SHRM India to Gather Global Leaders at Festival of Work 2025

SHRM India proudly announces the SHRM India Annual Conference & Expo 2025, the Festival of Work scheduled for 13–14 November 2025 at Taj Palace, New Delhi. Celebrating 20 years of SHRM India, #SHRMIAC25 will convene global and Indian thought leaders, CXOs, policymakers, and innovators to decode the future of work, leadership, and human potential through mainstage ideas, deep-dive arenas, curated networking, and a People-Tech Expo.

On this Achal Khanna, CEO – SHRM APAC & MENA said, The Festival of Work is not just a celebration of SHRM India’s 20-year journey - it’s a celebration of every individual and organization that has helped reimagine the world of work. As we step into the next decade, our focus remains on people, purpose, and possibilities - empowering leaders to build workplaces that are inclusive, innovative, and future-ready. 

The two-day Festival of Work will feature a stellar lineup of speakers, including:

• Johnny C. Taylor Jr., President & CEO, SHRM 

• Shiv, Operating Partner, Advent Private Equity & Chair of SHRM India Conferences & Council

• Jessica Jensen, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, LinkedIn

• Kamal Bali, President & MD, Volvo Group India

• Anand Ramamoorthy, Founding Managing Director, Micron India

• Rajiv Rajgopal, Chairman & Managing Director, Akzo Nobel India Limited & Chairman, Akzo Nobel Paints Lanka (Private) Limited

• Sandeep Alur, CTO, Microsoft Innovation Hub, Microsoft India and many more influential voices from industry, including technology experts, academics, and policy strategists.

#SHRMIAC25 sessions will explore what matters most to modern workplaces, AI-driven talent strategies, ethical leadership, mental well-being, innovation culture, policy & inclusion, and the evolving role of HR amid rapid disruption, delivered in innovative Festival of Work formats, designed to translate ideas into action