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The theme for the conclave was “Changing HR trends in the modern world”.
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya proudly presents ‘Gyanodaya 2018 – The HR conclave’. Gyanodaya provides a platform where corporate leaders can share their valuable thoughts with future ambassadors of corporate culture. The theme for the conclave was “Changing HR trends in the modern world”. The conclave witnessed the presence of distinguished speakers from nuanced spheres of the corporate world. The event was attended by the students with a lot of enthusiasm and passion.
Dr Vinita Sahay started the conclave by addressing the student body and all the dignitaries present. Dr Vinita Sahay talked about IIM Bodhgaya has to try harder than the rest as it is a new member of the IIM society.
After the speech of the director the first keynote speaker, Mr Manoj Prasad took the stage. He quoted Alvin Toffler “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn” and said that this emphasised the disruption going around us through blockchain, IOT, artificial intelligence and deep learning. He said that as millennial joined the workforce they want to pursue meaningful work in the organisation. He concluded by saying “Some people change when they see heat, some change when they see light”.
Our next keynote speaker Mr Sumit Sabharwal, gave his insight on the topic. The diversity of the workforce is also an important factor as having a diverse workforce improve the culture of the organisation and increases profitability by 50%. He talked about the phrases like man hours and man month should be removed from the organisation. He then moved on to digital HR how chatbot is aiding the HRM, through the bot employee can pick a smiley from happy to sad about how he is feeling in that day.
