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thinkedu conclave

ThinkEdu Conclave, an initiative of The New Indian Express Group, is an annual feature where India is discussed by Indians.



ThinkEdu 2023

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After ten years of organising this conclave, the TNIE group truly believes that furthering the cause of education is the path towards development in a post-pandemic world. Our previous speakers have included Bharat Ratna and late President Pranab Mukherjee, late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, former Vice-President M Hamid Ansari, union ministers, chief ministers, policymakers, educationists and edupreneurs, along with social scientists and spiritual leaders.

 

ThinkEdu 2022

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A decade of great debate. A decade of great education. At the precipice of India's grand new journey into an NEP-fuelled phase of progress, India's biggest education conclave and one of the flagship events of The New Indian Express (TNIE) Group, the ThinkEdu Conclave is turning ten. The theme this year is, in our opinion, extremely pertinent: An Assertive India. As our country grapples with the idea of excellence in education and breaks away from the systems of the past - leaving behind the vestiges of an age-old system left behind by colonialists and built on doyens of India's independent history - we are working towards a better future. For a better Bharat.

 

ThinkEdu 2021

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The ninth edition of the biggest education conclave of the country and one of the flagship events of The New Indian Express (TNIE) Group, the ThinkEdu Conclave was bigger and better this time around. The theme for ThinkEdu Conclave 2021 is Lessons for a New World and the intent is to stimulate meaningful discussions around creating a world-class education system in India. Many of India's movers and shakers, your favourite authors, policymakers and bureaucrats redefined the spectrum of education and shared their ideas that can shape a new India at the conclave. The theme for ThinkEdu Conclave 2021 is Lessons for a New World and the intent is to stimulate meaningful discussions around creating a world-class education system in India.

 

ThinkEdu 2020

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The eigth edition of the biggest biggest and most widely attended education conclave in the country and one of the flagship events of The New Indian Express (TNIE) Group, the ThinkEdu Conclave, is back in style.Get set for smartly curated, deeply insightful and extremely provocative debates from India's biggest thinkers and doers. The theme for ThinkEdu Conclave 2020 is an idealistic one: India at 75. Who can see the future? That's for you to find out as we embark on one more cracker of an edition.


 

ThinkEdu 2019

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The seventh edition of the biggest education conclave of the country and one of the flagship events of The New Indian Express (TNIE) Group, the ThinkEdu Conclave was bigger and better this time around. The theme for ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 was Ideas for a New India and the intent was to stimulate meaningful discussions around creating a world-class education system in India. Many of India's movers and shakers, your favourite authors, policymakers and bureaucrats redefined the spectrum of education and shared their ideas that can shape a new India at the conclave.


 

ThinkEdu 2018

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The TNIE Group has been organizing the national-level education meet since 2013. Our previous speakers have included the late President Dr APJ Kalam, former Vice-President M Hamid Ansari, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, policymakers, educationists and edupreneurs, along with social scientists and spiritual leaders. All our previous editions were extremely impactful. The Sixth Edition, in 2018, was even more so, given the speakers' list and the thought-provoking topics of discussion.


 

ThinkEdu 2017

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The New Indian Express Group has been organizing the national-level education meet since 2013. Making education affordable and accessible to all, we believe, is the most effective way to propel India forward on the path of development. Our previous speakers have included the late President Dr APJ Kalam, Vice-President M Hamid Ansari, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, policymakers, educationists and edupreneurs, along with social scientists and spiritual leaders. All our previous editions were extremely impactful. The 2017 chapter promises to be even better, with thought-provoking topics of discussion and dynamic speakers.


 

ThinkEdu 2016

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The fourth edition of Thinkedu Conclave was a huge success. Over a period of two days, scholars, politicians, academics and social reformers discussed topics that requires immediate attention. Held on February 9 & 10, 2016, the theme was 'Should Indian education be Indianisation?' The Conclave was inaugurated by Smriti Zubin Irani, Former Union Minister for Human Resource Development. The closing address was delivered by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art of Living. ThinkEdu Conclave through its sessions, discussions and debates strives to propel India forward on the path of development.





 

ThinkEdu 2015

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The 3rd edition of ThinkEdu Conclave, organized by The New Indian Express, brought together policy makers, educationists, historians and scholars to discuss the state of Indian education. It debated about making education affordable and accessible to all. The focus of the 2015 event, held in February, was 'Building Skills for India's Future'. The Conclave was inaugurated by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Former Chairman, ISRO. Closing address was delivered by Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for Human Resource Development.

 

ThinkEdu 2014

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The 2nd edition of the annual Education Conclave, organized by The New Indian Express, was held on January 30 & 31, 2014 at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. Like last year, eminent academicians, thinkers, social scientists and India's top political and corporate leaders came together to brainstorm for two days on the challenges faced by the Indian education system and ways to overcome them.





 

ThinkEdu 2013

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Event Xpress organized its first-ever two day national education conclave, ThinkEdu in February 2013 in Chennai. The Conclave saw 64 distinguished speakers, including a former President, four Chief Ministers and four Union ministers along with a host of politicians, bureaucrats, educationists, corporates, historians and thinkers coming together to brainstorm for over 15 hours on Schooling India for Tomorrow.




 

The New Indian Express Group at Thinkedu Conclave 2023 at ITC grand chola, in Chennai


The New Indian Express Group at Thinkedu Conclave 2022 at ITC grand chola, in Chennai


Education and Entrepreneurship: Roadmap for a new generation Nitin Gadkari in conversation with Prabhu Chawla


Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit lights the lamp with TNIE Editorial Director.


Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee lights the lamp with Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit and TNIE Editorial Director.


Vice President Venkaiah Naidu delivering the Opening keynote address at the sixth edition of ThinkEdu in Chennai.


Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar lights the lamp with TNIE Group CMD Manoj Sonthalia and TNIE Editorial Director.


Former Union Minister for HRD Smriti Irani lights the lamp with Members of Parliament, Manoj Sonthalia and Prabhu Chawla.


Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology inaugurates the event along with Dr K Radhakrishnan, Former Chairman, ISRO.


Gandhian Anna Hazare and first Medico from tribal community Bharathi Mantheskuttan jointly inaugurated The New Indian Express ThinkEdu 2014 conclave in Chennai.


Dr APJ Abdul Kalam lit a lamp inaugurating the ThinkEdu Conclave 2013.