Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant concept it is rapidly transforming how organizations attract, manage, and develop talent. In today’s dynamic workplace, HR is evolving from a primarily administrative function into a strategic driver of business value, and AI is at the heart of this shift.
From smarter recruitment and personalized employee experiences to predictive analytics and data-driven decision-making, AI-augmented HR empowers professionals to work more efficiently while making more informed, human-centric choices.
This workshop is designed to explore how HR practitioners can responsibly and effectively integrate AI into their workflows, enhance their impact, and prepare for the future of work where human insight and intelligent technology go hand in hand.
Contents:
1. AI for the Modern HR Function
Objective: AI as cognitive augmentation for HR professionals
· The evolution of AI in HR
· What HR work is most AI-ready (and what is not)
· Gen AI vs Agentic AI
· Case Studies: how organisations are leveraging AI in HR
· Some AI related myths
Outcome: Understand where AI fits in HR decision-making and where human judgment
remains non-negotiable
2. Prompt Engineering for Generative AI
Objective: Build strong prompting and thinking skills, not just tool familiarity
· What are LLMs
· Prompting-frameworks for HR with use cases
· Reducing hallucinations in HR outputs
· Using AI as
o Research assistant
o Drafting partner
o Reviewer & improver
· Hands-on workshop: Prompt Engineering
Outcome: Learn how to get consistently high-quality outputs using prompts, not random responses.
3. AI for Core HR Operations
Objective: Practical, daily HR workflows where AI saves time and improves accuracy
· Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
o JD creation & optimization
o Bias-free resume screening
o Competency-based interview question generation
o Candidate summary briefs for hiring managers
· Employee Lifecycle Management
o Offer letters & onboarding documentation
o Policy explanation & simplification
o FAQ generation for HR helpdesks
o Exit interview analysis & insights
· Performance and Learning
o Goal drafting aligned to role and level
o Performance review summaries
o Learning path recommendations
o Training feedback and synthesis
· Hands-on Workshop: Create AI workflows for core HR operations
Outcome: Clear mapping of “this is what I can delegate to AI tomorrow morning”
4. Introduction to Agentic AI for HR
Objective: Shift mindset from single prompts to multi-step AI workflows
· What is Agentic AI (in simple terms)
· Difference between
o One-off prompts
o Goal-driven AI agents
· HR-friendly agent examples
o Recruitment coordinator agent
o HR policy assistant
o Employee engagement monitoring agent
· Human-in-the-loop design for HR agents
· Demo: Conceptual Walkthrough on how AI Agent works
Outcome: Understand the power of Agentic AI
5. Designing Agentic Workflows for HR
Objective: Think like system designers, not just users
· How to create Agentic AI workflows
· Identifying Agentic AI touchpoints
o Triggers
o Tasks
o Decisions
o Escalations
o Output
· Preventing “runway” AI agents
· Risks and ethics check points
· Hands-on workshop
Outcome: Learn how the create HR agent blue prints
6. Roadmap for an AI-Ready HR Function
Objective: Convert learning into action at an organisational level
· Creating internal AI usage guidelines for HR teams
· Creating AI driven HR capabilities
· Building an internal HR AI playbook
· Measuring ROI of AI in HR
· 30-90-180-day action plan for building AI ready HR team
Outcome: Learn how to go about building AI ready HR teams
Speaker Profile: Hareesh Tibrewala, Founder & CEO, MANABU is a seasoned entrepreneur and board-level advisor with over three decades of experience, navigating successive waves of technological change and digital transformation.
He co-founded and scaled a digital services firm that became part of the WPP network, partnering with global enterprises as they reimagined growth, customer engagement, and operating models across multiple technology cycles.
Through Manabu, Hareesh now works at the intersection of leadership, learning, and artificial intelligence; helping organisations build enduring capabilities, cultivate future-ready mindsets, and translate emerging technologies into sustained business impact.
Note:
· 100% hands on workshop
· Participants should carry their own Laptops
· Practice assignments would be given during the workshop
· No recording to be done


