Event Agenda

Discover game-changing insights, expert-led workshops, and opportunities to connect with industry leaders

DAY 1

DAY 2

Time

09:55 AM

Agenda Title

Voice of FiesTA

Welcome to FiesTA 2025!

Fiesta

Core Team

Time

10:00 AM

Agenda Title

Pankaj Bansal's Opening Keynote

Scaling Recruiting Businesses

Keynote

Pankaj Bansal

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Caret Capital

Time

10:30 AM

Agenda Title

Hung Lee's Keynote

Preparing for the Next Decade of Recruiting

Keynote

Hung Lee

Founder of Recruiting Brainfood

Time

11:00 AM

Agenda Title

Johnny Campbell's Keynote

Unfiltered Johnny: Practical Recruitment - Eye of the Tiger

Keynote

Johnny Campbell

CEO, SocialTalent

Time

11:30 AM

Agenda Title

Break

Tea/ Coffee Break

Break

Time

11:45 AM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Scaling Engineering Talent

Panel Discussion

Rajendra Prasad

Global Head of TA, Nium

Time

12:15 PM

Agenda Title

Aadil Bandukwala

From Algorithms to Hires: Gen AI Strategies for Modern Recruiters

Keynote

Aadil Bandukwala

VP Demand Gen & Customer Marketing, HackerRank

Time

12:45 PM

Agenda Title

KellyOCG's Keynote

Transforming Talent Acquisition: The Strategic Advantage of RPO

Keynote

Preejith + Mayur

Time

01:15 PM

Agenda Title

Lunch & Networking Break

Main Hall Prepared for Roundtable Rooms

Enjoy the food

Time

02:00 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Your Metric is BS

Panel Discussion

Johnny Campbell

Founder and CEO, Social Talent

Time

02:30 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Identity Crisis in Recruiting

Panel Discussion

Hung Lee

Editor of Recruiting Brainfood

Time

03:00 PM

Agenda Title

Varsha's Keynote

Talent through DEI Lense

Keynote

Varsha Agarwal

Founder and CEO, Lenostun

Time

03:20 PM

Agenda Title

BarRaiser's Keynote

Raising the Bar

Keynote

Avinash Saxena

Co-Founder, BarRaiser

Time

03:35 PM

Agenda Title

High Tea

Time

03:50 PM

Agenda Title

Johnny Campbell's Workshop

2 Batches

Workshop

Johnny Campbell

CEO, SocialTalent

Time

03:50 PM

Agenda Title

KellyOCG

Staying Ahead in 2025: Talent Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Mini Conference / Panel

Preejith PS

Director - Operations RPO: India, KellyOCG

Time

04:30 PM

Agenda Title

RippleHire

Building Adaptive Recruitment Strategies in the Age of AI and Skills-First Hiring

Mini Conference / Panel

Keerthi Kariappa

Chief Customer Officer, Ripplehire

Time

05:00 PM

Agenda Title

BarRaiser

Interview Intelligence: Stop Guessing, Start Evaluating

Mini Conference / Panel

Avinash Saxena

Co-Founder, BarRaiser

Time

05:30 PM

Agenda Title

Break

Time

05:40 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Job Portals, the Past, Present, Future and Every Shit in Between

Panel Discussion

Piyush Raghuvanshi

CHRO, Apna

Time

06:10 PM

Agenda Title

Musical Performance

End-of-Day Lighthearted Entertainment

Entertainment

Hritik X Kritika

Musicians

Time

07:00 PM

Agenda Title

Dinner & Socials

Casual Networking Over Drinks/Cocktail

Networking

DAY 1

DAY 2

Time

09:55 AM

Agenda Title

Voice of FiesTA

Welcome to FiesTA 2025!

Fiesta

Core Team

Time

10:00 AM

Agenda Title

Pankaj Bansal's Opening Keynote

Scaling Recruiting Businesses

Keynote

Pankaj Bansal

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Caret Capital

Time

10:30 AM

Agenda Title

Hung Lee's Keynote

Preparing for the Next Decade of Recruiting

Keynote

Hung Lee

Founder of Recruiting Brainfood

Time

11:00 AM

Agenda Title

Johnny Campbell's Keynote

Unfiltered Johnny: Practical Recruitment - Eye of the Tiger

Keynote

Johnny Campbell

CEO, SocialTalent

Time

11:30 AM

Agenda Title

Break

Tea/ Coffee Break

Break

Time

11:45 AM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Scaling Engineering Talent

Panel Discussion

Rajendra Prasad

Global Head of TA, Nium

Time

12:15 PM

Agenda Title

Aadil Bandukwala

From Algorithms to Hires: Gen AI Strategies for Modern Recruiters

Keynote

Aadil Bandukwala

VP Demand Gen & Customer Marketing, HackerRank

Time

12:45 PM

Agenda Title

KellyOCG's Keynote

Transforming Talent Acquisition: The Strategic Advantage of RPO

Keynote

Preejith + Mayur

Time

01:15 PM

Agenda Title

Lunch & Networking Break

Main Hall Prepared for Roundtable Rooms

Enjoy the food

Time

02:00 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Your Metric is BS

Panel Discussion

Johnny Campbell

Founder and CEO, Social Talent

Time

02:30 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Identity Crisis in Recruiting

Panel Discussion

Hung Lee

Editor of Recruiting Brainfood

Time

03:00 PM

Agenda Title

Varsha's Keynote

Talent through DEI Lense

Keynote

Varsha Agarwal

Founder and CEO, Lenostun

Time

03:20 PM

Agenda Title

BarRaiser's Keynote

Raising the Bar

Keynote

Avinash Saxena

Co-Founder, BarRaiser

Time

03:35 PM

Agenda Title

High Tea

Time

03:50 PM

Agenda Title

Johnny Campbell's Workshop

2 Batches

Workshop

Johnny Campbell

CEO, SocialTalent

Time

03:50 PM

Agenda Title

KellyOCG

Staying Ahead in 2025: Talent Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Mini Conference / Panel

