• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Biswajit Roy

Oil India Ltd.

Director (HR & BD) & CEO, Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council

Mr. Biswajit Roy has taken over as Director (Human Resources & Business Development) of Oil India Limited (OIL) on 8th May 2015. Mr. Roy has over 32 years of rich experience in the Oil Industry, spanning across a spectrum of diverse functions such as Marketing, Operations, Business Development, Human Resources, besides a stint at the Overseas Office of IndianOil at Dubai. Some of the HR Initiatives in which Mr. Roy has been actively associated with includes introduction of Leadership (Assessment) Centres and multi-rater (360 degree) appraisal system, implementation of electronic performance management system (ePMS), formulation of new Vision and its implementation strategy, besides heading an Industry team on setting up of ‘Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC)'. He currently heads the Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council as its Chief Executive Officer. A graduate in Chemical Engineering from University of Roorkee (now, IIT Roorkee), he completed National Management Programme (NMP) from Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. He also has to his credit many publications in National and International journals and made presentations at international forums. He has won many coveted Awards like ‘Overall Winner’ of the prestigious Global HRD Award 2014, presented by International Federation of Training & Development Organizations (IFTDO).

Sessions With Biswajit Roy

Wednesday, 13 March

  • 03:30pm - 04:30pm (CST) / -

    Digital Skills & the Workforce

    Panel Technology/Innovation

    One hundred years ago, the workforce evolved from its primary focus on agriculture to industry. Today, the workforce is shifting from industry to… what? How are we training our students, as well as our existing workers and executives? Are we ready for a future world where the only experience that counts is the experience of learning and changing?