HR Experts emphasizes on ‘The Digital Transformation in HR’ at HR Conclave organized by Ajeenkya DY Patil University-School of Management

Pune (Voice News Service): Ajeenkya DY Patil University-School of Management hosted its first ever informative ‘HR Conclave’ on the theme ‘Digital Transformation in HR’ recently at its sprawling University auditorium. The day-long Conclave witnessed an impressive line-up of HR senior professionals and CEOs from diverse startups and established organizations ranging from information technology, finance, EdTech, automobile, and manufacturing sectors.

Delivering the inaugural session was Mohansundaram Karunakaran-Chief Financial Officer-Shopper Shop, who said that the advent of path-breaking digital platforms and increasing women HR professionals has been the leveraging factors in digital transformation of human resources functions like talent acquisition, employee engagement, performance management and learning & development.

Vivek Gupta-Chief Executive Officer, EdMyst said, “In the startup ecosystem, digital technologies have eased the entire recruitment process which has helped to attract the skilled talented workforce. Digital tools like applicant tracking systems, social media platforms, video conferencing and messaging applications has been a boon in terms of effective employee communication and productivity. Prakash Khedkar-Senior Director, Emmerson Electrics critically evaluated the new trends in in recruitment and training on digital platforms.

Prof Hrridaysh Deshpande, Vice Chancellor-Ajeenkya DY Patil University urged the aspiring HR professionals to develop the art of curiosity in honing new-age digital skills which is impeccable in the changing business landscape. Curiosity will not only help to stay relevant, but also enhance the competitiveness in the job market.

The HR Conclave witnessed the two high-octane panel discussions deliberated by a galaxy of human resources professionals.

The theme for the first panel discussion was ‘Demystifying Digital Transformation in Talent Acquisition, Opportunities Strategies and Solution’. The panellists were Pooja Chawla-HR Head, FP Technologies, Manav Prasad-CEO and Co-founder- Gokloud Software Solutions, Yogini Ajgaonkar-Sr HR Manager, E&Y, Snahal Valame-Founder-SaniKaizen Solutions, Manik Khatavkar, Director-Talents Acquisition, MasterCard, Supriya Bansal, Director-Shared Technologies-Global Business Services and Anirbaan Mukherjee–Sr.HR Executive-Campus, L&T Infotech.

The panellists emphasized that Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning algorithms has led to drastic metamorphosis in the human resource functionalities. Digitalization has enabled the stakeholders to seek self-awareness towards a Greener Planet Earth. Interestingly, adoption of digital transformation technologies has not increased the employee-strength, but it has led to overall effectiveness of HR processes. For jobs of tomorrow, the jobseekers should hone their life and soft skills through experiences, observations, and the environment.

The second panel discussion was on ‘Reimagining, Redesigning and Reclaiming HR Growth in Higher Education in India.’ It was deliberated by Tejas Kanitkar, Sr HR Manager-Mercedes Benz (R&D), Dr Pratima Sheroy-E-Vyaas Learning, Dr Yogeshwar Upadhyay-President, Federation of International Trainers and Ujjwal Mane-Lead HR, KPIT Technologies.

The panelists opined that by 2030, India is projected to have a workforce of around 300 million young people. This demographic shift will have a profound impact on the country’s economic growth and upskilling processes. Hence, it becomes imperative that Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) must strive to adopt a holistic approach to address human resources industry challenges like skill-gaps, talent shortages and the changing needs of students and faculty. HEI should now focus should be on building a strong culture of continuous learning and development through leveraging teaching-learning technologies.

Dr Latha Krishnan, Dean-School of Management, “The HR Conclave is a crucial element for any B-

School academia-industry interface. The whole idea aimed to bring together industry professionals, faculty members and students to connect and discover new insights from the industry professionals. This platform aimed to understand the new skill sets that HEIs should focus on terms of teaching-learning and boost the employability.”

Over 50 HR professionals, 280 students and 50 faculties attended the Conclave.