fueling the next

frontier of growth
Learn how to alter the way global organizations
look at their learning and development practices
at People Matters L&D Conference.

Conference
2018
23rd October | Grand Hyatt, Mumbai

#PMLnD18
 In today’s dynamic business environment,
growth is everywhere – for both individuals,
and organizations – the question is how to
tap into it? The answer: creating new
possibilities.

Businesses today are aiming for the next

frontier of growth – one that is led by the
digital mantras of cyber-physical systems,
Internet of Things, Cloud computing,
Ester Martinez Cognitive computing and much more.
Editor-in-Chief Organizations are challenged day-in and
People Matters
day-out to create new possibilities for growth
by building a mindset of extreme agility and
scaling capabilities to stay ahead of the curve.
This brings the spotlight on the Learning &
Development (L&D) to fulfill these
heightened expectations.

To enable and empower L&D leaders to

spearhead the organizational capability
building agenda, create a nimble learning
ecosystem and fulfill the heightened
expectations, People Matters presents L&D
Annual Conference in October 2018. This
conference will bring together the latest
trends, innovations and best practices under
one roof and will help the leaders foster right
mindsets, design processes, and put enabling
structures to create new possibilities.
 a glimpse
of the past.
At L&D 2017 we created
impact through
22
Sessions

450+
Delegates

1.9M
Twitter
Impressions

Awards

22
Partners
 Learning and
Development
Conference
2018

700+ 35
L&D and HR Leaders
Product &
Service
Companies
30+
Speakers

Partner Driven
Experiential Sessions

Dedicated marketing
Discussions on and social media campaigns
Remote Working,
Corporate
Academics
and many others
 who should
attend?
What's exciting
CHROs, CLOs, L&D
Heads, leaders respon- at L&D Conference
sible for Leadership De- 2018?
velopment, Assessment,
Training & Development, Masterclasses
OD & HR L&D leaders need to design an unforgettable experience
to engage learners. Learn from the practitioners through
masterclasses on design thinking in learner experience,
content marketing to get the right content at the right
time for the right audience & leveraging power of data
and analytics.

Exclusive Roundtables
A selected group of L&D leaders and senior practitioners
will deliberate on a topic in a roundtable discussion
format.

Exhibition
Get to experience the latest technology in L&D space in
the exhibition area at the conference. Leading companies
will be showcasing tools, technologies that will provide
solutions to your L&D needs
what are we discussing
at L&D 2018?

3 Content Tracks,
8 Key Content Themes
Emphasis on lifelong learning
Advances in AI and robotics are disrupting the
workplace. For workers of the future, the ability to
adapt their skills to the changing needs of the
workplace will be critical. How do L&D leaders shift
the conversation to lifelong learning? How are
schools and institutes readying themselves for this Challenge of remote
new trend?
working
The distributed model of working will require
different skill set and strategies for the complexities
Different world - of managing performance when managers and
Different skill set their teams aren’t working in the same place.
How does learning on the job happen?
With repetitive jobs getting replaced by machines, How does cross-pollination of ideas occur? Learn
there will be a push for individuals to make a how some organizations are experimenting how to
number of qualitative shifts in their growth make it work.
and capacity during their professional careers.
How can L&D professionals design learning
interventions to help the workforce adapt to this
new world of work?
Culture of learning at scale
Organizations continue to struggle to build a
culture where learning is a constant process. These
challenges are likely to amplify as employment
models shift and more contractual & gig workforce
enters the organization structure. What does this
mean for L&D and talent leaders and how to
re-calibrate to adapt to new employment models
and still deliver to the business?
Ability to change,
manage change
and maintain stability
The business environment today requires
operations and learning to change and also
managing the change. How do CLOs and CHROs
maintain stability (required for effective work
environment) and at the same time encourage
openness to break the mold of the past and seek
new opportunities?

Designing your L&D

Tech stack
The must haves, the good to have, and the totally
hyped: How do L&D leaders choose, and assess the
technologies that are worth investing in? How do
the L&D teams keep up with new technology,
practices, and skills? Learn from the best to know
how to choose and keep up with the best.

