BEACON 2016

Leadership and Ethics for the Emerging Future

Organised by LIBA in collaboration with National HRD Network

Concept Note

BEACON 2016

Leadership and Ethics For the Emerging Future

Leadership in conjunction with Ethics and good Governance can create trust; it can create pleasant and productive workplaces that are characterised by high levels of fairness, respect and accountability; It can foster sound relationships with internal and external stakeholders; it can position the organization as an employer of choice, attracting and retaining the best talent; it can create a high degree of customer and investor confidence; it can and should be a key differentiator that accords ethical organizations a unique source of competitive advantage; in short it can make all the difference!

But paradoxically, going by the mood of people in organisations and recent research, the respect and reverence for both Organizations (governance) and Leadership is not particularly high; Ethics and Leadership statements, Values, Beliefs and Vision, remain merely as artefacts in Office corridors and meeting rooms with no real spirit of being lived through.

BEACON 2016 has taken upon itself to debate and discuss this seeming divide!

“Leadership and Ethics for the Emerging Future” the theme of the conference, has been chosen consciously, to explore the latest thinking amongst HR leaders in shaping People practices and Ethics centred Leadership for the future. We have accordingly chosen themes that have a bearing for the future as distinct from the past.

HR leaders, who have truly journeyed towards good governance and ethics of a high order in their quest for fairness, equity and dignity at the workplace, have been invited to share, debate and present their perspectives and challenges on significant themes of Leadership and Ethics both as practices at the work place and in developing Leaders for the future.

Some significant Beacon 2016 themes:

Impact of Ethics and Governance in shaping Employee attitude and behaviour A need to rethink Talent Management? - Issues and Challenges The role, significance and need for “Spiritual Quotient” in Organisations

Employer attractiveness through CSR Leadership in the context of Ethics and Governance- Are we there? Ethics, Leadership and Business Results – Is there congruence and can there be? Developing value-based Leaders? Challenges and Prospects Leadership for creating a work culture centred on Freedom, Responsibility and

Excellence

The event has been split into two broad sections: in the forenoon, we will be exploring HR /People themes, at an individual / process level in organisations in the backdrop of Ethics, while in the afternoon, Leadership and Ethics will be the focus.

Loyola Institute of Business Administration

in Collaboration with National HRD Network - Chennai Chapter

BEACON-2016Leadership and Ethics for the Emerging Future

14th October 2016 at Residency Towers - 155, Sir Thyagaraya Road, Chennai – 600017

Program ScheduleINAUGURAL SESSION – 9.00 AM to 10.30 AM

Prayer Song LIBA Choir

Lighting of Kuthuvilakku Dignitaries

Welcome AddressFr. P.Christie, SJ.Director, LIBA

Address ByRev. Fr. A.M. Francis Jayapathy SJRector, Loyola College

Role of NHRD Partnering the EventMr. Sujith KumarPresident, National HRD Network, Chennai

Setting the Context Mr. Sridhar GaneshChairperson, Management Development Centre,LIBA

Inaugural Address by CHIEF GUEST Padma Bhushan Dr. M.B. Athreya, Ph.D. (Harvard)

TEA BREAK - 10:30 am – 11:00 amSESSION: I – 11.00 AM to 1.00 PM

HR and ETHICSPANELIST TOPIC

Session ChairMr. Sujith KumarHR Business Leader, Infosys Ltd &President – National HRD Network, Chennai

Impact of Ethics and Governance in shaping Employee Attitude and Behaviour

Mr. Judhajit DasChief - Human ResourcesICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.

A need to rethink Talent Management? - Issues and Challenges

Mr. Prabhakar LingareddyVice President - Human Resources (Agri-business Division), ITC – Agri Foods

The role, significance and need for “Spiritual Quotient” in Organisations

Ms. Gangapriya Chakraverti Employer attractiveness through CSR

Director - Human ResourcesFord Motor Company-Global Business Services

LUNCH BREAK - 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

SESSION: II -2.00 PM to 4.00 PM

LEADERSHIP AND ETHICSPANELIST TOPIC

Session ChairMr. S. VenkateshManagement Board Member and President-Group HR at RPG Enterprises

Leadership in the context of Ethics and Governance- Are we there?

Ms. Uma RaoVice President -Human ResourcesAshok Leyland Ltd

Ethics, Leadership and Business Results – Is there congruence and can there be?

