While the International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th of March every year, at Hughes Systique we dedicate the entire month of March to our women employees and celebrate their triumphs & achievements. This is in addition to the annual organizational plans for recognition, engagement and equity of employees across HSC irrespective of gender, age, religion or ethnicity.
Mr. Vinod Sood, MD, HSC, delivered the opening remarks at Confederation of Indian Industry’s Quantum Technology Conclave which was held at ITC Maurya in New Delhi. He was joined by Mr. Rajat Sharma, Chief Engineer, who was invited to participate in a panel discussion on “Quantum Cryptography: Strengthening Data Security in Banking”.
At Hughes Systique, Lokendra Singh Rathour & Shubham Gupta and their teams have been leading the initiatives of Parivartan without failing. Be it contributing in individual capacities and planting more than 1100 trees to volunteering for plantation drives, Mock interviews for students of NIIT Foundation, every time, or donating essentials for school kids of Setu Foundation. These teams genuinely personify the true spirit of Golden Hearts of Parivartan, 'Cease every opportunity, no matter how small, to contribute for a positive impact on the environment & underserved people'.
Mr. Vinod Sood, MD, Hughes Systique, will be delivering the welcome address at CII’s Quantum Technology Conclave. Mr. Rajat Sharma, Chief Engineer, Hughes Systique, shall also be sharing his insights in a panel discussion on Quantum Cryptography. Join them at ITC Maurya, New Delhi on March 28, 2025, by registering at: https://www.cii-quantum.in/ HSC is also the proud Premium Partner of the conclave.
Mr. Vinod Kukreti, AVP – Engineering, Hughes Systique, was invited as the Guest of Honor & keynote speaker at a seminar on “Advances in Aggrotech, Food Processing, Computer Intelligence, Electronics and Communication”. The seminar was organised by Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology (MIET) in collaboration with the Computer Society of India at MIET’s campus in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Agricultural Scientists and industry leaders from the ITES sector were also invited to deliver lectures to graduate and postgraduate students. Researchers and students from the Delhi-NCR region also submitted their research papers at the seminar and selected authors also got a chance to present their work. Mr. Kukreti spoke on the theme of Electronics and Communication. He also touched upon the present and upcoming technologies that are shaping the sector, namely AI and Quantum. Mr. Kukreti addressed how AI is impacting the current landscape of technology with its application in nearly every field, including Agriculture. He concluded his session by sharing his thoughts on Quantum Communications and Computing which he said will “define the future of electronics & communication”.
Celebrating the triumphs and phenomenal contributions of women across every field and sphere of life, at HSC we dedicate the month of March with numerous events planned throughout and aptly called The March of Women. As is the tradition, a power-packed panel discussion on the theme of International Women’s Day 2025, “Accelerate Action”, was organised in the Gurugram campus of HSC. The panel comprised of Dr. Akriti Sharma, CEO of Pusa Krishi & Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Colonel Ponung Doming, Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Ms. Sarika Panda Bhatt, Founder Trustee, Raahgiri and Ms. Urvana Menon, Strategic Advisor, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event commenced with a rousing keynote speech by Col. Doming who was also the Guest of Honour at the event. Col. Doming after thanking the HSC team for inviting her, highlighted that, the mindset shift needs to begin at home and in the formative impressionable years. She also emphasized the need for urgent impetus to “Accelerate Action” and quoted a report from the World Economic Forum that says at the given pace of progress being made, it will take around 134 years to achieve gender equity.
Mr. Vinod Sood, MD, HSC, chaired a session on “Beyond the Status Quo”, at WILL Education & UPES’ Shakti conclave which was held at The Claridges in New Delhi. The event was titled as “Shakti: Be the Champion for Accelerating Action” and was attended by over 100 delegates consisting of senior leaders and industry veterans across verticals. Mr. Sood was joined by Ms. Kanta Singh, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women India, Ms. Reena Asthana Khair, Senior Partner & Head of International Trade & Indirect Taxation Practice, Kochhar & Co., Mr. Salil Lal, CHRO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited and Ms. Snehlata Shrivastava, Retired IAS & Former Secretary of Justice, Government of India, in his panel discussion. In his opening remarks, Mr. Sood expressed pleasure that with such “dialogues, conversations and discussions”, the normalcy around status quo is now being challenged collectively by the society. Post the discussion, all the members present at the venue pledged to accelerate action for fostering an inclusive environment that empowers women.
At the 26th edition of CII’s International Engineering and Technology Fair (IETF), Mr. Amit Gupta, AVP – Engineering, Hughes Systique, was invited as a panelist to speak on “Responsible AI - Ensuring Ethical, Responsible Innovation in India’s Global Tech Landscape”. The event was held at the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi and was attended by visitors across globe that included CEOs, decision makers, technical experts, sourcing personnel, diplomats, Trade & Government Delegations and media.
Hughes Systique has been recognized as one of the WOW Workplaces of 2025 by Jombay (a part of IPO bound CIEL HR Group). The Wow Workplace Awards are an industry wise annual listing of organizations that have received the most positive & wow reviews from their respective employees on public platforms. The ceremony was held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Sahar, Mumbai. The methodology included examining HSC’s employee reviews, testimonials and feedback across the web including employee review websites, using Jombay’s AI engine. These reviews were then evaluated against Jombay’s proprietary wow engagement framework to assign an organizational rating. Organisations were rated on the factors of Employee Empowerment, Efficacy, Well-being, Organizational Connection and Pride. HSC was represented by Ms. Shilpa Mitra Roy, Director – HR, and Ms. Udita Puri, Manager – HR, at the ceremony which was an invite-only event for CXOs and senior leadership teams of nominated organisations.
Mr. Shubhash Verma, MD, Transaction Network Services (TNS) India, was invited to deliver a Leadership Talk at Hughes Systique’s campus in Gurugram. The talk was also live streamed across HSC’s campuses in Bengaluru & Noida. A stalwart of industry with a successful career of over 37 years as a technology and engineering leader, Mr. Verma shared his life experiences and stressed on the importance of being Happy. Addressing to a packed house in Gurugram campus, he emphasised that happiness is the most important thing that matters in life and how in today’s world we keep pursuing materialistic pleasures which fade way in a very short span of time while undervaluing our own Happiness. Mr. Verma also talked about the quality of accepting and moving on rather than letting various incidents affect our inner peace. He highlighted that de-cluttering of minds is very important and concluded his talk with that thought.
