BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Calcutta BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220103T115904Z UID:93E44FFB-2B1C-4D33-94D0-0DC0C5986D8F DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Calcutta:20211203T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Calcutta:20211203T130000 DESCRIPTION:Type: - Conference Special Track\n\nName of Track: - Industry F orum\n\nDay and Date: - Friday\, December 3\, 2021\n\nTime: - 9:00 AM - 1: 00 PM (IST)\n\nThe Conference special Track was conducted in collaboration with IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS)\, IEEE TEM S Pune Section and Industry Relations IEEE Pune Section. The proceedings o f the track were held in a Virtual mode. The focus of the track was on Lea dership\, Talent and Technology\, and Research and Development.\n\nThe ses sion chairs for the track were:\n\nDr. Neha Sharma\, Secretary\, IEEE Pune Section\n\nMr. Prashant Joshi\, Founder director\, Leap n Scale\, Pune\n\ nWe began the sessions with the following speakers enlightening us with th eir speeches.\n\nMr. Prashant Joshi\, Founder director\, Leap n Scale\, Pu ne: - Opening Remarks & TEMS Objectives\n\nThomas Coughlin\, President Cou ghlin Associates\, California: - Future Workforce\n\nEduardo Ahumada-Tello \, Professor\, Researcher at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California\, Ca lifornia: - Subjective well-being and competitiveness in knowledge-based f irms\n\nBiswajit Mohapatra\, Partner- IBM\, Pune: - Leadership\n\nDr. Pras hant Pansare\, CEO\, Intelliment\, Pune: - Emerging technologies are the n eed of the hour\n\nDr. Simone Paymaster\, Head\, Corporate HR\, Talent Man agement\, (Transformation)\, Tata Consultancy Services\, Mumbai: - Industr ial Talent Management\n\nThere was even a Panel Discussion on Importance a nd Impact of Diversity in Industry. The Panel Moderator was Mrs. Sudheshna Choudhury\, TCS Kolkata. The Panelists were: -\n\nSavita Kulkarni\, Tata Consultancy Services\, Pune\n\nSujata Chandran\, Tata Consultancy Services \, Pune\n\nGirish Khilari\, Chairman\, IEEE Pune Section\n\nJitendra Tanna \, Founder and President\, Eternus Solutions Pvt. Ltd.\, Pune\n\nNumber of Attendees: - 117\n\nFollowing are brief deliberations of all the sessions .\n\nMr. Prashant Joshi talked about IEEE and how it aided in exchanging i deas globally\, being a global organization. TEMS additionally helped in p roviding a focus on Management and Leadership. The speaker then further di scussed the need and importance of collaboration which led to social netwo rking\, connection\, and exchanging ideas. The importance of transformatio n was also highlighted\, making sure that the young minds can take their c areer forward.\n\nMr. Thomas Coughlin talked about the Future Workforce wi th the help of global research and surveys that collected data and helped understand the mindset of a working individual. There were mentions of cha nges like Digital Transformation\, which was the need in this scenario\, a nd how people from different parts of the world were adapting to work from home trends. The demand and supply chains were also highlighted\, along w ith climate issues like global warming and the impact on healthcare system s in the current scenario.\n\nProf. Eduardo Ahumada-Tello elaborated on th e parameters of happiness and subjective well-being in an organization. Th e talk emphasized the evolution of manufacturing in today’s generation a nd the digital and industrial trends in the 21st century\, like Automation \, the Internet of Things\, 3D Printing\, Cloud data storage\, and renewab le energy. How machines and AI helped in manufacturing was also discussed\ , and the importance of soft skills like critical thinking\, management\, creativity in today’s industrial scenario was discussed.\n\nMr. Biswajit Mohapatra talked about the importance of cloud and digital technologies f rom a business perspective. The importance of cloud data storage was discu ssed along with an emphasis on data security as well. The talk extensively covered the digital trends in current scenarios and the need to adapt to them. Parameters like employee empowerment\, personalized experience\, bus iness continuity were explored\, and sustainable growth and its importance in society.\n\nDr. Prahsant Pansare highlighted the importance of leverag ing data analytics in today’s digital scenario. Essential techniques to build Machine Learning models for prediction\, forecasting\, and text mini ng of data were elaborated. Highly secure and scalable solutions were exte nsively discussed\, and concepts like Recommendation engine\, cross-sells\ , and up-sells were explained using these new software algorithms. The imp ortance of cloud and Artificial Intelligence was also discussed.\n\nDr. Si mone Paymaster discussed global talent management and its importance in an organization. New trends like flexible work schedule\, hybrid workplace\, remote working were elaborated upon\, along with the importance given to Innovation\, Digital Transformation\, and training. Parameters like mental health and stress on employees were also discussed and how necessary moti vation and mindset are essential in today’s scenario. Mentoring and coac hing were also considered necessary for talent management.\n\nAfter this\, the Panel Discussion took place which began with Mrs. Savita Kulkarni tal king about Diversity and its impact on gender expression. She said that we should not talk about only males and females. Studies show that 70% shows perceived effect when it is homogenous. Senior members bring stability an d it really benefits the organization. She also spoke about Control to emp ower \,Transparency in communication and having a positive mindset.