Forward Newsletter - Issue 21 | Page 5

KEY HR INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES AT SLASSCOM PEOPLE SUMMIT to expose the audience to international best practices, cutting-end trends and insights delivered by renowned HR practitioners within the region. Secondly, it provided an excellent networking opportunity to the attendees, letting them learn through experience sharing. This year, the key focus of the summit aligned perfectly with the trends that are currently being viewed upon as the most challenging areas of global people management. The keynote speeches were based on organizational climate for creativity and innovation, employee engagement in an agile workplace, and talent management driven by information that’s accessible by employees via social platforms. The sixth consecutive “SLASSCOM People Summit”, organized by the SLASSCOM HR Forum, was held on January 27, 2016 at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo. The focus of this year was to provide some key HR insights and perspectives to the industry leaders to guide them through 2016 and beyond. The sessions evolved around facing today’s challenges with novel approaches that make HR more agile, forward thinking and bolder. The second half of the summit included two interactive workshops conducted in parallel focusing on unleashing the potential of a multi-generational culture; secondly on shifts in employee engagement approaches and expectations around HR role and capabilities. The workshops were conducted by renowned training and consultation organizations- Franklin Covey and QAI Global and both the workshops were well received by participants. The event was well attended by over 200 HR professionals and business leaders representing IT/BPM and other industries. The Summit’s objectives were twofold – firstly, The event was supported by the Platinum Sponsor IFS, Gold Sponsors HSBC and Regus, Silver Sponsor 5