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Thinkedu conclave 2015
panel of speakers
Smriti Zubin Irani
Union Minister for Human Resource Development
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
07:00 pm
Closing address
Smriti Zubin Irani
Union Minister for Human Resource Development
Dr Harsh Vardhan
Minister for Science & Technology
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
11:30 am
What are the most-needed reforms in Indian education?
Dr Harsh Vardhan
Minister for Science & Technology
Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of State for Commerce & Industry
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
05:45 pm
What role does politics play in Indian Education?
Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of State for Commerce & Industry
Rajyavardhan Rathore
Union Minister for State for Information & Broadcasting
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
11:45 am
Sports can be a key tool in a country's development
Rajyavardhan Rathore
Union Minister for State for Information & Broadcasting
Salman Khurshid
Congress Leader
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
05:45 pm
What role does politics play in Indian Education?
Salman Khurshid
Congress Leader
MM Pallam Raju
Congress Leader & former Union Minister
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
02:30 pm
Building Skills for India's Future
MM Pallam Raju
Congress Leader & former Union Minister
Dattatreya Hosabale
Joint General Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
05:45 pm
What role does politics play in Indian Education?
Dattatreya Hosabale
Joint General Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Sachin Pilot
President, PCC, Rajasthan
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
11:30 am
What are the most-needed reforms in Indian education?
Sachin Pilot
President, PCC, Rajasthan
Omar Abdullah
National Conference Leader
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
11:45 am
Sports can be a key tool in a country’s development
Omar Abdullah
National Conference Leader
His Holiness The Gyalwang Drukpa
The Gyalwang Drukpa
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
10:00 am
Spirituality & Higher Education
His Holiness The Gyalwang Drukpa
The Gyalwang Drukpa
Arif Mohammad Khan
Political Leader & Former Minister
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
05:45 pm
What role does politics play in Indian Education?
Arif Mohammad Khan
Political Leader & Former Minister
Dr K Radhakrishnan
Former Chairman, ISRO
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
10:30 am
Lamp Lighting and Inaugural Address
Dr K Radhakrishnan
Former Chairman, ISRO
Dr L Narendranath
Director & Vice Chancellor, Nizams institute of Medical Sciences
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
02:30 pm
Building Skills for India's Future
Dr L Narendranath
Director & Vice Chancellor, Nizams institute of Medical Sciences
Aditya Mukherjee
Dean, School of Social Sciences, JNU
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
12:30 pm
Can India benefit from Liberal Arts universities
Aditya Mukherjee
Dean, School of Social Sciences, JNU
Amit Shovan Ray
Director, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
02:45 pm
Do we need foreign educators?
Amit Shovan Ray
Director, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
C. Raj Kumar
Vice-Chancellor, OP Jindal Global University
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
12:30 pm
Can India benefit from Liberal Arts universities
C. Raj Kumar
Vice-Chancellor, OP Jindal Global University
Chhavi Rajawat
Sarpanch, Village Soda, Rajasthan
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
03:15 pm
How do we help our teachers build skills?
Chhavi Rajawat
Sarpanch, Village Soda, Rajasthan
Deepak B Phatak
Professor, Dept of CSE, IIT Bombay
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
04:30 pm
Should employment be the key focus of education?
Deepak B Phatak
Professor, Dept of CSE, IIT Bombay
Deepak Mehta
Associate Professor, Delhi School of Economics
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
02:45 pm
Do we need foreign educators?
Deepak Mehta
Associate Professor, Delhi School of Economics
Geetha Bali
Chairperson, Board of Governors, MANIT, Bhopal
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
03:15
How do we help our teachers build skills?
Geetha Bali
Chairperson, Board of Governors, MANIT, Bhopal
Geetha Narayanan
Director, Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
12:30 pm
Can India benefit from Liberal Arts universities
Geetha Narayanan
Director, Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology
Dr Jayaprakash Narayan
Founder, Lok Satta Movement, Hyderabad
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
02:45 pm
Do we need foreign educators?
