Vikram Ahuja

Managing Director of ANSR and Co-Founder of Talent500 ANSR and Talent500

Vikram is the Co-Founder of ANSR, an Accel-Partners backed market leader in setting up global technology centres for Fortune 500 companies, using a suite of AI tools and products. He is also the Co-Founder & CEO of Talent500, a company that enables fast-growth businesses to build and manage global teams using an AI-enabled platform.

A serial entrepreneur with 16+ years of experience, Vikram is passionate about building ventures based on emerging trends at the intersection of technology, communities and art. His experience spans eCommerce, travel and emerging-technology, and includes building the Middle-East’s first eCommerce success story (Cobone), one of India’s earliest startup and corporate accelerators (Kyron - acquired by Techstars) and building one of Asia’s largest traveller communities (Byond Travel). He has also co-founded Triperna (backed by Tiger Global) and built ParallelXR (a part of Facebook’s first global VR accelerator with clients such as Walmart, Amazon, Lowe’s).

With an MBA from IESE Business School, he was also recognised among IESE 40under40 Awards 2022, for being a leading entrepreneur and transforming the future of work.

He is also an accomplished speaker on technology and entrepreneurship and has taken the stage at the Web Summit (the world’s largest tech conference), Collission, Surge, NASSCOM’s Product Conclave, TedX and many other platforms.

Day One

12:00 PM AI in Talent Acquisition: Build a high-performance recruiting engine in 2023

The current global trends have brought many business challenges, including a recession, and the toughest hiring scenario in history.  Recruiting the right talent locally and globally presents its own complexities. How should businesses, in such a scenario, build a resilient recruiting engine? 

This session will cover how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a game-changer in the recruitment landscape and how companies can solution complex hiring challenges. We'll delve into the following key points with success stories of companies that have leveraged AI to achieve outstanding results:

  • How AI-powered outbound campaigns can help in reaching and attracting top talent 
  • The benefits of data-driven decision-making in the selection process 
  • The crucial aspect of onboarding & engagement,  
  • How AI can help companies retain top talent and improve overall employee satisfaction