Join us in Hyderabad
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January 30, 2026
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300 TA leaders
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100+ Companies
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15+ Industry Speakers
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Limited seats available
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Join us in Hyderabad
✦
January 30, 2026
✦
300 TA leaders
✦
100+ Companies
✦
15+ Industry Speakers
✦
Limited seats available
✦
Join us in Hyderabad
✦
January 30, 2026
✦
300 TA leaders
✦
100+ Companies
✦
15+ Industry Speakers
✦
Limited seats available
✦
Celebrating Talent Acquisition
InHyderabadiStyle
Like the perfect biryani, great hiring has layers, global TA leaders sharing strategies that actually work, one layer at a time
Recruiters.
Real Problems. Real Solutions.
FiesTA isn’t your usual recruiting event, 300+ TA leaders, real solutions, zero fluff. Connect, learn, and hire faster.
300+
Attendees
Attendees
15+
Speakers
Speakers
10+
Sessions
Sessions
100+
Companies
Companies
Why FiesTA
Why FiesTA
Why FiesTA
YOUR DAY AT FiesTA'26
See the tools teams use to screen thousands of candidates
See the tools teams use to screen thousands of candidates
See the tools teams use to screen thousands of candidates
Hear from leaders who've built recruiting teams from 5 to 50
Hear from leaders who've built recruiting teams from 5 to 50
Hear from leaders who've built recruiting teams from 5 to 50
Take home workflows you can deploy Monday morning
Take home workflows you can deploy Monday morning
Take home workflows you can deploy Monday morning
Who to hire, what to build, and what to buy next quarter
Who to hire, what to build, and what to buy next quarter
Who to hire, what to build, and what to buy next quarter
FiesTA at a Glance
India's conference for TA leaders who need solutions this quarter, not next year.300 enterprise leaders - GCCs, startups, product companies.
300+ TA Leaders
300+ TA Leaders
300+ TA Leaders
100+ Companies
100+ Companies
100+ Companies
2nd Edition
2nd Edition
2nd Edition
Hyderabad Jan 30
Hyderabad Jan 30
Hyderabad Jan 30
1 Focused Day
1 Focused Day
1 Focused Day
Fireside Chats with Industry Leaders
Fireside Chats with Industry Leaders
Fireside Chats with Industry Leaders
Hands-On Workshops You Can Use Monday
Hands-On Workshops You Can Use Monday
Hands-On Workshops You Can Use Monday
Keynotes That Challenge the Status Quo
Keynotes That Challenge the Status Quo
Keynotes That Challenge the Status Quo
Network with 300 Enterprise TA Leaders
Network with 300 Enterprise TA Leaders
Network with 300 Enterprise TA Leaders
Celebrating India's Best TA Teams
Celebrating India's Best TA Teams
Celebrating India's Best TA Teams
Product Pitches from Emerging HR Tech
Product Pitches from Emerging HR Tech
Product Pitches from Emerging HR Tech
Inclusive Hiring That Drives Business Results
Inclusive Hiring That Drives Business Results
Inclusive Hiring That Drives Business Results
Legends Sharing Their Talent Playbooks
Legends Sharing Their Talent Playbooks
Legends Sharing Their Talent Playbooks
Expert Panels Solving Your Toughest Problems
Expert Panels Solving Your Toughest Problems
Expert Panels Solving Your Toughest Problems
FiesTA 2026 Speakers
FiesTA 2026 Speakers
FiesTA 2026 Speakers
Learn From Those Who Will Do It
Industry leaders who've built hiring teams, filled impossible reqs, and figured out what actually works at scale.
Who & When
Who & When
Who & When
Schedule
One day. Dozens of insights. One shared goal: hire better people faster.
