Bhubaneswar: More than 100 industry leaders representing different sectors participated in the two-day SOA Proxima-2024, an HR Conference organised by the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) from April 26 -27.
The mega event served as a vital connection between industry pioneers and emerging tech talent, looked upon as an unparalleled platform facilitating knowledge exchange, providing insights and enabling a peep into the emerging trends within the technology sphere.
Over 100 HR Leaders, distinguished speakers and industry experts drawn from various sectors including IT, IT Enabled Services, manufacturing and core industries interacted with more than 4500 aspiring tech talents.
The 5th edition of SOA Proxima-2024 is the largest such conference ever held in the eastern region and marked a significant milestone for Odisha. Dr Sandipan Chakravorty, former Managing Director of Tata International and Satish Kumar Pradhan, Centre Head of Cognizant the chief guest and the guest of honour respectively on the first day.
On the second day, Prof. (Dr) T.G.Sitharam, Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was the chief guest.
Bijay Sahoo, President, HR of Reliance Industries, Mumbai addressed professionals and students at the valedictory session.
Leading multinational companies including HCLTech, Cognizant, Synopsys, PwC India, Mastercard, Deloitte India, EY India, JP Morgan, Maruti Suzuki, Continental Automotive, British Petroleum, Lenovo, Mahindra Comviva, Emami Paper Mills and Grasim participated in the event.
Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, Vice-Chancellor of SOA, presided over the conference.