Download Agenda - Commonwealth Telecommunications

DAYONE 3NOVEMBER2014
REGISTRATION
11:55
08:30 - 09:00
08:30
09:00 - 09:30
09:00
R V Balasubramaniam Iyer, Vice President,
Learning & Development , Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited,
India
Registration opens and morning refreshments
OPENING CEREMONY
12:10
Welcome address
Welcome remarks
Professor Tim Unwin, Secretary-General, Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation
09:20
Official opening of the Commonwealth Human
Resources for ICT 2014
Teko Winston Monko, Chair, Programme for Development
and Training, Commonwealth Telecommunications
Organisation and Head of Human Resources Services,
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Ltd
13:10
14:10 - 15:40
Chair: Harriet Omoding, Human Resources and
Administration Director, Uganda Communications
Commission
09:30 - 11:00
09:30
Emerging Trends in Next Generation TechnologiesAchieving Excellence through ICTs
14:10
Panel Discussion: Using ICTs to improve the
management of Human Resources: Challenges and
best practice recommendations for HR professionals
Panellists: Vania Nalletamby, Human Resources Manager,
Cable and Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd
Satya Gupta, Joint Secretary, International
Telecommunication Union-Asia Pacific Telecommunity
Foundation of India
Professor Tim Unwin, Secretary-General, Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation
11:00
GROUP PHOTOGRAPH & MORNING REFRESHMENTS
Presentation: Telecom recruitment trends and
challenges in Bangladesh
Sharmin Sultan, Vice President, Resourcing & Employer
Brand People & Corporate Division, Robi Axiata Limited,
Bangladesh
14:25
Satya Gupta, Joint Secretary, International
Telecommunication Union-Asia Pacific Telecommunity
Foundation of India
09:50
NETWORKING LUNCH
BEST PRACTICES: RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
CURRENT TRENDS IN HR DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Teko Winston Monko, Chair, Programme for
Development and Training, Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation and Head of Human
Resources Services, Botswana Telecommunications
Corporation Ltd
Panel Discussion: The role HR will play in preparing
the workforce for the future
Panellists: Peter Crabbe, Learning and Talent Development
Manager, Vodafone Ghana
R V Balasubramaniam Iyer, Vice President,
Learning & Development, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited,
India
Rama Rao, Professor and Head, Department of
Telecommunication Engineering ,Faculty of Engineering and
Technology, SRM University, India
Hitesh Mehta, Managing Director, Eagle Photonics Pvt Ltd,
India
09:10
Presentation: Innovative approaches to on –the-job
training
Presentation: The challenges of attracting and
retaining talent: A Bangladesh perspective
Tahseen Zakaria, Head Talent Acquisition,
Airtel, Bangladesh
14:40
Panel Discussion: Streamlining the hiring process:
Improving efficiency and retaining quality
Panellists: Tahseen Zakaria, Head of Talent Acquisition,
Airtel, Bangladesh Ltd
Sharmin Sultan, Vice President, Resourcing & Employer
Brand People & Corporate Division, Robi Axiata Limited,
Bangladesh
15:40
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS
MUSICAL DEMONSTRATION
16:10 - 16:55
DEVELOPING ABILITIES AND THE ROLE OF HR
16:10
11:40 - 13:10
Alternative approaches in HR : Music as a tool for
learning and development
Sunita Bhuyan, Consultant, Wellness and development,
India
Chair: Juma Kandie, Immediate Past Chair, Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation and Director of Human
Resources, Communications Authority of Kenya
16:55
CLOSE OF FORUM DAY ON
Case Study: e-learning: The essential tool for
developing staff potential and managing talent
19:00
DINNER HOSTED BY COMMONWEALTH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANISATION AND
EAGLE PHOTONICS PVT LTD
11:40
Peter Crabbe, Learning and Talent Development Manager,
Vodafone, Ghana
DAYTWO 4NOVEMBER2014
BUILDING AND MAINTAINING PARTNERSHIPS
09:00 - 10:30
12:30
Chair: N.K. Goyal, President, Communication
Multimedia And Infrastructure Association of India
PERFORMANCE AND MOTIVATION STRATEGIES
09:00
Presentation: The role of regional and international
partnerships in capacity building
Juma Kandie, Immediate Past Chair, Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation and Director of Human
Resources, Communications Authority of Kenya
09:15
09:30
Chair: Dr Aquil Busrai, Chief Executive Officer, aquil busrai
consulting, India
13:30
13:45
Presentation: Adopting the latest trends in motivation
to enhance your workforce
M.K.Seth, Principal General Manager, Advanced Level
Telecom Training Center, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
India
14:00
Panel Discussion: Best practices in performance
management
Panellists: Yogen Soobarah, Senior Executive, Human
Resources, Mauritius Telecom
M.K.Seth, Principal General Manager, Advanced Level
Telecom Training Center, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
India
Rajnish Kumar, Head HR-Products and New Growth
Business, Infosys, India
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
ICTS AND ORGANISATIONAL DIVERSITY
Case study: Performance management and
monitoring at Mauritius Telecom
Yogen Soobarah, Senior Executive, Human Resources,
Mauritius Telecom
Panel Discussion: Challenges of effectively managing
Human Resource training and development activities
Panellists: Mangala Durwinka, Head of Human Resources,
Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
Juma Kandie, Immediate Past Chair, Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation and Director of Human
Resources, Communications Authority of Kenya
Anand Rai, Head-Technical Competency Planning and
Development, Tata Teleservices Ltd, India
10:30
13:30 - 15:00
Presentation: Technical competencies and knowledge
sharing within the ICT industry
Anand Rai, Head-Technical Competency Planning and
Development, Tata Teleservices Ltd, India
NETWORKING LUNCH
11:00 - 12:30
15:00
Chair: Abigail Sono, Industry Partner Representative,
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation and
International Key Account Manager, Telkom South Africa
FACILITATED DISCUSSION
11:00
15:30 - 16:30
Chair: Professor Tim Unwin, Secretary-General,
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Presentation: Culture and conflict management
Charles Amoah-Wilson, Deputy Director, Human Resource,
National Communications Authority, Ghana
15:30
11:15
Presentation: Harmonising intergenerational conflict in
the workplace
Manish Shukla, Addl. General Manager, Regional Telecom
Training Center, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
India
11:30
Facilitated Discussion: Managing cross generational
conflict
Panellists: Patricia Kerretts, Manager, Talent Management
and Organisation Development, Human Capital
Administration Department, Communications Authority of
Kenya
Ricardo Bunguel, Head of training Division,
Training Institute of Telecominicações de Moçaambique
Harjeet Singh Khanduja, Vice President -Human Resources,
Reliance Jio Infocomm, India
Mr Manish Shukla, Addl. General Manager, Regional Telecom
Training Center, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL),
India
Charles Amoah-Wilson, Deputy Director, Human Resource,
National Communications Authority, Ghana
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS
16:30
Facilitated Discussion: Recruitment via social
media: The way forward?
CLOSE OF COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES
FOR ICT 2014