Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, (XIMB) conducted its Annual HR Summit, Kshitij 2014 and National Level Finance Summit, Finomics’14 on August 17, 2014. The topic of the panel discussion for Kshitij was HR Analytics: The Next Frontier for Workplace Transformation and for Finomics, it was Impact of Regulations and Politics on Indian Financial Markets and It’s Future Challenges.
Prof. S. S. Ganesh, XIMB after welcoming the speakers started the panel discussion and set the context for the day by giving a brief speech on Big Data, the effects of social media on HR functions, various Matrices on Analytics. Ms. Subhashini Acharya, Senior Manager- OD, SABMiller India, outlined a brief history of Data Science in HR and highlighted the importance of Talent Analytics in bringing HR and Business Data together.
Mr. Ravendra Mishra, Head-Human Capital, Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd, talked about how HR adds value to the business by adopting new trends, aligning HR Strategy and building capacity in terms of Human Capital. Mr. Chandrashekhar AB, Assistant Vice President, Human Resources, EXL Services, explained the evolving role of an HR from a Caretaker to a Partner to becoming the Thought Leader and explored how HR Analytics gives business intelligence. Mr. Badrinath AD from Wipro spoke about the various types of HR Analytics and how they are implemented in the BPO Industry. He concluded by stating that Data is available, but what one makes of the Data is always a challenge because one should know what they are looking for.
The topic of panel discussion for Finomics was Impact of Regulations and Politics on Indian Financial Markets and It’s Future Challenges. The panel included the General Manager of Foreign Exchange Department, RBI , Mr. Himanshu Mohanty who emphasized that the financial market was an important condition for growth.
Admist much debate about the FII limits in various markets, the discussions continued with the other members of panel including XIMB alumn and lead Analyst of Duetsche Bank, Mr.Srinivas Rao and Mr Parth Pritam Ghosh, Executive Vice President-Government Relationship Management, Yes Bank. Mr.Ghosh emphasized on the accessability of micro-financing institutes to the general public in India and in the U.S.
Mr Alok Dayal, Senior Director Credit and Environment risk, IDFC discussed the importance of the timing in the market analysis and the general investment preferences of the Indian market that constituted, 55% in financial assets and 45% in the physical assets. He also elaborated on the market and institution and their inter-connection.
The discussion ended with an interactive question-answer round where the students got an opportunity to interact with the dignitaries and pacify there queries.
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) was established 27 years ago. XIMB is now counted among the leading management institutions in the country. XIMB has been awarded A*** grading by CRISIL. The B school offers 2 years full time Post graduate programme in Management and Post graduate Programme in Human Resource Management. Placement at XIMB saw an average annual compensation of Rs.12.08 lakhs in 2014.
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