09:00
09:30
Recruiting in the Age of Agents
09:30
10:00
Telangana's GCC Vision
10:00
10:30
Leading in a Disrupted World
10:30
10:45
Ai Led Hiring OS
11:00
11:15
Placeholder for Keynote
10:45
11:00
Break
11:30
12:00
Leadership Dialogue From 50 to 5,000
12:00
12:15
From Cost Centres to Strategic Engines
Prasad Vaddadi
Country Head - TechnoGen
12:15
13:00
In Conversation With Mandira
Betting on Yourself When the Path Doesn't Exist Yet: Careers, Courage, and Reinvention
Conversation Lead by Divya Balraj
Mandira Bedi
Actress, TV Presenter, Entrepreneur
Divya Balraj
Country Head TA - Novatris
13:00
-
14:00
Lunch and Networking Break
14:00
14:30
ASK US ANYTHING Session with Johnny and Kevin
You're Not Strategic, You're Just Busy: The Hard Pivot from Req-Filler to Strategic Business Partner
Session Moderated by Javeed Khan, Johnny Campbell, and Kevin Blair
Javeed Khan
Co-Founder - Tidyhire
Johnny Campbell
Founder and CEO - SocialTalent
Kevin Blair
Co-Founder - ExecTASocial
14:30
15:00
Real Talk
Candidate Experience is BS: Why We Pretend to Care But Don't
Arun Prasad
Head of TA
Jayshankar M
Lead TA
Others
(To be udpated)
15:00
15:30
Unscripted: Tech Stack Chaos 57 Tools and Still Broken
A Confession Session on TA Tech Buying
Keerthi Cariappa
Keerthi Cariappa
Others
Lead TA
Others
(To be udpated)
15:30
16:00
Master Class Conversation
High-Performance Teams in the AI Era. Your Team vs. The Machine: Building Humans Worth Keeping in an AI World
In Parallel - Break out session : Leadership Track : ExecTASocial with SocialTalent
Raghav Pavaman
GM & SVP - Candescent
Savita Hortikar
Head of TA - fractal
Jayant Patwardhan
Advisory Board - Zinnov
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
16:00
16:30
Real Talk: The TA Burnout Nobody Discusses I Hate Recruiting Now
When Did This Job Start Sucking?
Conversation Lead by Mitcch Duddani, Bhargavi Divi, + To be decided
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
Bhargavi Divi
Head of Talent Acquisition - Cubic India
17:15
17:30
Celebrate the OG's GR Reddy
To be Updated
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
16:30
17:15
Start-up Showcase - powered by Triumphs of Talent
ZKY AI - driven background verification
Exterview AI - Agentic Talent Intelligence Platform
SocialRipple.ai - Turns your workforce into your most powerful marketing engine, with trust and authenticity at scale.
SourcingXPress - Turbo Charge Your Tech Hiring with SourcingXPress - Your Hiring Marketplace
Jury: GR, Rajesh Menon, Jayant Patwardhan, Raghav Pavnam and Fayaz
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
Bhargavi Divi
Head of Talent Acquisition - Cubic India
Jayant Patwardhan
Advisory Board - Zinnov
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
17:30
-
18:00
Vote of thanks
18:00
-
21:00
Networking Dinner (Cocktail)
08:50
09:00
Why We Built FiesTA
09:00
09:30
Recruiting in the Age of Agents
09:30
10:00
Telangana's GCC Vision
10:00
10:30
Leading in a Disrupted World
10:30
10:45
Ai Led Hiring OS
11:00
11:15
Placeholder for Keynote
10:45
11:00
Break
11:30
12:00
Leadership Dialogue From 50 to 5,000
12:00
12:15
From Cost Centres to Strategic Engines
Prasad Vaddadi
Country Head - TechnoGen
12:15
13:00
In Conversation With Mandira
Betting on Yourself When the Path Doesn't Exist Yet: Careers, Courage, and Reinvention
Conversation Lead by Divya Balraj
Mandira Bedi
Actress, TV Presenter, Entrepreneur
Divya Balraj
Country Head TA - Novatris
13:00
-
14:00
Lunch and Networking Break
14:00
14:30
ASK US ANYTHING Session with Johnny and Kevin
You're Not Strategic, You're Just Busy: The Hard Pivot from Req-Filler to Strategic Business Partner
Session Moderated by Javeed Khan, Johnny Campbell, and Kevin Blair
Javeed Khan
Co-Founder - Tidyhire
Johnny Campbell
Founder and CEO - SocialTalent
Kevin Blair
Co-Founder - ExecTASocial
14:30
15:00
Real Talk
Candidate Experience is BS: Why We Pretend to Care But Don't
Arun Prasad
Head of TA
Jayshankar M
Lead TA
Others
(To be udpated)
15:00
15:30
Unscripted: Tech Stack Chaos 57 Tools and Still Broken
A Confession Session on TA Tech Buying
Keerthi Cariappa
Keerthi Cariappa
Others
Lead TA
Others
(To be udpated)
15:30
16:00
Master Class Conversation
High-Performance Teams in the AI Era. Your Team vs. The Machine: Building Humans Worth Keeping in an AI World
In Parallel - Break out session : Leadership Track : ExecTASocial with SocialTalent
Raghav Pavaman
GM & SVP - Candescent
Savita Hortikar
Head of TA - fractal
Jayant Patwardhan
Advisory Board - Zinnov
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
16:00
16:30
Real Talk: The TA Burnout Nobody Discusses I Hate Recruiting Now
When Did This Job Start Sucking?
