Agenda

PROGRAMME AGENDA

DAY 1 | THURSDAY- 10th DECEMBER, 2020

Time Session
10:00 – 11:00 Inauguration Ceremony
World Education Summit 2020
Welcome Address: Ravi Gupta, CEO & Editor in Chief, Elets Technomedia
Manish Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, NSDC
Biswajit Saha, Director Training & Skill Education, Centre Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
11:00 – 11:30 School Ed- Technology as motivating force to develop language learning as skill
Akash Singh, Manager, Product training & development, Globus Infocom Ltd
11.30 – 11.45 Tea & Expo Break
11.45- 12.45 Panel Discussion 1: Future Proofing School Learning Ecosystem – Leveraging Innovation to
Reinvent

Panelists
(Moderator) Dr. Chandrakanta R. Pathak, Principal & CEO, HVB Global Academy, Mumbai
Prajodh Rajan, Co-founder & Group CEO, Eurokids International
Raghav Podar, Chairman, Podar Education Group
Anirudh Gupta, CEO, DCM Group of Schools, Punjab & Haryana
Reekrit Serai, Managing Director, Satluj Group of Schools, Punjab, Haryana & J&K
12.45 – 13.15 Exclusive Presentation: Become an IB World School with IB affiliation Mahesh Balakrisnan,
Development and Recognition Manager, India and Nepal, International Baccalaureate
13:15 – 14.00 Expo & Lunch Break
14:00 – 15.00 Panel Discussion 2: New Education Policy 2020 – Approaches, Opportunities & Challenges
Panelists
Divya Lal, Founder & Managing Director, Fliplearn Education Pvt Ltd.
Rita Singh, Director, Indirapuram Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad
Anirudh Khaitan, Vice Chairman, Khaitan Public School, Ghaziabad
Dr. Ashok Pandey, Director, Ahlcon Group of Schools, New Delhi
Lt. Gen. Surendra Kulkarni [Retd], Director, Mayo College, Residential, Ajmer
Dr Manimekalai Mohan, Founder Managing Trustee & Correspondent, SSVM Institutions,
Mettupalayam
15:00– 15:20 Exclusive Session on Unleashing the infinite potential of our youth! by Madan Padaki, Co
Founder & CEO, ibridge
15.20 – 15.45 Expo & Tea Break
15:45 – 16.45 Panel Discussion 3: Bridging the Digital & Economic Divide in Education – NEP 2020
Perspective

Panelists
(Moderator) Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi, Senior Head -Digital Skills, Innovation, Industry
Partnership & CSR National Skill Development Corporation, India
Dr. Skand Bali, Principal, The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet
Sunita Nagpal, Principal, K.R. Mangalam World School, Gurgaon
Geetika Bahuguna, COO, Millennium Group of Schools, Noida
Shashi Banerjee, Principal, Shiv Nadar School, Noida
Dr. Monalisa Bal, Chairperson, KIIT International School, Bhubaneshwar
16.45 – 17.00 Expo & Tea Break
17.00 – 18.00 Panel Discussion 4: Impact of ICT on Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Panelists
(Moderator) Revathi Srinivasan, Director -Education, Singhania Group of Schools, Mumbai
Mahua Das Gupta, Principal, The Tribhuvan School, Patna
Sunita Chhibber, CAO, Habitat Group of Schools, UAE
Dr Rajeev Kumar Chauhan, Principal, Indian School Muscat, Oman
Sharang Arvind, Associate Director, Sales and Customer Success, Prodigy Game

Day 2 | FRIDAY- 11th DECEMBER, 2020

Time Session
09-30 – 10:00 Exclusive Session on Artificial Intelligence in Schools: Global Experiences by Anshul Sonak,
Senior Director – Global AI Readiness, Intel Corporation
10:30 – 11:30 World Education Summit 2020

Parmod Kumar, State Program Officer, Department of School Education, Government of
Haryana
Payal Rajpal, Founder, Hack the Crisis India, South Asia Head Robotex

