Agenda

September 1 – 11
ARISE 4th Edition of School Tours (Pan-India)

September 12, 2025
Venue: FICCI, Federation House

September 13, 2025
Venue: Dr. Ambedkar international Centre

September 1 – 11ARISE 4th Edition of School Tours (Pan-India)

ARISE 2025 – School Tours Agenda

ARISE 4th Edition of School Tours

September 01–11, 2025 | 11:00 hrs – 14:00 hrs

An exciting opportunity to visit top-tier schools across India and gain exposure to successful pedagogical tools and practices, innovative learning spaces, and technological interventions designed to prepare students for the 21st century.

September 01

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

September 02

Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

September 03

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

September 04

Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal

September 11

Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Noida

Vasant Valley School, New Delhi
Heritage IXS, Gurgaon
Heritage XLS, Sector 62, Gurugram
Pathways World School, Gurgaon
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad
The Shri Ram School, Aravali
Bal Bharati Public School, Noida
Healthy Planet TGA Early Years, Noida
Khaitan World School, Ghaziabad
Nehru World School, Ghaziabad
Delhi Public School, Gurgaon
St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, New Delhi
Gyanshree School, Noida CCA School, Gurgaon

September 12, 2025Venue: FICCI, Federation House

Time:

09:30 AM onwards

Registrations (Third Floor)

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

10:44 AM – 12:00 PM

Masterclass

Crafted for Educators in Leadership Roles
Venue: Commission Room, Third floor

The Inner Balance: Nurturing Spiritual Strength in a Changing World

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

12:00 PM – 01:45 PM

Parallel Masterclasses I

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Specially Designed for School Principals
Venue: Conference room, Second floor, FICCI

Privacy First: A School’s Guide to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA)

Experts

Aruna Sharma

Development Economist, Former Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT Govt. of India

Anup Bhasin

Co-Founder & CEO, IndiSec

Crafted for Educators in Leadership Roles
Venue: Committee Room, Second floor, FICCI

Understanding the Teen Brain: Insights for Academic & Pastoral Policy

Convenor

Mimansa Tanwar

Consultant mental health & behavioral sciences, Fortis

Time:

01:45 PM – 02:45 PM

Lunch

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

02:45 PM – 04:15 PM

Parallel Masterclasses II

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

02:30 PM – 04:00 PM

Crafted for Educators in Leadership Roles
Venue: Commission Room, Third floor, FICCI

AI in Classroom: Threat or Turning Point?

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping how students learn, raising urgent questions about the role of schools and teachers in an AI-driven future. This session will explore how AI can become a turning point rather than a threat making learning truly child-centred, empowering teachers, and strengthening parent partnerships. It will highlight the new landscape of AI in education, the shift from teaching to inspiring and marks to mastery, and practical strategies to integrate technology while preserving the human touch. School leaders will leave with clarity, courage, and a roadmap to transform disruption into opportunity

Convenor

Naga Tummala

Co-Founder ARISE, Chairman, Board, ARISE; Co-founder & CEO, Coschool; National President, CEO Clubs India

Time:

02:30 PM – 04:00 PM

Specially Designed for School Principals
Venue: Conference room, Second floor, FICCI

Smarter, Not Just Digital: Building Leadership for Purposeful Tech Integration

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

04:15 PM onwards

Networking High Tea

Venue: Lounge Area, Third floor, FICCI

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

September 13, 2025Venue: Dr. Ambedkar international Centre, New Delhi

Time:

09:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Registrations

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Inaugural Session

10:00 hrs– 11:30 hrs	Inaugural Session & Awards
10:00 hrs– 10:03 hrs	Welcome Address Mr. Vinesh Menon, Director General and CEO, ARISE
10:03 hrs– 10:10 hrs	Theme Address Mr. Praveen Raju, President, ARISE; Founder, Suchitra Academy
10:10 hrs– 10:15 hrs	Special Address FICCI Presidium
10:15 hrs– 10:30 hrs	Keynote Address *Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, GoI
10:30 hrs – 10:35 hrs	Release of Knowledge Reports
10:35 hrs– 11:10 hrs	Awards
11:05 hrs – 11: 25 hrs	Inaugural Address Shri. Ashish Sood, Hon’ble Education, Higher Education, Training & Technical Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
11:25 hrs– 11:30 hrs	Vote of Thanks Dr. Arunabh Singh, Senior Vice President, ARISE; Co-Founder, Healthy Planet On the Dias Mr. Prabhat Jain, Immediate Past President, ARISE; Director, Pathways Worlds School

