AIMA to hold National HRM Summit in New Delhi

However, several challenges and opportunities abound for this function. To put a spotlight on the subject, All India Management Association (AIMA) will be holding it National HRM Summit in New Delhi on October 17-18, 2008. The Summit will be based on theme of Positioning HR to create Value: The New HR.

The Summit will see leading speakers from the world of industry and academia address the forum. Some of the speakers who are expected to address the summit include: Mr. V C Agrawal, Director (HR); IOCL Ltd, Dr Ritu Anand, Dy Global Head (HR); TCS Ltd, Dr A K Balyan, Director (HR&MS); ONGC Ltd, Mr Visty Banaji, ED (CHR); Godrej Industries Ltd; Dr P V Bhide, President (CHR) J K Organisation; Mr Aquil Busrai, ED (HR), IBM India Pvt. Ltd; Dr S Chandrasekhar, VP-PRM, Capgemini India; Mr. Rajiv Dubey, President (HR & Corporate Service) Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd; Mr. P Dwarakanath, Director (Gr Human Capital) Max India Ltd; Mr. Aadesh Goyal, CMD, People Strong; Ms Mandeep Maitra, Country Head (HR) HDFC Bank; Mr. Arun Maira, Senior Advisor, BCG; Mr. Gantantra Ojha, Director (Personnel), SAIL; Dr Anadi S Pande, VP-HRM, CP & Strategy Hero Honda Motors Ltd; Mr. Rakesh Pandey, CEO Kaya Skin Clinic; Mr. Ishan Raina, Director & CEO, Out-of-Home, Media (India) Pvt. Ltd; Mr. P V Ramanamurthy, VP (HR), Coca Cola; Mr. Sankar Ramamurthy, ED PWC; Dr C S Venkata Ratnam, Director IMI; Mr. Anil Sachdev, CMD, Grow Talent Company Ltd; Mr. Sanjeev Sahi, Director (Personnel) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd; Mr. Anil Sharma, Vice President-HR, ITC Hotels Ltd; Mr. R C Shrivastav, Director (HR), NTPC Ltd; Mr. S Y Siddiqui, ED (HR), Maruti Udyog Ltd; Mr. Daljit Singh, President (Strategy & OD) Fortis Health Care Ltd; Dr Pritam Singh, Professor of Eminence, MDI; Mr. B Sudhakar, Head (CHR & Admn) Tata Chemicals Ltd; and Dr Yasho V Verma, Director (HR) LG Electronics India Ltd.

Dr Kamal Singh, Director (CMD), AIMA says, AIMAs National HRM Summit, over the year, has come to be regarded as one of the most significant HR platform to deliberate issue of critical importance related to the HR function. The Summit each year addresses a topical theme in the HR area touching upon the core issue to enable HR practitioner to view things in new perspective and come out with creative solutions. The biggest challenge facing the HT Function today is to attract, retain and nurture talent. To achieve this, organizations need to create and sustain an innovative work culture.

Mr Yogi Sriram, Executive Vice President (HR & Administrative Services), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (E & C) is the Summit Director. The Summit is targeted at CEOs, Senior HR and Line Managers, Faculty Members in HR and students.