Winners Announced for the IC HR Awards 2025 in New Delhi on 16th July 2025

July 18, 2025

New Delhi, July 16, 2025 | Welcomhotel by ITC, New Delhi

The Indian HR Convention 2025, organized by Indian Conventions, successfully brought together the finest minds in human resources, leadership, and workplace strategy under one roof at Welcomhotel by ITC, New Delhi.

Anchored on the theme “Rewiring Work: The Human Code in the Age of Intelligence”, the event convened more than 30 distinguished speakers and concluded with the prestigious IC HR Awards 2025, the HR Under 40 Awards, HR Leaders Awards, and the IC Women Achievers Awards — honoring India’s transformative professionals driving the future of work.

Global Keynote & Guest of Honour

• David Clutterbuck, Founder, Clutterbuck Coaching & Mentoring International

Delivered the Keynote Address, offering global insights on “Rapid Teaming: Agile Leadership in an AI-driven World”.

• Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor (Retd.) Guest of Honour, who delivered the Special Address on leadership resilience, discipline, and strategic nation-building through HR capabilities.

IC HR Awards 2025: Celebrating India’s HR Trailblazers

HR Under 40 Awards

• Sawa Sneha Lall, Tata Consultancy Services
• Gunjan Srivastava, ZebPay
• Alpa Arora, Vialto Partners
• Shaveta Dhawan Sehgal, Baxy
• Kapil Sharma, Secure Meters
• Gaurav Modak, Hempel A/S
• Chaithra BH, Pierian Services
• Rahul Kumar, Kongsberg Automotive

HR Leaders Awards

• Sanju Patra, Finix Consulting
• Dr Mayuk Dasgupta, Hindalco Industries
• Gurjeet Singh, Tech Mahindra BPS
• Squadron Leader Deepaa, Attero Recycling

IC HR Awards

• Urbane – The Design Workshop – Excellence in Human-Centric Workspace Design
• Dr J S Chouhan, GM (HR), POWERGRID Corporation of India
• Agniwesh Thakur, Associate Director, Accenture

IC Women Achievers Awards

• Varna Brahmbhatt, Sahaj Solar — Human Resource
• Shabeen Narang, Trajectories Business Solutions — Entrepreneur
• Dr Tanushri Mukherjee, Amity University Rajasthan — Academics
• Dr Varuna Tyagi, K.R. Mangalam University — Academics
• Neha Singh, Chegg India — Human Resource
• Vatsala Saxena, Wipro — Human Resource
• Kaveri Chauhan, Kyndryl — Human Resource
• Charmaine Remedios, Reliance Industries — Human Resource
• Garima Garg, Reliance Industries — Human Resource
• Aditi Ghosh, Actor, Model, Dancer — Entertainment
• Monuca Arora, Triyana Travel (Enjobs) — Travel and Hospitality
• Astha Chachra, Publicis Sapient — Human Resource

Distinguished Speakers and Thought Leaders

• Dr GP Rao, Founder, Good People Relations
• Arup Gupta, CHRO, Reliance Power
• Dheeraj Modi, Head-Talent Acquisition, Ericsson
• Radhika Arora, CHRO, ISGEC Heavy Engineering
• Sudeep Sharma, VP & Head HR, HCL Healthcare
• Sharon Nijhawan, Strategic HR Leader & CHRO
• Anupam Arun, SVP & Country Head India, Cvent
• Bhushan Kulkarni, VP & CLO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance
• Megha Gupta, Head HR, C2FO
• Sonica Aron, CEO, Marching Sheep
• Gaurav Arora, Founder & Chief Inspirer, xMonks
• Squadron Leader Deepaa, Head – People, Culture & Administration, Attero Recycling
• Pushkar Kumar, Sr VP & CHRO, DCM Shriram Chemicals
• Roli Sanghi, Head HR-India, Eight Roads Ventures India
• Veena Bansal, CHRO, M3M India
• Ajmer Deshwal, HR Head-Manufacturing, Dixon Technologies
• Dr Sanjay Mutthal, CEO, Argolynx Consulting
• Seema Ahluwalia, Executive Director HR, Sonepar India
• Sunil Goyal, Deputy CEO, Sopra Steria India
• Varun Sachdeva, SVP & APAC Head, NLB Services
• Amit Malik, President, WadzPay Worldwide
• Abhay Kapoor, CHRO, Victura Technologies
• Agniwesh Thakur, Associate Director, Accenture
• Dr J S Chouhan, GM(HR), PowerGrid Corporation of India 
• Dr Rajeshwari Narendran, Director, NTPC School of Business
• Mussarat Hussain, Head HR, Suzuki R&D Center India
• Nida Khanam, Head HR, Socomec Greater India
• Pradeep Hatgaonkar, Country Head HR, Hitachi Astemo India
• Dr Prasoon M Tripathi, Director, IMS Ghaziabad
• Shabeen Narang, Founder & CEO, Trajectories Business Solutions
•  Talees Rizvi, CMD & Founder, Indian Conventions & Tackyon IT Consulting

Jury Panel 2025

The awards were meticulously adjudicated by an esteemed jury, chaired by:

• Dr Santrupt Misra, Former CEO, Birla Carbon; Director, Chemicals & Group HR, Aditya Birla Group

Jury Members

• Dr SY Siddiqui, Former Executive Advisor, Maruti Suzuki India
• Dr GP Rao, Founder, Good People Relations
• Mr Varadarajan S, Board Advisor & Former CHRO, Vistara
• Mr Amit Malik, President, WadzPay Worldwide
• Dr Sanjay Muthal, CEO, Argolynx Consulting
• Mr Emmanuel David, MD, Grid International India
• Dr D Prasanth Nair, CHRO, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
• Dr Praveen Purohit, VP & Dy Group CHRO, Vedanta Group
• Mr Varun Sachdeva, SVP & APAC Head, NLB Services
• Mr Arup Gupta, CHRO, Reliance Power
• Mr Prateek Dubey, President – Global CHRO, Mankind Pharma
• Dr Rajeshwari Narendran, Director, NTPC School of Business
• Ms Seema Ahluwalia, Executive Director HR-Admin & IT, Sonepar India
• Mr Sameer Wadhawan, Former SVP & Head of HR, Samsung Electronics India
• Dr Jyotsna Bhatnagar, Dean Graduate Programmes, MDI
• Mr V. Krishnan, Leadership & HR Advisor; Former CHRO, Havells & Dabur
• Ms Anjali Sachdeva, Vice President HR, Clove Dental
• Mr Talees Rizvi, CMD & Founder, Indian Conventions & Tackyon IT Consulting

Leadership Quote

Talees Rizvi, CMD & Founder, Indian Conventions, shared:

“The Indian HR Convention is not just about awards—it is a convergence of wisdom, innovation, and purposeful leadership. We are committed to fostering an ecosystem where strategy, empathy, and technology together build the workplaces of the future.”

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