HR Conclave 5.0, the marquee event of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu is set to be organized at IIM Jammu from 19th-20th Nov 2022. HR Conclave (HRC) of IIM Jammu serves as a platform for HR Industry experts to share their knowledge about overcoming challenges in today's dynamic world. HRC aims to resonate with IIM Jammu’s motto- “सा विद्या या विमुक्तये (It’s the knowledge that liberates)” and its vision- “To develop leaders and entrepreneurs who can perform globally to make a valuable difference to the Society and the Corporate World.”  

The 5th edition of the flagship event has “mapping the uncharted” as its theme and the event will feature various esteemed dignitaries from the corporate world to preside on the panel. The event is set to have 6 different panels, each discussing different topics revolving around the theme of the event. Mr. Rajesh Uppal, Sr. Executive Director HR & IT, Maruti Suzuki will be the Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker on 19th Nov 2022, and Dr. Prem Singh, President, Group HR, JK Organization will be the Chief Guest and Keynote speaker on 20th Oct 2022. The inauguration of the flagship event, HR Conclave 5.0 of IIM Jammu would be held in the presence of Prof. B.S. Sahay, Director, IIM Jammu, and Prof. Jabir Ali, Dean Academics & Chairperson Placement, IIM Jammu. The inauguration of the event is scheduled to be held at 10 AM on 19th Nov 2022.

The first day of the event will feature the first three panels. The topic of discussion of the first panel is - “Malaises of the Matriarch – A working mother’s conundrum” which will be presided over by Ms. Pragya Singh, Associate Director, PepsiCo, Ms. Neelam Roy, Associate Director - Talent Acquisition, Zycus, Ms. Namita Vyas, Director - Talent Acquisition, Nike, Mrs. Reetu Raina, VP & Global Head - Talent Management, Amdocs and Ms. Kanika S, Senior HR Business Partner and Talent Lead, Zee Media Corporation Limited. The second panel of the event will consist of Mr. Arvind Mahajan, Unit Head HR, SMVDNSH, Narayana Super specialty Hospital, Dr. B.K. Santosh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, illness2wellness, Mrs. Neha Lal, Senior General Manager - HR and Operations, GCS Hospital and Medical College, Ms. Sugandha Jain, Vice President - HR, BeatO and Mr. Pradeep Singh, Senior HR Manager, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited. 

The second panel will discuss the topic “Plugging the Brain Drain”. This will be followed by third and the last(for the day) panel’s discussion on the topic “1$ vs. 77 cents: Gender Pay Gap” which will be presided over by Mr. Achint Jain, Head of Early Careers, Asia and Australasia, Willis Towers Watson, Ms. Arfa Merchant, Senior HR Specialist, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Ms. Arushi Wadhwa, Lead - Campus Recruitment and Culture and Talent Advisor, Sprinklr, Mr. Ashish Mahajan, Global Head Talent Partner, MoEngage, Mr. Atul Tiwari, Chief Human Resources Officer, Spice Money, and Mr. Virender Pratap Singh, Senior HR Manager, NTPC.

The second day of the event will kick off with the discussion by the fourth panel on the topic "Psychological safety in workplace: Inculcating DEIB." The panel will be presided over by Mr. Sahil Nayar, National Head - Early Careers Recruiting & TA Transformation, KPMG, Mr. Harsh Dave, CEO and Co-founder, ASTRA Labs, Mr. Priya Ranjan Kumar, Vice President- HR, JSW Steel, and Mr. Suvro Raychaudhuri, Director- HR, CGI India. The Fifth panel will address “R&D in HR- Transformation at Workplace” and the panelists would be Mr. Vishwanadh Raju, Head India Talent Acquisition - People team - Human Resources, Dun & Bradstreet, Mr. Vinay Agrawal, Global Head – Business HR, Tech Mahindra, Ms. Priyanka Jain, Sr. Director- People & Talent, ZestMoney, Mr. Kushal Bhat, Director HR, RazorPay, Mr. Mr. Ashish Bhalla, Head- Campus Relations, HCL Technologies, Mr. Bhavesh Patel, Head Talent Acquisition – MIG, CGI.  The last panel of the event will consist of Ms. Mehak Mahajan, CRED Mr. Joshua David M.D, Managing Talent Acquisition- India Campus Hiring, Mphasis, Mr. Rahul Purushothaman, Associate Principal and Head, University Hirings and Engagements, TheMathCompany, Mr. Samsundar Palaparthi, Global Lead - Talent Acquisition, UPL Limited and Mr. Vishal Bansal, Head Talent Acquisition, Lenovo, which will be discussing on the topic “Conflict Resolution: Need of the hour”.

The industry Interaction Cell of IIM Jammu is organizing this HR Conclave for the students at the institute to gain more corporate insights and can gain knowledge from the best in the industry. The event will also serve as a medium to bring the attention of the corporate world toward the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the business prospects in the area.