Twin Engines for Success- Talent and Technology

Digital transformation is fundamentally impacting everyday world and the CHRO is no different. In today’s work culture, every aspect has a technology element attached to it. Organizations are becoming more efficient and the efficiency of all our employees goes up by leaps and bounds by expanding and enhancing IT capabilities for their own employees, leading to business growth. For this to come to fruition, the CIO and CHRO plays a vital role in reconciling the current gap between what is required for better employee performance and the digital tools currently offered to them. Thus, The Economic Times focused roundtable: Twin Engines for Success – Talent and Technology, will together the CIOs and CHROs together to talk about how the twin engine can bridge the gap between the use of technology and job satisfaction; boost productivity and drive growth, and the emerging technologies that will enhance the alliance between the CIO and CHRO

Speakers

Abhishek Dhal
Director, South Zone
Anaplan India

Rahul Dhatariya
AVP Global HR Technology
TATA Communications

Romy Sahay
President HR
Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals

Shobhana P. Ravi
Chief of Information Technology, Innovation and Learning Officer
TAFE

Shreekanth Moorthy
Chief Information Officer
Tata Technologies

Surya Prakash Mohapatra
Global Head- Talent transformation and Learning & Development
Wipro Digital Operations and Platforms

Vidya Rao
Chief Information Officer
Genpact

Vikas Dureja
AVP – IT
HCL India

Vinita Shrivastava
Chief Human Resources Officer
Syngene International

Agenda

15:00 – 15:15 Registration and Login
15:15 – 15:30

Keynote Address:

  • Anjan Kalyani, AVP, Anaplan India

15:30 – 17:00

Roundtable Discussion: Twin Engines for Success: Talent and Technology

  • How the twin engine can bridge the gap between the use of technology and job satisfaction
  • How can collaboration between these two roles boost productivity and drive growth?
  • How is the onset of digital transformation, impacting the role of a CHRO?
  • In this era of digital revolution, what synergies do the CIO and CHRO have between them?
  • How will the emerging technologies enhance the alliance between the CIO and CHRO?

Speakers:

  • Rahul Dhatariya, AVP Global HR Technology, TATA Communications
  • Romy Sahay, President HR, Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.
  • Shobhana P. Ravi, Chief of Information Technology, Innovation and Learning Officer, TAFE
  • Shreekanth Moorthy, Chief Information Officer, Tata Technologies
  • Surya Prakash Mohapatra, Global Head- Talent Transformation, Wipro Digital Operations and Platforms
  • Vidya Rao, Chief Information Officer, Genpact
  • Vikas Dureja, AVP – IT, HCL India
  • Vikramjeet Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
  • Vinita Shrivastava, Chief Human Resources Officer, Syngene International
  • Moderated by: Abhishek Dhal – Director, South Zone, Anaplan India
Romy Sahay has over 28 years of experience in leading HR for multi-units and geographically distributed global workforce. He is currently working as President – Human Resources for Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. He has previously worked with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., ITC Infotech India Ltd., ITC & TELCO.

He holds a Graduate Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, and Post-Graduation in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

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Shobhana has been a management professional for 33 years in Information Technology, Learning & Development and Change Management. Projects that demand conceptualizing, planning and implementing technologies for competitive advantage are her forte.

Currently as Chief – IT, Innovation & Learning Officer, at Tractors & Farm Equipment Limited (a global Top 3 Tractor manufacturer). She leads the IT, Learning & Development, Business Excellence & Knowledge Management. She anchors Vision to Reality Plan of the company and its deployment along with the Execution Excellence Initiative

Implementing SAP in 1999 in a record seven months, introducing industry leading technologies innovatively in B2B, B2C and employee portal, Dealer Management system on Cloud, Mobility solutions and leading TAFE on its EFQM Business Excellence journey in the organization are a few of her career highlights.

She has been awarded the GOLD CIO award of CIOL enterprise Connect Award twice and the CIO Magazine CIO-100 Award in 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2015. She was honored with the special award Cloud Conqueror and “The Hall of Fame” in 2015.

She holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (University of Madras) and Leadership development program from Wharton School of Management and Post Graduate qualifications in Computer Design, System Analysis and Data processing.

Shobhana is passionate about leadership coaching and change management. She is a Certified Executive Coach from Results Coaching System, US and a Certified Business Excellence assessor for CII EXIM Business Excellence Model.

Having contributed to Learning & development in bringing best practices w.r.t Development programs for all levels including Senior Business leaders, and having spent considerable time in Competency Framework development, Shobhana is also currently leading the transformation journey of Learning & Knowledge management through digital at TAFE.

