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Dr SV Nathan is well known leader in the area of Advisory, enterprise development and transformation. He is an industry leader with forty years of experience in management in Indian and MNCs across diverse industries including Manufacturing, Services, Telecom, IT, GCCs and Professional Services. He served with distinction companies such as ICI, Philips, Reliance, Deloitte and PwC. He served PwC Acceleration Centres in India as their Country Leader. He was a partner and CHRO of Deloitte South Asia where he was a member of the India leadership team as also of their Global Talent Leadership. Nathan is known as a scale up and transformation specialist. He is also a trained behavioural sciences professional working in the deep areas of human psychology. He is well known in organisations that he has worked as someone deeply invested in the development of people. Many who have worked with him have seen a dramatic rise in their careers and life owed to the programs that he devised through growth frames. A respected leader, he was recognized as a ‘Distinguished Alumnus’ by XLRI by his Alma Mater. He is recognised as one of the top 20 Influencers 2024 by Economic Times HR. He was conferred an honorary Doctorate by the Chitkara University, Punjab, for his significant contributions in HR. Recognised as one of the HR Trailblazer Leaders 2026 by SHRM, he was also acknowledged as one of their Top HR voices of 2026. He graduated as a student of Mathematics. He had served as the President of National Human Resources Development Network, the largest body of HR Professionals in the country. He served as the Chairman of Sumedhas, an academy of human context in areas of human process work. A TEDx speaker, Nathan is an author of a bestseller ‘The Heart of Work’. He is a regular blogger, an HR Power Influencer on LinkedIn and Twitter, and is well known for his ‘#OfficeTruths’. He is an engaging storyteller.
Varun Gautam, Senior Corporate Vice President and Head of Talent Supply Chain, Talent Acquisition, Talent Fulfillment, and Learning & Development at Persistent Systems. A seasoned HR leader with over 24 years of experience, Varun leads Persistent's global talent ecosystem for a workforce of more than 28,000 employees, driving talent acquisition, workforce planning, talent management, learning and development, and global resource mobility. His work has been instrumental in aligning talent strategy with business growth, scalability, and digital transformation. Having held pivotal leadership roles across Persistent Systems, Hexaware Technologies, and HCLTech, Varun's expertise spans Talent Management, Workforce Staffing, Business HR, Leadership Hiring, Global Mobility, Shared Services, Learning & Development, and Talent Acquisition. Throughout his career, he has successfully led large-scale workforce transformations, built high-performing global teams, and enabled organizations to achieve significant growth through innovative talent strategies. Widely regarded as a future-ready HR innovator, Varun has been recognized by Forbes India and Brandon Hall as the Talent Leader of the Year. At Persistent, Varun has architected an award-winning Talent Supply Chain recognized by numerous industry forums. His pioneering work in AI-powered talent transformation was further spotlighted through the Harvard Business Review case study, Persistent Systems: Creating Value Through Agentic-AI-Based Talent Fulfillment, showcasing Persistent's innovative approach to building a future-ready workforce. Known for blending AI-led intelligence with human-centered design, Varun continues to challenge conventional assumptions about workforce strategy, helping organizations navigate the evolving intersection of skills, talent, and technology.
More than two decades of Operations and Service Delivery experience in leading HR, Learning and Customer Experience for clients across industry. Ravindra Nagaraja has successfully managed large operations for multiple clients providing consumer support, setting up global shared services and running recruitment services at scale. In the past 15 years at Accenture, he has led shared services for Talent Development, Talent Acquisition and Employee Services globally. In his current role as Global Shared Services Lead, he leads a large team of HR professionals globally to enable hiring and onboarding of 100K employees annually, and provide end to end employee services to more than 300K employees globally. He has led large scale transformation projects to deliver value to our clients and stakeholders, adapt to the change in evolving digital process and industrialize technology solutions globally. Core Skills and Expertise: Talent Strategy, Employee Services, Talent Acquisition, Operations Management, Client Relationship Management, Transitions Management, Change Management, Financial Management, Business Solution and Contract Management
Madhu Menon is a passionate HR professional with over 2 decades of experience, largely with Big 4 Consulting leading and contributing to various functions under HR such as Attracting, managing and developing Talent by way of building strategies and frameworks, processes and practices and transformation journeys. She has recently taken up a challenging role as Vice-President with Wipro as Global Talent Acquisition Head. She is focusing on transformation of processes and practices with infusion of AI in TA by co-creating TA frameworks for Wipro’s – Consulting & AI Led - Talent@Scale journey. She was recently felicitated with Women’s Power listing 2024 (Economic Times – Media partner) and Top 30 Talent Leader of 2023 by Forbes India for the contribution she has made to Talent Fraternity by large. As a women leader, she strongly advocates the virtues of ethics, discipline, humility and hard work and does not believe in the Glass-Celling effect theory. Madhu has passionately driven the agenda of Diversity across levels and is a big promoter of “Diversity of thought”. In addition to her work in the professional sphere, she has also served as a mentor and counsellor to the under-privileged young girls at Vidya School (NGO in Gurgaon), inspiring them to chase their dreams and assisting them to achieve their path to success.
Shaila Gupta is an accomplished Technical Recruiter with 10+ years of experience in talent acquisition and strategic sourcing. Currently working with GoDaddy, she partners closely with engineering and product leaders to identify, engage, and hire the technologists who power GoDaddy's platforms. Known for her strong networking, deep understanding of tech hiring, and results-driven approach, Shaila combines technology, market intelligence, and people skills to build high-impact teams — all while keeping candidate experience at the heart of her process.
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