L&D Summit 2023

Dr. Sonal has 24 years of techno-behavioural experience in the IT service, technology and now the product industry. Facilitation is her passion and customer centricity and innovation is what she thrives on. She worked in leading roles of L&D function and Talent development with HPCL, Comet Solutions, Lithan Genovate (Singapore), New Horizons (Singapore), Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Fiserv and now with Mastercard.

To her credit she has many innovative projects such as driving learning at organizational level Implementing Digital learning platforms, Institutionalizing learnability index in the organization to propagate learning culture, developing Skill heat maps and skill metrics. Partnering with the business to develop talent for building an Engineering Org, Building holistic role based technology competency framework and skill taxonomy with skill assessment centre. She has deep experience in design and delivery of leadership competency framework, Diversity and Inclusion framework and program offerings, Forming Project management, business analyst academy and Enterprise Technology Academy, measuring effectiveness of the learning programs.

Subject: Incredible Evolution of L&D

Objectives:

• Understand L&D strategic model to drive business results through people
• Understand the strategic styles and core capabilities of different organizations through SWOT
• Understand work environment and work climate needed for high performance
• Understand competency linkages to create a compelling work environment
• Align business strategy to L&D strategy

Outcomes:

Gayathri Ramamurthy, VP and India Learning & Development Head at Capgemini India, is a highly passionate and energetic human resource professional spanning about 20 years of experience. She has demonstrated ability to lead the function and effectively balance the organizational dynamics within a global environment. As an L&D Leader, Gayathri aims to make the most out of people’s talents by focusing on skilling needs of the future and strengthening our competency building. Her vision is to leverage technology and design a sustainable Learning & Development Ecosystem to drive the mindset of Learn-Unlearn-Relearn.

Subject:Aligning L&D functions with the business to drive ROI. Approach to sell L&D Initiatives to Business.. Justifying L&D ROI

GA professional experience of more than 20 years, both L&D and Business roles in the BFSI domain. Having seen both sides of the coin in my career, I am a strong believer of outcome driven learning interventions and strongly propagate interventions which truly address business realities and challenges as experienced by employees on field. On a mission to create a comprehensive learning ecosystem which is powered by an employees desire to learn and grow and not led by organizational pressure/mandate to learn. " Empower to Learn" & " Learning to be a true Business Enabler" are my focus areas in L&D.Strongly believe that Learning Experience and Learning Analytics is the way forward for an agile learning organization..

Subject:Aligning L&D functions with the business to drive ROI. Approach to sell L&D Initiatives to Business.. Justifying L&D ROI

Over 20 years of interesting work experience gained from association with Murugappa Group of Companies and Tata Group. With a strong belief of “Choose a job you like to do, you never have to work a day”, have led assignments that have transformed challenging scenarios into result oriented opportunities for all stakeholders involved.

Subject:Aligning L&D functions with the business to drive ROI. Approach to sell L&D Initiatives to Business.. Justifying L&D ROI

Meet a seasoned learning and development professional with over 20 years of experience in the field. With a passion for addressing organizational objectives through learning initiatives, this individual has provided strategic direction to identify, conceptualize, design, and deliver successful learning programs that drive organization development.As a transformational leader, this individual has formulated and institutionalized profitable business growth programs while identifying financial needs and securing approvals from global and regional leadership. Through the right investments in learning strategy, policy, content creation and curation, assessment methodologies, and employee engagement, they have achieved organizational learning goals and fostered a culture of self-learning.A true collaborator, this individual has sourced and evaluated knowledge vendors, working with industry product leaders to seek support and technology assistance. They have prioritized, guided, and implemented learning strategies for delivery units, leading key initiatives to closure and identifying cost rationalization opportunities to ensure spends are more effective and outcome-driven.With superior communication, diagnostic, technical, and presentation skills, this individual is certified on various industry-trending automation tools and serves as a technology evangelist and SME in QE Automation Technologies. They have also designed and deployed methodologies and tools to track learning impact, further driving self-learning and helping organizations measure the success of their learning initiatives.Overall, this learning and development professional is a strategic leader with a proven track record of success in identifying and delivering effective learning solutions that drive organizational development and growth.

Subject:Effective Best Practices for Fresher onboarding

A dynamic, hands-on L&D professional with 14+ years of Industry experience Specialist at Leadership Development DISC, GSDC certified, Fellowship in Strategic L&D and OD Awarded Top 100 HR by Jombay HR 40 under 40 Program Designer of CII Indian Women's Network’s Campus to Corporate program Amateur Sky Gazer, with a love for Astronom

Subject:Effective Best Practices for Fresher onboarding

Ravichandra is a results-driven L&D Leader with 18 years of verifiable success leading L&D functions for top-level, global organizations. He brings a proven track record in leading small and large teams to increase business impact, maximize talent development, and strengthen organizational leadership. He has a demonstrated history of building and expanding L&D solutions. He is committed to modernizing L&D strategies through the design, development, and delivery of innovative technologies and methodologies. Throughout his career, He has pioneered award-winning learning program initiatives and large-scale organizational transformation for major companies in Technology, Leadership Development, and Organizational Development

