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This track will bring forth nascent industries, disruptive technologies, and the evolving nature of work to showcase innovative and emergent career options.
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This pivotal track will connect participants with experienced mentors who will provide guidance on both intentional career planning and agile learning to build successful careers.
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myAvtar Knowledge Track
Laying the foundation for a successful professional journey, the Conference Track will guide participants through panel discussions, sessions with thought-leaders, and Industry experts to chart intentional career paths.
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myAvtar Skilling Track
This track will focus on acquiring and continuously updating the essential skills for maintaining career continuum. The track will address how individuals can prepare for jobs and future-proof careers through adaptive learning.
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The myAvtar Career Conference Agenda - 2025
TIME (IST)
VENUE
DESCRIPTION
9:30 am – 10:00am
Conference begins
10.00 am – 10.10 am
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
Inaugural Address by
By Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Founder – President, Avtar Group
10.10 am – 10.20 am
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
Opening Keynote Address
Design your Influence Blueprint – setting goals, allocating resources (time & Skills) to achieve the career goals while remaining open to emergent opportunities
- Rakesh Ravuri, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering, Publicis Sapient
10.20 am – 11.00 am
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
CXO Panel Discussion |
Build your career tripod: Role of Knowledge, Skilling and Mentoring in building thriving careers This esteemed panel of leaders and CXOs from different walks of life will explore how individuals can build careers by leveraging three pillars – knowledge, skilling & mentoring. Leaders will also give insights on how equitable structures, inclusive policies, and empathetic leadership can amplify individual career progress across different identities and backgrounds. |
- Jayati Singh, Chief Marketing Officer, Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
- Manjushree Dutta, Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy, Planning & Legal Entity Governance, State Street India
- Rajesh Puneyani, VP & Managing Director, GCC site leader, Kenvue India GCC
- Srinivasa Rao Somepalli, Head of Operations, Bengaluru, KBR India
Moderator: Kannan Hariharan, Chief Strategist, Culture & Belonging, Avtar Group
11.00 am – 11.05 am
Explore & Engage: All Tracks are Now Live. We now open all the four tracks – Mentoring, Careers, Knowledge & Skilling & mentoring. Knowledge and Skilling Tracks agenda as below:
11.05 am – 11.25 am
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
The Five-year Career Curve: Proactive Career Design
- Shashank Srivastava, Principal Account Manager, Google India | ThatSalariedGuy Leading Content Creator
- Lakshmi Vijaykumar, AVP – Events & Conferences, Avtar Group
11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Breakout Room
(Skilling Track)
Tech, Transformation, and You: Empowering Individuals to Innovate
Ambika Mullassery, Senior Architect, Publicis Sapient
11.25 am – 12.00 pm
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
Panel Discussion
Accelerate Adaptability by Pursuing Congruent Careers: Understanding your Organizational Axis
Professionals across every stage need more than ambition—they need direction. This panel will unpack how aligning personal purpose with real-time responsiveness creates a powerful trajectory, helping individuals move forward even amidst disruption.
- Bipin Tiwari, TA Head, Trane Technologies
- Lalit Singh Latwal, Head, HRBP, SmartQ
- Soundarya Mahalingam, VP, Corporate Planning, Indegene
Moderator: Usha Pillai, Senior VP, Recruitment Delivery, Avtar Group
12.00 pm – 12.15 pm
Breakout Room
(Skilling Track)
From Conversations to Transformations: Be the Next Avtar Certified Career Counsellor
Dr Nandini Murali, Vice President – Learning & Research, Avtar Group
12.05 pm – 12.15 pm
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
MACC Awards |
- Early Career Excellence
- Career Achievers
- Career Icons
- Inspiring Second Career Professionals
- Excellence in Talent Development
12.15 pm – 12.30 pm
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
Chief Guest Address
Pavitra Shankar, Managing Director, Brigade Group
12.30 pm – 12.45 pm
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
Guest of Honor Address
Louis Mathew, GDS Enablement Services Leader, EY
12.45 pm – 2.00 pm
Lunch & Networking
2.00 pm – 2.40 pm
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
Panel Discussion |
Reinvention is Not a Detour — It’s the New Winning Career Strategy |
Career pivots, transitions, or industry shifts are strategic reinventions, supported by intentional planning and adaptive learning. This panel, comprising leaders who have made successful pivots and HR leaders, will discuss how reinventing careers is fast becoming the most valuable skill in the modern workforce.
