Sid is Chairman/ Managing Partner of India Equity Partners, a PE fund and has over 30 years of financial services, strategic advisory, operations and outsourcing experience. Sid joined Accenture in 1977 London and spent next ten years working for major public sector clients and almost all major banks and insurance companies of UK. He was admitted to the partnership in 1987. Sid moved to India in 1987 to establish the India operations of Accenture and pioneered the consulting model in India. He has worked with almost all major Indian and multinational business groups. Sid was responsible for the start Accenture offshore IT and BPO in India, which has since grown to over 35000 people.

In 2001, Sid moved to London as global managing partner of the financial services outsourcing business and head of application outsourcing. In this capacity, he worked for a large number of global banks and insurance companies. He retired from Accenture in 2006 and currently resides in Mumbai, India. Sid serves on the boards of United Spirits and Peninsula Holdings. He is Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (after being placed first in the UK financial exams and 3rd in the Intermediate exam/Best paper in Law) and received a First Class Bachelor in Economics from St. Stephens Collage, New Delhi.

• Rustom is a Post Graduate Diploma Holder in Business Administration {PGDBA} and has specialized in Human Resources and Marketing, from S.I.E.S College of Management Studies. Post that he studied Finance for a year.
  
  
• Rustom comes with an overall experience of 10 plus years and has been Instrumental in recruiting 18000 – 19000 candidates across levels throughout his career. He was exposed to the corporate world with his first break in 1999 with World Network Services
  
  
• Two and a half years back, he joined TCS BPO as a Country Head for Talent Acquisition and Resource Management and currently leads a team of 70 people across all geographies. (Talent acquisition – External, Resource Management – Internal). In his current role :
  
  
• Talent Acquisition - he is involved in Customer Relationship management, Manpower Selection Internally and Externally Strategic Planning and Implementation, Budgeting, Costing & Quality Focus. With immense focus on Training the team he has been successful in Building Cross Functional Teams.
  
  
• Resource management - is instrumental in driving organization excellence through business levers like Optimization and Utilization through cross mobilization of internal resources on the basis of Skills & Competencies. He has been instrumental in implementation a mechanism to develop & monitor the Skill Inventory in TCS. He has Institutionalized Hi Potential (Hi Pot Initiative) in TCS with an objective to ensure business preparedness by building a pool of Internal Talent with key emphasis on churn management and business readiness to promote talent from within, which is an intervention to retain relevant talent and grow the potential ones.
  
  
• Spearheaded the Academic Interface Program (AIP) which focuses on Interaction with ecosystems like education institutes / universities etc to fill up the gap that academia has to offer Vs business needs.
  
  
• As his passion towards imparting knowledge and contributing back to society and young people he is engaged in delivering lectures and tutoring since 1999. He has delivered guest lectures at various colleges. Currently he is engaged with SIES College of management studies for few programs from where he passed out his Post Graduation.
  
  

Samir Kapoor has a Masters degree in Personnel Management from the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Talent Acquisition and is also a certified Graphologist from the Institute of Graphology, Pune.

Samir has held Management positions in large organizations. In his current assignment he set up the resourcing centre for Standard Chartered Bank, which caters to hiring of the banks’ sales force for Consumer Banking, India.

He has also held senior management positions in his last few assignments: Asst Vice President, CFCI (Now Bank of America) heading staffing for the country (KPO & BPO) and Deputy General Manager ICICI OneSource heading recruitment for the Philippines and 6 cities in India. Samir was also conferred with the 'Innovative HR Professional of the Year' award at the Deccan Herald Avenues Awards for HR excellence, where he was the youngest professional to receive an individual award. He enjoys penning articles in his free time and writes for The Hindu and the Deccan herald.

Saidutta Nanda is working with Macleod’s Pharmaceutical ltd as Head (GM) HR.

Macleod’s Pharmaceutical is one of top 20 Pharma Company in India and is having international operation in many countries, with a manpower strength of nearly 4000 employees.