Ms.Susan ThomasExecutive Advisor ,HR, Sundaram Fasteners

Developing value-based Leaders? Challenges and Prospects

Mr. Shyam C RamanExecutive Vice President – Group HRMurugappa Group, Chennai

Leadership for creating a work culture centred on Freedom, Responsibility and Excellence

VALEDICTORY SESSION – 4.10 PM to 5.00 PM

Welcome Address Fr. P.Christie, SJ.Director, LIBA

Special Address Rev. Fr. A.M. Francis Jayapathy SJRector, Loyola College

Valedictory Address by GUEST of HONOUR Honorable Minister Mr. K PandiarajanMinister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Vote of Thanks Dr. Shanthi VenkateshChairperson, Centre for Business Ethics & Corporate Governance, LIBA

TEA - 5:00 pm

SPEAKER PROFILES

Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya

Padma BhushanManagement Advisor, New Delhi

Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and has studied at Stanford Business School prior to that. He has been a founder and pioneer in Indian management education. He joined the faculty of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, as early as 1967. By the decade of the 1980’s, his name became synonymous with management in India

Dr. Athreya has served on many Government Policy Committees namely Athreya Committee on Indian Telecom Restructuring, Committee to Restructure State Enterprises of the Jammu & Kashmir state government, and on several other Committees, including on Coal; Civil Aviation; and Civilian Nuclear Power. He was, for two terms, member of the RBI Committee for selection of top executives in public sector banks.

He was Founder-President of Sampradaan, the Indian Centre for Philanthropy, whose mission is to recreate a caring and sharing society, through good giving.

He has been elected Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants; All India Management Association; National HRD Network; and Indian Society for Training and Development. In 2014 he was honoured with a Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India. He was also honoured as the Icon of the Year award by Cost Accountants of India in Feb 2014. In 2013, he was given the Life Time Contribution Award, by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, HRD Minister, GoI, on behalf of Thinkers50 India. Recently, in Sept 2015, he was honoured with the Learning Luminary Award by Learning & OD Roundtable in Mumbai. He has been a Role Model and Mentor for thousands of Indian Managers; Strategic Planners; HRD Professionals; and Consultants in the Corporate and Social sectors.

Mr. Sujith KumarHR Business Leader – Infosys & President – National HRD Network, Chennai & Founder –

Maatram Foundation

Mr. Sujith Kumar has over 17 years experience in the field of Human Resources with extensive experience in Design and Implementation of Employee Engagement Initiatives, BPHR, Change Management, Performance Management, Employee Relations & Labor Law, Internal Communications, Branding, CSR and Training & Development. He holds a Post graduate degree in Social Work with a specialization in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from Loyola College, Chennai.

He has been with Infosys Ltd for the last 15 years and has performed several roles in this period. He is currently the HR Business Leader for Infosys where he heads the HR function for Infosys Global Sales. Mr.Sujith is also a recipient of the Infosys Award for Excellence and has won several awards for his innovation in people management and employee engagement.He is a prominent speaker in student & industry forums and has featured in several TV and Radio Talk shows. He has delivered over 1550 guest lectures and spends his weekends mostly visiting colleges and speaking to young minds. He is Very passionate about writing and has penned his thoughts for several magazines and newspapers. He also published his first book written in Tamil.

He is the Founder & Managing Trustee of Maatram Foundation which provides free higher education to meritorious students from the economically weaker section of the society. More than 330 Students have been benefited through this initiative in the last 3 years. Winner of the Young Achiever Award & ICON of Rotaract awarded by Rotary International for his outstanding work with the student community. Recipient of The Change Maker Award in 2014 and the Distinguished Alumni of Loyola in 2015, Mr. Sujith is currently part of several Academic councils of Colleges and a steering committee member of the NAASCOM HR Forum @ Chennai and the Honorary President of the National HRD Network, Chennai chapter.

Mr. Judhajit Das

Chief Human Resources - ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited

Mr.Judhajit Heads Human Resources, Administration, Technology Infrastructure and CSR at

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. He has been with ICICI Prudential Life since November, 2000 and

assumed responsibility as Head HR in August, 2005. He started his career with the RPG Group, a

diversified conglomerate in 1995 and subsequently worked with GE Capital (SBI Cards) between

99-00.

He is an Economics graduate from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and is an alumnus of XLRI,

Jamshedpur. He was past Chair of the CII Western Region HR & Training Committee during the

period 2011-13. Currently he is President of National HRD Network (NHRDN) Mumbai chapter.

He enjoys following current affairs and developments in his profession and industry.

Mr. Prabhakar Lingareddy

Vice President - Human Resources (Agri-business Division), ITC – Agri Foods

Mr.L Prabhakar is Vice President at the Agri-Business Division of ITC Limited, a leading Indian conglomerate, and is a member of the Management Committee of that business. An alumnus of KREC Suratkal and XLRI, Jamshedpur, he has been associated with ITC for 21 years in different capacities across businesses including Information Technology and in their Corporate Office. He has also worked with TVS Motors for 4 years and Murugappa Group (EID Parry and CUMI) for 3 years.

He has been actively associated with National HRD Network - India’s leading body for HR professionals since 2007 in different capacities, and was the National Treasurer from 2011-2013. He is now the Regional President – South for NHRD. He was a co-opted member of the Executive Committee of Hyderabad Management Association for 2012-13. He was also associated with the CEO Forum on Human Rights under the aegis of Global Compact Network India. He was earlier associated with CII at Chennai and Kolkata, and for the past 3 years is a member of CII HR & IR Panel for Telangana.