She is an avid reader with a preference for books on Indian philosophy and spirituality. Yoga is an integral part of her life. She also loves travelling, building deep relationships and observing various cultures first hand. She is married to Ravi Kesavan, a Businessman and has a daughter who is a finance professional.

Shobhana@tafe.com / shobhana812@gmail.com

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Shreekanth Moorthy is currently the Chief Information Officer at Tata Technologies. Prior to being a CIO and evangelist for Digital Tech for Manufacturing sector, he has also been the Global Vice President – PLM at Tata Technologies Limited. He has more than two decades of experience in software solutions development and deployment. As a strategist, Shree specializes in emerging technologies, defining enterprise software product direction, overlooking software development in multiple countries.
A manufacturing industry veteran, he has consulted for leading automotive OEMs and several global manufacturing companies in the Americas, Europe, India, and the Far East.

Over the course of his career, Shree has had first-hand experience of the transformations of the digital manufacturing industry. Digital manufacturing has always been Shree’s passion. His most recent role at Siemens PLM before joining Tata Technologies was Director of Digital Factory Products. At Siemens PLM, he brought 3D factory modeling, Indirect Labor, In-plant Logistics and Asset Management software products to the market.

Shree has gained extensive knowledge in engineering IT offshoring, C-Level business consulting, business transformation, strategic business development and outsourcing, IT and software products development for manufacturing industries, IT systems & application development, global consulting & IT governance, global delivery, strategic portfolio management and business process re-engineering through his professional exposure over the years. Shree has authored numerous data transfer protocols and technical & research papers in PLM and Digital Manufacturing.

Shree has a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana Tech University. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pune and a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from L&T Institute of Technology.

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Surya Prakash Mohapatra, currently the Global Head- Talent Transformation at Wipro Digital Operations and Platforms has 23+ years of experience in various leadership roles in several leading IT and ITES organizations. Prior to Wipro, he worked in HP, Microland, FirstRing, Computer Garage and a few other organizations. Surya has extensive experience in setting up and running learning and development functions for organizations in India and international locations. Surya set up the global training function for Wipro BPS which spanned across 10 locations in Brazil, Mexico, Romania, Poland, China and India.

He has led leadership development, capability building and talent management efforts in various organizations. He was instrumental in setting up the Management Academy and Domain Gurukul in Wipro BPO. Surya brings with him a vast experience in setting up Knowledge Centers of Excellence in various domains, defining and implementing training models for Rural BPO, Tier-III BPO etc.

In his current role at Wipro, he is engaged in evolving strategies for building organizational capability, developing people, managing organizational knowledge across in order to drive Wipro’s vision. In the past, he played a key role in setting up the training function in HP GBS. He was one of the key contributors to HP’s Charisma Program as the global leader for the training tower. Some of the bestin-class initiatives led by him, has received industry recognition as well.

Surya is a leadership development trainer. He has delivered training sessions to senior leaders on topics including Change Management, Leadership in a VUCA world, Learning Agility, Impactful Public Speaking etc.

Surya is a speaker of international repute. He speaks regularly in various national and international forums on topics related to HR, Learning and Development, Corporate Culture and Spirituality. He has spoken at conferences organized by Indian Oil Corporation, EMC2. CII, NHRDN, IIM, Bangalore, World HRD Congress, World Education Congress, South-East Asia Satsang and other prestigious national and international organizations. His articles have been published in various journals and magazines in India

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and abroad. He in the editorial board of EKAKSHAARA, a quarterly E-Magazine for HR and L&D practitioners.
World HRD Congress has recognized Surya as one of the 25 Most Talented Training & Development Leaders in the World. Moreover, Global Knowledge Management Congress has conferred the Knowledge Management Leadership Award on Surya. Recently, popular HR Journal, Human Factor featured him in their 2016 Listing of Best HR Heads in India.

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Vidya Rao joined Genpact in October 2019 as chief information officer, where she is responsible for building and leading a world-class technology and global business. She provides leadership to the IT team in a fast-paced, agile environment, managing change and process optimization to meet complex business challenges and client needs. In addition, she oversees the long-term strategic IT plan and delivery framework, with a transformation agenda that drives innovation and quality improvements.

Vidya brings more than 25 years of technology consulting leadership and delivery experience. She joined Genpact from Accenture, where she performed diverse roles and more recently led the technology delivery for some of the very large global multinational clients.

Vidya began her career in 1993, working with multiple IT companies like Infosys, Wipro and Cambridge Technology Partners before she joined Accenture in 2003. She has a degree in statistics and has an additional diploma in computer science.