Subject:Effective Best Practices for Fresher onboarding

Highly skilled and accomplished professional with over seven years of experience in designing and developing engaging, learner-centered instructional materials in various formats, such as e-learning modules, multimedia presentations, and instructor-led training materials Hands-on experience in managing and overseeing the design, development, and delivery of training programs, workshops, learning path and other learning initiatives, based on the instructional design concepts and toolsHighly skilled in collaborating with HR and leaders and other stakeholders across departments to align change management activities with broader organisational initiatives, such as leadership coaching, talent management, performance management, succession planning and employee engagement Leverage expertise in developing and implementing a comprehensive learning and development strategy aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives, device strategies to enhance user engagement fostering a learning culture within the organisation, and promoting continuous professional development and growth Run need analysis across levels in organization to identify skill gap, create and run initiatives and development plan for employees contributing to organizational developmentProven track record of developing and maintaining a training calendar, ensuring that employees have access to relevant and timely learning opportunities, as well as overseeing the selection, onboarding, and development of external trainers, consultants, and vendors Hands-on experience in digitizing learning through learning management systems (LMS) in an organizational level Analyse the user data and drive people analytics and behavioural economics to drive maximum work efficiency amongst employees and leadersSuccessfully revamped multiple programs implementing the six sigma approach Work on design and delivery of TTT (train the trainer), DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) and CSR (corporate social responsibility) EWS (early warning system – an attrition prediction and management initiative) initiativesExpert in identifying and addressing potential resistance to change, providing coaching and support to help individuals and teams adapt, as well as establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of change initiatives Demonstrated success in staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies such as AI/ML and blockchain and best practices in learning and development to ensure the organization remains competitive and innovative in its training approach Articulate communicator with proven ability to handle multiple tasks and quickly develop effective working relationships with leaders, other stakeholders and clients from various cultural backgrounds and demographyHighly skilled and accomplished professional with over seven years of experience in designing and developing engaging, learner-centered instructional materials in various formats, such as e-learning modules, multimedia presentations, and instructor-led training materials Hands-on experience in managing and overseeing the design, development, and delivery of training programs, workshops, learning path and other learning initiatives, based on the instructional design concepts and toolsHighly skilled in collaborating with HR and leaders and other stakeholders across departments to align change management activities with broader organisational initiatives, such as leadership coaching, talent management, performance management, succession planning and employee engagement Leverage expertise in developing and implementing a comprehensive learning and development strategy aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives, device strategies to enhance user engagement fostering a learning culture within the organisation, and promoting continuous professional development and growth Run need analysis across levels in organization to identify skill gap, create and run initiatives and development plan for employees contributing to organizational developmentProven track record of developing and maintaining a training calendar, ensuring that employees have access to relevant and timely learning opportunities, as well as overseeing the selection, onboarding, and development of external trainers, consultants, and vendors Hands-on experience in digitizing learning through learning management systems (LMS) in an organizational level Analyse the user data and drive people analytics and behavioural economics to drive maximum work efficiency amongst employees and leadersSuccessfully revamped multiple programs implementing the six sigma approach Work on design and delivery of TTT (train the trainer), DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) and CSR (corporate social responsibility) EWS (early warning system – an attrition prediction and management initiative) initiativesExpert in identifying and addressing potential resistance to change, providing coaching and support to help individuals and teams adapt, as well as establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of change initiatives Demonstrated success in staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies such as AI/ML and blockchain and best practices in learning and development to ensure the organization remains competitive and innovative in its training approach Articulate communicator with proven ability to handle multiple tasks and quickly develop effective working relationships with leaders, other stakeholders and clients from various cultural backgrounds and demography

Subject:Effective Best Practices for Fresher onboarding

Yahya has over 23+ years of work experience, Having worked in Organizations like Franklyn Templeton Mutual Funds, Dell Technologies, Sutherland, HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology and held several Leadership Roles. He is currently the Global Head of Learning & Development, Business Continuity Planning for HCL Tech – Digital Workplace Services.

Subject:Effective Best Practices for Fresher onboarding

Yahya has over 23+ years of work experience, Having worked in Organizations like Franklyn Templeton Mutual Funds, Dell Technologies, Sutherland, HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology and held several Leadership Roles. He is currently the Global Head of Learning & Development, Business Continuity Planning for HCL Tech – Digital Workplace Services.

Subject:Effective Best Practices for Fresher onboarding

L&D Professional with – 12 + years of experience with an Entrepreneur Background . Core Skills/area of expertise – Talent Development , Organization L&D planning, Soft Skill trainer, Leadership Development , Fresher Training Planning, Women leadership training planning, Succession planning. Achievements – Awarded employee of the year for tremendous success in L&D implementations and making a compliant Business Vertical . Was successful in Fresher training implementation with 100 % Billable roles conversion . Successfully Implemented various soft skill trainings Org Wide at all the levels. Successfully planned & implemented various virtual engagement programs for Freshers & Lateral Hires during Pandemic.

