Transforming education and empowering students for their future
We are just getting started with Industry 4.0. 85% of jobs in 2030 haven’t been imagined yet, as we move from a manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy. The nature of work is changing and so is the industry demand. Students will need different skill sets for those jobs of the future.
They say the only constant is change. But the education systems in many countries are struggling to adapt. They have many challenges to address, including more forward-looking policies, administration,developing relevant content, and creating an enabling environment to cater for future needs.
With technology disrupting the way education is delivered, the old methods of learning will slowly becoming redundant and so will the institutes that do not innovate. So will the institutes that do not innovate. The introduction of rankings in India means they are now being compared on parameters from teaching excellence to student satisfaction. This empowers the students to select the best.
Are education institutions geared up to transform? How are the institutes across the globe responding to the current needs? How are they turning their challenges into opportunities? How could we build an education ecosystem that is flexible, adaptable and forwad-looking to facilitate tomorrow’s learning needs of millions?
Join EPG and industry leaders to discuss these ideas at the Education Innovation Conference on 1-2 February 2019 at India Habitat Centre, Delhi
Day 1 will be our education conference, with over 200 educators and government officials from across India.
Day 2 will be our student fair, with 100s of students and parents from across Delhi and the surrounding regions attending, as well as universities from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US and Germany.
Key Topics
Will education institutions to able to keep up from the dramatic disruption from AI that we are likely to see?
University rankings: Are they important? Every ranking tells adifferent story.
Where can Indian education institutions collaborate more internationally?
Innovation Showcase: The best education innovations in India.
What is a digital university, and what does it mean for your institution?
How can India create enough jobs for its graduates?
Hear from government officials and learn about the latest policy developments
Accessibility, Affordability and Quality: Can we have it all?
Meet the key decision makers, influencers and experts from educational institutions, technology, policy, investment and NGOs, who have made an impact with their contributions in the education space.
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Pratik Dattani (Conference Chair) Managing Director (EPG Economic and Strategic Consulting)LinkinWebsite
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Managing Director for boutique economic consulting firm EPG, specialising in economic analysis, strategic communications and market entry assistance with India, with offices in London, Bangalore and East Africa.
He was additionally, until August 2017, UK Director for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the premier and largest industry body in India. He is also the co-founder of a tech start-up in the CSR space. Previously he worked in Economic Consulting at FTI Consulting and Deloitte in London and Abu Dhabi, with a focus on public policy and arbitration. He was Chairman for a not-for-profit membership organisation with several thousand members for three years.
He studied Economics at Warwick University, where he was awarded the Prize for Excellence, and LMU University of Munich. His dissertation won a prize at an international economics conference at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He has published academic research on behavioural economics and social impact and is a regular commentator on public policy and India across print, TV and online media, featured on BBC News, CBC, CNBC, CNN, NDTV, South China Morning Post and Huffington Post.
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9:30 am - 9:45 am
Introduction and Opening Remarks: Repositioning education and skills at the heart of the public agenda
Providing high-quality education with greater access needs investment, commitment, leadership and advocacy from each stakeholder. How can business, academia, edtech, policymakers and others come together to propel education innovation?
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Interview: Going Global – Setting up institutions in the international market
Indian Educational Institutes are now going global with their presence across various international destinations. What are the factors that drive this? What are the revenue and profit models to look into?
At this session we hear from the international experts on their global strategy, branding and marketing, the supportive infrastructure required, dealing with the regulations & policies of various governments and more exploring the revenue and profit models.
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Vipul Redey (Conference Chair) Head - School Enablement (Khan Academy)LinkinWebsite
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As head of school enablement at Khan Academy, Vipul Redey help schools nationwide make the most of Khan learning resources in their classrooms. Vipul has worked for Cisco in Silicon Valley, managing a large part of their $250 million dollar IT training and professional certifications portfolio. As a CXO at Global Discovery Schools and then as Director of Academics at Pearson Schools India, he designed the daily classroom experience of thousands of students nationally. Vipul is a TED-Ed Innovative Educator, a TEDx Colombo speaker, and an alumnus of the Stanford University Graduate School of Education.
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Keynote Address: Unbundle universities as a business model to educate rural India – The next 100 million
If educating the next 100 million is our goal, then we need to transform at the strategic level. The entire business model needs to be revamped to make education delivery cost-effective while ensuring profitability.
At this session, we talk about the various business models including the online, blended and traditional approaches that could help us scale, also addressing the infrastructural, regulatory and funding challenges associated.