Mr. Nanda is an alumnus of Institute of Management Studies – DAVV – Indore. . His last assignment was with Cadila Pharmaceutical ltd Ahemedabad.

He has nearly 11 years experience, in HR department of Pharmaceutical business

Rajani Tewari, passionate Human Resource professional with varied industry experience. She has successfully sailed through ITES, Aviation and media sector.

Her forte lies in building partnership with the stakeholders, may it be her team, employees, superiors or vendors. Her team feels working with this motivated and focused individual is a matter of pride for them.

Rajani is a pro learning person, amongst all the initiative taken by her, establishing an in-house learning cell is closest to her heart. The cell is known as "The Potter's Wheel" with a punch line "carving a niche out of you". The prime objective of the cell is employee development, it has been her constant endeavor to design and deliver effective training programs. Rajani is also instrumental in building a vibrant culture with an open door policy for the organisation.

At workplace, she is known for two things a sweet approachable smile that one gets on making a eye contact with her and the genuine connect she established with the workforce. She believes her responsibility towards the employees doesn't with the end of working day, it goes much beyond. It's a common sight she seating with employees to resolve twists and turns in their personal and professional lives. When asked, are the people whom you've helped grateful to you, she replies" Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation, you do not find it among gross people" she also adds "I help challenged individuals because I love doing it and there is also a selfish motive, I get to learn a lot through experiential learning".

Senior management feels she is an asset to the organisation as her contribution towards organisation is boundless.

One word that defines her persona aptly is "philanthropist". Things that occupy her pass time are reading, creative writing and a couple of self development initiatives.

Shailja is the founder & driving force behind Stellar. She started Stellar in 1998, adding value to the quality and exhaustiveness of search processes. She founded Stellar’s unique way of doing business. The objective was to partner in the corporate success of Stellar’s clients, “by providing management excellent through executive search solutions.

Shailja’s own professional forte is in consulting for the healthcare, consumer and service industries. She personally spearheads all general management and board level recruitments at Stellar. She counsels companies on recruitment strategies and organization restructuring. Shailja also advises aspiring entrepreneurs on business startup strategy.

“I’d like to believe we are seen to be agile, flexible, committed and innovative. But I know we are passionate about our clients’ businesses, are proactive, energetic and extremely empathetic.”

“At Stellar, we have insights that provide solutions and have a significant impact on the businesses, careers and lives of others.”

Shailja speaks several languages & is an avid fitness enthusiast

Somikaa started getting exposed to the corporate arena with her first break with HR Consulting firm –Watson Wyatt Consulting where she spent 2 years. She started as an Analyst, moved onto becoming an Associate and finally a BD Associate wherein she was heading the C&B strategy for the IT and FMCG companies in India. She was also a part of the extended Singapore team for C&B benchmarking studies and strategy practices.

Somikaa is an MBA in HR and Marketing. Post securing this degree, she joined Patni computers in the international compensation team. She has been certified by the American Compensation Association on the India and Asia Pac compensation practices and strategies. She was a member of the NASSCOM team and the IT HR network there. Thereafter she had a very short stint with Sitel India and CFCI, again in the compensation department. She has represented 3 in various forums and HR conferences conducted by Hewitt, NASSCOM and the HR Congress.

She joined 3 three years back as Assistant Manager Compensation & Benefits, starting with just 1 team member and today heads Recruitment & Employee Shared Services along with Compensation & Benefits with close to 40 team members. As a self actualization venture, she is a professor in NMIMS where she teaches MBA HR to corporates. The subjects primarily are OB, OD, HRM and C&B.

Mona Cheriyan manages the Human Resources Group of Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd at Mumbai, Pune and Europe offices. She has over 20 years of experience in Human Resource Management and Training.

She leads a global team that is responsible for Organisational Effectiveness initiatives, Learning and Development, Compensation and Benefits, Performance Management, Employee Relations and e-hr. In addition to managing the Human Resources team, she also manages the Global Immigration team, International Compensation formulation, Employee Engagement and various strategic initiatives. She has been with OFSS for over 15 years.

