Mangaluru: School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru is hosting a two-day national conference on “HR Disruption–Explore Evolve Energise” on April 4 and 5. The conference aims at providing a common platform for the budding HR professionals across the country to enhance their knowledge and reflect upon the relevance of human resources in the emerging business scenario.

Chandra Sekhar, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru City will inaugurate the conference on Tuesday, April 4 at 10 am. Charles Carvalho, Senior Manager–HR, VVF India Ltd, Mumbai will be the key note speaker. Dr. Lakshminarayana Bhat, Registrar of the college will preside.

The valedictory session will be held on April 5 at 4.45 pm for which P J Rai, General Manager–HR, MCF will be the chief guest and Divakar Kadri, General Manager, Cardolite Speciality Chemicals will be the guest of honour. Dr. Jenis P Mary, Vice Principal of the college will preside.

The technical sessions will be addressed by eminent speakers. A session on “Shaping Culture and Driving Strategy for Business Success” will be handled by Prabod Sirur, Vice President–HR, Manipal Technologies Ltd. Second session on developing leaders in a “VUCA (Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) Environment: Role of HR” will be conducted by G Girinarayanan, Past President, NIPM Karnataka Chapter, Bengaluru. A session on “Driving Performance through Effective Performance Management System” will be handled by Niveditha Mirajkar, freelance soft skill trainer, Mangaluru and another session on “HR Analytics: Driving Change to Influence Key Decisions” will be addressed by Aloysius Kiran, Executive–HR, Titan Company Ltd, Hosur.

There are different competitions like Tug of War of Words, Shipwreck, Management Quiz, Business Plan Competition and theme shows for the participants.