India Education Summit 2022 | The Indian Express

6^th April 2022 Hyatt Regency, New Delhi

7^th April 2022 Virtual Platform

Overview

It has been about two years since the spread of Covid-19 has transformed our lives. Moving from offline classes to online there have been only a few times where we have returned to school and college. As we straddle this uncertain world, the wheel of time has brought about changes in the education sector. There are about 580 million Indians between the age of 5-24 years, who provide the sector a huge opportunity for growth. The education sector in India was estimated at $91.7 billion in FY18 and is expected to amount to $225 billion by FY25, as per the latest report by India Brand Equity Foundation. According to KPMG, India is the second-largest market for e-learning after the US. The sector has reached $1.96 billion in 2021, with about 9.6 million users, up from $247 million and around 1.6 million users in 2016.

Interestingly, India has over 250 million school-going children, the largest number across the world. The number of colleges in India stood at 39,931 in FY19. As of May 17, 2021, the number of universities in India reached 981. In 2020-21, there were 9,700 total AICTE-approved institutes. Of the total, there were 4,100 undergraduate, 4,951 postgraduate and 4,514 diploma courses in AICTE approved institutes.

Over the years various initiatives rolled out by the government has helped in increasing the number of students enrolled on various courses. For instance, the application for the ‘Study in India’ programme increased by 146% in 2021. About 37.4 million students enrolled in higher education in FY19. In FY20, Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education in India was 27.1%.

The second edition of India Education Summit has been designed to focus on the need to take education to every nook and corner of the country on the back of digital proliferation.

Event Highlights

Esteemed Panelists

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India

Shri Manish Sisodia

Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister, Government of NCT of Delhi

Smt. Anita Karwal

Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India

Aditi Misra

Principal, Delhi Public School

Allan Kjaer Andersen

Director, Chaman Bhartiya School

Amitabh Jhingan

Partner EY Parthenon Education Strategy Practise and EY India Education Leader

Amitabh Shah

Founder, Yuva Unstoppable

Anant Swami

Head of Industry, Government and Education, Google

Andrew Thangaraj

Professor, IIT Madras

Anil Sahasrabudhe

Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Anita Rajan

Chief Executive Officer, Tata STRIVE and Vice President, Tata Community Initiatives Trust

Arjun Nair

Co-Founder, Great Learning

Ashok Varma

Partner and Leader Social Sector, PwC

Bani Dhawan

Head of Education, India and South Asia, Google Cloud India

Dhuwarakha Sriram

Chief, Generation Unlimited (YuWaah), Youth Development and Partnerships, UNICEF

Divya Gokulnath

Co-Founder, Byju's

Gururaj Kidiyoor

Professor, Dean- Academics, T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI)

Hersh Shah

Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Risk Management, India Affiliate

Himanshu Gautam

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Safalta

Hrridaysh Deshpande

Vice Chancellor, Ajeenkya DY Patil University

Imbesat Ahmad

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Filo

Lucy Hayter

Director, Generation Global, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Indrajit Bhattacharya

Director, National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), Quality Council of India

J. Philip

Principal Founder and Chairman, Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME) Bangalore

Jatinder Singh

Assistant Secretary General, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Joseph Linson

National Manager, System Integrator Business (Education, Government and Enterprise), Intel

Kakoli Sen

Pro Vice Chancellor, IILM University

Kanak Gupta

Director, Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools

Kanika Sinha

Convener, ComMutiny, The Youth Collective

K. Anvar Sadath

Chief Executive Officer, Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE)

Kirti Seth

Chief Executive Officer, IT-ITES Sector Skill Council, NASSCOM

Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar

Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC)

Meenakshi Uberoi

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, De Pedagogics

Merlia Shaukat

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Madhi Foundation

Mihir Gupta

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Teachmint

Naman Jain

Director, Silverline Prestige School

Neharika Vohra

Vice Chancellor, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University

Nitin Kashyap

Product Manager, Read Along, Google

Padmakali Banerjee

Pro Vice Chancellor, Amity University

Prachi Windlass

Senior Director, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF)

Preeti Vyas

Chief Executive Officer and President, Amar Chitra Katha

Purvi Shah

Senior Director, Storyweaver, Pratham Books

R. W. Alexander Jesudasan

Pro Vice Chancellor, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Raghav Gupta