- Bindu Muralidharan –- – Head of Human Resources – Merit Data & Technology
- Naziya Ahmed, Director & Head of HR, Weaver
- Shalini Arora – Director- Head of Everyday Banking Technology India, DEI India Gender Balance Sponsor – NatWest Group
Moderator: Anju G Parvathy, VP Research & Solutions, Avtar Group
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm
Breakout Room
(Skilling Track)
Agentic AI
Geetha Adinarayan, Engineer & CTO, IBM Consulting India
2.40 pm – 3.00 pm
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
The DIY Career Clinic
An interactive, open-floor segment where attendees get to share a career challenge, moment of transformation, or big question. Each attendee shares their DIY career prescriptions.
2.30 pm – 3.15 pm
Breakout Room
(Skilling Track)
The Rise of AI in Recruitment: What It Means for Your Career
- Harishankar Kumar, Founding Engineer and Technical Lead, AltHire AI
- Akshat Sharma, Founding engineer and Agentic AI Innovation leader, AltHire AI
3: 00 pm – 3.30 pm
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
Panel Discussion |
Crafting Career Comeback Gameplan: Turning Breaks into Breakthroughs Focused on returnees and mid-career professionals, this discussion will examine how time away from work—whether due to caregiving, sabbaticals, or personal reasons—can be transformed into a strategic advantage. |
- Chella Pandian Pitchai, AVP, Global Head, Talent, Learning, Leadership Development, Culture & DEI at Biocon Biologics
- Krishanu Bhattacharya, Head – HRBPs, Merck Life Science
- Soruja Yasmin Majumdar, Senior Director, Publicis Sapient
Moderator: Dr Nandini Murali, Vice President – Learning & Research, Avtar Group
3.15 pm – 3.45 pm
Breakout Room
(Skilling Track)
Your Career Double Punch
How to position yourself for your very first role, identify and master that one skill to accelerate your growth in the first 2–3 years.
- Dr. V Padmaja, Professor & Head-Centre for Leadership, Corporate Training, Consultancy & Institutional MDPs, Ramaiah Institute of Management
3.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Plenary Hall
(Knowledge Track)
Panel Discussion |
Beyond the Ladder: The Double Punch Strategy for Career Momentum This panel redefines success beyond promotions and vertical growth, focusing instead on lateral moves, project-based work, portfolio careers, and values-aligned growth as equally valid forms of momentum. |
- Dr Asha Rajiv, Director, IQAC School of Sciences, Jain University
- A.V. Arunkumar, Professor and Dean, MS Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bengaluru,
- Praveen Srivastava, Talent Acquisition Head, HCL BPO
Moderator: Umasanker Kandaswamy, Co-founder, chief of Staff, Avtar Group
3.45 pm – 4.15 pm
Breakout Room
(Skilling Track)
From Campus to Career Ring: How to Show Up, Stand Out, and Stay Ahead
- Sobhitha N, Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Salesforce
4:00 pm – 4:10 pm
Vote of Thanks
4.10 pm – 5.30 pm
Mentoring & Career Tracks to continue
The myAvtar Career Conference Agenda - 2025
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| 10.15am – 10:30am | Knowledge Hall | Opening Address
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| 10.30am – 11.15am | Knowledge Hall | CXO Panel DiscussionBuild your career tripod: Role of Knowledge, Skilling and Mentoring in building thriving careers
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| 11.20am – 11:40am | Knowledge Hall (Knowledge Session 1) | The Five-year Career Curve: Proactive Career Design |
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| 11.40am – 12:25pm | Knowledge Hall (Knowledge Session 2) | Knowledge Session 2 Panel Discussion
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| 11.20am – 12:20pm | Skill Hall (Skilling Session 1) | To be Announced soon |
12.25am – 12:35pm | Knowledge Hall (Knowledge Session 3) | Fire-side Chat The Power of Place: How our Cities Influence Why We Work
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Special Segment: Report Launch12.50pm – 01:20pm |
Knowledge Hall (Knowledge Session 5) |
MyAvtar Career Conference 2025 Awards
For Individuals ✓ Early Career Excellence ✓ Career Achievers ✓ Career Icons ✓ Career Comeback Champions ✓ Inspiring Second Career Women ✓ Lifetime Impact Awards For Organizations & Academic Institutions ✓ Excellence in Hiring ✓ Excellence in Talent Development ✓ Most Innovative Academic Program for Career Readiness Lunch & Networking | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2.20pm – 2.50pm | Knowledge Hall (Knowledge Session 6) | Conversations with the Career Doctor: An Open Mic with Dr. Saundarya RajeshAn interactive, open-floor segment where attendees get to share a career challenge, moment of transformation, or big question — followed by a quick, spontaneous response from Dr. Saundarya Rajesh, known for her sharp insight and empathetic counsel. |