She drives the diversity and gender inclusivity initiatives within OFSS and has been responsible for setting up processes and systems to support the same. She works actively with NASSCOM and CII in this area.

Mona is an alumnus of the Sophia College, Mumbai and is an expert in behavioral sciences. She has been instrumental in setting up OFSS’s HR policies and contributing to the growth of the organization from 238 people in 1993 to the 11000+ strong workforce today.

Besides Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd, she has worked with NIIT, the ESSAR group and provided consulting services in the area of HR Strategy and Systems.

Mona has been the recipient of the “HR LEADERSHIP AWARD” for 2008 awarded by the Employer Branding Awards and the "WOMEN SUPER ACHIEVER AWARD" awarded by the World HRD Congress for 2009.

Dr. Tanaya Mishra is currently Chief Human Resources and Capability with ACC Concrete Ltd (Holcim Group of Companies). Prior to this, she was the Head of Human Resources with Shoppers Stop Ltd. Her other assignments have been Head of HR State Bank of India Life Insurance and Director HR Group M. Dr. Mishra has been awarded the most outstanding Young HR Professional for 2008-09 by HRD network in November 2008 and was awarded the HR Leadership Award in the 3rd Employer Branding Awards 2008-09.

She bagged the “Erehwon” award for Innovative HR Practices 2007 and Amity award for best HR practices for Shoppers Stop Ltd. She has PhD in Manpower Planning, a post graduate degree in Human Resources and a post graduate degree from the Delhi School of Economics and a degree in law and a degree in Training & Development She also has a number of publications & papers to her credit. She is a HR and Training committee Member of CII Western Region and a Executive Council Member of National HRD Network Mumbai Chapter

18 years of experience in Human Resources, of which over 13 years are in financial services and five years are in HR Counsulting.

Heading the Human Resources function for Private Banking, Alternate Assets Business (Private Equity, Realty and Infrastructure Funds) and International Business which runs out of London, Singapore, USA and the Middle East.

Completed his Post Graduation Pharmaceutical Technology in 1991.

Sensing the impending boom in IT services, dumped his pharma background and started with his first business in IT Training in 1992

In 1997, he used the y2k phenomenon to start Future Focus Infotech, with 3 other friends. Future Focus metamorphosed from a training company to one of the earliest IT HR Consulting Organisation of India. It remains TCS’ largest Business Associate for IT Human Capital.

Veeren remained Director HR of Future Focus till 2003 after which he was given the responsibility of Steering the Organisation.

Currently he is the Managing Director of Future Focus Infotech and also holds on to the HR department out of his sheer passion for HR.

He has been an office bearer of ERA for the past 2 terms as its treasurer.

Mr. Asit Mohapatra is a Production Engineer with a Post Graduation in Management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

He has 28 years of work experience in the areas of Human Resources Management, Quality, Industrial Engineering and Employee Relations in reputed Indian and Multinational Companies. He has been responsible for the HR functions in various Industry segments like Manufacturing, Engineering, Chemical, Pharmaceuticals, Food Retail, Information Technology and Financial Services.

He started his career in Tata Motors in the year 1980 and worked for fourteen years (seven years at the Plant at Jamshedpur and seven years at its Corporate office at Bombay House). He then moved on to ICICI Bank as Vice President – HR. Subsequently, he joined the multinational pharmaceutical company, Parke Davis, as Director- Human Resources. He also worked as Head HR and Quality with Blue Star, as Sr. Vice President – HR with Jubilant Organosys and Vice President – HR with Ion Exchange India Ltd.

Currently, he is working a Sr. Vice President – HR for Reliance Retail Ltd., looking after the HR Operations in all the States of India.He is also responsible for the HR of Reliance Hypermart and the Home Verticals covering Furnitures,Furnishings,General Merchandise and Home improvement.