Managing Director, India and APAC, Coursera

Raghav Podar

Chairman, Podar Education

Rajiv Tandon

Chief Executive Officer, Work Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Rakshit Tandon

Head Training, Cyber Peace Foundation, Director and Chief Executive Officer, HackerShala

Ramaprasad Srinivasan

Director, Public Sector Sales, APAC, Client Computing Group, Intel

Ravi Panchanada

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Manipal Global Education Services

Robin Bhowmik

Chief Business Officer, Manipal Global Education Services

Saikat Mitra

Senior Director, Head of Trust and Safety, Google

Sanjay Achawal

Executive Director, Ingram Micro

Sapna Chadha

Vice President Marketing, Southeast Asia and India, Google

Sasmita Samanta

Vice Chancellor, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Shantanu Sinha

Director, Product Management, Google

Shekhar Bhattacharjee

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dalham Learning

Shruti Sharma

Partnerships, Marketing and Communications Lead, Generation Global, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Siddesh Sarma

Co-Founder and Chief Programs Officer, Leadership For Equity

Sreekanth B. Koganti

Director, Kennedy School, Guntur

Sudeshna Sengupta

Director, Academics, Vedanya

Tim Oates

Director, Assessment Research and Development Cambridge Assessment, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

Tristha Ramamurthy

Founder and Executive Director, Ekya Schools

Trupti Mukker

Chief Operating Officer, Byju's International Business

Vikrant Deshmukh

Lead Solution Consultant, Salesforce

Vishal Sunil

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Rocket Learning

Vivek Sinha

Chief Operating Officer, Unacademy

Yamini Agarwal

Director, Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Research

Yusuf Abdul-Kareem

Vice President, Emerging Markets, Law School Admission Council

Yajulu Medury

Vice Chancellor, Mahindra University

Key Discussion Tracks

One year into NEP
India and its States
Building digital capabilities
Creating Leaders of Tomorrow
The School side Saga
India’s Ed-tech story
Personalisation of Education
The world of Automation
A Data Safe system for Education
New-age Professionals

Agenda

Day 1 Apr 06, 2022
Day 2 Apr 07, 2022

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Note

Opening Note

Anant Goenka

Executive Director, The Indian Express

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM Keynote address

An Educated India

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Fireside chat

Redefining Education for All

Shantanu Sinha

Director, Product Management, Google
Anushree Bhattacharyya

Editor - Education, Brand and Marketing, FE Digital

10:55 AM - 11:35 AM Panel discussion

The School Story in Covid-19

Raghav Podar

Chairman, Podar Education
Tristha Ramamurthy

Founder and Executive Director, Ekya Schools
Kanika Sinha

Convener, ComMutiny - The Youth Collective
Gururaj Kidiyoor

Professor, Dean – Academics, T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI)
Roshun Povaiah

Editor, FE Digital

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM Standalone session

Technology intervention in Government education

Joseph Linson

Director - Government and Education Business, Intel

12:00 PM - 12:40 PM Panel discussion

Taking Education to the next Billion

Raghav Gupta

Managing Director, India and APAC, Coursera
Robin Bhowmik

Chief Business Officer, Manipal Global Education Services
Amitabh Shah

Founder, Yuva Unstoppable
Andrew Thangaraj

Professor, IIT Madras
Anushree Bhattacharyya

Editor - Education, Brand and Marketing, FE Digital

12:45 PM - 01:10 PM Fireside chat

One year into NEP

Anil Sahasrabudhe

Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Indrajit Bhattacharya

Director, National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), Quality Council of India
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar

Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC)
Ashok Varma

Partner and Leader - Social Sector, PwC

01:10 PM - 02:00 PM LUNCH

02:05 PM - 02:45 PM Panel discussion

Enabling foundational literacy using technology

Merlia Shaukat

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Madhi Foundation
Vishal Sunil

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Rocket Learning
Purvi Shah

Senior Director, Storyweaver, Pratham Books
Siddesh Sarma

Co-founder and Chief Programs Officer, Leadership For Equity
Nitin Kashyap

Product Manager, Read Along, Google
Alifiya Khan

Assistant Editor, The Indian Express

02:50 PM - 03:30 PM Panel discussion

Breaking the Berlin wall: Ed-tech meets education

Prachi Windlass

Senior Director, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF)
Himanshu Gautam

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Safalta
Rajiv Tandon

Chief Executive Officer – WILP, BITS Pilani
Alexander Jesudasan

Pro Vice Chancellor, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
Amitabh Jhingan

