Surya Prakash Mohapatra is currently the India Leader- Knowledge and Capability Management at Hewlett Packard Global Business Services. Surya was recently recognized by World HRD Congress as one of the 25 MOST 25 most talented global training and development leaders. Surya has over 18+ years of experience in various leadership roles in several leading IT and ITES organizations. Prior to Hewlett Packard, he worked in Wipro, Microland, FirstRing and Computer Garage. Surya has extensive experience in setting up and running learning and development functions for organizations in India and international locations. Surya set up the Global training function for Wipro BPO CBS which spanned across 10 locations in Brazil, Mexico, Romania, Poland, China, and India. He has led leadership development, capability building and talent management efforts in various organizations. He was instrumental in setting up the Management Academy and Domain Gurukul in Wipro BPO. Surya brings with him vast experience in setting up Knowledge Centers of Excellence in various domains, defining and implementing training models for Rural BPO, Tier-III BPO etc. In his current role at HP GBS, he is engaged in evolving strategies for career development, talent management and knowledge management for the organization in India. He supports the training and development needs of over 9000 employees in India which is the largest region of GBS world-wide. In the past, he played a key role in setting up the training function in HP GBS. He was one of the key contributors to HP’s Charisma Program as the Global Lead for the training tower. Some of the best-in-class initiatives led by him, has received industry recognition as well. Surya speaks regularly in various international forums on topics related to HR, Learning and Development, Corporate Culture and Spirituality. His articles have been published in various journals and magazines published from India and abroad. He moderates a global network of L&D professionals with over 18000 members. He is also the editor of EKAKSHAARA, a quarterly e-magazine for HR professionals.