SHRM Holds India’s Largest Conclave for Human Resource Professionals

2013 Theme focuses on “Empowering Change – Workplace of the Future”
By: Corporate Communications Team
 
CONNAUGHT PLACE, India - Sept. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- New Delhi, September 19, 2013 – The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management began its 2nd India Annual Conference in Gurgaon (NCR) today. The two-day conference, starting today was held at India's millennium city which brought together over 500 delegates, including corporate leaders and HR gurus.

After a successful conclusion of last year’s Annual conference in Goa, this year’s agenda of the conference was based on the theme of “Empowering Change; Workplace of the Future”, keeping in mind the prevailing economic environment and challenges posed by the slowdown. The knowledge packed event addressed critical issues concerning workplace trends and HR management like Role of Analytics, Assessment, Social Media in HR, How to Turn Generosity into Social Responsibility and Skill Enhancement. Delegates attending from all over the world ccontributed their valuable thoughts on a variety of issues concerning human capital through a series of keynote addresses and panel discussions followed by national HR quiz and a glitzy award ceremony.

Ms. Achal Khanna (CEO, SHRM India) said, “We are delighted to see that this year’s conference has attracted and brought together minds and multifaceted discussions on one platform, and this has generated new learning across borders. By focusing on aspects like workplace trends, assessment, skill enhancement etc., we strive to present new dimensions of discussion to reach conclusive ideas that will simplify HR best practices in the emerging industry. We look forward to hosting such platforms in the future with an ever growing participation of global practitioners and thought leaders. We thank our sponsors, speakers, participants and volunteers for making this a landmark event for the HR industry”

Some of the eminent speakers who contributed at the event today were Ben Casnocha (Entrepreneur & Expert on the Future of Work), Jeff Pon (Chief Human Resources and Strategy Officer - SHRM Global), Frank Ricciardi (Cornerstone OnDemand), Arunav Banerjee (SOIL), Arun Silvester (Fragoman), Yogesh Sood (Leadership Consulting Pvt. Limited),  David Lewis (Pinnacle).

The focus of this year’s conclave is to help the growth and development of Human Resource Executives, CEOs/Founders, Independent HR Consultants, Philanthropists as well as Academic Professionals.

About SHRM

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 2, 60,000 members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India. Visit SHRM Online at www.shrm.org. SHRM-India serves the needs of HR practitioners by facilitating exchange of knowledge resources & practices, enabling professional development, and enhanced opportunities for engagement & networking within the Global & Indian HR communities. www.shrmindia.org.
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