Ms. Gangapriya Chakraverti

Director, Human Resources function at Ford Chennai.

Ms.Gangapriya Chakraverti is a Director responsible for the Human Resources function at Ford’s global business services operation, an 8000+ strong organization, headquartered in Chennai, India. In her role, she provides leadership for the HR function for the Global Business Services organization of Ford Motor Company.

Ms Chakraverti joined Ford after spending over 15 years in consulting. Immediately before her joining Ford, she was a Partner with Kelsa Solutions, a boutique Chennai based HR consulting organization. Prior to that, she led the Information Products business for Mercer Consulting for India. At the time of leaving Mercer, she was responsible for providing compensation related services for clients across the Asia Pacific region. She was a member of the India Leadership team and the Asia Pacific Leadership team for her practice, while at Mercer. Prior to her tenure in Mercer, she worked with the Murugappa Group and was responsible for Human Resources activities in several of their group companies.

Ms Chakraverti has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Women’s Christian College, Chennai and a post graduate degree in Personnel Management from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. She was a recipient of the National HRD Network Award for the best student, while at TISS.

Mr. S. Venkatesh

Management Board Member & President, Group HR, RPG Enterprises

Mr.S. Venkatesh has close to 29 years of work experience across MNCs, Diversified Indian Business Groups, Private Equity and Consulting. He spent the early part of his career with ITC and PowerGen Plc (where he was Director-HR for the India/Middle East Region).

His subsequent key assignments were as Global HR Head for Vedanta Resources Plc (a LSE listed and FTSE 100 company), Group HR Head for Arvind Ltd. (across their Textiles / Apparel / Brands / Retail businesses in addition to Engineering and Financial Services) and Group HR Head for BPL Innovision Business Group (Telecom business - BPL Mobile and others).

Prior to joining RPG, Mr. Venkatesh was running his own HR Advisory business 'Svanishta'. During this period, he worked as HR Advisor to CEOs/Boards in diverse sectors like IT Services, Healthcare, Auto, Textiles/Retail. He also worked as Fund Side HR Advisor to Private Equity firms.

He is an alumnus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Ms. Uma Rao

Vice President -Human Resources, Ashok Leyland Ltd

Ms.Uma is a HR professional with experience in a wide gamut of HR areas over the last 2 decades. She has worked in leading organizations in IT, Manufacturing, Telecom and FMCG space in companies like Tata Consultancy Services, IBM, Mars International India, Idea Cellular, Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd. She has been in leadership positions for the last 15+ years working very closely with business leaders.

Ms.Uma has had a fair exposure in public and private sector environments, corporate as well as Industrial relations roles and has worked largely in multi-cultural environments with diverse people and thinking. Her international assignments have made her more experienced in the aspect of working with diversity. Some of the key work she has done spans across talent management and leadership development in India and Emerging markets. Currently she works as VP HR at Ashok Leyland Limited, a Hinduja Group Company.

Ms.Uma is a post graduate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She is also the L&D Convener of CII, IWN. Interacting with students, women and young talent is a passion and she mentors a few of them for their development.

Mr. Shyam C Raman

Executive Vice President – Group HR, Murugappa Group, Chennai

A Mechanical Engineer from PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore, Mr. Shyam did his PGDM (MBA) from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C).

He started his career with Sundaram Clayton, a company in the TVS Group, where he learnt the basics of quality management systems, helping to set up processes and systems such as activity based costing. After three years in manufacturing, he moved to financial services, an industry sector where he spent the next 17 years in different capacities. He joined the Murugappa Group as Chief Marketing Officer of Cholamandalam Mutual Fund. Subsequently, he was Business Head of Cholamandalam Distribution Services, an investment advisory company. In 2002, Mr. Shyam made the transition from business to HR, taking up the role of Head of HR of all Cholamandalam businesses including the Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), General Insurance, Mutual Funds and Investment Advisory and Stock Broking. In this role, he played an active part in the scaling up of all businesses by establishing and continuously upgrade key HR processes.

In 2007, he took charge of the Group Corporate HR function which is responsible for talent management for senior management of the entire Group, as also for setting HR policy for the Group.

Mr. Shyam was the Hony Secretary of the NHRD Network’s Chennai Chapter and was also on the Executive Committee Member of the Employers Federation of South India (EFSI).

Honorable Minister Shri . K. Pandiarajan

Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu,

Shri.K Pandiarajan (KPR) is the Honorable Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Shri.K Pandiarajan has a B.E from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and an M.B.A. in PM & IR from Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur.

Honorable Minister Shri.K Pandiarajan keenly believes in the fundamental principle of empowerment at all levels and is actively involved in the CSR activities that focuses on empowering children, women and youth through education, healthcare and livelihood support. He is also a Member of Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in India representing the Avadi constituency. He represented Virudhunagar constituency in his first term as an MLA from 2011 to 2016 and made significant improvements in the infrastructure and essential services. Various projects were initiated and executed with a long term perspective.