Third Annual Indian Education congress will see a confluence of leading players from all sectors of education

Updated on: Thursday, May 02, 2013

The third Annual Indian Education congress to be held at Hotel Claridges, Surajkunda, New Delhi on 3-4 May, 2013 will bring together over 400 entrepreneurs & proffessionals, 200 institutes and education departments and 50 global experts to discuss strategic opportunities for improving teaching and learning outcomes.

The Indian Education Congress & Awards 2013 is the biggest confluence of education and training sector, including players in early, primary, secondary, higher, tertiary and corporate educational institutions; Government education bodies; eminent educationists; business investors; education entrepreneurs; institutional leaders and the media.

Speakers on the panel to share experiences include Dr. S. S. Mantha, Chairman, AICTE; Mr. Pawan Agarwal, Adviser (Higher Education), Planning Commission, GoI; Mr. Dilip Chenoy, MD, NSDC; Mr. Amit Gupta, CEO, S Chand Group; Mr. Vineet Joshi, Chairman, CBSE; Prof.(Mrs) Parvin Sinclair, Director, NCERT; Mr. B Sridhar, National Director - SBU, Social Infrastructure Practice (Education, Healthcare & Senior Living), JLL; Prof. Ramesh Kanwar, Vice Chancellor, Lovely Professional University; Ms. Vanita Uppal, Principal, The British School; Ms. Madhulika Sen, Principal, Tagore International School; Mr. Karan Khemka, Partner, The Parthenon Group; Mr. Narayanan Ramaswamy, National Head-Education, KPMG; Mr. Andy Gray, Head-Governing Council, Euro School International; Mr. Jayant Hari Har Lal, Execuitve Director, Shriram Education Trust; Ms. Gowri Ishwaran, PadmaShree Awardee, Founding Principal-The Sanskriti School & CEO, tGELF Services; Dr. Pingali Venugopal, Former Dean, XLRI(Jamshedpur); Dr( Mrs.) Shayama Chona, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Awardee, Former Principal-DPS R K Puram & Founder, Tamana Special School; Prof. N. Ravichandran, Director, IIM-Indore; Mr. Samir Srivastava, Business Head-India; Vocational Education, VLCC Healthcare Ltd.; Prof. MJ Xavier, Director, IIM Ranchi; Mr. Roy Newey, Group Executive Director, A4e, UK; Mr. Nitesh Gor DL, Chief Executive, Avanti Schools Trust, UK; Mr. Alok Shivapuri, Principal, Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa; Mr. Jaiprakash S. Hasrajani, Co-Founder & CEO, Taaleem Academy Pvt Ltd; Mr. Amol Arora, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, SHEMROCK & SHEMFORD Group of Schools; Prof. P Rameshan, Director, IIM Rohtak; Ms Rekha Krishnan, Principal, Vasant Valley School & Mr. Prabhat Jain, Director, Pathways School.

Mr. Gaurva Marya, Chairman, Franchise India, said, "The 21st century calls for preparing the youth for a Knowledge-led economy. This calls for systemic reforms to improve teaching and learning in Indian schools to meet the needs of the millennial students. This show is set to create a benchmark for the education community for covering every tier of the education sector, bringing together the private and public aspects of the education and pre-empting the future of education in terms of investment, operation and management of all educational institutions."

This two day conference is designed to inform, engage and explore key policy developments and innovative case studies. Offering access to leading figures and decision makers, Indian Education Congress 2013 will showcase the upcoming developments and provide insight into the challenges ahead.

Third Annual Indian Education congress will see a confluence of leading players from all sectors of education

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