Featured Speaker
Karuna
Driving global talent transformation through workforce planning, employer branding, and people-first hiring to build scalable, future-ready talent ecosystems.
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Karuna Vempala
SVP- Worldwide Talent Acquisition with Passion and Compassion as core value . Building worlds best AI Company at Covasant – AI-Driven . Human-Inspired
Meet the Speaker
At Ashwamedha 2.0, Karuna brings a global perspective on leadership, talent, and the future of work. Her journey helps students and young professionals understand how people-first strategies, inclusive hiring, and career readiness drive long-term success in fast-evolving industries.
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Karuna Vempala
Global Head, Talent Acquisition SVP- Worldwide Talent Acquisition
Speaker Overview
Karuna Vempala is a seasoned Global Talent Acquisition Leader, most recently serving as Senior Vice President – Global Talent Acquisition at Cigniti Technologies. She has led large-scale hiring and workforce expansion across North America, Europe, ANZ, and emerging markets, supporting digital engineering and IT services growth. Her focus areas include strategic workforce planning, employer branding, diversity hiring, recruitment analytics, and scalable talent models. At Ashwamedha 2026, she brings deep insight into building future-ready talent ecosystems aligned with business transformation.
Strategic Talent Acquisition Leadership
Leads enterprise hiring transformation through scalable recruitment strategies, leadership hiring, and niche talent acquisition aligned with long-term business growth.
Data-Driven Workforce Planning
Builds analytics-led recruiting frameworks leveraging talent mapping, market insights, and hiring intelligence to improve productivity, quality, and workforce readiness.
Future-Ready Talent Ecosystems
Champions employer branding, DEI, and candidate-experience initiatives—creating sustainable, people-centric talent models aligned with the future of work.
Sessions by Speaker
Breaking Silos: The Power of Cross-Functional Fluency in Business
- Day - 2 : Sat, Feb 21, 2026
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
- Echotorium
Leading Without Walls: Leadership in Hybrid & Remote Teams
- Day - 2 : Sat, Feb 21, 2026
- 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM (IST)