As AVP HR & Head of Global Talent Development at GS Lab | GAVS Technologies Pvt Ltd, Thomas have a proven track record of spearheading and overhauling global learning initiatives. This includes multi-faceted skilling interventions that varies from leadership development, technical certifications and service delivery excellence for diverse regions across India, US, Middle East, and UK through structured learning paths. He has also been instrumental in bringing Industry-Academia partnerships with several leading educational institutions like IIT Madras, Great Lakes Institute of Management, etc., to consume and co-offer courses. With over 20 years of experience in the field, Thomas has designed a unique skill gap based campus to corporate immersion through the new employee orientation initiative that effectively reduces the time to deploy within 60 days and drive employee assimilation from recruitment to project deployment. He is certified in Agile & Design Thinking for HR Teams and holds a Masters degree in Computer Applications. He has also completed an Executive Post Graduate in Human Resource Management from Loyola Institute of Business Administration.

Subject:L&D Innovation L&D Platforms Boosting Learners Experience & Engagement through Touch Points

Antony Prabhu is an accomplished Learning and Development Manager with 9+ years of experience in designing and implementing creative and effective training programs and learning interventions for organizations across various industries. He is a Strategic Talent Transformation Advisor with a passion for developing and nurturing talent and has a proven track record of driving learning initiatives that align with business goals and deliver measurable results. Antony Prabhu started as a primary school teacher, moved on to teach secondary and higher secondary students and worked as a part time professor in colleges. He is professional trainer in experiential learning and teaching and has conducted faculty development programs at different institutions. With a deep understanding of adult learning theories and instructional design principles, Antony has successfully managed the development of training curricula, e-learning programs, and instructor-led training sessions. He possesses excellent communication and leadership skills, which enables him to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization and build strong relationships.

Subject:Storytelling and Learning Stimulating Creativity and Innovation in Your Organization

Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD, is an industry veteran with close to 4 decades of Industry Experience in organisations like Bharti, HCL, IBM etc.. He is a passionate student, thought leader and practitioner of Servant Leadership. His passion is in evangelizing Servant Leadership ( a topic he chose for his Doctoral dissertation) in all types of organisations, including Corporates, Educational Institutions and Social Sector organisations. He is the co-founder of Leadyne Organisation Builders (www.leadyne.com) , an organisation that has a vision of changing the leadership paradigm of organisations and individuals.. Additionally, he is currently leading the Implementation of Servant Leadership Culture in a Digital Services company, UST Global, enabling the organisation to accelerate its transformation and bring in significant business impact. His efforts have brought several national and international laurels to him personally (eg: CLO of the Year, Global CLO of the year, Talent Development Champion of the year etc) and for the organisation (Several Brandon Hall awards, ATD Awards, Learning Elite Listings etc). Madana is recognized as a Thought Leader, Strategist and Mentor, in the fields of Learning & Development and Leadership . He is a much sought after speaker at several national and international conferences, Tier 1 Management Institutes in the country, and a prolific writer in several national and international magazines on the Topics of Learning Strategy and Servant Leadership.

Subject:Alignment of L&D towards Organisation’s Digital Transformation Roadmap

Girish is currently working at Aker Solutions Mumbai, a multinational company that provides integrated solutions, products, and services to the global energy industry. He is a mechanical engineer and has done his executive MBA from IIM Indore. His professional career has spanned over 25 years in various leading roles in Krupp Uhde, Fluor corporation and Aker Solutions. He has diverse experience in Project management, Business development, Tender management, global resource management and digitalization initiatives. He has experience in leading global high-value workshare teams for large engineering greenfield and brownfield projects.

In his current role in Aker Solution, Girish heads the in-house Digitalization Hub in Mumbai. The hub is an incubation centre for employee-driven digital transformation. He believes that the future of work is largely defined by the Digital Quotient (DQ) of individual employees and collectively as organizations. The future workforce will be much more self-driven. There is a need for organizations to focus efforts on skills development.

Subject:Building Digital Skills – Challenges and Avenues

26 years of rich progressive experience in the IT Industry.Established myself as a strategic leader in building Talent Transformation and Competency Development at a global level.Transforming the workforce into NEW & working closely with the business to achieve success are my key strengths.Developing new tools, approaches, and programs to achieve this timely transformation is the passion that drives me to obtain the desired objectives.

I worked with Accenture for 14+ years as Delivery Enablement Lead for Intelligent Cloud and Infrastructure group.Also led the Competency Development Framework for the entire Technology group.

Academically, I am an alumnus of Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants completing B.Com (CA) and added on by completing Software Graduation course from NIIT and stepped into the IT industry from there.

Dhamayanthi has 20+ years of demonstrated experience in building and leading diverse L&D and Talent Development functions on a global scale in a high-growth business environment.

