BW People, under the aegis of BW Businessworld, is bringing together the biggest confluence of CHROs, C-suite leaders, HR thought leaders, and talent specialists at the Horizon 2025 Conference and the 10th Edition of the HR Excellence Awards in Bengaluru. Presented by Centurion University—one of India’s fastest-growing institutions and a benchmark-setter as the country’s largest skills university—the conference and awards will host meaningful discussions on the seismic shifts redefining human capital management in a tech-driven, human-centric world.
This Talent Special Conference will witness participation from companies across IT, retail, finance, pharma, quick commerce, logistics, insurance, manufacturing, FMCG, and more. Celebrating innovation and excellence in HR, the BW People HR Excellence Awards will feature over 350 top companies competing for coveted recognition across more than 25 categories. The full-day event is a celebration of breakthrough thinking in HR and will spotlight the accelerating AI revolution in talent and people management.
Key topics of discussion at the conference will include:
- Innovative recruiting techniques and tools for building a strong employer brand
- The role of predictive analytics and automation in talent acquisition
- Addressing unconscious bias in hiring and promotions—competency over credentials
- Employee engagement and retention strategies
- Essential skills for the modern HR professional: developing emotional intelligence and resilience
- Shaping and sustaining a positive organisational culture
- Aligning HR strategies with organisational values
- Global compliance issues and international talent management
- Leadership development and succession planning
Some of the eminent speakers for the conference include-
- Tarun Verma, Global CHRO, Tata Consumer Products
- Manoj Kumar Sharma, Group Head IR, Adani Group
- Akhilesh Guleria, CHRO, Reliance General Insurance
- Ruchira Bhardwaja, Jt. President and CHRO, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company
- Rajeev Kumar, Chief General Manager HR, SBI
- Vikrant Gupta, CHRO, Wipro Enterprises
- Capt (Dr) Pranav Prasoon, CPO, TruKKer, Dubai, UAE
- Roma Bindroo, People Director & Head HR, Sanofi CHC, South Asia
- Amit Sharma, CHRO, Gokaldas Exports
- Manmeet Sandhu, CHRO, PhonePe
- Shilpi Singh, Director, People Experience, Pfizer India
- Pooja Minocha, VP HR & CHRO, Bata India
- Vivek Ranjan, CHRO, Zensar Technologies
- Shubhra Bhandari, Global HR Leader, Honeywell
- Prashanth Nair, CHRO, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
- Rohit Thakur, Human Resources Leader – Auto & Farm Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
- Madhu Menon, Global Head & VP Talent Acquisition, Wipro
- Preeti Ahuja, CPO, Husk Power
- Gopinath P, Sr Director & Head HR, Verizon
- Rahul Pinjarkar, CHRO, Tata Chemicals
- Pradeep Hatgaonkar, Country Head HR, Astemo India
And many more
While the nominations are pouring in for the 10th edition of HR Excellence Awards, the esteemed Jury members are gearing up to carefully evaluate the nominations for exemplary HR achievements in areas like DEI, L&D, employee engagement, talent management, HR strategy, employee experience, HR tech and many more. Nominations for the 10th Edition of BW People HR Excellence Awards are open till 10th June 2025.
The distinguished jury members include:
- Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld and Founder exchange4media
- P. Dwarkanath, Former Chairman, GSK Consumer Healthcare Ltd
- Paneesh Rao, CEO – Paneesh Rao People Advisory, HR Leader & ESG Champion
- Dr Punam Sahgal, Former Dean & Professor, IIM Lucknow
- Dr. G.P. Rao, Founding & Managing Partner, GPR HR Consulting
- Dr. S.V. Nathan, Country Leader, PwC Acceleration Centers India
- Dr. S.Y. Siddiqui, Former Executive Advisor, Maruti Suzuki
- Dr Om P Manchanda, Business Leader & Entrepreneur, Ex MD Dr Lal Path Labs
- Prof, Sangeeta Shah Bhardwaj, Academician & Prof. MDI Gurgaon
- Dr Bhimraya Metri, Director, IIM Nagpur
- Salil Kapoor, Director & Co-Founder, IOT Labs, Chief Evangelist- Consumer Electronics Appliances, ICEA
- Dr Aquil Busrai, CEO – Aquil Busrai Consulting
- Amit Malik, President, Wadzpay Worldwide
- Dr Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, IIM Tiruchirapalli
- Emmanuel David, MD, Grid International India
- Noor Fathima Warsia, Group Editorial Director, BW Businessworld
- Bilqui Naqvee, Business Head, BW People
The Presenting Partner for the event, Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), is offering over 90 + courses across fields like Engineering, Management, Science, Mass Communication & Media, Design, Hotel Management and Pharmacy and has 6 sprawling campuses committed to Sustainable Development Goals.
For more details and to submit nominations, please visit: https://bwevents.co.in/bwpeople/hr-horizon-2025
Nominations contact - Aditi Rawat, aditi.rawat@businessworld.in, +91 98734 31912
