Confluence 2019

Agenda

November 13, 2019
*The Program is subject to change

Lunch
13:30 onwards
Distinguished Alumni Meet
NIIT Alumni meeting in adjoining hall - Benalium
15:30 - 16:30
Registration
16:00 - 16:45
Kicking It Off
Ganesh Krishnamurthy I EVP, Skills & Careers Group, NIIT Ltd.
16:45 - 17:00
Welcome Address
Vijay Thadani I Vice Chairman and Managing Director, NIIT Limited
17:00 - 17:15
Performance Matters - The Role of Learning in Transformative Growth
Sapnesh Lalla I CEO, NIIT Ltd
17:15 - 17:45
Emotional Intelligence - Powering Future Success
Rajagopalan Purushothaman I SVP, Refinery and Marketing, Reliance Industries
17:45 - 18:30
Break
18:30 - 20:00
Dinner at Dunes by the Sea
20:00 - 22:30
November 14, 2019
*The Program is subject to change

The impact of Moods on Learning
Rajendra S Pawar I Chairman, NIIT Group
9:00 - 9:35
How Industries, Companies, and Individuals Get Disrupted by "Not Learning"
Fireside chat with Ashish Kashyap, Founder at INDwealth, former-CEO & Founder, ibibo Group (Goibibo, redBus, PayU India)
In discussion with Bimaljeet Singh Bhasin, President, Skills & Careers Business (India), NIIT Ltd.

9:35 - 10:15
Tea Break
10:15 - 10:45
Power Panel Discussion: Workforce Transformation in a Digital Age
Moderated by Harjeet Khanduja, Vice President, Human Resources at Reliance Jio
Panelists
Sarita Fernandes, Vice President, Training and People Capability Development, Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Dr. Sanjay Verma, Head Petchemical Academy, Reliance Industries Ltd.

10:45 - 11:30
Building a Growth Mindset and the Role of Learning
Anuj Malhotra I VP, Service Lines and Operations, IBM
11:30 - 12:00
Decision Making through Learning Analytics
Dr Selvan Dorairaj I VP, Learning and Development, Capgemini India
12:00 - 12:30
Creating Talent - 'Finance of the Future'
Bimaljeet Singh Bhasin, President, Skills & Careers Business (India), NIIT Ltd.
Sai Venkateshwaran, Partner and Head, Accounting Advisory Services, KPMG India
Karan Marwah, Partner and Head - Capital Markets, KPMG India

12:30 - 13:00
Lunch & Group Photo
13:00 - 14:15
Felicitation of Distinguished Alumni
14:15 - 14:45
Power Panel Discussion: BFSI Workforce Evolution in the Digital Era
Moderated by Bimaljeet Singh Bhasin, President, Skills & Careers Business (India), NIIT Ltd.
Panelists
Anita Pai, COO, Yes Bank Ltd.
Prashant Verma, Head HR – Wholesale Banking Group & Industry Academia, ICICI Bank

14:45 - 15:30
Fresh Hire to Day 1 Productive – A Disruptive Approach
Anil Santhapuri I Director & Head – L&D, CGI
Parth Suthar I Director Of Operations, APAC, CGI

15:30- 16:00
The Need for Transformation Across IT Team Pyramid
Fireside chat with Reynolds Alex, General Manager and Delivery Head, Wipro Digital
In conversation with Ramanujam Thirumalai, Sr. Vice President, StackRoute

16:00 - 16:20
Tea Break
16:20 - 16:40
Get your Game on: In Conversation with Jonty Rhodes, Cricket Legend, South Africa
Jonty Rhodes in conversation with Prashant Verma, HEAD HR – Wholesale Banking Group & Industry Academia, ICICI Bank
16:40 - 18:10
Break
18:10 - 20:00
Theme Dinner at the Seaside Lawns
20:00 - 22:30
November 15, 2019
*The Program is subject to change

Water Sports by the Beach and Breakfast
07:00 - 10:00
Industry Panel Discussion: Transforming Experienced Resources – Challenges and Lessons
Moderated by Ramanujam Thirumalai, Vice President, StackRoute
Panelists
G K Sukumar, Vice President, GTS at IBM
Satish Mohandass, Vice President, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Divya Amarnath, Head Learning & Development, Strategic Accounts, Infosys

10:00 - 10:45
New Ways of Working
T K Srirang I CHRO, ICICI Group
10:45 - 11:15
Robotic Process Automation as the Next Frontier
Arvind Thothadri I Vice President Global Training and Certification, Automation Anywhere
11:15 - 11:45
Learning Science: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Dr. Gregg Collins I Chief Learning Scientist, NIIT Limited
11:45 - 12:15
Delegate Views and Interactions
12:15 - 12:45
Vote of Thanks
12:45 - 13:00
Lunch followed by departures
13:00 onwards