Great Learning collaborates with AGS Health, Diageo, Maersk, Nielsen and OCWEN Financials

Great Learning has announced its association with leading organisations including AGS Health, Diageo, Maersk, Nielsen, OCWEN Financial as their preferred diversity hiring partner. With this collaboration under their “Power Ahead” series, Great Learning aims to provide a platform for women in technology and help organizations achieve their ‘diversity at workforce’ goals.

Understanding the significance of addressing the gender disparity in technology roles, the edtech leader will collaborate with these organizations to host a series of engagement activities and provide a knowledge sharing platform to women learners at Great Learning in the form of webinars, panel discussions, hackathons and career fairs. As a part of this association, the company also hosted a panel discussion around ‘Diversity & Inclusion in Technology’ with AGS Health, Diageo, Maersk, Nielsen, OCWEN Financials, earlier this week.  Broad topics covered during this discussion included the importance of diversity in driving business performance, how to build a network of diverse candidates, overcoming diversity-related challenges and so on.

 Moderated by the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Aparna Mahesh, the panel included industry veterans like Jagadamba B- TA Head, Diageo, Ritika Sakhuja - Director HR, Nielsen, Austin Thomas - Director Recruiting and Corporate Training, OCWEN Financials, Lakshmi Sivakumar - GM Engineering, A.P. Moller Maersk and Srividya N - GM Corporate Communication, AGS Health who shared their thoughts on creating an inclusive and women friendly environment at the workplace.

Hari Krishnan Nair, Co-Founder, Great Learning says, “Diversity at the workplace is a prerequisite for innovative and cutting edge organisations.. As India’s leading professional learning company, our endeavour has always been to connect learners and enterprises to find the right kind of opportunities and talent. We are honoured that several of the leading organisations have chosen Great Learning as a preferred partner for their diversity initiatives and we are glad to play an instrumental role in bridging the gender gap that is existent in digital skills across industries.”

Proneet Sharma, COO, AGS Health says, “We are committed and passionate about upholding a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe true progress and responsible leadership lies in providing our people with an enabling, respectful and empowering environment where each of them feels valued, belonged and equal. Building a diverse workplace and nurturing relationships within the workplace is just not a top-down priority but is deeply woven into the social fabric of our Company. Our core values of MERIT – Meritocracy, Excellence, Respect, Innovation and Teamwork are a true testimony of Diversity and Inclusion being a way of life at AGS Health!