\n\nMr. Jitendra Tanna spoke about Diversity and inclusivity\, considering everyo ne equal. According to the data of June 2021\, out of 500 fortune companie s\, 8% of CEOs are female\, including a lot of people from different regio ns. He said that there is a sense of belongingness within the work culture including all at the authority level. Mr. Girish Khilari spoke about how Science technology is a fundamental unit\, how technology is advancing tow ards humanity. He briefed that IEEE has no tolerance for discrimination\, racism. It sticks to provide a secure environment. Its companies look for world-class products.\n\nMrs. Sujata Chandran asks us How do outcomes chan ge when we move towards better progress? She talks about how Inclusivity b ecomes a positive impact. She said that TCS becomes the first organization to include same-sex partners. She also mentioned the Network of diversifi ed communities where everybody interacts with each other and creates a goo d workplace environment. Mrs. Sudeshna Choudhury talks about how women wer e doing in the science industry 75 years back. In past years\, the percent age of girls included in education was very low and now it is high.\n\nMrs . Laxmi Subramanian shared the six traits of an inclusive leader which are Element of curiosity\, Cognizance of bias\, Cultural intelligence\, Colla boration across the globe\, Commitment toward the goal of the organization \, The courage to take action. She also shared three perspectives which ar e Real problems\, Real numbers you are trying for & Real consequences. She also said that we should create a culture of inclusion\, identify the mak eup of your own organization and look at diversifying source channels. Div ersity and inclusion can only become successful when leaders begin it.\n\n Every speaker was given a Virtual Memento at the end\, as a token of grati tude for their wonderful speeches.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Pune section I ndustry realtions\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/298879 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/298879 ORGANIZER:rajashreejain@ieee.org SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Industry Forum URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/298879 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Type: - Conference Special Track</ strong></p>\n<p><strong>Name of Track: - Industry Forum</strong></p>\n<p>< strong>Day and Date: - Friday\, December 3\, 2021</strong></p>\n<p><strong >Time: - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (IST)</strong>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>T he Conference special Track was conducted in collaboration with IEEE Techn ology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS)\, IEEE TEMS Pune Section a nd Industry Relations IEEE Pune Section. The proceedings of the track were held in a Virtual mode. The focus of the track was on Leadership\, Talent and Technology\, and Research and Development.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> \n<p>The session chairs for the track were:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. Neha Sharma \, Secretary\, IEEE Pune Section</p>\n<p>Mr. Prashant Joshi\, Founder dire ctor\, Leap n Scale\, Pune</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We began the sessions w ith the following speakers enlightening us with their speeches.&nbsp\;</p> \n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Mr. Prashant Joshi\, Founder director\, Leap n Scale\ , Pune: - Opening Remarks &amp\; TEMS Objectives</p>\n<p>Thomas Coughlin\, President Coughlin Associates\, California: - Future Workforce&nbsp\;</p> \n<p>Eduardo Ahumada-Tello\, Professor\, Researcher at Universidad Aut&oac ute\;noma de Baja California\, California: - Subjective well-being and com petitiveness in knowledge-based firms</p>\n<p>Biswajit Mohapatra\, Partner - IBM\, Pune: - Leadership</p>\n<p>Dr. Prashant Pansare\, CEO\, Intellimen t\, Pune: - Emerging technologies are the need of the hour</p>\n<p>Dr. Sim one Paymaster\, Head\, Corporate HR\, Talent Management\, (Transformation) \, Tata Consultancy Services\, Mumbai: - Industrial Talent Management</p>\ n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>There was even a Panel Discussion on Importance and Im pact of Diversity in Industry. The Panel Moderator was Mrs. Sudheshna Chou dhury\, TCS Kolkata. The Panelists were: -</p>\n<p>Savita Kulkarni\, Tata Consultancy Services\, Pune</p>\n<p>Sujata Chandran\, Tata Consultancy Ser vices\, Pune</p>\n<p>Girish Khilari\, Chairman\, IEEE Pune Section</p>\n<p >Jitendra Tanna\, Founder and President\, Eternus Solutions Pvt. Ltd.\, Pu ne</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Number of Attendees: - 117</p>\ n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Following are brief deliberations of all the sessions. </p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Mr. Prashant Joshi talked about IEEE and how it a ided in exchanging ideas globally\, being a global organization. TEMS addi tionally helped in providing a focus on Management and Leadership. The spe aker then further discussed the need and importance of collaboration which led to social networking\, connection\, and exchanging ideas. The importa nce of transformation was also highlighted\, making sure that the young mi nds can take their career forward.