Dhamayanthi has won several accolades including the Gold Business Impact award, Silver Strategy Award, and Special Certificate of Merit for Trailblazer from International CLO Learning in Practice awards, California. She was also the recipient of the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Award for C#.NET from Microsoft for three years, HR Leadership award, Best Learning Leader, HR Tech Leader, Training leader of the year, and Women Super achiever awards.

Dhamayanthi has won the best presenter award at international conferences and published five research papers on AI & Machine Learning in reputed journals as part of her Ph.D. in Data Science. Her latest research papers on the Improvement of Software Defect Prediction & Sentiment Analysis framework using Machine Learning Algorithms are published in Springer during 2018-2021.

She has been an invited speaker at various industry forums including SHRM, PMI, IEEE, CSI, NHRD, CII, People Matters, World HRD Congress, iVentiv, and Dun & Bradstreet. She is a member of the Jury in The Economic Times Human Capital awards, CLO Learning in Practice Awards & LearningElite Chief Learning Officer Awards, USA & Brandon Hall Group Awards, USA.

In her current role at Kyndryl, she is responsible for skills transformation globally across 60+ countries as part of the Chief Operating Officer Organization.

Subject:What does it take to be a Trusted L&D Partner for Business Alignment?

Vinu comes with over 21+ years of experience with expertise in HR Business Partnering, Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Succession Planning, Leadership Development, HR Audits, Employee Engagement and HR Operations. She has been with TCS for over 10 years as the HR Business Partner Leader, Regional HR Leader and in her current role she heads Talent Development for Pune region.

Subject:RUN – Reskilling, Upskilling and New Skilling

During his journey in IT industry spanning over 25 years, Vijay has played multiple roles in IT consulting and services – software programmer, delivery manager, sales partner, consulting strategist, Data specialist, industry advisor etc. His passion to ‘learning and sharing’ gave a different dimension to embark on building market-demand skills to freshers and experienced professionals in IT space.

Subject:Fresher Onboarding – Converting academic skills to workplaces skills.

Chandrima comes with over 20+ years of experience with expertise in Program & Project Management, Product Development and Operations, in the E-Learning, School Education & Training Industry.

With TCS for about 8 years, Chandrima has led the functions of Talent Development Partnerships, Marketing and Operations.

Currently she is leading the Talent Development Marketing function, focusing on TD brand within and outside TCS

Subject:Expert Panellist

Anurag is dedicated & results-oriented, professional with an entrepreneurial mindset and over 24+ years of success in the areas of Capability building, Leadership & Organizational Development, Change Management and Project & Operations management. He is an analytical professional with strong business acumen and deep technical knowledge dedicated to life-long learning and exceeding expectations.

Subject:Mgrl excellence for Gen Z

Annwesa is a learning consultant and facilitator who works with GlobalLogic as a learning consultant . Starting from diagnosing psychological wellbeing issues at Organizational level and creating appropriate solutions to coordinating and overseeing internal and external Training operations is a major chunk of her portfolio .Managing relationships between the stakeholders, ensuring a training and development strategy for the company to support the company’s Business plan and ensuring that the employees have the necessary skills to meet their objectives. She has an extensive experience in working closely with Business in building capabilities, driving organization wide interventions & change to foster growth. She has expertise in developing, designing & deploying People Strategy, roadmap & execution plans to enhance Employee experience.

Subject:Expert Panelist

He strongly believes and is passionate in the areas of People Development, Continuous Improvement, Business & Delivery Excellence, Quality Management, Project Management, and Risk Management

Subject:Measuring the L&D ROI

Experienced Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Training Facilitation, High Performer, Business Development, Critical Thinking, and Blended Learning. Strong business development professional with a Master of Business Administration - MBA focused in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General from Sinhagad Academy of Engineering, Pune.

Subject:Moderator

Alphonsa have over 25 yrs of experience across various roles in Business, Sales and HR. She drives startegic decisions on talent and skills development for building a strong workforce . She is Certified in MBTI , FIRO -B and NLP Practitioner. She supports a Business school as their corporate Mentor, And participates in external forums as a speaker. Supporting the D&I cause is something that is close to her.

She enjoys networking and traveling and in the current context enjoys time playing with her pet Kitten. An Alumni of the corporate Services Corps at IBM - she spent a month in China to help a healthcare NGO to better market their services along with other IBMers.

Subject:Panelist

APAC L&D lead for Leadership Development,Behavioral and DE&I learning initiatives at CGI.

Subject:Panelist

Manish Thapar works with General Mills as their IT Manager in India, it is one of the largest FMCG companies in the USA. He is currently leading the Global Application Development team and is Solution Manager for the Product Information Capabilities team. He has successfully led General Mills' learning and organisational development project over the past 3 years to upskill, reskill, and new skill the company's resources across the Digital and Technology teams, having extensive experience working with Global leaders and different stakeholders.

Before this, Manish served as a Technology Delivery Manager for B2B business in the APAC and LATAM areas with Ingram Micro and also worked with Mphasis.

He has spent most of his 18 years of work with multinationals, gathering rich experience in creating and managing application development teams, country roll-outs, talent management, learning, capability building, and consulting for thought leadership.