11.30 – 12.00 Exclusive Session: Innovation in School Education by Fliplearn: Divya Lal, Founder & Managing
Director, Fliplearn Education Pvt Ltd.
12.00 – 12.30 Break
12:30 – 13:30 Panel Discussion 1: Inculcating diversity in education: Building a global workforce
Panelists
SK Rathor, Founder & Managing Director, Sanfort Group of Schools, Ghaziabad
Pallavi Rao Chaturvedi, Founder, Brainy Bear Preschools and Get Set Parent
Chandan Bhatia, Chairman, Indus Global School, Mandi
Roshan Gandhi, CEO, City Montessori Schools, Lucknow
13: 30– 14.30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30 Panel Discussion 2: Role of teachers’ in creating pedagogical environment
Panelists
Sarvesh Naidu, Executive Director, Pathways Schools, Noida
Harinder Chhabra, Director, The Infinity School, Noida
Yattin Mahajan, Director, Lawrence Public School, Kangra
Dr. S.K Bhattacharya, Director, N.K Bagrodia Group of Schools, Delhi
Dr Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, Founder, SAI International School, Bhubaneswar
15:30 – 16:00 Expo Break
16.00 – 16.15 Exclusive session importance of mental health education in school education: Arti Girdhar, Founder and President, Anon Global Foundation
16.15 – 16.30 Break
16:30 – 17:30 Panel Discussion 3: Making quality education affordable and accessible through
innovative solutions

Panelists
Ankit Agarwal, Director, The Doon Global School, Dehradun
Dr. Prem Kumar, Executive Director, BCM Schools Hero Group, Ludhiana
Astha Kataria, Managing Trustee, Ashoka Group of School, Nashik
Dr. Kavita Bajpai, Co-Founder and Director, The International School of Thrissur, Thrissur
Sushma Sharma, Director, Excellere World School, Gurgaon
Praveen Kukreja, Director, Shemford Futuristic School, Agra
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Day 3 | SATURDAY- 12th DECEMBER, 2020

Time Session
10:30 – 11:30 Beyond Reopening educational Institions: How education can emerge stronger then
before COVID Pandemic

Abdul Jaleel Perla, Principal, M P Internation School, Kasaragod
Virender Rawat, Orginitaor, Green School
Rajesh Kumar Chandel, Principal, Gyan Ganga International School, Jabalpur
Santosh Kumar, Co Founder & CEO, 21K School, Bengaluru
11:30 – 11:45 Expo Break
11:45 – 12:00 Exclusive Session on Innovation in Early Childhood Education: Experiences from USA by
Priya Saxena, Founder & Director, Tittletot
12.00 – 12.30 Exclusive Session: Why certain science examples stick forever in students minds by
Abhishek Kariwal, Co-Founder, Open Door
12:30 – 13:30 Panel Discussion 1: Aftermath of Covid-19 and how the crisis is going to impact school
education

Panelists
Harish Sanduja, Director Schools, Seth Anandram Jaipuria Group of Educational Institutions,
Ghaziabad
Ritambhra Chauhan, Chairperson, Titiksha Public School, Rohini
Swoyan Satyendu, COO, ODM Educational Group, Bhubaneswar
Nirmal Waddan, Principal, The Kalyani School, Pune
Dr. Seema Negi, Principal, Sanjeevani World School, Mumbai
Dr. Amrita Vohra, Director Principal, Elpro International School, Pune
13: 30– 14.30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30 Panel Discussion 2: Artificial Intelligence integration across subjects by different boards
Panelists
Amrita Burman, Deputy Director, Sunbeam Group of Schools, Varanasi
Dr Priyanka Mehta, Director & Principal, Sarvottam International School, Greater Noida
Sakshi Samar Sojatia, Director, Neerja Modi School, Udaipur
Surender Pal Sachdeva, Principal, Delhi Public School, Bopal, Ahmedabad
15:30 – 16:30 Expo Break
16:30 – 17:30 Panel Discussion 3: Preschool Education: Professional Development of Early Childhood
Practitioners

Panelists
Dr. Kavitha Jain, CEO, MDN Edify Education, Hyderabad
Tijay Gupta, Co-founder & COO, Bachpan & Academic Heights Group of Schools, New Delhi
Pritam Kumar Agarwal, Founder, Hello Kids Education Group
Seema Saini, CEO & Principal, N L Dalmia High School, Mumbai
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Day 4 | SUNDAY- 13th DECEMBER, 2020

