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

Yes it Happened !

Reflection for Refinement

Recap

FiesTA

Time

10:00 AM

Agenda Title

Jonty Rhodes' Keynote

Scouting and Nurturing Young Talent: The Untold Stories

Keynote

Jonty Rhodes

South African Cricket Legend

Time

10:30 AM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

Agentic Outlook

Panel Discussion

Hari Krishna M

Founder / CEO - Tidyhire

Time

11:00 AM

Agenda Title

Rohit Srivastav's Keynote

Engineering the Candidate’s Dopamine Loop: Hooked on Your Company

Keynote

Rohit Srivastav

Head of Marketing, FleetPanda

Time

11:30 AM

Agenda Title

HackerEarth's Keynote

AI Interviews - Breaking Boundaries in Hiring Automation

Keynote

Vishwastam Shukla

CTO, HackerEarth

Time

11:45 AM

Agenda Title

Break

Tea/ Coffee Break

Break

Time

12:00 PM

Agenda Title

Startup Pitch

Showcase with Jury (Spotlight on Revolutionary Recruitment Tech Startups)

Startup Pitch

Time

01:00 PM

Agenda Title

RippleHire's Keynote

Zero Compromise: Take Control. Hire Right.

Keynote

Sudarsan Ravi

CEO of RippleHire

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

BarRaiser's AMA with Moderators and Panel

Panel Discussion

Ankush Jhawar

Head of Product, BarRaiser

Time

02:30 PM

Agenda Title

Sourcing Games

Sourcing Games / Workshop

Workshop

Ashfaq Ahmed

Founder, TA Buddy, Recruiting Monk

Time

02:30 PM

Agenda Title

HackerEarth

AI-Driven Talent Marketplace

Mini Conference / Panel

Anand Hariharan

Head of Product, HackerEarth

Time

03:00 PM

Agenda Title

Fireside Chat

ROI of Recruiter

Panel Discussion

Joseph Devasia

MD - Antal

Time

03:30 PM

Agenda Title

High Tea

High Tea

High Tea

Time

03:50 PM

Agenda Title

Crowdwork

100 Tips from 100 TA Leaders

Audience Interaction

Hung Lee + Johnny Campbell

Time

4:30 PM

Agenda Title

Awards Ceremony

Recognizing Game-Changers in Recruitment

Time

5:00 PM

Agenda Title

Closing Note

Reflections and Thank You

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

High Tea

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

Break

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

High Tea

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

Break

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

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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.

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.

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.

Are there opportunities for volunteering?

Yes, we welcome volunteers to help with various aspects of the event. If you're interested, please contact our support team.

Are there opportunities for volunteering?

Yes, we welcome volunteers to help with various aspects of the event. If you're interested, please contact our support team.

Are there opportunities for volunteering?

Yes, we welcome volunteers to help with various aspects of the event. If you're interested, please contact our support team.

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Transformation isn’t optional. And the clock is ticking.

Either take control of your path or watch the industry evolve without you.

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Disrupt. Or be Disrupted.
FiesTA 2025

Transformation isn’t optional. And the clock is ticking.

Either take control of your path or watch the industry evolve without you.

Subscribe for the latest event updates

fiesta © 2024, All Rights Reserved