On a personal level, he is the founder of an NGO (Feel and Share) that since 2009 is carrying out creative projects for the less-privileged members of our society.

Subject:Expert Panellist

Endowed with a zeal to win as evinced through 18+ years of International L&D experience encompassing enabling functions such as Training, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Knowledge Management, and Content Management in the ITES sector. I hold a pure passion towards Consumer learning services and have tried to learn the trade from the best in the industry. I am also certified in Strategic L&D Management, ITIL V3 Foundation, ITIL Service Transition, and Six Sigma Green belt.

Subject:Aligning L&D functions with the business to drive ROI. Approach to sell L&D Initiatives to Business.. Justifying L&D ROI

Captain Ritu Mehla is an enterprising , agile and senior leader with diverse experience in setting, leading and managing Project Management, General Administration, Operations, Training , Learning & Development , Corporate Responsibility across industry verticals both in Corporate and Indian Army

Community Leader for various DEI initiatives and contributed by leading for various key events by facilitating major functions in Indian Army.

She truly believes in growing with learning and has completed various certifications from premier institutes. She is qualified OD Practitioner from TISS, Mumbai, Executive Programme from IIM,Lucknow, PGDM from University of Madras and holds Bachelors in Engineering from University of Pune.

Subject: Learning and Knowledge Sharing Ecosystem - Boosting the Knowledge Repository

Geetanjali Malshe is a Human Resources professional with 20 plus years of experience in diverse industry verticals like Manufacturing, ITES, Data and Information Services and Skill Development. Geetanjali is a strategic HR leader and has demonstrated an energetic approach in powerful facilitation and designing learning programs for a diverse profile of audience. Digitizing Learning is one of the key focus areas in Eaton. She is part of the team that is bringing rapid digitization to the Learning Function.

She believes in building a partnering relationship with the business to design transforming HR programs and practices. Her area of expertise in learning are content strategy and design,, facilitating workshops with experiential learning and learning effectiveness. She is also adept in developing competency frameworks and conducting Assessment Centers. She brings in keen analytical skills that help understand the need of the business and an ability to explore and design best suited learning programs. She has a natural proclivity to build genuine people connect - across verticals and hierarchical layers that nurtures transformation.

In her career spanning two decades she has extensively worked on establishing HR Systems and Processes in the employee life cycle for businesses, Compensation and benefits, Talent Development and HR technology.   When not working, she enjoys embroidery, gardening or spending time with her boys and pet dogs.

Subject:Next Gen Digital Learners: landscape beyond e learning

A pioneer employee of organization working since 2015 to shape newly formed L&D team at Reliance Jio. He has 27 years of vast experience in the field of Telecom and a renowned name in the Telecom L&D. He has enlightened with his services previously in Tata Communications and NEC India. He is the graduate engineer from Birla Institute of Technology and also did MBA in Telecom Management from Coventry University, UK. He holds various Cisco and NEC Certifications, and awarded with fellowship of IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), British Chevening Scholarship, etc. He holds membership of IEEE and Internet Society.

Subject:Role of L&D in Technology Transformation at Jio

Anirban Bhattacharya currently serves as a Vice President with Fiserv Global Services. He is responsible for key aspects of the HR strategy and delivery including Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development & Workforce Strategy for FGS India, USA and Costa Rica

In his tenure with Fiserv Anirban has overseen the transformation of talent acquisition practices to better utilize technology, driving focused initiatives on improving diversity and inclusion in hiring and building dedicated career paths for all associates to enhance the utilization & support the growth of the organization’s existing talent pool

Anirban’s career spans over 17 years across industries including Technology, Financial Services and Consulting. He has previously worked with industry leaders including Accenture, Deutsche Bank & Wipro

Anirban is a 2005 batch alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur

As a member of the organization’s Global HR Leadership Team, India Management Team, Steering Committees and Talent Councils Anirban is focused on continuous improvement of business efficiencies & in building a stronger foundation for Fiserv in the ever-evolving market

Subject:The Great Reskilling

Marcela Lendvaiova is a professional Leadership & Soft skills trainer, mentor, and a certified Coach with 20 years of training over 130 nationalities globally under her belt. She gained both her master's degree and her doctorate from social sciences focused on psychological problems at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia. Furthermore, she completed HR Management studies at Leicester University, England; certification in Neuro-linguistic programming, Timeline therapy ™, and Hypnosis in Dubai; and Coaching certification in Bratislava. She's also a registered nurse and former flight attendant and aviation trainer. Moreover, Marcela studied Acting for film in Hollywood, CA, and still performs at International theater Meteorit in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Marcela has trained leaders in global corporations around the world (US, India, Argentina, EMEA, etc), and was voted to be the top 3 finalists 3 years in a row- as a Lecturer of the year 2017, Coach of the year 2018, and Lecturer of the year 2019 at the Learning & Development Awards in Slovakia. Furthermore, she was quoted in both American and Slovak Forbes magazine in 2020.