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

With more than 24 years of professional experience, Vikas is an innovative, sharp and self-motivated executive offering deep expertise in IT Service Strategy, Project Management for Global IT Delivery, Asset Compliance, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery, Cyber Security and Crisis Management with emphasis in enhancing the effectiveness & efficiency of Processes. Managing availability, scalability and operability for IT delivery are his core skills.
Highly recognized in the Industry for delivering impactful technical solutions that reduce TCO and deliver a strong ROI in line with business goals. Hands–on experience of delivering multi-million dollars IT investment via lease or capital mode. Highly developed innovative & strategic business analysis skills to deliver complex projects.

With the core ability to define and solve unstructured business problems Vikas has ensured that all efforts result in overall cost savings. Proven abilities of collaboration across teams and delivering multiple projects under pressure. Pragmatic approach in leading IT Resilience and Crisis Management practices across geographies and assets. Proven abilities of collaboration across teams and delivering multiple projects under pressure. A well-travelled executive across UK, France, US & India who thrives when managing diverse multicultural relationships in a globally expanding footprint.

Noteworthy Achievements
Part of Top Gun (High Potential) pool for senior executives at HCL
Part of HIPO (High Potential) pool for senior executives consecutively for more than 3 years in Steria
Winner Next 100 CIO award for 2014
Winner Director’s Club Award IIS InfoTech Ltd. for 2000

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

1. ssociate Vice President, IT Infrastructure, Asset Management & Business Continuity – 2018 till date
2. Secured 20+% annual savings consistently for 2 years; Owning an annual budget of more than $15mn CAPEX and $3.5mn OPEX
3. Enhanced end point compliance – Responsible for End User Security & Compliance for 150K+ assets
4. Significant project in a complex environment accomplished by using innovative techniques to manage Asset Lifecycle of more than 200K+ assets across multiple geographies
5. Leader of central Crisis Management response team tasked with managing mission-critical infrastructure, designed and rolled-out resilience 6. initiatives in the last 3 years to reduce down-time for business
7. Leveraging and adoption of automation tools and technologies enabling self service for cost reduction and better customer experience
Responsible to lead a team of 750+ IT engineers across service desk, infrastructure & asset management to help implement new ways of working
using digital technologies like self service automation, AI etc. to improve end user experience
8. Worked on major projects to integrate operations across geographies and optimised by use of tier 2 cities leverage
Worked on various kinds of migrations to new and state of art technology like Microsoft end user productivity and mobility tools leading to migration of more than 50K endpoints along with enablement of Mobile application management across 100K+ users
9. Actively worked on Cloud Migration of data and assets for a seamless infrastructure management

Head of IT Asia Pacific and Business Continuity Management Head India

1. Customization and implementation of 14 Global programs including Migration to Microsoft Office 365 platform including email, instant messaging and SharePoint online, Consolidation of local applications which resulted in closure of 600+ Lotus Notes applications, LAN refresh and IPT rollout for 3000 seats and end point refresh of 4000 seats, Migration to Global Active Directory. RAS/VPN access refresh, Server estate virtualization, Migration of videoconferencing services on cloud, Master and load set rollout using SCCM.
2. Cloud First Program- Responsible for development, implementation and management of the future state of IT process and technology involving heavy utilisation of Cloud and Virtualisation technologies
3. Directing the integration strategy for India in all aspects of IT infrastructure and applications between the Steria and Sopra organisations as part of the merger
4. Defining target organization including combination of outsourced and insourced model for service delivery

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Vinita is a transformation-oriented HR leader with over 2 decades of experience in the HR domain. Starting her career with HCL Technologies Limited, she moved to Harman International Inc. as CHRO for India and Senior Director for Global Mobility. She set up the R&D Centre for Harman in India as part of the Core India Leadership team and Global HR Leadership team and took it from 4 employees to over 2500 employees in India. She was also the Head of Global Mobility for Harman worldwide. Post Harman, she was CHRO and Senior Vice President for Sasken Technologies Limited, leading HR for multiple sites across geographies which included India, US, China, Finland, Japan and the UK.

Vinita is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer with Syngene International Ltd. She is part of the Executive Committee and leads the global HR. She is passionate about building organizations based on performance and innovation, driven by a culture of empowerment, transparency, trust and a strong learning orientation.
Educated in Management from Barkatullah University Bhopal (India) and School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University (USA), Vinita has been accorded the “Woman Super Achiever” award by Employer Branding Institute in 2010 and “Women at Work Leadership” award by the World HRD Congress in 2012. She was the Chairperson of CII Karnataka HR panel in 2016-17.

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