AGENDA Research-led HR Summit 2026

Explore the summit agenda featuring keynote talks, research insights, and panel discussions focused on balancing Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Human Intelligence in the future of work.

09:30 - 10:00am

Registration

10:00 - 10:05am

Inaugural ceremony

All dignitaries of NHRD, CHRMP, SSSIHL

10:05 - 10:10am

Welcome Note

Kasturi Cotha

10:10 - 10:20am

Inauguration Speech Dean, SSSIHL

Sri Prof N Sivakumar

10:20 - 10:40am

Key note address

The Future-Ready CHRO: Governing Technology with Empathy, Ethics, and Evidence

  • Leadership capabilities for the next decade
  • Aligning AI strategy with organizational culture
  • Sustaining ethical, inclusive workplaces

Krish Shankar

10:40 - 10:50am

Whitepaper release

HR 4.0 AI EI Survey: Overview on the conceptualization and the process of Whitepaper by CHRMP. All dignitaries of NHRD, CHRMP, SSSIHL

Animesh N Rai

10:15 - 11:00am

Beverage Break

11:00 - 11:30am

Fireside Chat

From Burnout to Belonging: Rehumanizing Work in AI-Intensive Organizations (Well-being and culture)

  • Compassionate performance management
  • Flexible work for life stages
  • Well-being, trust, and engagement in digital workplaces

Dr. Rajesh Puneyani

Swati Rustagi

Dr. Vishal Shah

11:00 - 12:30pm

Round Table discussion (Invite only session)

The CHRO Boardroom - Series Reskilling vs. Replacement: Ethical Choices in Workforce Transformation  (Highly relevant to AI anxiety in the workforce)

  • Reskilling as a corporate default
  • Managing AI-led job transitions
  • Multi-generational workforce strategies
  • Sustaining employability and organizational performance

Anupam Kumar Srivastava

Ayush Anand

Dayasindhu N

Henry Jacob

Harsha Angeri

Malathi K S

Murthy D N

Parna Bhattacharyya

K.Sai Kiran

Dr. Saikat Saha

Dr. Sai Giridhar Sairam

Satyadeep Pothapragada

Sirisha Moparthi

Shashikala BG

Sangeetha Gururaj

Sundaraparipurnan Narayanan

Dr. U Suma

Indrani Nath

Veronica Maria

11:30am - 12:15pm

Panel Discussion 1

Designing Compassionate Performance Systems in High-Pressure Organizations (Application layer focus)

  • How the performance system can decouple ‘failure of outcome’ from ‘failure of personhood’
  • Assign ‘Weightage’ to peer coaching, culture-building, and knowledge sharing so they are seen as work rather than distractions from work
  • The Manager-as-Enablement-Lead vs. Manager-as-Judge

Kunjvihari Jandhyala

Kameshwari Rao

Kasturi Cotha

Sivakumar B

Karthik Shenoi

12:15 - 12:30pm

Poster exhibition

Digital engagement with Delegates and Attendees TOP 3 Designs will be selected through Digital engagement

Networking Lunch

13:30 - 13:45pm

HR Quiz

Two Tracks: AI & EI

13:45 - 14:15pm

Fireside Chat

What AI Cannot Replace: Judgment, Compassion, and Moral Courage in Leadership (Strong Ethical Human Intelligence message)

  • Emotional intelligence in data-driven decisions
  • Leadership experiences from AI-enabled workplaces
  • Balancing performance with empath

Shanthi Naresh

L. Ganeshkumar

Animesh N Rai

14:15 - 15:00pm

Panel Discussion

Who Governs the Algorithm?- Ethics, Accountability, and HR’s Expanding Mandate  (AI Ethics & Human Well-being Council in action)

  • AI Ethics & Human Well-being Councils
  • Psychological safety and governance frameworks
  • HR–IT–Legal collaboration
  • Transparency through D&I and Wellness dashboards

Ravi Ranganathan

PremKumar C G

Divya Handa

Subhashini Sriram

Dayasindhu N

15:00 - 15:30pm

Case study presentation

The EI Edge: Top 3 Case studies - presentation

Jury

Dishaa Singhal

Dr. Kshetragna

Lalita Gowda

Indrani Nath

Beverage Break

15:45 - 16:15pm

Performing Art show

Students of SSSIHL

16:15 - 16:30pm

Power Speech

From Artificial Intelligence to Ethical Human Intelligence: Redesigning HR for the Age of Algorithms

  • Human dignity as a non-negotiable principle
  • AI as an enabler of human potential
  • Ethical responsibility of HR leadership

M.S.Krishnan

16:30 - 16:40pm

Vote of Thanks

Dr. Padmavathy

16:40 - 17:00pm

Awards distribution

All dignitaries of NHRD, CHRMP, SSSIHL

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