REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING

Introduction to One Globe

Mr. Harjiv Singh, Founder and CEO of Salwan Media

Inaugural lamp lighting

Introduction to Hon‘ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri. Pallam Raju

Inaugural Address by Hon‘ble Minister of HRD, Shri. Pallam Raju

Introduction to Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha); President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

Keynote Address by Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha); President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

Introduction to Guest of Honour, Hon‘ble Minister of State for External Affairs, Smt. Preneet Kaur

Opening Remarks by Guest of Honour, Hon‘ble Minister of State for External Affairs, Smt. Preneet Kaur

COFFEE BREAK

Session Topic: "Creating World Class Universities: Perspectives from US, Japan, China & Russia"
With a population of 1 billion people, largely in rural areas, India is uniquely challenged in terms of the scale it needs to reach universal education for all under the Right to Education Act. While strides are being made in terms of increasing the number of teachers and schools around the country, do we have enough? At the same time, how do we ensure quality and increase education outcomes?

Speakers :

• Jerry M. Hultin
  President, NYU - Poly
• Fumio Isoda
  Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo
• Robin Lewis
  Professor and Director, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Moscow & Professor, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University

Spotlight Session: "The Art of Storytelling"

Speakers :

• Lakshmi Pratury
  Host & Curator, Ink conference
• Nancy Silberkleit
  Co-CEO, Archie Comics Publications

Session Topic: "Global Perspectives on Creating A Skilled Workforce"

Speakers :

• Khozem Merchant
  President, Pearson India
• Chris Sims
  Head, Manipal City & Guilds Joint Policy Advisory Group
• Sherena Mistri-Yiannouka
  Founder and Country Manager, Dynargie Singapore

Introduction to Hon‘ble Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri. Shashi Tharoor

Special Keynote by Hon‘ ble Minister of State for HRD, Shri. Shashi Tharoor

Networking Lunch

Fireside Chat:"Vision of Nalanda University: Challenges and Opportunities"

Speaker :

• N.K. Singh
  Member of Rajya Sabha, State of Bihar

EDUMINATE SESSION
"Measuring the Immeasurable - Behavioral Assessments"

EDUMINATE SESSION
"Sharpening the Saw - Coaching for continued development of Educationists"

Session Topic: "Can the 21st Century be India"s renaissance century? How can India grow on the path of modernity without losing its vast civilizational knowledge?"

A perspective from India"s leading thought leaders.

Speakers :

• Ramesh Sharma
  Award winning Feature film and documentary Producer/Director
• Vineet Narain
  Chairman, The Braj Foundation
• Sunita Kohli
  President, K2India, Leading Architect and Heritage Restorer, Padma Shri Award Winner
• Gayatri Sinha
  Leading Art Curator and Writer

Session Topic : "India‘s Paradox: A Land of Devi‘s and Dowry‘s"

A perspective from India"s leading thought leaders.

Speakers :

• Dr. Ranjana Kumari
  Director, Centre for Social Research (CSR)
• Meera T. Gandhi
  Founder and CEO, The Giving Back Foundation
• Chhavi Rajawat
  Sarpanch, Village Soda, Rajasthan

Session Topic: "Entrepreneurship and Economic Development"

Speakers :

• Mahendra Bapna
  Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow 2012
• Rahul Khanna
  Canaan Partners
• Anuraag Srivastava
  Managing Director, Zodius
• Sumanjyoti Khaitan
  President, PHD Chamber

Spotlight Session on "Delivering Knowledge: Can the "Phablet Revolution" change education delivery?"

Speakers :

• Suneet Singh Tuli
  Chief Executive Officer, Datawind Ltd.
• Nickhil Jakatdar
  CEO and Co-Founder, Vuclip

Special Report

Networking Tea

Session Topic: "Education & Healthcare: How Shall the Twain Meet?!"

Speakers :

• Poonam Muttreja
  Executive Director, Population Foundation of India
• Lise Grande
  UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, India

Session Topic: "Design innovation for inclusive cities"

Speakers :

• Rakhi Mehra
  Co-Founder, Micro Home Solutions
• Jagan Shah
  Leading Architect, Historian, Urban Planning Professor and Practitioner
• Dalbir Singh
  National Secretary, Indian National Congress

Special talk by Lord Loomba CBE, Founder Chairman, The Loomba Foundation titled

"Why Empowering Women is essential to building a knowledge society?"

Special Session on "The Power of One" via video conference.

Fireside Chat: "How Can India Build 21st Century Sustainable Knowledge Cities?" via video conference.

Speaker :

• Dr. R.K. Pachauri
  CEO of TERI, Nobel Prize Recipient (2007), IPCC

Closing Remarks for the day by Harjiv Singh

Networking

Cocktails and Dinner (For Speakers, Paid Delegates & by Special Invitation only)