Marcela has an extensive international experience in:

• Training & Development management (employee & personal development)
• Creating and leading Leadership programs (all levels of Leadership)
• Coaching by ICF principles (Individual & Group coaching)
• Mentoring and Supervision; Train the Trainer
• Reporting to Senior Leadership; Corporate strategy planning
• Performance management and Change management
• Talent recognition/ Career Coaching
• Soft skills workshops- EQ, Presentation, Art of communication, Mindfulness, etc
• Neuroleadership ; Adult learning techniques- Brain friendly learning
• Global business project lead- 250K employees
• Execution of the full training process cycle (from TNA to design, budgeting, facilitation, reporting, feedback, and vendor relationship; virtual & onsite)

Additional experience: Crisis support, Post Traumatic Syndrome, Grief, Stress, Burn out syndrome, Emotional support, Anxiety; Work & Life balance; Relationship expert; Acting Coach; Aviation trainer; Well-being; Life transitions, Diversity &s; Inclusion; Culture transformation, Customer service, Vendor relationship, Personal branding.

Subject: The significant role of a leader in the employees wellbeing

Kristi is an L&D leader with over 30 years of experience including former support and leadership L&D roles across Intel Corporation including Global Logistics/Supply Chain, Global Technology Manufacturing, Global Sales and Marketing as well as Global HR Management and Leadership Development.  She enjoyed the experience of a Training and Development organization ‘start up’  at ASM, which included equipment certifications – again aligned with competencies and performance for measurable individual, organizational and business impacts. All of those experiences led her to her current role leading Global L&D at DPR Construction where she is enjoying building on the already strong learning culture foundation: learn something new every day….share what you learn.

Her point of view is progressive and digital, but also rooted in behavioral science, neuroscience, and performance analysis.  Her team’s goal is getting the right education and skill practice opportunities to the right people at the right time in a compelling and practical way - ensuring the right application/transfer on the job with reinforcement and ongoing upskilling.  And of course we all need to do this at scale for strategic business growth.

In addition to her work passion, Kristi enjoys game nights with friends and her family: husband Scott of 32 years and her son Spencer, daughter Stephanie and two mini- schnauzers, Ringo and Roxie. She loves cooking and entertaining, and reads or binge watches Netflix to unwind.  Like many of us, she yearns for travel again!

Subject: Upskilling and Reskilling at the Speed of Change

KL&D Strategy Architect with 16 years of experience in implementation of learning & development Solutions with measurable Impact to streamline processes and capitalize on organizational growth opportunities; I manage learning & development of ~ 10,000 professionals.

I currently work with KPMG Global Services as a Director on the Learning and Development team and lead a team of 10 high performing professionals to address the varied learning and development needs by creating customized learning journey.

My people development solutions have been recognised globally: Winner of the prestigious “Brandon Hall” award in 2021 (Best Unique/innovative Leadership Development Program), 2020 (Best Advancement in Competencies and Skill Development and Best use of Mobile Learning) and 2018 (Best use of Performance support)

I am a certified “Executive Coach” from Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching to drive measurable behavioral change with leaders. I am currently pursuing my Post graduate certification in “Human Capital Leadership” from XLRI, Jamshedpur and have completed my MBA in HR & Marketing from IBS in 2005

Subject: Upskilling and Reskilling at the Speed of Change

Richa is a seasoned Human Resources leader with over 22 years of vast talent & leadership development experience focusing on developing talent for the skills of today and readying the workforce for the future. She has established & led multiple portfolios within the Learning, Talent Development & CSR space. She is currently heading the Capability Development & DEI portfolio for Coforge (erstwhile NIIT Technologies). Prior to this she has worked with MetLife, Genpact, and Vertex. topic: The role of L&D in establishing the future workforce and workplace as a business-critical objective

Gurpreet Gulati is a seasoned learning and development professional with extensive experience in talent development and management, He has had the privilege to work with organizations across various industries and geographies to drive their learning and development strategies. He has been focused on building a learning culture within organizations by coaching, mentoring, as well as developing learning business partner experience. He is a strong believer in the power of assessment-driven learning management and has industrialized several talent development initiatives across Asia Pacific Region. He is passionate about promoting social learning through social platforms, and introducing AI based learning strategies to encourage learning and development. He strongly believes that building a learning culture is essential for organizational success.

An enterprising, hands-on, solution-oriented L&D professional with 18+ years of multi-industry exposure, Trupti has made valuable contributions to strategy and execution as a part of large, matrixed, fast-paced organizations. She has demonstrated experience and expertise in conceptualizing, planning and executing learning initiatives for individuals & teams across levels. Using a consistent focus on skilling, re-skilling, upskilling and capability enhancement, Trupti has delivered on these learning initiatives, to result in significant improvement in productivity / customer feedback / workforce culture.