Mr. Mohapatra has been trained in Japan and USA in the area of Human Resource Management. He is accredited as a Management Teacher by All India Management Association. He is certified to conduct psychological testing like MBTI, Thomas Profiling and Predictive Index (PI). He is also certified as a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). He has been trained as an Executive Coach.

He is a Life Member of the National HRD Network. He is also a Fellow Member of The Institution of Engineers and Member of All India Management Association.

Mr. Ashok Lad, Graduate in Economics & Law, MHRM, PGDM from Bajaj Institute.

Worked for 23 years in Industry. Last employed as GM – Personnel & Administrator with Aventis Pharma formerly known as Hoechst India Ltd. For last 13 years pursuing HR Management practice, specialized in Training, Organization Development. Restructuring, Compensation Structuring and Legal Compliance.

Associated with Large and Midsize, Public/Private Limited Companies in Pharma & Service industries

Was Chairman, National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), Mumbai Chapter

Faculty through JBIMS for college of Naval Warfare.

Rashmi is a Bombay based, Generalist HR Professional, with 20 years of experience, across a variety of industries, with hands greased across the entire gamut of HR works. An effective team player and leader, she works well with the business teams, to achieve company goals.

A post graduate from NMIMS, she has an empathetic approach to people management, with a tilt to bring discipline along with camaraderie. Her experience brings to the table the foresight to carry the organization through changing phases of sustenance and scale.

She began her career in the IT industry and three years then, moved into the HR consulting space. After a six year stint she moved to the retail segment, where she set up the entire retail store in the suburb and was instrumental in its launch. From a structured retail launch to a chaotic television and production house, she made her foray into the HR in media. Here she worked with business leaders to set the place in order. The blend of discipline and camaraderie was important for a media house to take leaps into the corporate emerging world. She then moved back into IT and the ITES space, set up an organization from inception, one more time. She dabbled with the vibrant ITES group forums to make prominent contributions to managing the raw, young and most dynamic talent work force. With passage of time as the rolling stone, gathered polish, she moved back into the media segment and since then, has been contributing in the HR space in the media industry.

Currently the Senior Vice President - HR and Training of Reliance Big Broadcasting, she is extending her support to set the organization rolling. From budgeting to tracking and it is the entire gamut of HR services that she is putting together for the business leaders.

Rashmi has addressed different HR and Non HR forums and discussions, dabbled with various topics and researched papers of interest. She has been a visiting faculty at management institutes and an active member in participation of HR subject matter discussions and advisories.

She feels that she has had the best time working in this profession and considers the journey a one big gratifying experience

Raja Sekhar Reddy, Chief Operating Officer, and the Practice Head - HR Consulting Services, is a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A), and holds a bachelors degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT K), in Computer Science & Technology. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Philosophy in Knowledge Management from BITS, Pilani.

He has a varied experience of 15 years, ranging from Corporate & Strategic Planning, Organisation Development, HR Operations, Knowledge Management, Business Process Reengineering, Information Technology, Marketing, and Project Management, apart from Teaching. He has previously served GTL Limited in various capacities for over 10 years, and Pune Institute of Computer Technology as a Lecturer before joining InnovSource.

He has built InnovSource as a company and brand from scratch and in a short span of 2 years, worked with several customers, large and small, from varied industries. He has a keen understanding of the functioning of various industries as a result of his consulting assignments. His strength lies in guiding companies in Vision, Values, Business Strategy, Leadership, HR Strategy HR concepts and practices, and other contemporary concepts.

He teaches as a hobby, part-time & lectures in several Management Institutes in Mumbai including IIT School of Management, NITIE, Xavier’s Institute of Management, KJ Somaya Institute of Management Studies & Research, MGM Institute of Management Studies and Research, ICFAI Business School, and CII-Naoroji Institute of Excellence for Management. He takes keen interest in upcoming students, working with them on projects in aid of their academic requirement.

Mr. Suhas Basakhetre. B Sc. M.L.S along with over 20 years of Experience in managing various assignments in HRM.

Presently heading a growing staffing company which provides service in Recruitment, HRM, IR, & Labour Laws Compliances.