Dr Jayaprakash Narayan
Founder, Lok Satta Movement, Hyderabad
JJ Valaya
Designer-Curator-Photographer
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
10:45 am
Is Academics the only way to develop skills?
JJ Valaya
Designer-Curator-Photographer
Kavitha Kalvakuntla
Member of Parliament
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
01:30 pm
Is our curriculum anti-women?
Kavitha Kalvakuntla
Member of Parliament
Khushbu Sundar
Actor & Politician
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
01:30 pm
Is our curriculum anti-women?
Khushbu Sundar
Actor & Politician
Krishnakumar Natarajan
Managing Director & CEO, MindTree
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
04:30 pm
Should employment be the key focus of education?
Krishnakumar Natarajan
Managing Director & CEO, MindTree
Lalitha Balakrishnan
Principal, MOP Vaishnav College, Chennai
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
04:30 pm
Should employment be the key focus of education?
Lalitha Balakrishnan
Principal, MOP Vaishnav College, Chennai
Lux Rao
CTO & Leader-HP Future Cities
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
03:15 pm
How do we help our teachers build skills?
Lux Rao
CTO & Leader-HP Future Cities
Shailendra Kumar Sharma
Chief Operating Officer, Pratham Education Foundation
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
03:15 pm
How do we help our teachers build skills?
Shailendra Kumar Sharma
Chief Operating Officer, Pratham Education Foundation
Madhuvanthi Arun
Trustee, Calibre Educational Foundation
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
12:30 pm
Can India benefit from Liberal Arts universities
Madhuvanthi Arun
Trustee, Calibre Educational Foundation
Manju Bhatia
Co-MD, Vasuli
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
10:45 am
Is Academics the only way to develop skills?
Manju Bhatia
Co-MD, Vasuli
Mohandas Pai
Chairman, Board of Manipal Global
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
11:30 am
What are the most-needed reforms in Indian education?
Mohandas Pai
Chairman, Board of Manipal Global
Nick Argent
Director, The British School, New Delhi
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
03:15 pm
How do we help our teachers build skills?
Nick Argent
Director, The British School, New Delhi
Nitin Pai
Co-Founder & Director, Takshashila Institution, Bangalore
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
02:45 pm
Do we need foreign educators?
Nitin Pai
Co-Founder & Director, Takshashila Institution, Bangalore
Nooraine Fazal
Co-Founder & Managing Trustee, Inventure Academy
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
11:30 am
What are the most-needed reforms in Indian education?
Nooraine Fazal
Co-Founder & Managing Trustee, Inventure Academy
Pawan Agrawal
Management Guru
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
06:30 pm
Formal and informal education is the key to development
Pawan Agrawal
Management Guru
Ritu Dalmia
Chef-Restaurateur
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
10:45 am
Is Academics the only way to develop skills?
Ritu Dalmia
Chef-Restaurateur
Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam
Dean (Planning & Development), SASTRA University
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
04:30 pm
Should employment be the key focus of education?
Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam
Dean (Planning & Development), SASTRA University
Shankkar Aiyar
Author-Analyst
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
10:45 am
Is Academics the only way to develop skills?
Shankkar Aiyar
Author-Analyst
Shvetha Jaishankar
Entrepreneur
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
10:45 am
Is Academics the only way to develop skills?
Shvetha Jaishankar
Entrepreneur
Supriya Sule
Member of Parliament
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
01:30 pm
Is our curriculum anti-women?
Supriya Sule
Member of Parliament
Sushmita Dev
Member of Parliament
Scheduled at:
Feb 21
01:30 pm
Is our curriculum anti-women?
Sushmita Dev
Member of Parliament
Uday B Desai
Director, IIT Hyderabad
Scheduled at:
Feb 20
04:30 pm
Should employment be the key focus of education?
Uday B Desai
Director, IIT Hyderabad