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Mr. Thomas Coug hlin talked about the Future Workforce with the help of global research an d surveys that collected data and helped understand the mindset of a worki ng individual. There were mentions of changes like Digital Transformation\ , which was the need in this scenario\, and how people from different part s of the world were adapting to work from home trends. The demand and supp ly chains were also highlighted\, along with climate issues like global wa rming and the impact on healthcare systems in the current scenario.</p>\n< p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Prof. Eduardo Ahumada-Tello elaborated on the parameters of happiness and subjective well-being in an organization. The talk empha sized the evolution of manufacturing in today&rsquo\;s generation and the digital and industrial trends in the 21st century\, like Automation\, the Internet of Things\, 3D Printing\, Cloud data storage\, and renewable ener gy. How machines and AI helped in manufacturing was also discussed\, and t he importance of soft skills like critical thinking\, management\, creativ ity in today&rsquo\;s industrial scenario was discussed.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</ p>\n<p>Mr. Biswajit Mohapatra talked about the importance of cloud and dig ital technologies from a business perspective. The importance of cloud dat a storage was discussed along with an emphasis on data security as well.&n bsp\; The talk extensively covered the digital trends in current scenarios and the need to adapt to them. Parameters like employee empowerment\, per sonalized experience\, business continuity were explored\, and sustainable growth and its importance in society.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. Prahsan t Pansare highlighted the importance of leveraging data analytics in today &rsquo\;s digital scenario. Essential techniques to build Machine Learning models for prediction\, forecasting\, and text mining of data were elabor ated. Highly secure and scalable solutions were extensively discussed\, an d concepts like Recommendation engine\, cross-sells\, and up-sells were ex plained using these new software algorithms. The importance of cloud and A rtificial Intelligence was also discussed.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p> Dr. Simone Paymaster discussed global talent management and its importance in an organization. New trends like flexible work schedule\, hybrid workp lace\, remote working were elaborated upon\, along with the importance giv en to Innovation\, Digital Transformation\, and training. Parameters like mental health and stress on employees were also discussed and how necessar y motivation and mindset are essential in today&rsquo\;s scenario. Mentori ng and coaching were also considered necessary for talent management.</p>\ n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>After this\, the Panel Discussion took place which beg an with Mrs. Savita Kulkarni talking about Diversity and its impact on gen der expression. She said that we should not talk about only males and fema les. Studies show that 70% shows perceived effect when it is homogenous. S enior members bring stability and it really benefits the organization. She also spoke about Control to empower \,Transparency in communication and h aving a positive mindset.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Mr. Jitendra Tann a spoke about Diversity and inclusivity\, considering everyone equal. Acco rding to the data of June 2021\, out of 500 fortune companies\, 8% of CEOs are female\, including a lot of people from different regions. He said th at there is a sense of belongingness within the work culture including all at the authority level. Mr. Girish Khilari spoke about how Science techno logy is a fundamental unit\, how technology is advancing towards humanity. He briefed that IEEE has no tolerance for discrimination\, racism. It sti cks to provide a secure environment. Its companies look for world-class pr oducts.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Mrs. Sujata Chandran asks us How do outcomes change when we move towards better progress? She talks about how Inclusivity becomes a positive impact. She said that TCS becomes the firs t organization to include same-sex partners. She also mentioned the Networ k of diversified communities where everybody interacts with each other and creates a good workplace environment. Mrs. Sudeshna Choudhury talks about how women were doing in the science industry 75 years back. In past years \, the percentage of girls included in education was very low and now it i s high.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Mrs. Laxmi Subramanian shared the s ix traits of an inclusive leader which are Element of curiosity\, Cognizan ce of bias\, Cultural intelligence\, Collaboration across the globe\, Comm itment toward the goal of the organization\, The courage to take action. S he also shared three perspectives which are Real problems\, Real numbers y ou are trying for &amp\; Real consequences. She also said that we should c reate a culture of inclusion\, identify the makeup of your own organizatio n and look at diversifying source channels. Diversity and inclusion can on ly become successful when leaders begin it.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Every speaker w as given a Virtual Memento at the end\, as a token of gratitude for their wonderful speeches.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR