September 5, 2019 | New Delhi


Bertelsmann India Summit is a unique platform to discuss cutting edge trends and innovative business models with ecosystem stalwarts. This year we bring you Innovation in Education as the Summit theme, where you will meet policy makers, educators, innovative companies and investors that are redefining the way India will be educated tomorrow & beyond.

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Our Speakers

Shri Amitabh Kant

CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India

Devdutt Pattanaik

Author & Leadership Guru

Vivek Oberoi

Actor & Education Investor

AK Srikanth

COO – Klay

Akshay Saxena

Co-Founder – Avanti Learning Centres

Aparna Sharma

Managing Director - Dorling Kindersley India

Ashish Chaturvedi

Sr. Director (Analytics) - UnitedHealth Group

Ashish Rajpal

Founder - Xseed

Ashwin Ajila

Founder & MD - iNurture

Ashwin Damera

Co-founder and Director - Eruditus Executive Education

Atul Kulshrestha

Founder & CMD - ExtraMarks

Chaitanya Kalipatnapu

Co-founder and Director - Eruditus Executive Education

Hitendra Merchant

Founder & CEO- YoBoHo

Imran Jafar

Managing Partner - Gaja Capital

Ishan Gupta

Head of Global Student Ops – Udacity

Jawahir Morarji

Business Head (Enterprise Solutions) - ERUDITUS Executive Education

Madhavan Narayanan

Senior Editor

Mayank Kumar

Co-Founder & MD - UpGrad

Neel Broker

Former CEO - Laureate Europe, Middle East, APAC

Nirav Khambhati

Partner - Kaizen Private Equity

Pramath Sinha

Founder - Ashoka & Harappa Education

Prashant Shukla

MD (India) – Udemy

Purvesh Sharma

Co-Founder & COO - Footprints Childcare

Sandeep Aneja

Managing Partner & Founder - Kaizen Private Equity

Shashi Banerjee

Principal - Shiv Nadar School

Vandana Bhatnagar

Chief Program Officer - NSDC

Vineet Gupta

Co-Founder – Jamboree Education & Ashoka

Viswanathan Ramakrishnan

Co-Founder & CEO - Magic Crate

Zishaan Hayath

Founder & CEO - Toppr

Timetable

9:00–9:15

Registration & Tea

9:15–9:30

Welcome Address

Pankaj Makkar
Managing Director – Bertelsmann India Investments & Bertelsmann India Corporate Centre
9:30–10:15

Chief Guest Address

Shri Amitabh Kant
CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India
10:15–10:45

Special Address

Devdutt Pattanaik
Author & Leadership Guru
11:00–11:30

Building the next Ivy League University in India

Pramath Sinha
Founder - Ashoka & Harappa Education
11:30–12:15

Discussion on ‘Redefining higher education – access & quality’

Mayank Kumar
Co-Founder & MD - UpGrad
Ashwin Ajila
Founder & MD - iNurture
Vineet Gupta
Co-Founder – Jamboree Education & Ashoka
Neel Broker
Former CEO - Laureate Europe, Middle East, APAC
12:15–12:45

Fireside chat

Madhavan Narayanan
Senior Editor
Ashwin Damera
Co-founder and Director - Eruditus Executive Education
Chaitanya Kalipatnapu
Co-founder and Director - Eruditus Executive Education
12:45–13:45

Lunch

13:45–14:30

Discussion on ‘Evolving future of Work for Indian Millennials’

Ishan Gupta
Head of Global Student Ops – Udacity
Vandana Bhatnagar
Chief Program Officer - NSDC
Prashant Shukla
MD (India) – Udemy
Jawahir Morarji
Business Head (Enterprise Solutions) - ERUDITUS Executive Education
Ashish Chaturvedi
Sr. Director (Analytics) - UnitedHealth Group
14:30–15:00

Innovative models in K12 in India & the Asia

Sandeep Aneja
Managing Partner & Founder - Kaizen Private Equity
15:00–15:30

The Evolution of Indian School Education

Shashi Banerjee
Principal - Shiv Nadar School
15:30–16:15

Discussion on ‘After-School education: Mainstream or Supplementary?’

Nirav Khambhati
Partner - Kaizen Private Equity
Zishaan Hayath
Founder & CEO - Toppr
Atul Kulshrestha
Founder & CMD - ExtraMarks
Ashish Rajpal
Founder - Xseed
Akshay Saxena
Co-Founder – Avanti Learning Centres
16:15–16:25

Session Opening

Aparna Sharma
Managing Director - Dorling Kindersley India
16:30–17:15

Discussion on ‘Driving outcomes in early education’

Viswanathan Ramakrishnan
Co-Founder & CEO - Magic Crate
Purvesh Sharma
Co-Founder & COO - Footprints Childcare
AK Srikanth
COO – Klay
Hitendra Merchant
Founder & CEO- YoBoHo
Imran Jafar
Managing Partner - Gaja Capital
17:15–17:45

Tête-à-tête

Vivek Oberoi
Actor & Education Investor
17:45–18:00

Closing Remarks

Pranjal Kumar
Head of Education Fund & CFO, Bertelsmann India Investments
18:00–18:30

Hi-Tea & Networking

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