Country Partner Host Partner State Partner Supporting Partners Organiser Knowledge Partner Government of Telangana Ghana High Commission New Delhi 17th SCHOOL EDUCATION 10-11-12-13-14 DECEMBER PROGRAMME AGENDA DAY 1 THURSDAY- 10th DECEMBER 2020 Time TOPIC 10:00 – 11:00 INAUGURATION CEREMONY World Education Summit 2020 Welcome Address: Ravi Gupta, CEO & Editor in Chief, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd. 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 Discussion3: 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 Tea & Expo 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 Learning Partner School Partner Associate Partners https://wes.eletsonline.com/school/ #WES2020 I #eletseducation I #EletsWES Country Partner Host Partner State Partner Supporting Partners Organiser Knowledge Partner Government of Telangana Ghana High Commission New Delhi 17th SCHOOL EDUCATION 10-11-12-13-14 DECEMBER PROGRAMME AGENDA DAY 2 FRIDAY- 11th DECEMBER 2020 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 Learning Partner School Partner Associate Partners https://wes.eletsonline.com/school/ #WES2020 I #eletseducation I #EletsWES Country Partner Host Partner State Partner Supporting Partners Organiser Knowledge Partner Government of Telangana Ghana High Commission New Delhi 17th SCHOOL EDUCATION 10-11-12-13-14 DECEMBER PROGRAMME AGENDA DAY 3 SATURDAY- 12th DECEMBER 2020 10:30 – 11:30 Beyond Reopening educational Institutions: 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 19:00 – 19:30 Poetry Session: Dr. Kavita Bajpai, Co-Founder and Director, The International School of Thrissur Learning Partner School Partner Associate Partners https://wes.eletsonline.com/school/ #WES2020 I #eletseducation I #EletsWES Country Partner Host Partner State Partner Supporting Partners Organiser Knowledge Partner Government of Telangana Ghana High Commission New Delhi 17th SCHOOL EDUCATION 10-11-12-13-14 DECEMBER PROGRAMME AGENDA DAY 4 SUNDAY- 13th DECEMBER 2020 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 -14.30 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