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Eric Zimmerman Director of Research Support Office & Global Engagement (The Interdisciplinary Centre (IDC), Herzliya)LinkinWebsite
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Dr. Eric Zimmerman was born (1962) and raised in New York City, Eric studied for his undergraduate and graduate studies at Brooklyn College, majoring in Judaic Studies. Following a brief stint in Jewish community work, he moved to Israel with his wife in 1988. Initially living on a kibbutz and working as an irrigation manager in the orchards, Eric began his career in higher education management in 1993 when he joined Bar-Ilan University’s Research Authority. Today, Eric is Director of Research and Global Engagement at IDC Herzliya. Eric, and his wife Sharon, have five children and reside in a residential community in the Greater Tel Aviv area. Sharon, an economist by education (Barnard) is a partner in a consultancy firm specializing in managing multi-partner international research and development consortia.
Professional Statement
Working together with the President and Provost, Dr Zimmerman established and directed (for eight years) the Academic Affairs, International Engagement and Research Support Offices at the Interdisciplinary Centre (IDC), Herzliya. Recruited in 2006, Dr. Zimmerman now provides leadership and service to faculty, staff, and students, assisting in implementing policy and decisions of the IDC academic and governing committees relating to research and global engagement. His wide portfolio includes responsibility for all competitive research and program grants and the protection of the institutional intellectual property; developing global partnerships and managing all institutional internationalization agreements, including student exchange, summer and study abroad programs; managing the development of double degree MA-level programs; and the development of joint doctoral programs.
Dr. Zimmerman has been a member of several national and international committees, most recently a Higher Education Reform Expert (HERE) of the European Commission, and is a past leader of a task group within the largest European professional association of research administrators (EARMA), a founding board member of a European-based association on research information management (euroCRIS), the force behind the development of the Israel National Database of Academic Research and Development (INDARD), and party to other national and global initiatives. He regularly writes and lectures on internationalization, entrepreneurship education, research management, academic productivity and Israel and advises organizations on information management and work flow practices as they effect academics and administrators at institutions of higher education.
Eric coordinates the TeachEx project.
Prior to joining the leadership team of IDC Herzliya, Dr. Zimmerman served as the assistant director of the Bar-Ilan University (Israel) research support office, coordinating efforts to secure competitive grants in the STEM, social sciences and the humanities.
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10:30 am - 11:30 am
EIC Debate: This House Believes the world of education in 2030 will see dramatic disruption from AI and an inability of education institutions to keep up.
What will the education world look like in 2030? As the pace of technological change increases, huge changes are coming in the employment and education markets.
One model of the world, Opposing the Motion, is one where robotics and AI are operating within the parameters set by policy-makers are regulators. They are not leading to job losses because of a smart management and harnessing of their potential. AI is helping new generations of young people learn a wider range of adaptable skills for the modern world.
The other model, Proposing the Motion is more dystopian, where AI has caused dramatic disruption. Supply chains are impacted, there are job losses and dislocation on a massive scale, particularly in urban areas. The education sector has not kept apace with this change.
Utkarsh Amitabh works at Microsoft and is the Founder of Network Capital, a global peer mentoring and career navigation community serving over 32000 young leaders in 104 countries. He is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper who represented the community at Davos. Utkarsh graduated as the Andy Burgess Scholar for Social Entrepreneurship from INSEAD. He is a TEDx speaker, Penn Social Impact House Fellow and a Young India Fellow. Utkarsh’s articles have been published by the World Economic Forum, Quartz, Indian Express and Scroll. Utkarsh is also a trained actor and played “Major Metcalf” in the world’s longest running play.
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3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Building high-performance institutions
The path to high-performance institutions is based on its people, process, technology and culture, with innovation being at the core. At this session we talk about how to create an ecosystem that facilitates innovation in the existing setup, infusing agility & establishing a collaborative mindset that is much needed in building the high- performance institutions.
We also discuss innovating various aspects of education including academics while enabling the change with right training and infrastructure to provide a world- class “learning experience” bringing out the best in the students
Francisco Marmolejo is the World Bank’s Lead Tertiary Education Specialist and Coordinator of its Network of Higher Education Specialists. He serves as the coordinator of the internal thematic group on higher education, which helps facilitate the exchange of ideas on higher education initiatives across the globe.
Previously, he served as founding Executive Director of the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC), a network of more than 160 higher education institutions primarily from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, based at the University of Arizona (UA), where he also worked as Assistant Vice President.
At UA, he was Affiliated Researcher at the Center for the Study of Higher Education and Affiliate Faculty at the Center for Latin American Studies.
