Speakers
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Speakers (Over the Years)
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Hon’ble Minister of Education,
Government of India
Government of India
Shri Rakesh Kanwar
Secretary, Department of Education,
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Himanshu Gupta IAS
Secretary,
Central Board of Secondary Education
Central Board of Secondary Education
Dr. Joseph Emmanuel
Chief Executive and Secretary
of the Council for the Indian
School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
of the Council for the Indian
School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
Anil Swarup
Former Secretary, School Education and Literacy,
Ministry of Education, GoI
Ministry of Education, GoI
Rt Hon Nick Gibb
Former Minister of State for Schools,
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Richard Culatta
CEO, ASCD/ISTE
D. Ramakrishna Rao
President, Vidya Bharati,
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan
Prakash Nair
Founding President & CEO, EDI
Dr. Ameeta Mulla Wattal
Chairperson and Executive Director Education,
DLF Foundation
DLF Foundation
Sanjay Jain
Head, Google for Education, India
Garima Babbar
Country Head of Education & Skillls,
Adobe India
Adobe India
Ravi Kuttu
Vice President, Powerschool
Dr. Parul Minhas
Director of Research & Digital Innovation, EDI
Tejeshwar Chowdhary
Google Champion, Learning Links Foundation
Niharika Bhayana
Digital Education Program and
Product Marketing Manager,
Adobe Express India Education
Product Marketing Manager,
Adobe Express India Education
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Hon’ble Minister of Education,
Government of India
Government of India
Shri Sanjay Kumar
Secretary, Dept. of School Education
and Literacy &
Dept. of Higher Education,
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
and Literacy &
Dept. of Higher Education,
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Shri Rakesh Kanwar
Secretary, Department of Education,
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Himanshu Gupta IAS
Secretary,
Central Board of Secondary Education
Central Board of Secondary Education
Dr. Joseph Emmanuel
Chief Executive and Secretary
of the Council for the Indian
School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
of the Council for the Indian
School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
Anil Swarup
Former Secretary, School Education and Literacy,
Ministry of Education, GoI
Ministry of Education, GoI
Rt Hon Nick Gibb
Former Minister of State for Schools,
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Dr. Joytsna Suri
Past President FICCI;
Chairperson and Managing Director,
Bharat Suri Hospitality Group
Chairperson and Managing Director,
Bharat Suri Hospitality Group
Richard Culatta
CEO, ASCD/ISTE
Prabhat Jain
President, ARISE;
Director, Pathways World School
Director, Pathways World School
Praveen Raju
President Elect 2025, ARISE;
Founder, Suchitra Academy
Founder, Suchitra Academy
Manit Jain
Founding Member, ARISE;
Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools
Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools
Vedant Khaitan
Vice President Elect 2025;
Vice Chairman, Khaitan Welfare Foundation
Vice Chairman, Khaitan Welfare Foundation
Vardan Kabra
Vice President, ARISE;
Head of School, Fountainhead School
Head of School, Fountainhead School
D. Ramakrishna Rao
President, Vidya Bharati,
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan
Prakash Nair
Founding President & CEO, EDI
Dr. Ameeta Mulla Wattal
Chairperson and Executive Director Education,
DLF Foundation
DLF Foundation
Sanjay Jain
Head, Google for Education, India
Garima Babbar
Country Head of Education & Skillls, Adobe India
Ravi Kuttu
Vice President, Powerschool
Dr. Parul Minhas
Director of Research & Digital Innovation, EDI
Tejeshwar Chowdhary
Google Champion, Learning Links Foundation
Niharika Bhayana
Digital Education Program and
Product Marketing Manager,
Adobe Express India Education
Product Marketing Manager,
Adobe Express India Education
Vipin Kumar
Additional Secretary,
Dept. of School Education and Literacy,
MoE, GoI
Dept. of School Education and Literacy,
MoE, GoI
Devdutt Pattanaik
Author & Mythologist
Rob Nail
Associate Founder, Former CEO, Singularity University
Kan Hiroshi Suzuki
Former Deputy Minister and
Chief Policy Officer of Education Japan;
Professor of the University of Tokyo
Chief Policy Officer of Education Japan;
Professor of the University of Tokyo
Venguswamy Ramaswamy
Global Head – TCS iON &
Director – Tata Business Hub
Director – Tata Business Hub
Sridhar Rajagopalan
Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer,
Educational Initiatives
Educational Initiatives
Dr. Joseph Emmanuel
Director of Academics,
Central Board of Secondary Education
Central Board of Secondary Education
Prof. Kalpana Sharma
Director, NS NIS Academics,
Sports Authority of India
Sports Authority of India
Prof. Indrani Bhaduri
Head and CEO, PARAKH, NCERT
Maya Menon
Founder Director, The Teacher Foundation
Dr. Raju Varanasi
Al & ML Expert
Senior Technology Executive in
School Systems in Australia
Senior Technology Executive in
School Systems in Australia
Gouri Gupta
Project Director, EdTech,
Central Square Foundation
Central Square Foundation
Abha Adams
Director, Ahvaan Education Foundation
Radhika Kawlra Singh
Olympic Mind Coach
Kala Anand
Vice President of Global Services,
upGrad Connect
upGrad Connect
Aman Singh Chauhan
Head of Department, Operations,
Dual Campus at UWC
South East Asia, Singapore
Dual Campus at UWC
South East Asia, Singapore
Ranjitha Jeurkar
Nonviolent Communication Trainer, India
Sanjay Kumar
Secretary, School Education & Literacy
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Dr. Vinod R Rao
Secretary, Primary & Secondary Education
Government of Gujarat
Government of Gujarat
Shri Anurag Tripathi
Secretary
Central Board of Secondary Education
Central Board of Secondary Education
Prof. Haneet Gandhi
Dean Admissions
University of Delhi
University of Delhi
Sir John Jones
Author, Motivational Speaker, and
Education Commentator
Education Commentator
Valerie Hannon
Author, Researcher, Co-Founder
Innovation Unit (UK and ANZ)
Innovation Unit (UK and ANZ)
Dr. Alexander Laszlo
Co-Founder and Global Collaborator
Global Education Futures (GEF)
Global Education Futures (GEF)
Dr. Pawan Sudhir
Professor Art Education & Head
DEAA, NCERT
DEAA, NCERT
Abha Adams
Vice Chair & Education Advisor
Ahvaan Trust
Ahvaan Trust
Ratnesh Kumar Jha
CEO, India and South-East Asia
The Burlington Group of Companies
The Burlington Group of Companies
Dr. Swati Popat Vats
President, Podar Education Network
Mahesh Balakrishnan
Development and Recognition Manager,
India, and Nepal, IB
India, and Nepal, IB
Sumita Malik
Head, Early Years, Shiv Nadar School
Mihir Gupta
CEO & Co-Founder, Teachmint
Dr. Avantika Tomar
India Education Partner
EY-Parthenon
EY-Parthenon
Shiveta Pandita
Strategy and Transactions |
Education and Technology
Ernest & Young
Education and Technology
Ernest & Young
Shipra Sharmaa
Early Childhood Development
Specialist, UNICEF India
Specialist, UNICEF India
Disclaimer: Designations and affiliations mentioned are as per the time of the speaker’s participation in the respective edition of the ARISE School Education Conference. Titles or roles may have since changed.