Relevance and shape of

Re-defining C-suite
capabilities
A constant force of evolution pushes not only
individuals and organizations as a whole but more
specifically the leaders to re-invent themselves at
a much faster pace than the environment. What
are the critical C-suite skills, art & science behind
developing those?
corporate academics
The traditional brick and mortar learning
institutions are being redesigned; the question
facing the CLOs and CHROs is what will the
corporate academy of the future look like? How will
it support learning at the speed of the business?
 If you have struck a chord with your employees with a
world-class Learning & Development model, then here's
the opportunity to make sure your team's best practices
Awards get the recognition they deserve. We invite organizations
2018 with exceptional L&D practices to apply for People
Matters L&D awards 2018.

Best in L&D technology

and analytics
Recognizing excellence in leveraging technology
(proprietary or market available) and data analytics
to enhance the impact and effectiveness of the
talent learning & development function

Best in On-boarding
Solution Best in building
Recognizing the most business relevant
on-boarding learning program that has drastically
self-learning culture
reduced the time taken by entry-level hires in Recognizing excellence in creating a pervasive culture
becoming productive on the job. of self-learning that drives speed, performance, and
results

Best in future tech Best in leadership

skill building
Recognizing the practices that organisations are
adapting for building skills for the future & future
proofing their organisations with the change in
technology trends.
transformation
Recognizing excellence in transforming
traditional leadership development programs
with innovative approaches to build
digital-ready leaders, enhance leadership
integration, demonstrate stronger ROI,
change mindsets, assess proficiency and
all that is required to build future-ready
leaders.
 jury 2018

Ratish Madhavi Alok Kedar

Jha Lall Sheopurkar Vashi
CHRO Managing Director, Executive Vice Director of Learning
Raychem RPG Head HR President & & Development
Deutsche Bank Head - HR The CocaCola
HDFC Asset Company
Management

Raj Smriti K Anjali Byce Anuranjita

Narayan Singh Nair Kumar
SVP & CHRO CHRO Director HR Managing Director -
Titan Industries Sony Pictures SKF India HR
Networks India RBS
 5 reasons
to attend

Exhibition floors and

startups
Over 30 partners represented in the exhibition
floor showcasing their latest products, explore
opportunities and find the right solutions.

3 Tracks of content
From strategy to execution, People Matters
TechHR'18 has 3 tracks of content designed to cater
to the diversity of our audience. Keynotes, fireside
chats and best practice sharing.
Masterclasses and
workshops
Pre-registered sessions that provide an experiential
learning opportunity.
Recognizing excellence in
learning & development
L&D League Awards: L&D League Awards bring the
best of learning practices in India. These awards
recognize different aspects of L&D which have
enabled HR as a function to strengthen its
relevance and role in the larger business context
across categories - Best in Accelerating Leadership
Development, Best in Culture Transformation, Best
in L&D Re-engineering, Best in Onboarding Solution
and Best in Re-defining Technology in Learning.
Meet and learn from
your peers
The only conference in India that hosts
CLOs, CHROs, OD Heads passionate
about advancing the learning and
development agenda with progressive
practices and future outlook.
 speakers 2018

Kimo Devdutt Rhoda Rajeev

Kippen Pattanaik Wang Dubey
Founder Author, Mythologist Global Learning Group President (HR
Aloha Learning Leadership Coach Experience Leader & Corporate Services)
Advisors Uber & Ceo (After-market
Sector)
Mahindra & Mahindra

Ajay K Ash Deepa David

Soni Malik CEO Yesford
Chief Learning & Managing Director TimeToKnow India Senior Vice President
Leadership Deutsche Bank Wilson Learning
Development Officer Worldwide
Aditya Birla Group

Bharti Kavita Krishna Dr. Pradnya

Dekate Kurup Kumar Parasher
Founder Director Head Learning & Founder & CEO Founder & CEO
WeAreIdeas Organizational Simplilearn Threefish Consulting
Consulting Development
Axis Bank

Vinay
Kumar
Director -
Client Engagement
C2C Organizational
Development
glimpses from the past
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us

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