SHRM India Successfully Concludes its 3rd Annual HR Conference and Exposition 2014

India, September 29, 2014 (Newswire.com) - The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management, today concluded its 3rd India Annual Conference in Gurgaon (NCR). The two-day conference and exposition held at The Leela Ambience, Gurgaon, witnessed the presence of over 650+ delegates, including mid & senior level HR professionals, corporate leaders and over 60 acclaimed Thought Leaders from all over the world.

The key agenda of the conference was based on the theme “Connect Inspire grow”, offering a platform that empowers and enables HR personnel across all industry verticals to stay in line with continuously evolving HR industry. For any organization, the biggest challenge today is to create an inspired workplace which enables people to work smartly and more productively and SHRM India Annual Conference & Exposition is designed for HR professionals to tackle such challenges. The gathering also presented the opportunity for all the attendees to network, engage and indulge with fellow delegates.

SHRM India also announced the winners of SHRM HR Awards 2014 held on the eve of the first day of the conference. SHRM annual HR Awards acknowledge the organizations that work passionately towards raising the bar for the profession and their workforce through constant innovation. Awards recognized winners for the following categories:

·         Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion - Aegis Limited

·         Excellence in Community Impact - Hewlett Packard India Sales Private Limited

·         Excellence in Developing Leaders of Tomorrow - Citigroup India

·         Excellence in Social Media People Campaignn- OSSCube Solutions Limited

·         Excellence in HR Analytics - Genpact India

·         Employer with Best Employee Health & Wellness Initiative - Procter & Gamble India

Ms. Achal Khanna, CEO, SHRM India said, “The last two days have seen a series of engaging and fruitful discussions that have captured the critical role of HR in the rapidly evolving and technology led corporate landscape. I am sure each one of us has lot of takeaways from this conference as we seek to frame policies aimed at both employee benefits and enhancing productivity.”

The two day event addressed the critical issues concerning superior service culture, Future of work in a technology world, Talent management, role of social media and HR function in defining leadership. The sessions included addresses and discussions from the keynote speakers and other panellists emphasizing on their experiences and journey through out, while also putting the light on key HR trends shaping up globally.

Some of the eminent speakers who contributed at the event today were Ron Kaufman, Founder, UP Your Service and NY Time Bestselling Author, Dr. Kari Strobel, Director, HR Competencies, SHRM, Wayne F. Cascio, Professor of Management, University of Colorado, Ashok Alexander, Director at Antara, Lead at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in India andSunita Bhuyan, Violinist and Training Professional.

Ron Kaufman shared his views about superior service culture. In a world where customers and staff have increasing options, companies with a powerful service reputation and an Uplifting Service culture are attracting and retaining the best talent, achieving market leadership and enjoying sustainable success. In fact, building a service-focused culture today is no longer an option - it’s a competitive necessity.

Dr. Kari Storbel, in her session, emphasized on the importance of HR Competency Model. The HR Competency Model provides the foundation of talent management for global HR professionals and sets HR to the path of becoming Business partners: A deep dive into what makes up the SHRM Global HR competency model and why and how HR pros should map themselves to the model.

In his session Ashok Alexander talked about his personal journey of leadership and the transition from heading one of the world's leading organisations to working with the underprivileged and marginal segments of society.

Wayne F. Cascio session included the discussion on creating a learning culture in a work place. Current and emerging social, economic, political, legal, and regulatory changes make “environmental scanning” a critically important activity. Its implementation requires a culture of continuing learning championed by HR, with organization-wide participation.

About SHRM

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 2, 70,000 members in over 160 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India. SHRM's mission is to support the HR professional and advance the HR profession through globally recognised certifications, collaborative communities, comprehensive resources, research, professional development opportunities, academic alliances and advisory services. For more information.