TAPMI seeks a direction for HR through 'DISHA'

The 9th edition of the three-day annual HR conclave ‘DISHA’ concluded here at T A Pai Management Institute.  The theme for this year’s conclave, 'Metamorphosis: Redesign, Recreate, Transform' reflected the need for HR as a domain to upgrade itself in an environment. It is characterised by an ever-intensifying war of talent, the use of analytics for decision-making and leveraging artificial intelligence for transactional activities.

DISHA is a flagship HR event of TAPMI that creates a platform for industry leaders to articulate the current issues, challenges and opportunities in the HR space. This year’s conclave saw the presence of several eminent HR heads of big companies such as Siemens Executive Vice President and Head of HR Ramesh Shankar, Reliance Industries Talent Management Vice President Manoj K Prasad, Accenture Service Pvt Ltd Vice-President (HR) Suehlan Yu, Swarovski (India) Lead HR Sonali Dutta, Apollo Munich Health Insurance Associate VP Sumit Mukherjee and Idea Cellular Vice President (HR) Satyajit Dash, to name a few.

Speaking about the importance of a fest such as DISHA, TAPMI Director Professor Madhu Veeraraghavan said that, “Events such as DISHA provide a platform for students to interact with industry professionals to gain insights. When teams work together, there’s a lot more innovation than a lone inventor and that should be the focus of HR in the coming years.”

The three-day conclave was packed with panel discussion, interactive guest lectures and seminars, delivered by eminent industry guests on various topics and student competitions such as debates, hiring simulations and mock press event.

The panel discussion and interactive lectures saw many relevant HR spokespersons such as Sudeep Mitra – Investor and Advisor at Qilotech.com; Arindam Datta, Senior General Manager-Ops, WNS Global; Umanath Kumar, Divisional manager-HR, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd; Priyadarshini Prabhu-Head Talent Management and Operational Development-TE connectivity; Jatin Peepliwal, Talent Management, HRBP, University Relations Times; Dr Sunil Naik, Director-HR, DGF India; Rajesh Sahay, Sr V-P and HR head WIPRO; Kosal Ram, General Manager HR at Manipal Hospitals Internet sharing their insights on topics such as man-machine collaboration in HR technology adoption, employee development – risks and returns, making brand advocates through employee consumerisation.

DISHA, conceptualised in 2009, provides a platform for students to interact with and initiate conversations with HR experts, discover new perspectives, learn about the current challenges and developments in the field and understand the expectations of industry as a whole. The three-day event was packed with events for students, giving them an opportunity to interact with industry stalwarts while testing their skills.

DH News Service