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Keynote: How do you inspire the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs?
This session sets the tone of the day, deliberating on how the education system has failed to inspire students to learn and innovate. Utkarsh Amitabh has been at the forefront of education innovation, founding a global community of over 32,000 mentors from 104 countries providing personalized mentoring and career guidance to students and young professionals. He will present on how the future models of education need to cater to changing needs of young people, how to democratise inspiration and break barriers in education, and explore the nuances of culture and collision in the 4th Industrial Revolution that is impacting the world of work.
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Dr Sonal Minocha Pro Vice Chancellor (Bournemouth University)TwitterWebsite
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Dr Sonal Minocha joined Bournemouth University in June 2014 as its lead for Global Engagement, which encompasses global recruitment, partnership, staff and student mobility and a global profile raising agenda for the university.Her appointment as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global Engagement brought with it a re-energised institutional approach towards comprehensive internationalisation and the creation of a long-term vision for a Global BU that is anchored to, and complementary to, the university’s wider strategic vision. Among the key areas of work Sonal has led at BU have been the fusing of employability with internationalisation through the pioneering Global Talent Programme to enhance student experience and employability, the innovative Hubs of Practice for a highly profiled presence in the Indian, Chinese and ASEAN markets and the successful Global Festival of Learning – a simultaneous celebration of learning across three continents. This early traction has been demonstrably recognised through the recent nomination for the Outstanding International Strategy category at the 2016 THELMA Awards.Sonal has more than ten years of senior management experience across the public and private sectors in global Higher Education, having begun her career as a business graduate before moving into an academic career which started at the UK’s University of Northumbria.Before joining BU, Sonal was Executive Dean at the University of Bedfordshire Business School. In this role, she led the largest faculty at the university (approximately £36 million) comprising a range of departments including the Law School. In this role, she incepted and implemented a practice-led vision for the faculty that resulted in a number of expressions of this vision. These included a refreshed new course portfolio, innovative ‘mini internships’ called practice weeks, a refreshed infrastructure with creative practice driven ‘wall art’, more than 30 new productive relationships with regional employers – thus reprofiling to establish a truly business-facing Business School.
In her executive portfolio, Sonal led the design and development of an exciting new employability proposition for the university: Education + Experience = UOB Employability commitment leading to a number of awards for the framework and its projects including AGCAS awards for two consecutive years for the innovative ‘Hire Me’ scheme.
Alongside strong academic credentials in the broad area of international commerce and business, Sonal holds a Fellowship of the RSA, Higher Education Academy and the Strategic Planning Society. Her main teaching and research interests lie in the areas of global higher education, graduate employability, management education and practice, strategic creativity and organisational learning. As well as management education, she has a special interest in film and related international creative industries and her work has been disseminated via a range of outlets including books, articles and refereed papers.
Sonal’s practice expertise has led to the design, development and delivery of innovative programmes for a range of corporate and international clients throughout her career (including Harrods, Ridgeons, Basildon Hospital and Severstal).
Sonal’s key external appointments include External Examiner at Ulster University, UKCISA Board of Trustees, International Academic Advisory Council for QS Conferences and Governor at Poole Hospitals NHS Trust.
Sonal is a passionate advocate for innovative approaches to teaching and learning, internationalisation of the ‘home’ experience, close university-industry interaction for a brand of HE that is integrated with policy and practice – regionally, nationally and internationally.
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February 1, 2018
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10:30 am - 11:30 am
EIC Debate: This House Believes the world of education in 2030 will see dramatic disruption from AI and an inability of education institutions to keep up.
What will the education world look like in 2030? As the pace of technological change increases, huge changes are coming in the employment and education markets.
One model of the world, Opposing the Motion, is one where robotics and AI are operating within the parameters set by policy-makers are regulators. They are not leading to job losses because of a smart management and harnessing of their potential. AI is helping new generations of young people learn a wider range of adaptable skills for the modern world.
The other model, Proposing the Motion is more dystopian, where AI has caused dramatic disruption. Supply chains are impacted, there are job losses and dislocation on a massive scale, particularly in urban areas. The education sector has not kept apace with this change.
Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh is the second Vice-Chancellor of Shiv Nadar University. Her term as the Vice-Chancellor began on February 1, 2016. In addition, she has the charge of Dean of Research and is the head of the Faculty Development Center.
Dr. Ghosh joined the University in July, 2012, as the Founding Director of the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and the Dean of Research and Graduate Studies. She has played a key role in shaping the vision and mission of the School.
