The People Management Committee of The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized ‘Next Gen Employability Conclave – 2nd Edition’ at The Park, Kolkata on February 20, 2016. The objective of the Conclave was to address the employability scenario of Eastern India and to understand and brainstorm today’s requirements of the industries through an interface between representatives of Industry and Educational Institutes imparting Engineering and Management studies. The Conclave was attended by Directors, Faculty, Students and Administrative Officers of Engineering and Management Institutes and HR Leaders involved in the recruitment process.

Guest Speakers at this event were Mr Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director, Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd; Mr Sanjay Agarwal, Managing Director, Century Plyboards ( I ) Limited; Mr. Anil Kariwala, Managing Director, Kariwala Industries Ltd; Mr. Devesh Bansal, Managing Director, Skipper Limited; Dr. Mousumi Ghosh, Founder Director, Team Future; Prof. Santanu Ray, Director-Management Studies and Research, Future Business School; Dr. Suman K Mukerjee, Senior Professor and Former Principal and Dean, Bhavans Institute of Management Studies; Dr. Naveen Das, Director, NSHM Business School; Mr Somesh Dasgupta Chairperson – The People Management Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and President (Corporate Affairs & Admin), India Power Corporation Limited; Mr Rahul Bose, L & K Leader, GBS, India, South Asia, IBM India Limited; Mr. P.K. Sahu, Co – Chairperson - The People Management Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sr. General Manager (HRM & Safety), Tata Steel Processing and Distribution Limited; Mr. Subhasis Das, Vice President - Corporate HR & Personnel, Berger Paints India Limited; Mr. Rajesh Jain Head (Corporate HR), Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited; Maj Gen (Dr) SC Jain, VSM (Retd), Director, Army Institute of Management; Smt. Nabanita Khan, Director – Global Business Services IBM India Ltd; Mr Imdad Ali, Chief HRM, Profit Centers, Tata Steel Ltd; Arindam Banik, Director, International Management Institute; Mr. Jayanta Mukherjee, Head – HR, Quaker Chemical India Limited; Mr. Somnath Chatterjee, Vice President and Centre Head Kolkata, Capgemini India Pvt.Ltd.; Mr. Sujitesh Das, Vice President- Strategic Human Resources, Microland Limited; Mr.Ravindar Dharkar, VP – Talent Acquisition and L&D, Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd.; Mr Sutanu Ghosh, President Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Ghosh, Bose & Associates Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. R N Lahiri, Director, Batanagar Institute of Engineering, Management and Science (Batanagar Education and Research Trust); Mr Sugata Halder, Country Head – HR, Century Plyboards (India) Limited; Mr. Vikash Kumar Singh, Founder Director, Genius Kids, Director, Annex College – Group of Institutions.

Promoters from various companies shared their stories of journey to success which inspired senior industry professionals to strive for professional excellence and also motivated young graduates to be more focused in their professional career. Eminent HR heads were of opinion that education was the single most important instrument for social and economic transformation. A well educated population, adequately equipped with knowledge and skill was not only essential to support economic growth, but it was also a precondition for growth to be inclusive since it’s the educated and skilled person who could stand to benefit most from the employment opportunities which growth will provide.

A magazine named “HR Graffiti” was also published on the programme day which contains many articles on employability scenarios written by eminent HR heads from the industry.