TR26 India opens with a welcome reception by Sheetal Raut, Managing Director of WorldatWork India, setting the tone for two days of strategic learning, connection, and insight. She will share WorldatWork India’s vision for the region, along with key updates on upcoming initiatives, new launches, and the evolving future of HR and Total Rewards in India.
The first panel will set a strong business-first tone for TR26 India through a candid conversation between CEOs and CHROs. The discussion will explore how the HR role is evolving, what true alignment with business strategy looks like, and how leaders evaluate talent investments, cost, capability, and performance trade-offs. With India-specific perspectives on cost discipline, promoter expectations, and business accountability, the session will offer clear takeaways on aligning people, pay, and performance to drive measurable outcomes.
Long-term incentive plans are evolving globally, driven by changing talent expectations, stronger performance focus, governance, and emerging technology. This session focuses on key global LTIP trends and examines how they are playing out in India, including broad-based equity, performance-linked awards, evolving plan structures, and liquidity challenges. Participants will gain insights into where India is converging with global practices, where it is taking a different path, and what organizations should prepare for next.
As organisations continue to navigate rising performance expectations and evolving employee needs, creating workplaces where people can thrive remains a persistent challenge. Only 34% of employees report having levels of support high enough to match the expectations of their workplace, highlighting a disconnect between what organisations ask of employees and the experiences that help them succeed.
As workforces grow and evolve, organisations are rethinking how they create those experiences at scale. Recognition helps reinforce the moments that connect people to their work, their teams, and a larger sense of purpose, shaping cultures that foster inclusion, inspiration, and healthy performance.
This brand-new offering from WorldatWork equips HR professionals to think beyond functional execution and connect people strategy with business performance. The course explores the internal and external forces shaping organizations and helps HR leaders build the commercial understanding needed to influence strategy, advise leadership, and drive stronger business outcomes.
In the AI Skills Lab, participants will understand what it takes for organizations to become AI-native - through Composite Workforce EnterpriseTM, People Equation’s operating model for work through Talent + AI. Participants will also experience AI hotspots in Rewards (especially Benefits Administration) and learn how to identify real agent development opportunities & leverage them well - through the AI GymTM and Rewards Agents.
This session will explore the evolving dynamics of executive compensation in India, where pay decisions are increasingly shaped by business performance, promoter expectations, governance standards, and public and investor scrutiny. The discussion will highlight the unique complexities of senior leadership compensation in the Indian context, including how organizations can balance competitiveness, accountability, fairness, and stakeholder expectations.
As Day 01 of TR26 India comes to a close, this lively segment brings the community together to celebrate participation, recognize key moments, and add a spark of excitement to the evening. From attendee recognitions to raffle draws and engaging surprises, it is designed to end the day on a high note.
Total Rewards professionals have access to increasingly rich workforce and compensation data, but the real opportunity lies in turning that data into insights that support better rewards decisions. This highly practical, hands-on session will demonstrate how GenAI and analytics can be applied to real-world Total Rewards challenges including compensation analysis, pay equity and workforce data.
Participants will experience an end-to-end process of translating a Total Rewards business question into an analytical problem using GenAI to develop analytical approaches and generate R code, and then running that code on compensation data in a standalone environment. The session will demonstrate how analytical techniques can move beyond descriptive analysis to predictive and prescriptive insights that help Total Rewards professionals identify risks, explore scenarios, and inform business decisions.
A key focus will be data confidentiality and responsible use of GenAI. Rather than uploading sensitive compensation or employee data to a public GenAI platform, participants will learn how GenAI can be used to generate and refine analytical algorithms and code. This approach enables Total Rewards professionals to harness the power of GenAI without compromising the confidentiality of employee data.
Through a live demonstration and practical exercise, participants will see how Total Rewards expertise, GenAI, and analytics can work together from framing the right question and analysing the data to interpreting results and translating them into actionable rewards recommendations.
*No prior programming experience is required for this hands-on workshop
Employee wellbeing is increasingly becoming a business priority, not just an HR initiative. This session explores how cult.fit has integrated movement, wellness and community into the employee experience to strengthen engagement and support a high-performing workforce.
Drawing on cult.fit’s Org.fit journey, the session will showcase practical approaches to building participation through recurring activities, sports clubs, inclusive programmes, wellness initiatives and everyday movement rituals. It will also explore how consistency, accessibility and a sense of belonging can encourage employees to participate, try new activities and build stronger connections at work.
The session goes beyond participation numbers to examine the potential business impact of wellbeing—connecting employee health, engagement, community and performance. It will offer practical ideas for organisations looking to move from wellness programmes to a more integrated culture where movement becomes part of work.
This interactive workshop enables participants to diagnose and align HR strategy, Total Rewards design, and business outcomes through real-world scenarios and structured exercises. Attendees will explore key trade-offs between pay competitiveness, internal equity, cost efficiency, and performance, gaining practical insights to support stronger people and rewards decisions.
Take your TR26 India experience further with the onsite Essentials of Executive Compensation course. Designed for HR and Total Rewards professionals, this focused learning opportunity helps you strengthen your understanding of executive pay design, governance, leadership rewards, and strategic compensation decisions.
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