• 20 + years as People Development Professional, Public Speaker & Author
• Held global & regional offices at Boston Scientific Inc, UT Worldwide Inc, MakeMyTrip.com & Hero Group
• Alumni - Swiss School of Business & Management, Oneida University, MIIT Sloan School of Management, Delhi University ,Allahabad University, XLRI Jamshedpur, St. Columba's School
• Licensed Facilitator & Coach - Emotional Intelligence, LIFO Method Orientations, Situational Leadership II , Seven habits of highly successful
• PCC – ICF
• Awarded “Top 100 Training & Development Minds” by World HRD Congress

Pravasi is a learning and development (L&D) leader, driven by a passion to shape and lead L&D functions to create value for rest of the business. Currently he leads a learning portfolio that aims to build future-focused skills in three domains - Technology, Leadership and Business, with proven results such as impact on performance, promotions and retention across the globe.

Pravasi has been in the L&D space for more than 17 years as a facilitator, learning designer, project lead, business partner, design lead and a thought leader, thereby gaining a holistic view of how L&D functions as a key business unit and partner.

Pravasi is a learning leader who believes in leading by example, and has continuously invested in his own learning and development. He has earned multiple certifications in L&D from reputed organizations such as:

• ATD Master Instructional Designer from Association for Talent Development (ATD), US
• Consulting Skills Certificate from Association for Talent Development (ATD), US
• Post Graduate Diploma in Instructional Design from Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning, India
• Graduate certificate in E-Learning Design Principles and Methods from Carnegie Mellon University, US
• Social Style Facilitator Certification from TRACOM Group, US

Subject:The influence of moving to a remote and hybrid working style on learning and development

Jean Mathews Iype is an HR and Business professional with 15+ years of certified and extensive experience in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Presales Strategy, and Business Process Improvement. She heads a team of Learning Consultants and works with Business Transformation Leaders and Account teams across IBM, to drive learning opportunities and deliver differentiated & strategic learning programs to IBMers.

She is an IBM recognized Speaker and Educator and has extensively travelled on multiple assignments across the globe to deliver signature learning experiences and high impact training programs in Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Over a decade, she has proven success in developing comprehensive learning frameworks and executing learning solutions methodically such as Data University for Data Engineers, Data Scientist Bootcamp, IBM Quantum, and IBM Garage learning which purposefully impacts strategic business priorities through people, processes, culture, and technology. The credential that she is proud to wear, is the opportunity to work with IBM Fellow Researchers, Distinguished Engineers and Business Directors to build learning programs that help people achieve their highest learning potential.

She is recently graduated from Stanford “LEAD” program and is a certified GSDC Learning Professional. She is a passionate & active member of Chief Learning Officers forum with recent publications on A cognitive framework for enabling talent development and learning She lives with her husband and 2 children in Gurgaon. Her hobbies include Music (Guitar), Reading, Art and Travelling

Subject: Building a sustainable learning organization through a differentiated organizational learning strategy.

HR Professional with over 17 years of experience working in IT, Fintech, Informal Loans, KPO, Telecom, Insurance , Education, FMCG, Travel & NGO Sectors in South east asia , Middle-east & Europe. Keynote Speaker, Coaching & Mentoring, HR Consultant. Hands-on experience in driving projectes: Org. Size : 5k-10k HR Policy, OD, Change Management,Transition Mangement, Leadership development, Coaching & Mentoring, Employee LIfecycle, Employee engagement, Intern Program, Campus Hiring, Talent Mangement & Development,Retention strategy, Succession Planning, Manpower planning, Compliance, Audit & Regulatories, Digital Learning, Content Development 3D/2D/Simulations/Micro-learning, Instructional Design, E2E System implementation & integration HRMS/LXP/LMS, Costing & Annual Budget, Tech-team (Cloud & AI) cohort engagement, S & M KAM/Corporate/B2B/Retail, Appraisal cycles Mid/Annual,Admin & Procurement, R&R, Townhall & Annual events.

Roopali is passionate about driving learning retention and building sustainable, just-in-time solutions for the future. She is a seasoned learning and development specialist with more than a decade’s experience in the e-learning and training industry. Green belt certified, she has designed and developed a large variety of prompt solutions – eLearning, instructor-led, blended, virtual classroom, simulations and systems & inductive training, and flipped classroom – working closely with operating teams to evolve learner needs and align with business strategy. Her experience spans various verticals both government and private— university and K-12, BFSI, pharmaceutical, maritime, and education. She brings with her an agile design approach to drive, rigor, outcomes, and alignment with business needs in learning and experience solutions. In talent consulting, her forte lies in developing customized, scalable, and personalized learning experiences. Some core expertise includes design and implementation of workshops, design of organizational learning strategy and delivery planning, build in-house development capability, leadership development, and data-backed solutions with an emphasis on organizational narratives. She is a firm believer in ‘Learn, unlearn, relearn’ and is extremely dynamic and adaptable – popular for her innovative, creative capabilities and coaching and team-building acumen. Considered a thought leader and strategist in both learning design and experience – she’s driven by the ‘Less is more’ paradigm.

