Parity Consulting & Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Present
POSHasya Conclave 2019
Hyatt, Gachibowli, Hyderabad | 28th June, 2019
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Friday June, 28
9:30am – 9:45am
Opening Statements
Speaker: Kalpana Tatavarti, Founder & CEO, Parity Consulting
Parity’s vision for POSHasya – a community of POSH ambassadors committed to creating safe and inclusive workplaces
9:45am – 10:00am
Keynote Address
Why we should care about sexual harassment in workplaces.
10:00am – 10:30am
Speaker Perspective – Effective Compliance
Speaker: Rashmi Pradeep, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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What are the key provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013? Compliance has been introduced in order to tackle workplace sexual harassment. When implementing the key provisions, how can organizations ensure that compliance maps to effectively curbing workplace sexual harassment?
Tea Break and Networking
10:30 AM to 10: 45 AM
10:45am – 11:30am
Panel Discussion – Recognizing and Reporting Sexual Harassment
Moderator: Rianna Lobo, Juris Prime
Panelists:
Ddharaniikota Ssuyodhan: International Commercial and Corporate Lawyer
Director and Head of Legal – for a renowned Software Company.
Shathi Sharma: CHRO, Dixcy Textiles
Nandini Mehta: Head, Business HR, Max Retail Division, Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd.
Padmaja Paravataneni: Executive Committee Member & Jt. Secretary, HYSEA
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For many years, behaviors of sexual harassment were considered “normal”. As more people are speaking up, the norms of behavior are shifting. How can organizations keep up with these changes and more importantly, equip their employees to recognize sexual harassing behaviors? There is still a stigma around reporting sexual harassment. How can organizations encourage reporting?
11:30am – 12:15pm
Parity Masterclass – Case Laws Through a Social Lens
Speaker: Kalpana Tatavarti, Founder & CEO, Parity Consulting
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Case laws are important to understand the nuances and ground reality of the Act. Laxmi Char will conduct a master class that will look at recent case laws in the wider social context. Participants will gain insight into Parity’s unique socio-legal framework, that will equip them to understand the provisions of the Act as well as the spirit of the Act.
12:15pm – 1:00pm
Panel Discussion – Equipping our ICs: Advantages, Challenges and Successes
Moderator: Abhaya Tatavarti, Lead Consultant, Parity Consulting
Panelists:
Ashok Pamidi: CEO, Nasscom Foundation, Head Nasscom Diversity & Inclusion
Abe Abraham: Director-Employment Practice, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Neeti Tiwari: Head Managed Market Finance, Novartis
Usha Gandepalli: HR Business Partner, Oracle India
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ICs are a very unique concept and there are not many precedents we can look for within the wider international community. ICCs are vested with immense power. How do we ensure that ICs are well-equipped and what are the common challenges that we see?
Lunch and Networking
1:00 PM to 2: 00 PM
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Speaker Perspective – Implementing the Act
Speaker: Catriona Mackness, HR Business Partner, Thomson Reuters
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In following the provisions of the law, there are often operational challenges while implementing it. What are common operational challenges faced by organizations and How are they handling them? A session by an organizational representative on implementing the Act and its mandates.
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Leading by Example – Best Practices
Presentation By:
Sarika Pradhan: POSH Head and Behavioural Development Head, Wipro
Sheetal Anand: VP International HR Infrastructure Planning and Development, Wells Fargo
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Some Organizations are leading the way in preventing sexual harassment in their workpalces, by going above & beyond the law. Wipro shares their best practices and their journey in being thought leaders.
3:30pm – 4:45pm
Panel Discussion – Planning for a Future Where No One Has to Say #MeToo
Speaker Perspective: The Indian #MeToo landscape and the social forces driving it.
Laxmi Char, Co-Founder, Parity Consulting
Panel Discussion
S. Sivakumar: Group Head Agri & IT Business, ITC
Rashmi Pradeep: Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Aamir Ullah Khan: Adjunct professor, NALSAR, ISB, MCRHRDI
Francis Anthony: Trailmaker- Salesforce, Lead- Outforce India APAC
4:45pm – 5:00pm
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Meena Jagtiani
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The POSHasya conclave is dedicated to powering respectful workplaces by completely preventing sexual harassment. Our marquee speakers and their experiences are the highlights of our conclaves. We hand pick the topics such that it has immediate value to you and your organization.