Hyderabad: The HR Leadership Conclave 2024 was conducted at IMT Hyderabad. Synergy, the Human Resource Club of IMT Hyderabad, took the initiative of organising the conclave. This year's conclave theme was Empowering Future Workforce: Strategies for Inclusive Leadership. The event started with the Lightning of lamp by Uma Rao Ganduri, CHRO at Granules India Limited and other dignitaries. On the occasion, she highlighted digital transformation, the hybrid work model, and globalisation as key drivers, emphasizing the impact of remote work, gig economy growth, and the efficiency boost from automation and artificial intelligence (AI). She stressed the importance of future skills, diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially in women's workforce inclusion and work-life balance.
Prof Romina Mathew, Area Chairperson HR at IMT Hyderabad, catalyzed an engaging fireside chat, joined by guest Dr Vipul Singh, HR Head Lloyd’s Banking Group. Vipul highlighted the pivotal role of inclusivity in driving economic growth. He emphasised the intrinsic correlation between diversity and high performance, underscoring the crucial influence of human resources in shaping corporate culture.
Addressing regional and diversity bias issues fervently, he advocated for fairness and transparency in diversity practices while rejecting quota-based approaches. Guiding individuals on competence enhancement, he urged them to challenge biases associated with wealth, gender and caste. He stressed on the need for flexibility, agile thinking, and readiness for competition without biases.
