Thinkedu CONCLAVE 2025

SCHEDULE

Re-engineering India, Asserting Bharat

DAY 1 - January 27

10.00 am - 10.05 am
Saraswati Vandana
Lamp Lighting

10.05 am - 10.10 am
Welcome speech
10.10 am - 10.40 am
Inaugural address : Balancing the Scales: Rights, Duties, and the Indian Soul
10.40 am - 11.20 am
India’s Parliamentary Proceedings: Some Reflections
11.20 am - 11.50 am
A Campus for Everyone: Making Higher Education Inclusive
  • Dr Ujwala Chakradeo, VC, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai
  • Chair: Prof Basuthkar J Rao, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad
  • Link : https://youtu.be/P3QW2DtB_fo
11.50 am - 12.20 pm
Testing Times: Rebuilding Exams in India
12.20 pm - 12.50 pm
Is AI Real? Hype, Hope, and the Future of Intelligence
12.50 pm - 1.20 pm
Looking Forward: Future of the Congress
  • Praveen Chakravarty, Chairman, Professionals' Wing & Data Analytics, Congress
  • Chair: Santwana Bhattacharya, Editor, The New Indian Express
  • Link : https://youtu.be/01JV4gHDsTA
1.20 - 1.50
The Culture Project: Values for the Viksit Bharatiya
1.50 - 2.50
Lunch
2.50 - 3.30 pm
First Time MPs: Making Their Voice Heard
  • Angomcha Bimol Akoijam , MP
  • Dr RN Behera , MP
  • John Brittas , MP
  • Chair: Santwana Bhattacharya, Editor, The New Indian Express
  • Link : https://youtu.be/Gw_UdYMHmzc
3.30 pm - 4.10 pm
Doctors & Engineers: Their Role in Viksit Bharat@2047
  • Dr Sudha Seshayyan , Director, SASTRA University
  • Dr K Sivaprasad, VC, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU)
  • Chair: Kaveree Bamza
  • Link : https://youtu.be/n9CB4W1odRc
4.10 pm - 4.40 pm
Vishwaguru or Vishwabandhu: The Right Way for India
4.40 pm - 5.10 pm
Intelligence At Work: What Youngsters Need To Know About AI
5.10 pm - 5.50 pm
The “Cool” in School: Teaching Gen Z & Beyond
  • Geeta Jayanth, Head of School, Chaman Bhartiya School
  • Dr Jayshree Periwal, Chairperson, Jayshree Periwal Group of Schools, Jaipur
  • Padmini Sambasivam, Founding Principal, Shiv Nadar School
  • Chair: Kaveree Bamzai
  • Link : https://youtu.be/bokzv94AYI4
5.50 pm - 6.20 pm
What Lies Beneath: Getting into Character



DAY 2 - January 28

10.00 am - 10.30 am
Lessons from Lost History
10.30 am - 11.00 am
Heroes, Villains, and Survivors
11.00 am - 11.30 am
The Importance of Public Service
11.30 am - 12.00 pm
Role of Morality in Indian Education
12.00 pm - 12.40 pm
Classroom to Corporate Office: Preparing for India Inc
  • Prof Himanshu Rai , Director, IIM Indore
  • Dr Suresh Ramanathan , Dean & Principal, Great Lakes Institute of Management
  • Chair: Kaveree Bamzai
  • Link : https://youtu.be/zK1uK8JHzFY
12.40 pm - 1.10 pm
India Expanding: Readying for the AI Leap
1.10 pm - 2.00 pm
Lunch
2.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Enigmatic Empires: Who Were the Cholas?
2.30 pm - 3.00 pm
Kickstarting Jobs: Creating a Viable Ecosystem
  • Priyank Kharge , Minister for Electronics, IT/BT and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Karnataka
  • Chair: Santwana Bhattacharya
  • Link : https://youtu.be/iVuIiAY99FE
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm
The Silent Epidemic: Tackling India’s Mental Health Crisis
  • Dr Pratima Murthy , Director, NIMHANS
  • Dr Koushik Sinha Deb , Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS Delhi
  • Chair: Kaveree Bamzai
  • Link : https://youtu.be/oaBj5oB_MHE
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm
AI & Behavioural Change: A Roadmap
4.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Cleansing Public Debate: Keeping the Space for Difference
  • Sasikanth Senthil , MP
  • Gautami , Deputy Propaganda Secretary, AIADMK
  • Tamilisai Soundararajan , Senior BJP leader
  • Kanimozhi NVN Somu, MP
  • Chair: Vaidyanathan, Editor, Dinamani
  • Link : https://youtu.be/vbLfPKpyQOc
4.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Building the Future: How Telangana is Educating Its Next Generation
5.00 pm - 5.45 pm
Spirituality In The Material World
5.45 pm - 6.25 pm
The Power of Art: Touching the Divine Within