants Ltd)

16 45 – 17 00 hrs

Vote of Thanks

 Somnath Banerjee

Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation; (Co-Founder & CEO, Orion Corporate Alliance Pvt. Ltd) 

-Close of Conference-

Networking Over Refreshments