26 Sep 2013-27 Sep 2013|Noida | Amity University Campus, Sector-125 Noida
Human resources only can provide a competitive advantage to any organization in the long run” opine HR leaders during the inauguration of 10th Global HR Summit at Amity University
Amity International Business School (AIBS) started 10th Global HR Summit on the theme “Mining Human Potential and Managing Global Challenges for Creating Next Generation Organisations” at Amity Campus, Sector- 125, Noida.
Global HR Summit aims to provide an apt interface between HR stalwarts and budding managers for discussing and deliberating upon the latest trends in HR industry, thereby making students industry ready, even before they step out the college portals.
Shri. Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD, NTPC; Mr. Eric P. Rajendran, Group President & Head - HR, CK Birla Group, Dr. (Mrs.) B Shukla- Acting Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Dr. Sanjay Srivastava- Dean, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Amity University and Prof.(Dr.) Arun Sacher- Head, AIBS inaugurated the Summit.
Welcoming the august gathering, Dr. Arun Sacher, Head, Amity International Business School introduced the theme of the Summit and various sessions that will unfold during the two day Summit. He shared that 10th Global HR Summit is being attended by more than 200 HR Specialists and Leaders from Corporates and expressed his hope that it will set new paradigms of performance and learning outcomes.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Guest Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD, NTPC stressed, “today’s organizations have become very dynamic and mapping HR talent would be a challenge today and tomorrow. Next generation organizations have to respond to challenges instantly, if they have to succeed. Indians are the best to handle the dynamism aspect of an organization since, in India, we have a very diverse workforce from various ethnicities and backgrounds. All that needs to be done is assessing and knowing who is best at what”. He shared that when organizations are in the expansion mode, they need employees who can align their personal objectives with the organisation’s objectives which is possible only if the employees are happy and satisfied. He advised students to keep their eyes open, learn from the changes taking place around and pursue the goal of their life with honest intention. He called upon students to take lead, become entrepreneurs, give jobs to other professionals and thereby, contribute to the GDP of the country.
Sharing his views on “How to optimize Human Potential in organizations in globally competitive times”, Mr. Eric P. Rajendran, Group President & Head - HR, CK Birla Group explained, citing examples of great leaders like Winston Churchill, Bill Gates and others, that very often people themselves don’t realize their real potential; its only when the right opportunity knocks, their brilliance is unlocked. Taking about the need for organizations to think global, Mr. Eric P. Rajendran remarked that globalization is mission critical for companies to not only grow but to survive. Global practices be it talent or processes, he opined, is the need of the hour for any successful company today. Companies compete and win in the market based on their competitive advantage which is created through people and systems and processes they create. Organisations, today, spend a lot of time, effort and resources to identify, develop, retain and position their High Potential Talent. Quoting a research done by Mc.Kinsey, the speaker said that if a company wants to be among top 50 growth companies, then you need to have 19- 22% of High Potential (HIPOTS) employees. Suggesting ways to develop HIPOTS in an organization, Mr. Rajendran said that Grab a share of talent, Push for excellence early on, Promote spiky (good at one thing or another) leaders and Invest early.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. (Mrs.) B Shukla- Acting Vice Chancellor, Amity University said that there is lot of potential available in every organization which needs to tapped effectively and synergized with organizational goals. It is people who make an organization. She stressed that in a globalised world, an organization has competition from national and International firms and it is people/employees who provide a competitive edge to an organization.
During the day, renowned professionals, leading HR experts across multiple sectors, Academicians from leading educational institutions and Stalwarts from multiple domains including Mr. Namr Kishore- Associate Vice President, The Times of India Group, Mr. Santosh Goenka, Executive Director, Business India Group; Mr. Vineet Aggarwal, Director, KPMG; Mr. Sandeep Tyagi, HR Head, Videocon, Mr. Pradeep Bakshi- President and Chief Operating Officer, Unitary Product Business Group, Voltas Limited, Mr. A K Ray- Executive Director, GAIL, Mr. Srinivas Sastri Vice President and Head- India HR, Birlasoft India Ltd. shared their views in two plenary sessions on “Leadership Development for Creating Next Generation Organizations” and “Recruiting and Retaining High Quality Employee for Managing Global Challenges” and a Panel Discussion on “Leading through Turbulent Times”
The second day of the Summit witnessed three plenary sessions on “Mining Human Potential through Innovative Employee Engagement Practices”, ““Mining Human Potential through Effective Performance Management”, “Transnational Consistency in HR Practices for Creating Next Generation Organizations wherein industry leaders such as Mr. Shivesh Kumar Singh, Regional Head HR, ING Vysya, Ms. Ritu Arora, Head-Organization Development, Moser Baer, Ms. Alfons Madoc, Zonal HR Head, Fortis Hospital and others shared their views.