Preejith PS

Director - Operations RPO: India, KellyOCG

Time

04:30 PM

Agenda Title

RippleHire

Building Adaptive Recruitment Strategies in the Age of AI and Skills-First Hiring

Mini Conference / Panel

Keerthi Kariappa

Chief Customer Officer, Ripplehire

Time

05:00 PM

Agenda Title

BarRaiser

Interview Intelligence: Stop Guessing, Start Evaluating

Mini Conference / Panel

Avinash Saxena

Co-Founder, BarRaiser

Time

05:30 PM

Agenda Title

Break

Time

05:40 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Job Portals, the Past, Present, Future and Every Shit in Between

Panel Discussion

Piyush Raghuvanshi

CHRO, Apna

Time

06:10 PM

Agenda Title

Musical Performance

End-of-Day Lighthearted Entertainment

Entertainment

Hritik X Kritika

Musicians

Time

07:00 PM

Agenda Title

Dinner & Socials

Casual Networking Over Drinks/Cocktail

Networking

DAY 1

DAY 2

Time

09:55 AM

Agenda Title

Voice of FiesTA

Welcome to FiesTA 2025!

Fiesta

Core Team

Time

10:00 AM

Agenda Title

Pankaj Bansal's Opening Keynote

Scaling Recruiting Businesses

Keynote

Pankaj Bansal

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Caret Capital

Time

10:30 AM

Agenda Title

Hung Lee's Keynote

Preparing for the Next Decade of Recruiting

Keynote

Hung Lee

Founder of Recruiting Brainfood

Time

11:00 AM

Agenda Title

Johnny Campbell's Keynote

Unfiltered Johnny: Practical Recruitment - Eye of the Tiger

Keynote

Johnny Campbell

CEO, SocialTalent

Time

11:30 AM

Agenda Title

Break

Tea/ Coffee Break

Break

Time

11:45 AM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Scaling Engineering Talent

Panel Discussion

Rajendra Prasad

Global Head of TA, Nium

Time

12:15 PM

Agenda Title

Aadil Bandukwala

From Algorithms to Hires: Gen AI Strategies for Modern Recruiters

Keynote

Aadil Bandukwala

VP Demand Gen & Customer Marketing, HackerRank

Time

12:45 PM

Agenda Title

KellyOCG's Keynote

Transforming Talent Acquisition: The Strategic Advantage of RPO

Keynote

Preejith + Mayur

Time

01:15 PM

Agenda Title

Lunch & Networking Break

Main Hall Prepared for Roundtable Rooms

Enjoy the food

Time

02:00 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Your Metric is BS

Panel Discussion

Johnny Campbell

Founder and CEO, Social Talent

Time

02:30 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Identity Crisis in Recruiting

Panel Discussion

Hung Lee

Editor of Recruiting Brainfood

Time

03:00 PM

Agenda Title

Varsha's Keynote

Talent through DEI Lense

Keynote

Varsha Agarwal

Founder and CEO, Lenostun

Time

03:20 PM

Agenda Title

BarRaiser's Keynote

Raising the Bar

Keynote

Avinash Saxena

Co-Founder, BarRaiser

Time

03:35 PM

Agenda Title

High Tea

Time

03:50 PM

Agenda Title

Johnny Campbell's Workshop

2 Batches

Workshop

Johnny Campbell

CEO, SocialTalent

Time

03:50 PM

Agenda Title

KellyOCG

Staying Ahead in 2025: Talent Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Mini Conference / Panel

Preejith PS

Director - Operations RPO: India, KellyOCG

Time

04:30 PM

Agenda Title

RippleHire

Building Adaptive Recruitment Strategies in the Age of AI and Skills-First Hiring

Mini Conference / Panel

Keerthi Kariappa

Chief Customer Officer, Ripplehire

Time

05:00 PM

Agenda Title

BarRaiser

Interview Intelligence: Stop Guessing, Start Evaluating

Mini Conference / Panel

Avinash Saxena

Co-Founder, BarRaiser

Time

05:30 PM

Agenda Title

Break

Time

05:40 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Job Portals, the Past, Present, Future and Every Shit in Between

Panel Discussion

Piyush Raghuvanshi

CHRO, Apna

Time

06:10 PM

Agenda Title

Musical Performance

End-of-Day Lighthearted Entertainment

Entertainment

Hritik X Kritika

Musicians

Time

07:00 PM

Agenda Title

Dinner & Socials

Casual Networking Over Drinks/Cocktail

Networking

Event Agenda

Frequently Asked

When and where is the event taking place?

The event will be held on Jan 23-24 at Bengaluru, India. Be sure to check our website for any updates regarding the schedule or venue.

When and where is the event taking place?

The event will be held on Jan 23-24 at Bengaluru, India. Be sure to check our website for any updates regarding the schedule or venue.

When and where is the event taking place?

The event will be held on Jan 23-24 at Bengaluru, India. Be sure to check our website for any updates regarding the schedule or venue.

Is there a registration fee, and how do I register?

Yes, there is a registration fee. You can register online through our website by filling out the registration form and following the payment instructions provided.

Is there a registration fee, and how do I register?

Yes, there is a registration fee. You can register online through our website by filling out the registration form and following the payment instructions provided.

Is there a registration fee, and how do I register?

Yes, there is a registration fee. You can register online through our website by filling out the registration form and following the payment instructions provided.

What are the event’s main highlights?

Our event includes keynote speeches from top industry leaders, interactive workshops, engaging panel discussions, and live tech demos. Additionally, there will be extensive networking opportunities to connect with other professionals.