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| 2.50pm – 3.35pm | Knowledge Hall (Knowledge Session7) | Reinvention is Not a Detour — It’s the New Winning Career StrategyCareer pivots, transitions, or industry shifts are strategic reinventions, supported by intentional planning and adaptive learning. This panel, comprising leaders who have made successful pivots and HR leaders, will discuss how reinventing careers is fast becoming the most valuable skill in the modern workforce. |
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| 2.20pm – 3:20pm | Skill Hall (Skill Session 2) | To be Announced soon |
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| 3.35pm – 4.20pm | Knowledge Hall (Knowledge Session8) | Panel Discussion:Crafting Career Comeback Gameplan: Turning Breaks into Breakthroughs
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| 3.20pm – 4:20pm | Skill Hall (Skill Session 3) | To be Announced soon |
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| 4.20pm – 5.05pm | Knowledge Session (Knowledge Session 9) | Panel Discussion:Beyond the Ladder: The Double Punch Strategy for Career Momentum
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| 4.20pm – 5:20pm | Skill Hall (Skill Session 4) | To be Announced soon |
5.05pm – 5.10pm | Plenary Hall | Vote of Thanks |
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| 5.10pm – 6.00pm | Mentoring & Career Tracks to continue |
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9:00am – 9:30am (Conference Begins) |
9.30am – 9:40am (Plenary Hall)Welcome Address
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9.45am – 09:55am (Plenary Hall)Opening Address
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10:00am – 10:25am (Plenary Hall)Book Launch
Fireside Chat
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10.30am – 11.30am (Plenary Hall)CXO Panel DiscussionStrategies for Change: Advancing women in STEM beyond Representation
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10.30am – 11.30am (Skilling Hall)Skilling Session by IBM: Generative AI
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11.30am – 12.20am (Plenary Hall)Panel Discussion:Unleashing the Potential: Everyone can be a Scientist
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11.30am – 12.20am (Skilling Hall)Skilling Session by Google: Smart and Secure Cloud
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12.25pm – 1.00pm (Plenary Hall)MACC Awards
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1.00pm – 2.00pm (Networking) |
2.00pm – 2.50pm (Plenary Hall)Panel Discussion:Career Pivots and Re-Entry in the Tech Field: It's Never Too Late to Innovate
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2.00pm – 2.50pm (Skilling Hall)Skilling Session by Johnson & Johnson: Technology & Digital in Manufacturing
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2.55pm – 3.45pm (Plenary Hall)Panel Discussion:The Rise of GCCs as Opportunity Hubs
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2.55pm – 3.45pm (Skilling Hall)Skilling Session by Publicis Sapient: Composable Architectures - Why, What and How
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3.45pm – 4.35pm (Plenary Hall)Panel Discussion:Bridging the Gap between Academia to Industry
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4.40pm – 4.50pm (Plenary Hall)Vote of Thanks |
4.50pm – 6.30pm (Networking and close of the day) |
*Agenda subject to change
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From the Founder’s Desk
“The myAvtar Career Conference (MACC) is a platform curated solely for you – one where your questions on growth and progress will find answers. With titans of the industry sharing their hard-won pearls of wisdom, MACC is a symphony of experiences, and an opportunity to see your reflection in the faces of peers united by passion and purpose. As a fellow-traveller in this extraordinary journey of building equitable workspaces, I invite you to this career extravaganza. The time is now. The place is Namma Bengaluru. The future is ours. See you there!”
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