HR Summit 2009 of University School of Management Studies

About the Summit
University School of Management (USMS), GGS Indraprastha University is organizing HR Summit 2009 that brings the best of Industry & the Academia. Top professionals who have been key catalysts of change and heralding transformation in organisations; share their insights that will make the participants see the realm beyond excellence. This year’s summit focuses on the issue of sustainable development - a term which many HR managers have become accustomed to hearing alongside jargon such as stakeholder engagement and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The Summit will help organisations to look at capacity building strategies for sustainable development and will revolutionise their thinking.

What is sustainable development?
The term sustainable development means different things to different people. But, in essence, it is concerned with meeting the needs of people today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development therefore involves:

· A broad view of social, environmental and economic outcomes;
· A long-term perspective, concerned with the interests and rights of future generations as well as of people today;
· An inclusive approach to action, which recognises the need for all people to be involved in the decisions that affect their lives.

Sustainable development is a compelling idea for many people. It is concerned with how business can contribute to some of the most significant challenges that the world faces today - from climate change and biodiversity, to working conditions and health amongst the poorest in the world. In short, how can you make sustainable development good for your career and good for your company?

Integrating sustainable development in your organisation
Sustainable development is not just the responsibility of environmental specialists or communications professionals. It requires contributions from people across all functions of an organisation. HR managers have often struggled to be an important player in implementing sustainable development within their organisations. How, for example, should they integrate these issues into programmes for recruitment and staff development, and how can they use their knowledge of the business to bring critical issues to the attention of senior management?

What does sustainable development mean for HR managers?
The challenges, comments and cases to be discussed in this summit will help to inform the development and implementation of a robust HR strategy - an approach that reflects commercial realities, not to mention the practical challenge of being understood and accepted by people throughout the company.

The strategy and tactics adopted must be achievable by the HR team within its budgetary constraints and the skills, experience and interests of its people. But, more than this, the HR strategy must respond to the wider environment in which the company is operating:
· Reflecting and inspiring the ambitions of the HR team and other employees;
· Aligning with the company’s strategy, values and culture;
· Helping to deliver sustainable returns to investors; · Helping to address customer needs;
· Identifying and responding to emerging societal trends;
· Responding to governmental and regulatory expectations, and influencing the public policy agenda.

FEW POINTS OF FOCUS
· Recruiting and Retaining top talent
Society’s expectations of business are changing, and an increasing number of applicants pre-assess the social and environmental performance of companies before choosing an employer.
· Creating appropriate environment of policy & legal framework
Sustainable development commitments and programmes can motivate employees to perform to their highest potential. The challenge for HR managers is to create the opportunities and incentives that maximize employee contributions to corporate performance.

· Nurturing Geniuses- Fostering Innovation
Sustainable development provides a fresh, invigorating, perspective of the world, which can foster innovative approaches to a variety of business problems.

· Enhancing critical competencies
Companies must continually enhance their workforces’ skills to respond to the emerging demands of customers, investors and society as a whole - requirements that change with the ways that people live and work.

· Learning Organizations-Sustainable Organizations
Training, people to people learning processes, Informal learning, Peer learning etc. How far areorganizations willing to go to become learning organizations.

· Capacity Building & Leadership Potential of Women
Recognize the inherent capacity of women and tap that capacity for sustainable development.

· Transformational Leadership
Leadership defined as speaking, listening and acting in a way that mobilizes self and others to take up effective actions to realize dreams, visions and possibility for a more just, peaceful and sustainable World.

· Economic slowdown - An Opportunity & not a Distraction from Efforts
This business environment characterized by uncertainty, increasing risk and decreasing forecast ability requires a new managerial mindset focused on capacity building.

SCHEDULE OF THE SUMMIT

DATE: 30th OCT, 2009
DAY: FRIDAY

9:00 to 10:00 am **Registration & Networking Breakfast
10:00 to 11 am **Inauguration of Summit
11:00 to 11:30 am **High Tea
11:30 to 12:30 pm **First Session
12:30 to 1:30 pm **Second Session
1:30 to 2.30 pm **Lunch
2:30 to 3:30 pm **Third Session
3:30 to 4:00 pm **High Tea
4:00 to 5:00 pm **Forth Session
5:00 to 5:30 pm **Vote of Thanks

VENUE
University School of Management Studies,GGS Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate, Delhi—110403

PHONE
23900153, 23900154, 23900155

FAX
23900111

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
CONVENER: Prof. Anu Singh Lather, Dean, USMS
COORDINATOR: Dr. Shalini Garg, Reader, USMS
CO-COORDINATOR: Dr. Shilpa Jain, USMS

For inquiries please contact
Priyanka Ramteke - 9891879000
Shilpa Deshwal - 9868117033

E-mail
Hrsummit2009.usms at gmail dot com