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On the 27th of January 2011, S P Jain organised the first edition of 'HR Conclave 2011' to envision the HR challenges at Global Workplace 2020 - The emerging trends seen and their strategic impact on HR functions and corporate strategy.

The 2 day event held at Holiday Inn Atrium, Singapore brought together more than 75 HR Directors and Vice Presidents from across South East Asia, the Middle East and India, all gathered with the intention of understanding the changing business landscape and how organisations can adapt to stay successful. The keynote speakers of the event were Mr Stephen Tjoa, Partner, People Performance & Culture, KPMG, South East Asia and Mr Yogi Sriram, Executive Vice President, HR, L&T Limited, India.

The first day commenced with a small presentation by Prof John Davis, Former Dean, Global MBA Program, S P Jain showcasing the background of S P Jain School of Global Management and how the Global MBA program has helped mould Gen Y. This was followed by a welcome address by Prof S Rajagopalan, Dean, Executive Education, S P Jain who introduced the theme of the conclave to the very knowledgeable delegates belonging to companies such as HCL, TCS, Unilever, L&T, KPMG, Stanton Chase International, Godrej, Olam International, HP, DHL and many more.

Mr Stephen Tjoa, the first keynote speaker of the event set the pace with his take on how to manage workforce in 2020. He backed his argument with powerful facts and statistics which in fact broke several myths about Gen Y. Prof John Davis took it one step further by talking about Brand building and Gen Yers contribution to it. His insights about branding especially the '5 Ambassadors' model were fascinating.

The senior management of S P Jain revealed key results and findings of a recently held survey as to how MBA programs are shaping up to meet industry standards. These facts then opened the door to a full-fledged participation from all delegates. The discussion which lasted for more than an hour would have been an ideal class for any MBA student aspiring to make it big in the corporate world.

The other highlight of the day was the panel discussion chaired by Mr Ravi Shankar, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, HCL, India and supported by panellists - Mr Robin Ong, Director, CEVA Asia Pacific Holdings Company Pte Ltd, South East Asia , Mr Sumit Mitra, Executive Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, Godrej Industries, India and Mr Mohit Menon, VP Head - Human Resources, Amba Research, India. The fitting conclusion to day one was made by Prof Subba Iyer, Professor, Information Technology, SP Jain who created quite a stir among the delegates with his alternate, provocative take on Gen Y.

The second day showcased the other keynote speaker of the event Mr Yogi Sriram, Executive Vice President, HR, L&T Limited, India who spoke about building talent in a multi-generational environment. He touched upon key concepts such as Global talent mobility, vitality curve and how Asia's labour force was expected to grow in the coming years.

The grand finale was in the form of a panel discussion chaired by Ms Konstantina Sakellariou, Partner and Marketing & Operations Director, Stanton Chase International, UAE and supported by panellists - Mr Joydeep Bose, President and Global Head - HR, Olam International Limited, SEA, Mr Gordon Simson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, DHL Global Forwarding, Africa & Asia Pacific and Eugene Lam, Director, HR, Hewlett Packard, Technology Services, Asia Pacific-Japan. The panel along with the delegates discussed several strategies for Global workplace 2020 which were great take aways from this entire event.

The HR conclave turned out to be a great success and in the coming days was strengthened with S P Jain's entry into the Global FT rankings at 68th place.

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