Prior to joining the University, Dr. Ghosh has served as the Dean of School of Physical Sciences at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, along with many other important academic and administrative positions. She has held several visiting faculty/scientist positions on invitation abroad and delivered numerous invited research seminars. Recipient of the Stree Shakti Science Samman for her ‘original contribution to Science’, she serves as an expert on the Department of Science and technology (DST), Government of India committees in Physical Sciences; and in many central and state universities and institutes. Having contributed to science research and training from the university to the school level, she has also served as the Chief Advisor for the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Science textbooks for Classes IX and X, developed afresh under the National Curriculum Framework – 2005.
Dr. Ghosh has a Masters of Science degree in Physics from the University of Calcutta, India, and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, NY, where she worked as a Rush Rhees Fellow, selected for ‘outstanding scholarly ability and the promise of exceptional contributions to scholarship and teaching.’ Her pioneering work with Prof. L. Mandel on two-photon interference (using the nonlinear optical process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion) has yielded new direction in quantum optics and quantum information in the creation and use of a source of entangled photon pairs, and of single photons, is at the forefront of research today
Her research interests include Experimental and Theoretical Quantum Optics’ Laser Physics; Nonlinear Optics and Quantum Information. As a researcher; teacher; orator and an academic administrator par excellence, Dr. Ghosh is well known for her stand and efforts to support the cause of gender justice and environment consciousness in the higher education system.
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Fireside Chat: Understanding the decision-making process of students considering Indian Universities
There is a huge demand for International institutions of global repute that impart quality education and with transformation in the Indian education sector, the session gives a look into how we could capture this opportunity.The session talks about identifying key markets and channels for student recruitment, managing the expectations of domestic and international students, the marketing and branding strategies involved and leveraging technologies like AI for sourcing good quality applicants.Brainstorming with the experts we try to understand the factors the students and the parents consider and the strategy of the institutes to promote education in India.
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Panel: Accessibility, Affordability and Quality in Education – What role can foundations, NGOs and Charities play in India?
NGOs, Educational Foundations and philanthropic organisations have been contributing to transforming education in many innovative ways of promoting universal education, equitable opportunities, better learning outcomes and ensuring employability. This session assesses the impact of the initiatives undertaken by these organisations. We also talk about the challenges faced in sourcing funds, exploring partnerships with the business community and having their say in policymaking.
Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Gupta, Ph.D is a Fulbright Fellow, CMA, GCPCL (Harvard), Fellow of ICAI and an alumnus of Lucknow University and IIM Ahmedabad.
He has over 25 years’ professional experience to his credit and a very successful track record as an academic and an exceptional Institution Builder with several top organizations such as IMT Ghaziabad, SIBM (Symbiosis) Bangalore, Educomp Raffles / JRE, IIM Kozhikode, University of Washington (USA), SP Jain (Dubai and Singapore), IIM Raipur, IIM Rohtak, Jaipuria Group, ICSI among others.
Under leadership of Prof. Gupta, both SIBM Bangalore and JRE School of Management became one of the leading B-Schools in India in a short span of time. IIM Ahmedabad is writing a Case Study on Jaipuria Group on its transformation journey.
He has written several books and research papers and has delivered guest talks/ invited presentations in several Top Business Schools in India and abroad. He has been a resource person with British Council, Fulbright Commission, UPSC, Planning Commission, PHD Chamber, UPPSC, AIT, Zensar etc.
He has conducted several Executive Education Programs / Consulting. Some of the organizations which have benefited from training / consulting of Prof. Gupta include Maruti, Dabur, GE Capital, Ericsson, Electrolux, NTPC, LIC, Genpact, Bry Air, Samtel, Elin Electronics, Shriram Pistons, IREDA, NEC Corp, CBI, Indian Navy etc.
He has won several honors including ‘Fulbright Fellowship’, ‘Valuable Contribution to Profession Award’ by ICAI, ‘Most innovative idea in management education award’ etc
Selected Specialties: Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Strategic Cost Management, Management Control Systems, New Business Development, Management Education, Transformational Leadership and Turnaround Management, Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, Academic Audit, Academic Quality Assurance System, International Collaborations, International Accreditations such as AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS etc.
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Global case-study: Future Smart – Universities in the age of digitalisation and globalisation
With digitalisation and globalisation causing sweeping changes in the education sector, the universities have evolved to catch up with this wave of transformation.
The faculty-centric approach has changed to learner-centric one. The curriculum is at par with global standards and technology like AI, AR, VR and robotics has been able to help facilitate better learning outcomes.
At this session, we explore how the future smart universities look like and what does it take to be future smart?
