The SHRMTech22 in Hyderabad was easily the most awaited HR-tech event of the year so far, and we at HONO were keen to engage in the future-shaping conversations of the global gathering of HR and HR-tech’s best minds.
The new age of business has already signaled its arrival marked by a new paradigm of the employee-employer equation, by pressure on almost all workspaces to be more flexible, by reconfigured ideas of success that are no longer satisfied by just better salaries and designations, and by the need for businesses to go beyond stop-start HR systems and begin looking to analyze, predict, and manage continuously using cutting-edge HR innovations.
It is in this context that the SHRMTech22 gave the overarching theme under which the best innovators and HR leaders converged — ‘Ready To Take The Battle Of Ever-Changing WORKTECH HEAD-ON?’
HONO Thought Leaders
HONO thought leaders were ubiquitous in the SHRMTech22 sessions, not just as speakers and disruptors but also as deft moderators of exciting panel discussions, nudging conversations in the direction of difficult questions and technological innovations.
Mukul Jain, CEO of HONO, spoke on ‘How can HR Lead the next big Business Transformations?’ as a part of his keynote on Day 1 of the event. The context of his keynote was the fact that HR has long played the role of a facilitator, with success often associated with employee delight, retention, and cost efficiencies. However, the post-pandemic business transformation has pushed HR leaders into the spotlight, demanding productivity-driven innovation and new ways of working.
“Organizations that know where they stand are going to do better than their peers today,” said Mukul Jain, CEO of HONO, on HR leading the next big business transformations.
Randeep Singh, COO, HONO, presented the HONO AI-backed platform as a part of the ‘Product Showcase’. He also moderated the discussion “Great Expectations: What People Want From Their Leaders?” with panelists Vishpala Reddy, Sandeep Girotra, Debashish Ghosh, and Sandeep Gautam. The session explored employee expectations in a heavily HR-tech-driven workplace and discussed best practices to achieve employee delight.
Sharat Sawhney, DGM Product Management at HONO, presented his thoughts on “Talent Management Insights: Industry 4.0”. The session explored how technology and changing consumer expectations are reshaping talent acquisition, retention, and engagement strategies.
Rajesh Padmanabhan, Chairman, HONO, moderated the session “Reducing Bias & Driving Inclusion: AI@work”. The discussion focused on hybrid work models, employee buy-in, rewards and recognition, and strategies for measurable workplace inclusion.
Guests, Stall & Book Launch Of The HR Transformation Case Studies Book
The HONO stall played host to guests and visitors throughout the two-day event, becoming a hub for conversations around HONO’s HR-tech innovations.
HR TRANSFORMATION CASE STUDY BOOK LAUNCH @SHRMTech22 (Left to right) Shrikrishna Joshi, Rajesh Padmanabhan, Kshitij Batra, HONO guest, and Mukul Jain presenting the ‘HR Transformation Case Study’ book.
The HONO book “HR Transformation Case Studies” featured case studies from five industry verticals showcasing business transformations driven by HR-tech implementations.
The book was launched with a signing by Rajesh Padmanabhan and gifted to visitors including Vijaya Nair, Kshitij Batra, Ravikanth Reddy, and Lavanya Chandrasekar.
Visitors could also download the HR Transformation Case Studies e-book by scanning the QR code available at the stall.
Thought leadership is the norm at HONO and, true to its legacy, senior leaders drove conversations around revolutionary HR and HR-tech practices at SHRMTech22 Hyderabad. The event provided the perfect platform to engage with the most pressing HR challenges of the modern workplace.