Talent event Jan 6
By Asha

The first Talent Series event is focused on “Future of Talent in India – Challenges and Trends” and how technology will impact it.  The meet will discuss how digital and social media is creating new models of talent development such as peer to peer learning opportunities and skill based virtual Talent Communities.

The discussions will be moderated by Lucian Tarnowski, CEO – BraveNewTalent. Lucian (27) is the Founder of BraveNewTalent, the career social network helping talent and employers connect and build relationships leading to employment. Lucian has been honoured as Europe's youngest Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He is winner of the Global Enterprising Young Brit of 2009 and was named as one of Britain's rising business stars.

Details of the event are

Date and time: 6 January, 2012, 5pm to 7pm
Venue: SAP Labs Campus, 138, EPIP Zone, Whitefield, Bengaluru

Register at this link

Meet the Panel:

Krishna Prasad, Chief Experience Officer / Head of Digital – Dentsu: Krishna’s job is to turn insights into innovations that result in meaningful engagements for consumers, aligning client business goals with customer needs by driving value and relevance – especially where product development blurs with marketing, creativity becomes inseparable from technology, and brand and business strategy converge.

Pratik Kumar, Executive VP-HR, Wipro & President, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering: Pratik has been associated with Wipro for the last 19 years and is a member of Wipro's senior leadership team, closely associated with Wipro's growth over the years, and played a significant role in shaping it into a strong global player. As a professional for over 22 years, Pratik has experience in a variety of areas. Pratik currently leads the Human Resources function for Wipro. Since July 2010 Pratik has assumed leadership of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering business as President, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering. In addition, Pratik continues to lead the Human Resources function for Wipro. Pratik is also a member of the Corporate Executive Council of Wipro.

Madan Padaki, CEO, Erudient, a Manipal Group company: An active speaker at many forums, specifically on topics pertaining to Assessments, Talent Pools and Employability Enhancement, he is the author of several articles on HR and Employability which have been published in leading publications in India. He serves on the Governing Council of DOEACC (Ministry of IT, Govt. of India) to evaluate IT education in India. He is an active member of NASSCOM, CII, TiE etc.