His core competency lies in managing large contract work force. He has also handled several assignments of Rationalization, VRS and negotiations with unions.

People are the most valuable assets of any organization, and Mr. Suhas understands it well therefore he gives more emphasis on Interpersonal Skills, People management skills. He advises the management to be sensitive and empathetic towards people related issues. Therefore his valuable advice and positive approach towards critical issues for several organizations has led them to solve the issues successfully.

Dr. Chandra Mauli Dwivedi working as a Group Head - Human Resources of Financial Technologies Group of Companies. He has over 23 years experience in the area of HR consulting, training, teaching and corporate HR functions.

He holds a Doctorate degree in Industrial Psychology and a trained Lead Assessor on People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM) by Carnegie Mellon University - USA. In the recent world HRD congress Dr. Dwivedi has been honored as “India Greatest HR professionals”.

Dr. Dwivedi has been President of HR Infotech Association 05 -06 and Heading FT Group Organization Transformation Council and Affirmative Action Committee”

Dr. Dwivedi is a recipient of the prestigious “Young Scientist Award” from Government of India. He is also recipient of “Outstanding Achievement Award”, “Exemplary Leadership Award”, “Special Team Leadership Award” ,Group Quality Award, Super Achiever’s Award, Global HR Excellence Award , RASBIC Leadership Award in recognition of the outstanding and very valuable contribution made to the IT Industry and to the business of the company.

Dr. Dwivedi is a Ph.D. guide in Applied psychology at Mumbai University and successfully guided 20 students for their Master’s and 5 students for Doctorate degree. He has been nominated as a Member of Board of Studies - University of Mumbai and Pune and also to the Governing Board / Advisory Council of some of the prestigious Management Institutes.

Dr. Dwivedi is regular key note speaker / Chairperson in many national and international conferences including CII, FICCI, BMA, NIPM, HR Infotech, NHRD, World HRD Congress, Asia Pacific HRM, Congress etc. Dr. Dwivedi is also the President of Rotary Club under Rotary International Dist. 3140 for the year 2008-09.

He has published several research papers and is a frequent contributor to magazines and publications like Economic Times, Business India, IT People, Indian Management, Human Capital, Domain B, Express Computers CNBC, ZEE TV etc.

Prakash Kewalramani is an Engineer from IIT Delhi and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad with over 17 years senior level experience with reputed Multinational/Indian Organisations (COATS VIYELLA / GILLETTE / AMTREX-HITACHI AIRCONDITIONERS).

In November 1994, he promoted IMPACT MANAGEMENT & PERSONNEL SERVICES (now called IMPACT HR SERVICES PVT.LTD.) which is a leading executive search firm having offices in Mumbai & Bangalore. Impact has a team of over 35 consultants and provides placements at Senior & Management Middle Management Levels across functions and industries in India and abroad. Its clients include several FORTUNE-500 MNC and Large Indian Organisations. Impact has a strong data-base (over 8,00,000#).

He is actively involved in NHRD, ERA (Executive Recruiters Association), IIM-A & PAN-IIT forums. He has done career counseling to candidates at all levels and runs the successful knowledge-management portal www.successfulmanagers.com

He was Treasurer ERA for 2 years (2005-2006 & 2006-2007) and Chairman, ERA for the year 2007-2008.

Dipayan Baishya is a business writer and co-author of the book, ‘It Happened In India.’ Considered to be the bestselling business book in the country, the book traced the emergence of one of India’s leading business enterprises in the post-liberalization era. It has now been translated into a number of Indian languages.

Prior to release of this book, Dipayan had been associated as a business correspondent with The Economic Times and Business Today. His articles have also appeared in international publications including Knowledge@Wharton and Media.

Dipayan was awarded the Don Sheehan International Journalist Fellowship by The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2005. His areas of interest include social geography and community studies, entrepreneurship, corporate leadership and leadership communication.

Dipayan is based in Mumbai and is currently associated with the Future Group where he spearheads thought leadership initiatives by the company.