Time Session
10:30 – 11:00 World Education Summit 2020
B Shadrach, Advisor, Skills at Commonwaelth of Learning
11:00 -11.30 Recording of Address by Prof APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President, Government of India at “Elets
World Education Summit 2011
11:30 -11.50 Exclusive Session by Jaswanth Kumar, Sales & Account Manager, Prodigy Game
11:50 – 12:00 Break
12.00 – 12.20 Exclusive Session & Book Launch by Rajita Kulkarni, President, Sri Sri University
12.20 – 12.30 Tea & Expo Break
12:30 – 13:30 Panel Discussion 1: Boarding Schools & Virtual Learning: Is it possible?
Panelists
Srinivasan Sriram, Principal, The Mann School, Delhi
Dr Vidhukeh Vimal, Headmaster, The Assam Valley, Tezpur
K Prabhakaran, Headmaster, The Lawrence School, Residential, Lovedale, Ooty
13: 30– 14.00 Exclusive Session by Dr Shilpa Sahay, Adjunct Faculty of Edtech, Associate Research Scientist,
New York University, New York
14.00 -14.30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30 Panel Discussion 2: Flexible curriculum structure: To create multiple exit points.
Panelists
Dr. Neeta Bali, Director Principal, GD Goenka World School, Sohna Gurgaon Road
Rajita Kulkarni, President, Sri Sri University
Mamta Wadhwa, Director Principal, Manav Rachna International School, Faridabad
Deepa Bhushan, Director, CP Goenka International Schools, Mumbai
Pratima Sinha, CEO, DSR Educational Society, Hyderabad
AP Sharma, Education Strategist & Principal, Birla Public School, Doha, Qatar
15:30 – 16:00 Expo Break
16:00 – 16:30 Exclusive Session: Aakash Sethi, CEO, Quest Alliance
16:30 – 17:30 Panel Discussion 3: Transforming curriculum for relevance to changing employment
scenario in Covid times

Panelists
(Moderator) Amit Tiwari, Founder & CEO, MKT Softwares Pvt. Ltd.
Abhay Ghosh, Director-Principal, Shanti Asiatic School, Ahmedabad
Dr. Kamal Sethia, Chairman, Vardhman Group, Jaipur
Ram Raina, Founder Director, Cambridge International School, Pune
Dr V Bindhu, Principal, Hosur Public School, Hosur
Ashish Gulati, Vice Chairman, Blue Bells Group of Schools, Gurgaon
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Day 5 | MONDAY- 14th DECEMBER, 2020

Time Session
9.30 – 10.15 Exclusive Session: Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindset in School Education, Dash
Dakshinamoorthy, Founder, Startup Malaysia
10: 15– 10.45 Exclusive Session by Dr Shilpa Sahay, Adjunct Faculty of Edtech, Associate Research Scientist,
New York University, New York
10.45- 11.00 Break
11.00 – 11.30 Fireside Chat with Anil Swarup, IAS, Former Secretary, Education, MHRD, Government of India
& Dr. Ravi Gupta, CEO & Founder, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd.
11:30 – 12:00 Break
12:00 – 12:30 Exclusive Session by Vinayak Sudhakar, Development and Recognition Manager, South India,
International Baccalaureate (IB)
12:30 – 13:30 Panel Discussion 1: FutureFit: The importance of making students future-ready
Panelists
Brian Cooklin, Managing Director, Nord Anglia Education, India
Kanak Gupta, Director, Seth MR Jaipuria Schools
Archana Goenka, Founder Trustee, CP Goenka International Schools, Mumbai
Aditi Goradia, Managing Director, Billimoria High School, Panchgani
Pramod Mahajan, School Director, Sharjah Indian School, Sharjah, UAE
Preetha D’Mello, National Resource Coordinator, Global Indian International Group of Schools, Singapore
13: 30– 14.30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30 Panel Discussion 2: The importance of teacher’s role in technology-based education
Panelists
Dr. Vandana Lulla, Director / Principal ( Cambridge & IB ), Podar International School, Mumbai
Sami Ulla, CEO, Manipal Academy of Health and EDU, Anantapur
Lakshmi Rao Kadiyala, Academic Director, Jain Group of Schools, Hyderabad
Dr. Sandeep Khanna, Principal, MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul School, Pune
15:30 – 16:30 Expo Break
16:30 – 17:30 Panel Discussion 3: E-Teaching-learning platforms step up: Inescapable shift to Ed-Tech
innovations

Panelists
Ashish Bhatnagar, Principal, International School of Seychelles
Arogya Reddy Peddireddy, Principal, Ambassador School, Sharjah, UAE
Raoman Smita, Educator, Lawyer, Life Coach, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sapna Sukul, Teacher Trainer, British Council Ambassador, New Delhi
Vivek Prakash, Co-Founder & CEO, Codingal
Leonilo Basas Capulso, Master Teacher, Speaker and Researcher, Philippines
17:30 -18:00 Expo Break
18:00 – 19:30 World Education Summit 2020, Award Ceremony School Education
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