Conversation Lead by Mitcch Duddani, Bhargavi Divi, + To be decided
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
Bhargavi Divi
Head of Talent Acquisition - Cubic India
17:15
17:30
Celebrate the OG's GR Reddy
To be Updated
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
16:30
17:15
Start-up Showcase - powered by Triumphs of Talent
ZKY AI - driven background verification
Exterview AI - Agentic Talent Intelligence Platform
SocialRipple.ai - Turns your workforce into your most powerful marketing engine, with trust and authenticity at scale.
SourcingXPress - Turbo Charge Your Tech Hiring with SourcingXPress - Your Hiring Marketplace
Jury: GR, Rajesh Menon, Jayant Patwardhan, Raghav Pavnam and Fayaz
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
Bhargavi Divi
Head of Talent Acquisition - Cubic India
Jayant Patwardhan
Advisory Board - Zinnov
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
17:30
-
18:00
Vote of thanks
18:00
-
21:00
Networking Dinner (Cocktail)
08:50
09:00
Why We Built FiesTA
09:00
09:30
Recruiting in the Age of Agents
09:30
10:00
Telangana's GCC Vision
10:00
10:30
Leading in a Disrupted World
10:30
10:45
Ai Led Hiring OS
11:00
11:15
Placeholder for Keynote
10:45
11:00
Break
11:30
12:00
Leadership Dialogue From 50 to 5,000
12:00
12:15
From Cost Centres to Strategic Engines
Prasad Vaddadi
Country Head - TechnoGen
12:15
13:00
In Conversation With Mandira
Betting on Yourself When the Path Doesn't Exist Yet: Careers, Courage, and Reinvention
Conversation Lead by Divya Balraj
Mandira Bedi
Actress, TV Presenter, Entrepreneur
Divya Balraj
Country Head TA - Novatris
13:00
-
14:00
Lunch and Networking Break
14:00
14:30
ASK US ANYTHING Session with Johnny and Kevin
You're Not Strategic, You're Just Busy: The Hard Pivot from Req-Filler to Strategic Business Partner
Session Moderated by Javeed Khan, Johnny Campbell, and Kevin Blair
Javeed Khan
Co-Founder - Tidyhire
Johnny Campbell
Founder and CEO - SocialTalent
Kevin Blair
Co-Founder - ExecTASocial
14:30
15:00
Real Talk
Candidate Experience is BS: Why We Pretend to Care But Don't
Arun Prasad
Head of TA
Jayshankar M
Lead TA
Others
(To be udpated)
15:00
15:30
Unscripted: Tech Stack Chaos 57 Tools and Still Broken
A Confession Session on TA Tech Buying
Keerthi Cariappa
Keerthi Cariappa
Others
Lead TA
Others
(To be udpated)
15:30
16:00
Master Class Conversation
High-Performance Teams in the AI Era. Your Team vs. The Machine: Building Humans Worth Keeping in an AI World
In Parallel - Break out session : Leadership Track : ExecTASocial with SocialTalent
Raghav Pavaman
GM & SVP - Candescent
Savita Hortikar
Head of TA - fractal
Jayant Patwardhan
Advisory Board - Zinnov
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
16:00
16:30
Real Talk: The TA Burnout Nobody Discusses I Hate Recruiting Now
When Did This Job Start Sucking?
Conversation Lead by Mitcch Duddani, Bhargavi Divi, + To be decided
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
Bhargavi Divi
Head of Talent Acquisition - Cubic India
17:15
17:30
Celebrate the OG's GR Reddy
To be Updated
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
16:30
17:15
Start-up Showcase - powered by Triumphs of Talent
ZKY AI - driven background verification
Exterview AI - Agentic Talent Intelligence Platform
SocialRipple.ai - Turns your workforce into your most powerful marketing engine, with trust and authenticity at scale.
SourcingXPress - Turbo Charge Your Tech Hiring with SourcingXPress - Your Hiring Marketplace
Jury: GR, Rajesh Menon, Jayant Patwardhan, Raghav Pavnam and Fayaz
Mitcch Duddani
Leadership & HR/Support Hiring Specialist
Bhargavi Divi
Head of Talent Acquisition - Cubic India
Jayant Patwardhan
Advisory Board - Zinnov
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
Piyush Raghuvanshi
CHRO - apna
17:30
-
18:00
Vote of thanks
18:00
-
21:00
Networking Dinner (Cocktail)
08:50
09:00
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Location
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Trident, Hyderabad
Telangana, India
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