Partner, EY Parthenon Education Strategy Practice

03:35 PM - 04:15 PM Panel discussion

Personalised Education

Kanak Gupta

Director, Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools
Yamini Agarwal

Director, Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Research
Hersh Shah

Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Risk Management, India Affiliate
Imbesat Ahmad

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Filo
Sudeshna Sengupta

Director, Academics, Vedanya

04:20 PM - 05:00 PM Panel discussion

Keeping Kids Safe Online

Saikat Mitra

Senior Director - Head of Trust and Safety, Google
Rakshit Tandon

Head Training, Cyber Peace Foundation, Director and Chief Executive Officer, HackerShala
Aditi Misra

Principal, Delhi Public School
Hrridaysh Deshpande

Vice Chancellor, Ajeenkya D Y Patil University
Meenakshi Uberoi

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, De Pedagogics
Preeti Vyas

Chief Executive Officer and President, Amar Chitra Katha
Nandagopal Rajan

Editor New Media, The Indian Express Online Media

05:05 PM - 05:25 PM Fireside chat

States and Education Play

Shri Manish Sisodia

Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister, Government of NCT of Delhi
Ritika Chopra

National Education Editor, The Indian Express

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM Keynote address

Building a strong foundation for children in India

Speakers:

Ronnie Screwvala, Chairperson and Co-founder, upGrad

In conversation with Himanshu Gupta, Director of Education, GNCT Delhi

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Standalone session

The role of education in enhancing human potential

Speaker:

Divya Gokulnath, Co-founder, BYJU’s

10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Panel discussion

India and the Ed-tech growth story

Speakers:

Arjun Nair, Co-founder, Great Learning
Mihir Gupta, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Teachmint
Vivek Sinha, Chief Operating Officer, Unacademy
Trupti Mukker, Chief Operating Officer, BYJU's International Business

Moderator: Anant Swami, Head of Industry - Government and Education, Google

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM Standalone session

Education with a student-centric view

Speaker:

Vikrant Deshmukh, Lead Solution Consultant, Salesforce

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM Panel Discussion

Creating a hybrid world

Speakers:

Sreekanth B Koganti, Director, Kennedy School
Tim Oates, Director, Assessment Research and Development Cambridge Assessment (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate)
Naman Jain, Director, Silverline Prestige School
Allan Kjaer Andersen, Director, Chaman Bhartiya School
Bani Dhawan, Head of Education, India and South Asia Google Cloud India

Moderator: Roshun Povaiah, Editor, FE Digital

12:35 PM - 12:55 PM Fireside chat

Can EdTaaS (Ed tech as a service) be the disruptor in the education segment in India?

Speakers:

Sanjay Achawal, Executive Director, Ingram Micro
Ramaprasad Srinivasan, Director - Public Sector Sales, Asia Pacific, Client Computing Group, Intel

Moderator: Jatinder Singh, Assistant Secretary General, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry

01:00 PM - 01:20 PM Fireside chat

Professional aka problem solving thinkers

Speakers:

Shruti Sharma, Partnerships, Marketing and Communications Lead - Generation Global, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Dhuwarakha Sriram, Chief, Generation Unlimited (YuWaah), Youth Development and Partnerships, UNICEF

Moderator: Anushree Bhattacharyya, Editor - Education, Brand and Marketing, FE Digital

01:25 PM - 02:05 PM Panel discussion

Upskilling the skiller

Speakers:

Yajulu Medury, Vice Chancellor, Mahindra University
Sasmita Samanta, Vice Chancellor, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)
Neharika Vohra, Vice Chancellor, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University
Shekhar Bhattacharjee, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dalham Learning

Moderator: Uma Vishnu, Senior Associate Editor, Indian Express

02:05 PM - 02:50 PM Panel discussion

Road to employability

Speakers:
Sapna Chadha, Vice President Marketing, Southeast Asia and India, Google
Padmakali Banerjee, Pro Vice Chancellor, Amity University
Kirti Seth, Chief Executive Officer, IT-ITES Sector Skill Council, NASSCOM
Anita Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, Tata STRIVE and Vice President, Tata Community Initiatives Trust
J Philip, Principal Founder XIME and Chairman, XIME Bangalore, Former Director IIM-Bangalore

Moderator: Tarun Bhardwaj, Senior Assistant Editor, FE Digital