Meet the Visionaries Transforming Education
Our symposium will feature a diverse lineup of speakers and guests who will be at the forefront of educational transformation. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners who will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Anil Swarup, IAS
Former Secretary, School Education and Literacy, Govt of India
Former Coal Secretary, Govt. of India
Sandhya Rani, IPoS
Director, Centre for Research in Schemes and Policies
Former Education Commissioner, AP
Seema Bansal
Vice Chairperson, Punjab Development Commission
Shekhar Singh, IAS
Municipal Commissioner, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Minal Karanwal, IAS
CEO of Zilla Parishad, Nanded, Maharashtra
Shri Murali Akunuri, IAS
Chairman, Telangana Education Commission
Sujata Lohokare
Former Deputy Director, SCERT Pune
& Academic Advisor Leadership For Equity
Prof. Vimala Ramachandran
Director, Educational Resource Unit
Prof. Padma Sarangpani
Chair of CETE, TISS Mumbai
Prof. Ankur Sarin
Professor, IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. Rishikesh BS
Professor, Azim Premji University
Prof. Saswati Paik
Professor, Azim Premji University
Prof. Saumen Chattopadhyay
Professor, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Prof. Akshay Mangla
Associate Professor, University of Oxford (Virtual)
Prof. Kashyapi Awasti
Associate Professor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
Prof. Neha Bailwal
Assistant Professor - Economics, FLAME University
Prof. Shalaka Shah
Assistant Professor - Psychology, FLAME University
Prof. Balaji Kalluri
Associate Professor - Environmental Studies, FLAME University
Prof. Shivakumar Jolad
Head of Research, Leadership For Equity & Associate Professor, FLAME University
Prof. Sairaj Patki
Assistant Professor - Psychology, FLAME University
Prof. Purnima Bajre
Assistant Professor - Psychology, FLAME University
Prof. Chaitanya Ravi
Assistant Professor – Public Policy, FLAME University
Prof. Juhi Sidharth
Assistant Professor – Public Policy, FLAME University
Prof. Sufia Azmat
Head - Research and Monitoring, Centre for Learning Resources (CLR)
Akshay Kashyap
India Head, Amazon Future Engineer
Dr. Priyanka Sharma
Director, Australian Council for Educational Research
Amrita Patwardhan
Head of Education, Tata Trusts
Avani Kapur
Director, Foundation for Responsive Governance
Dr. Basavaraju R Shreshta
Executive Director, GRAAM Mysuru
Damini Mainkar
COO, Leadership For Equity
Dr. John Kurrien
Co-Founder, Center For Learning Resources
Krishnan Narayanswamy
Program Manager, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation - India
Sharvi Dublish
Program Manager, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation - India
Madhukar Banuri
Director, Leadership For Equity & Centre for Learning Resources
Neha Parti
Director - Schools, QUEST Alliance
Prasanth Nori
Program Manager, Scratch Foundation
Ramya Venkatraman
Founder, Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA)
Reshma Agarwal
Education Specialist, UNICEF (Maharashtra)
Shaveta Sharma Kukreja
Executive Director, Central Square Foundation
Shobini Mukherjee
Executive Director, JPAL South Asia
Sridhar Rajgopalan
Founder, Educational Initiatives Group
Srivathsan Ramaswamy
Co-Founder and Chief Programme Officer, Madhi Foundation
Subir Shukla
Founder, IGNUS - Education Research Group
K. Vaijayanti
Director - Research and Evaluation, Akshara Foundation
Dr. Jayshree Oza
Senior Advisor and Board Member, Central Square Foundation
Gayatri Vaidya
Vice President, Educational Initiatives
Rati Forbes
Director, Forbes Marshall & Board Member, Leadership For Equity
Prof. Dishan Kamdar
Vice Chancelor, FLAME University
Anirudh Prasad
Director - Monitoring, Evaluation and Technology, Leadership For Equity