HR is now not only a support function but also extended its functions to all business verticals. The onset of pandemic has shown that HR professionals are the true flagbearers of any organisations. HRs adapting technological disruption with with AI and ML and innovating new ways of executing & performance management. In an era when the economy and the job market are reeling under a less productive phase, India’s HR experts joined 7th edition of BW People HR Excellence Summit and Awards. The stellar gathering shared key views and experience in the domain and shared their vision on how the market dynamics are going to change drastically with a fresh pool of opportunities in times to come.
Talees Rizvi, Director - BW People & BW CFO World Community with his power-packed keynote address inaugurated the 7th edition of BW People HR Excellence Summit and Awards one-day program along with other HR industry veterans sharing the limelight with him.
With increased complexities of human behavior, HR is not only seen as a support function but has extended its role to all business verticals. BW People's inaugural HR Excellence Summit and Awards 2022, in association with BW Businessworld, recognised HR professionals and organisations who have the zeal to make the industry, and the HR function, future-ready. Championing the cause of change, the summit brought together some of the most distinguished HR luminaries on one virtual platform for enlightening dialogues on pressing human resources issues of the near future.
Over 100 nominations were received. These were carefully analysed by the jury and the top 40 HR professionals were awarded in a virtual awards ceremony.
The grand jury included
Further, there was virtual celebrations of all the winners which aimed at recognising insightful and talented 40 Under 40 HR professionals having the zeal to bring about a change in the industry.
The Elite List Of BW People HR excellence Achievers of 2022
Category | Name | Organisation | Position |
Best HR Strategy | Neha Saxena | Hero FinCorp | Winner |
Best HR Strategy | Pooja Chauhan | JK Cement | Runners Up |
Best Emerging HR Strategy | Radhika Niranjan | Nearby Technologies | Winner |
Best place to work | Purnima Kumar | Disney-Star | Runners Up |
Best place to work | Nikita Zutshi | MakeMyTrip India | Winner |
Equal Opportunity Employer | Fareena Rawther | TimesPro - a Times of India Group initiative | Winner |
Excellence in Compensation & Benefits | Garvita Singh | Godrej Industries | Winner |
Excellence in Talent Acquisition | Deepshikha Kumar | Amdocs | Runners Up |
Excellence in Talent Acquisition | Nikita Zutshi | MakeMyTrip India | Runners Up |
Excellence in Talent Acquisition | Mr. Mayank Dhingra | Larsen & Toubro | Winner |
Excellence In Diversity And Inclusion | Purnima Kumar | Disney-Star | Winner |
Excellence In Diversity And Inclusion | Priyanka Mohanty | Startek | Runners Up |
Excellence in Employee Experience | Nikita Zutshi | MakeMyTrip India | Winner |
Excellence in Employee Experience | Komaladevi Velumani | Lenovo India | Winner |
Excellence in Learning & Development | Melissa Luiz | Hindustan Unilever Limited | Winner |
Excellence in Learning & Development | Ms. Aditi Mukherjee | National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited | Runners Up |
Excellence in Learning & Development | Priyanka Mohanty | Startek | Runners Up |
Excellence in HR technology | Abdul Wahab | Larsen & Toubro | Runners Up |
Excellence in HR technology | Abhijit Apte | Tech Mahindra | Winner |
Excellence in Learning Technology | Monideepa Banerjee | ZEE Entertainment Enterprises | Winner |
Excellence in performance management | Akshaya Kashyap | Future Generali India Insurance Company | Runners Up |
Excellence in performance management | Nikita Zutshi | MakeMyTrip India | Runners Up |
Excellence in performance management | Komaladevi Velumani | Lenovo India | Winner |
Excellence in Employer Branding | Melissa Luiz | Hindustan Unilever Limited | Winner |
Excellence in line of Business Strategy | Priyanka Mohanty | Startek | Winner |
Excellence in Employee Engagement Strategy | Bensely Zachariah | Fulcrum Digital | Runners Up |
Excellence in Employee Engagement Strategy | Abhishek Misra | Rockwell Automation | Winner |
Excellence in Health & Safety Initiatives | Supriya Jain | Beam Global Spirits & Wine India | Runners Up |
Excellence in Health & Safety Initiatives | Ms. Aditi Mukherjee | National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited | Winner |
Excellence in Employee Welfare Initiative | Nikita Zutshi | MakeMyTrip India | Winner |
Excellence in Employee Welfare Initiative | Karan Bakshi | Michelin India | Runners Up |
Best HR Team of the year | Purnima Kumar | Disney-Star | Runners Up |
Best HR Team of the year | Nikita Zutshi | MakeMyTrip India | Winner |
Woman Leader of the Year | Smiti Deorah | Smiti Deorah, Co-Founder & COO, Advantage Club Technologies | Winner |
CHRO OF THE YEAR | Anjali Raghuvanshi | Anjali Raghuvanshi, Chief People Officer, Randstad India | Winner |
Life Time Achivement Award | Rajeev Dubey | President (HR, After-Market & Corporate Services) & Member of the Group Management Board Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Winner |