I am a learning and development professional and fortunate enough to get multiple opportunities to implement trending learning processes in some wonderful organisations like HCL, Fiserv, UKG and many more. I have well worked with training operations like TNA, TNI, Feedback frame works, Mandatory trainings, elearnings and synchronised many LMS like CORNORSTONE, SuccessFactors ect. I have worked as a learning partners of business units across domain to understand their training needs and deliver as per business requirements. I manage Planning, designing and executing of product Orientation, I love to impart sessions on personal effectiveness, accountability and ownership ect, also Organised enterprises level trainings like WIL, MM CE ect seamlessly. I am a people person and love to interact with my coworkers, I aspire to make every training is to be the most memorable and beautiful experience for the participants through multi[le engagments.

I believe that people have the capacity to grow to become better individuals and professionals through constant learning. That belief brought me into People Development. People are inherently good and are good at adapting and are capable of developing skills at any stage of their careers. As a Learning Partner for Business Units, I am responsible for understanding the training needs and enabling the same. In this role, I try to apply multi-dimensional insights - market research, customer interactions and needs analysis with the teams – to make our people and organisation ready with the relevant skills and capabilities. In my role I interact and collaborate with senor business leaders in the organisation in developing the long-term Learning & Development strategy, planning and executing the training programmes for various business units and leading new organisation-wide initiatives such as E-Studio, an on-line learning platform, for sharing the ideas. Like they say in Zen philosophy, in the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. My objective is to create these possibilities in the minds of our people and the organisation with learning opportunities. At a personal level, I keep myself engaged in constant learning and development through both internal and external training and executive education programmes. Besides developing soft and behavioural skills, I strive to develop business domain knowledge as it would give me appreciation of customer business to align our organisational capabilities better. I believe organisations that are focused on developing their people through constant learning interventions will reap better return on investments through better retention and engagement, grow faster and last-longer. As a leader, my goal is to play a key role in enabling this journey.

Anita has a proven track record in Talent Management with a focus on learning, leadership development, and diversity. Her experience spans a range of industries and locations including the public sector (at United Nations, Vienna), pharmaceutical (at Merind, Mumbai), shipping (at NYK, Tokyo), beverages (at Tata Tea, Kolkata) and IT (at IBM, Bangalore & Mumbai).

Before her current role at IBM, she has held a number of leadership roles including Head of India Leadership Development, India Diversity Leader, Member of the IBM Global Design Team, and Leadership Development Leader for the Americas, ASEAN, ANZ, Korea, and Japan.

In 2009, she was awarded the WILL Women’s Choice Award for her "deep passion, outstanding commitment, and high delivery in the field of inclusivity and gender equality."

A graduate from Harvard University & Chevening Fellow at the London School of Economics, Anita is passionate about sharing her expertise by speaking at a variety of conferences including the National HRD Conference, CLO, Community Business, CII, AIMA, Inventicon, Transformance Forums, World HRD Congress, and NASSCOM sponsored conferences. She has designed and delivered a course on "HR in Practice: A Corporate Perspective" to honours students of the BMS at Xaviers' College, Mumbai. She has also written and been interviewed in national publications including the Economic Times, Times of India, Human Capital, Chief Learning Officer, Business Today, Business Manager, People Matters, All Things Talent, and Indian Management.

Subject: Learning Design & Development In the Context of Future of Work

Master an effective approach to program design and development

Objectives:

• Understand program design methodologies like Discussion, Videos etc.
• Create program story board through course outlines in line with TNA and learning outcomes
• Learn to create a full fledged learning program
• Learn nuances of program implementation like facilitation skills and role of PARTS (Participation, application, Reward and Engagement, Transfer and Senses)
• Learn to conduct budgeting and ROI analysis for learning interventions

Outcomes:

Manish has more than 15 yrs of experience in IT & Learning Development Industry. In past he has worked as ITIL Head with expertise in the areas like Enterprise IT Transformation, ITSM, SIAM, Blockchain, DevOps and Learning Consultant.

Subject: Gamification Workshop to enhance learning experience.

Prachi is a dedicated leader & management executive with 15 years of experience in diverse areas encompassing learning & development, executive coaching, organizational development, design & implementation of successful learning strategies with strong focus on alignment with organizational goals. She is a subject matter expert in leadership development with exceptional coaching & consulting skills. She is proficient in driving teams and individuals to highest echelons of performance including people from different levels of seniority and roles in leadership.

In her current role Prachi is the Regional Head for Learning and Leadership Development for APAC at Vanderlande. Prior to Vanderlande she was the Head of L&D for Dassault Systemes in India that includes three legal entities 3DS India R&D Lab, Dassault Systemes Global Services and 3DS Sales and Marketing. She played pivotal role in orchestrating and deploying several Strategic Organization and Leadership Development Priorities in her organization.

Prachi comes with a blended experience of being a corporate leader and an independent consultant. In her stint as an independent consultant, she has worked with clients from a gamut of sectors including manufacturing, real estate, IT, ITES, banking and educational institutions. She has coached and facilitated a diverse audience, including senior and top management employees, and leadership teams. She was also featured in several National Dailies for her work as an Image consultant

Subject: The essential components of digital transformation.