Unbox the future with AI

The Leela Ambience, Gurgaon

21st January 2026

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What is Unboxed?

It’s more than HR. More than business as usual. It’s a global stage where the most influential CHROs and boldest thinkers explore how AI and HR can shape tomorrow’s organizations.

Ideas are challenged. Boundaries are pushed. Futures are redefined. Because when people leaders and technology collide, the future of work is not just discussed, it’s created.

What Awaits

Icons Unfiltered.

Hear from leaders who don’t just follow the future of work, they create it.

Robert Chong GIF

Power in the Room.

Network with 200+ CHROs. Unlock Countless possibilities.

Networking GIF

The Future, Experienced.

Step inside the most advanced AI experience ever built for HR. See it. Touch it. Believe it.

AI Experience GIF
 
 
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Industries

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Speakers

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Dr. Praveen Purohit

CHRO
Vedanta Group

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Shruti Bhatia

Asia AI Workforce Business
GTM Leader, Microsoft

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Bhaskar Basu

Country Head- Partnerships,
Microsoft

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Tarun Katyal

CHRO,
Niva Bupa

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Ankit Batra

Head - Performance, Rewards &
HR Digitalisation, Jindal Stainless

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Rohit Chennamaneni

Co-Founder
Darwinbox

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Rahul Lakhanpal

Head of Product Marketing,
Darwinbox

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Dr. Praveen Purohit

CHRO
Vedanta Group

Past Speakers

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Mohandas Pai

Investor, Board Member, Chairman
Aarin Capital

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Dilip Pattanayak

President & CHRO,
JSW

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Robert Chong

CHRO,
Sembcorp

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Lopamudra Priyadarshini

Director, Head of HR Operations
Acuity Knowledge Partners

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Saurabh Kalra

Senior Vice President - HR,
MakeMyTrip

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K. V. Kamath

Chairman,
Jio Financial Services

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Arundhati Bhattacharya

President & CEO,
Salesforce, South Asia

Agenda

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (IST) Welcome Hi-Tea & Registration
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM (IST) Opening Keynote: The Unboxed Vision
 
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Rohit Chennamaneni
Co-Founder, Darwinbox
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM (IST) Fireside Chat: Building the Enterprise of the Future: People, Technology & Leadership
 
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Praveen Purohit
CHRO, Vedanta Aluminium
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Shruti bhatia
Asia AI Workforce Business GTM Leader, Microsoft
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Tarun Katyal
CHRO, Niva Bupa
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Shaswat Kumar
Head & SVP Customer Success & Delivery, Darwinbox
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM (IST) Agents for the Future of Work
 
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Rahul Lakhanpal
Head of Product Marketing, Darwinbox
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM (IST) Networking Break
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM (IST) Microsoft × Darwinbox: Co-creating the Future of Work
 
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Bhaskar Basu
Country Head - Enterprise Partnerships, Microsoft India
6:30 PM - 6:50 PM (IST) Leading the HR Shift: A CHRO's Story
 
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Ankit Batra
Head - Performance, Rewards & HR Digitalisation, Jindal Stainless
6:50 PM - 7:15 PM (IST) Awards Ceremony
7:15 PM - 8:00 PM (IST) Laugh. Lead. Connect.
 
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Aashish Solanki
Comicstaan 3 Winner, Host @ Shark Tank India
8:00 PM (IST) Onwards Cocktails, Dinner & Networking

Unbox the future of work with AI