ASBM & NHRDN Ink MoU for Innovative Master’s Programme at 13th National HR Symposium
17 November 2023, Bhubaneswar: The 13th National HR Symposium on “Global HR: Building Organizations of the Future” was held in ASBM University on 18th November, 2023.It was inaugurated by Mr. Prem Singh, National President, NHRDN & President Group HR, JK Organization. Mr Suresh G, Executive Director, Odisha Assets, ArcelorMittal Nippon SteelIndia Ltd., Ms. Pallavi Pednekar, Talent Director, Deloitte India and Ms Brishti Mondal, VP-HR, NRI FinTech India were among the guests of honour who graced the national HR symposium.
Prof. Biswajeet Pattnayak, Founder & President, ASBM University while introducing the theme said that the main catalyst of the fourth Industrial Revolution(Industry 4.0 ) is technology. Smart technology, smart factories and smart people have thrown several challenges for the HR professionals. The key issues before the HR to make the Organisation future ready are creating purpose, managing talent, building HR tech ecosystems and building capacity for change.
Ms. Pallavi Pednekar, Talent Director, Deloitte India talked about the change-like work which is driven towards Metaverse. She adds every generation is different so demands are different. There is the emergence of a Hybrid workspace. She advised to upskill, to stay connected with people and learn the art of dealing with ambiguity.
Ms. Brishti Mondal, VP-HR, NRI FinTech India focused on developing soft skills for advancement. Each organization has to move from the concept of organization to workforce and workforce to individual.
Mr. Suresh G, Executive Director, Odisha Assets, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd. showed the importance of technology upskilling the employees which in turn will lead to a greener and safer world to live in.
Mr. Prem Singh, National President, NHRDN & President. Group HR, JK Organization spoke about how technology has started governing, defining and regulating human beings which is an alarming thought in itself. He said we need to recognize our strengths, become lifelong learners, be resilient and think out of the box to succeed in life.
The main highlight of the event was an MoU signed between ASBM University and National HRD Network to launch a new Master degree programme in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations.
Prof (Dr.) Smaraki Pattanayak, Principal Director of ASBM University introduced the Guests and Prof. Ranjan Kumar Bal, the Vice Chancellor, of ASBM University delivered the welcome address.
The first session ended with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Hari Narayan Sahu, Co-Coordinator of the National HR Symposium.
The Technical session was chaired by Dr. Suvendu Das, MD, Hiteisee Consulting and other esteemed speaks were Mr. Shyam Sundar Choudhary, CHRO, TPCODL; Dr. Sanjay Pattnaik, Founder & CEO, PeopleBetter: Dr. Yusuf Ali Solanki, Head-HR, Emami Paper Mills Ltd.; and Ms. Rosy Dash, HR Head, OPX-America Inc.The deliberations were made and it was followed by a lively question –answer session by the students and delegates.