This conference brings together leading academics, researchers, and industry professionals at India’s premier coastal destination to explore the future of human resource management in the age of AI, analytics, and global workforce transformation. Key themes span AI-driven and augmented HR, ethical and human-centered leadership, sustainable and strategic HRM, and global talent and mobility models. Focus areas include HR analytics and predictive insights, algorithmic bias and fairness, immersive learning through VR and metaverse, gig and hybrid workforce management, leadership ethics and inclusion, ESG-aligned HR practices, green workplaces, workforce resilience, and borderless global teams—positioning HR as a pivotal driver of innovation, sustainability, and organizational purpose.