More Than HR (MTHR) Global, a knowledge community, organised a full day exclusive HR event that brought together HR professionals from across India. The event was held in association with Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (RGIT) on September 18 at RGIT in Mumbai.

 

Ashish Gakrey, People Relationship Management, Capgemini India and Founder, MTHR Global said, "We are a non- profit organisation powered by a group of six young HR Professionals loaded with over 45 years experience, and organise several conferences round the year. The main objective of this conference was to showcase and discuss on new trends in HR. The theme for this conference was 'Leveraging Social Media and Networks by HR'."

 

Promotions for the conference were mainly done through e-mailers and online media. The stage and logistics for the conference was managed by RGIT whereas the speakers were arranged by MTHR Global. The event was attended by around 350 people which included people from the HR fraternity, influencers and students.

 

The speakers at the event were Abhay Valsangkar, Head - HR and Chief Administrative Officer , Avaya India; KS Kumar, EVP, HR, Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd; Rajiv Dingra, CEO, WAT Media, Entrepreneur, Social Media Consultant and Blogger; Vaishali Bhagwat, Civil and Cyber Lawyer; Sunzay Passari, EVP - Telecom, VAS and Devices at Loop Telecom / YU Telecom / Warid Telecom / Essar Telecom; Ramashish Bhutada, Co-founder and CEO at Clanergy; Dr Rajeev Sreenivasa, Co-founder - Experience Commerce and Dr Prasad Mandi, Professor of Dhandha, NITIE.

 

Topics that were covered at the conference included Leveraging opportunities through the power and immediacy of social media, Web 2.0, social media tools and Business Networking: Great vehicles for wide-ranging Organizational Impact, How HR Leaders can learn from Customer Relationships and Innovate, Can Communities and Social Media make employees productive and affect the business's bottom, Build your Employer brand, engage candidates, build relationships and more.

 

Gakrey further added, "Our next event will be in Bengaluru on September 23 wherein the theme for the conference will be ‘Classroom to Boardroom'.