Day 1: January 8
10:00 - 10:30 am
KICK-OFF
Making Music, Changing Minds
10:30 - 11:00 am
BETWEEN THE LINES
Behind the making of the National Education Policy
- Dr K Kasturirangan, NEP Drafting Committee Chairperson
- Chair person : Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam, VC, SASTRA Deemed to be University
11:00 - 11:40 am
KEYNOTE
Vision 2022: Educating tomorrow's India
- Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu
11:40 - 12:15 pm
KEYNOTE
Inclusivity in Education
- Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kerala
12:15 - 12:45 pm
FROM THE FRONT LINES
Education Innovations: Making Government Schools Work
- Sandhya Rani K, Former Commissioner of School Education, AP
- Revathi Radhakrishnan, Former filmmaker/ educator
- Milind Chandwani, Camp Diaries
- Mangat Ram Sharma, Principal Secretary to Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
- Chairperson: Shankar Aiyar, Columnist and author
12:45 - 1:15 pm
MASTERCLASS
The Power of Music to Drive Social Change
- Ricky Kej, Grammy Award-winning musician
1:45 - 2:00 pm
MASTERCLASS
That special touch: What it is like for a dyslexic child in a regular school
- D Chandrasekhar, Madras Dyslexia Association
2:00 - 2:30 pm
FROM THE LAB
Fresh Ideas, New Methods: Science and Sensibility
- Rohan Murty, Harvard Society of Fellows
- Introduced by: Daniel Thimmayya
2:30 - 3:15 pm
CONVERSATION
Does India's history have a place in tomorrow's science
- Bibek Debroy, Economist and Author
- Arnab Bhattacharya, Scientist, TIFR
- Gitanjali JB, CEO, HIAL
- Chairperson: Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalist
3:15 - 3:30 pm
CONVERSATION
Corporate Responsibility Towards India's Public Education
- Prabhat Singh, Managing Director and CEO, Petronet LNG
- Chairperson: Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalist
3:30 - 3:45 pm
MASTERCLASS
Why young India needs to study history and Culture
- K Pandiarajan, TN Minister for Tamil Language, Culture and Archaeology
3:45 - 4:15 pm
KEYNOTE
My Vision for Education
- Bhupesh Baghel, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
- Chairperson: Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director
4:15 - 4:45 pm
BETWEEN THE LINES
Pursuit of Happiness: Getting India's students to beat depression
- Saras Bhaskar, Counseling psychologist and coach
- Dr Vijay Nagaswami, Psychiatrist and author
- Dr ES Krishnamoorthy, Neuropsychiatrist
- Chairperson: Daniel Thimmayya, Chief Reporter
4:45 - 5:45 pm
FACE OFF
Who is an Indian: Is Hindi an Imposition?
- M G Devasahayam, Civil Society Activist and former IAS officer
- Madhu Kishwar, Academic and researcher
- S Jothimani, Congress MP
- Chairperson:Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalist
5:45 - 6:00 pm
CONVERSATION
Getting it right: Is our cinema teaching young India well?
- Sarath Kumar, Politician and actor
- Introduced by: Sudhir Srinivasan, Entertainment Editor
6:00 - 6:30 pm
MASTERCLASS
Alternative Learning in India: Big Ideas in Small Places
- Sonam Wangchuk, Education reformist and innovator
6:30 - 7.00 pm
KEYNOTE
Why Dissent Matters: Silence Is Not an Option
- Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP
- Chairperson: Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director
Day 2: January 9
10:00 - 10:15 am
FROM THE FRONT LINES
My war against climate change
- Licypriya Kangujam, Child environmental activist
10:15 -11:15 am
FACE OFF
Republic of India 2.0: Is the Change Fundamental?
- Tejasvi Surya, BJP MP
- Thamizachi Thangapandian, Member of Parliament, DMK
- Khushbu Sundar, INC spokesperson
- Supriya Sule, NCP MP
- Chairperson: Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalist
11:15am -12:00pm
CONVERSATION
The New Economy: Set for a Restart
- P G Babu, Director, Madras Institute of Development Studies
- Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India
- Radhika Gupta, CEO, Edelweiss Mutual Funds
- Chairperson: Shankar Aiyar, Columnist and author
12:00 - 12:15 pm
FROM THE LAB
The Problem with Public Health: Why we need to school Young India better
- Gagandeep Kang, Fellow of Royal Society
- Introduced by Daniel Thimmayya, Chief Reporter
12:15 - 12:45 pm
KEYNOTE
Competition or Cooperation: View from the State
- Sachin Pilot, Deputy CM, Rajasthan
- Chairperson: Prabhu Chawla
12:45 - 1:15 pm
KEYNOTE
Life after Ayodhya: What's Next?
- Subramanian Swamy,Member of Parliament, BJP
- Chairperson: Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
CONVERSATION
Are Elitist Institutions Responsible for Two Indias
- Professor Himanshu Rai Director, IIM Indore
- Professor Archana Shukla Director, IIM Lucknow
- Palanivel Thiagarajan, MLA and MIT alum
- Chairperson: Shankar Aiyar, Columnist and author
2:15 - 2:45 pm
KEYNOTE
Women as leaders: Why we need more of them
- Sangita Reddy, Joint MD, President-FICCI
- Introduced by Kaveree Bamzai
2:45 -3:30 pm
BREAK DOWN
Jobs or Careers: Preparing the 21st Century Student
- WUPCJ Davidar, Former IAS officer
- Aishwarya Manivannan, Artist-Educator
- Stanzin Kunzang, Educator
- Manickam Tagore, Member of Parliament, INC
- Vamsi Krishna, CEO, Vedantu
- Chairperson: Shankar Aiyar, Columnist and author
3:30 - 4:30 pm
INSIDE TRACK
Playing Women Heroes: Why We Need More of Them
- Kangana Ranaut, Actor
- Chairperson: Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalist
4:30 - 5:00 pm
KEYNOTE
The New Education Policy: Break from the Past
- Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Minister of HRD
- Chairperson: Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director
5:00 - 5:30 pm
KEYNOTE
Look East: Within and Without
- Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Chairperson:Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director
5:30 - 6:15 pm
FROM THE FRONT LINES
Epic Success: Telling Our Own Stories
- Anand Neelakantan, Writer
- Anuja Chandramouli, Writer
- Nikhil Chandwani Author, entrepreneur
- Devi Yesodharan, Writer
- Chairperson: Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalist
6:15- 7:00 pm
FACE OFF
The judgment paradox: Are our lawyers being taught the right things?
- Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, INC
- Chairperson:Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director
7:00 - 7:30 pm
KEYNOTE
The New Woman: Power with Responsibility
- Smriti Z Irani, Union Minister for Textiles
- Chairperson:Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director
* Speakers and schedule are subject to change