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Policy Dialogue

The Inner Balance: Nurturing Spiritual Strength in a Changing World

Mr. Ashish Sood

Hon’ble Education, Higher Education, Training & Technical Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi

Mr. Rahul Aggarwal

Co-Founder, ARISE; Director, St Marks Group of Schools

Time:

11:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Opening Keynote Session

The Inner Balance: Nurturing Spiritual Strength in a Changing World

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Keynote Session I

Educating Better Humans to Thrive Alongside Smart Machines

The rapid development of super intelligent machines, and then their combination with more agile robots, demands an urgent response from schools. The current schooling model focuses on knowledge based tests, which in turn are requirements for university admissions. Yet the machines are now more knowledgeable than humans and are deskilling graduate employment. As a result our education paradigm is a burning platform. Our responsibility is to change lean into the competitive advantage people have over machines – our humanity. Learning knowledge will always be important for brain development but other aspects have schooling are now urgently needing more time in school. Learning to use AI for learning demands more critical thinking and metacognition. Learning how to manage AI and other humans needs more empathy, more teamwork, and more creativity. This talk by former UK schools minister and expert in international schooling and assessment, Lord Jim Knight, will explore how to move to a school system fit for the future.

Keynote Speaker

Lord Jim Knight

Co-founder, Instructional Coaching Group (ICG)

Time:

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM

Tea Break

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

12:45 PM – 01: 45 PM

Panel Discussion I

Empathetic Intelligence: Reimagining Schools in the Age of AI

As schools increasingly turn to intelligent systems, a critical question emerges: how can students develop their own potential while technology enhances, rather than replaces, the human touch in education? This session will examine how AI can be integrated to personalise learning, support teachers, and sustain authentic school–student–parent connections. By focusing on empathy as much as efficiency, the dialogue will culminate in policy recommendations for governments to ensure AI adoption strengthens equity, inclusion, and the future-readiness of schools.

Special Address

Gurucharan Das

Author, Commentator, Public Intellectual

Time:

12:45 PM – 01: 00 PM

Special Address

Empathetic Intelligence: Reimagining Schools in the Age of AI

Special Address

Gurucharan Das

Author, Commentator, Public Intellectual

Time:

01:00 PM – 01: 45 PM

Discussion

Empathetic Intelligence: Reimagining Schools in the Age of AI

Speakers

Gouri Gupta

Director, Edtech, central Square Foundation

*Sonia Pant

Program Director, Education, Niti Aayog

Moderator

Manit Jain

Co-Founder, ARISE; Co-Founder, Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

01:45 PM – 02:45 PM

Lunch

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

01:45 PM – 02:35 PM

ARISE Excellence Awards Ceremony

Release of K-12 Initiatives, Driving Impact, Compendium of Transformative Tales

Keynote Address

Shri. Ashish Sood

Hon’ble Education, Higher Education, Training & Technical Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi

Time:

02:45 PM – 02:55 PM

Keynote Address

Speakers

*Mr. Pramod Sawant

Chief Minister, Goa

Time:

02:55 PM – 03:25 PM

Keynote Session II

Improving the Student Learning Experience: Putting the Transformational Learning Principles into Practice

Speakers

Richard Culatta

CEO, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Time:

03:25 PM – 03:45 PM

Luminary Session

A New Language of School Design; Evidence-based strategies for achievement and well-being

Space is never neutral. It either works with you or against you. The environments we create in schools influence how children feel, connect, and learn. In this session, Prakash Nair and Dr. Parul Minhas share how research-driven design can help leaders move beyond outdated models toward schools that nurture well-being, curiosity, and purpose. Drawing on global practice and aligned with India’s NEP 2020, the session explores how design and pedagogy, when aligned, become powerful partners in shaping the future of education.

Speakers

Prakash Nair

Founding President & CEO, Education Design International

Dr. Parul Minhas

Director, Research and Digital Innovation, Education Design International

Time:

03:45 PM – 04:20 PM

Panel Discussion II

Balancing Natural and Artificial Intelligence: Redefining Purpose in Education

As Artificial Intelligence becomes integral to classrooms, the challenge is not only technological but deeply human. This panel will explore how schools can cultivate natural intelligence—critical thinking, emotional resilience, and ethical clarity while embracing the opportunities of AI. Panelists will discuss practical strategies for integrating AI tools without losing sight of human judgment, empathy, and values, and examine how school leaders can model inner balance in an era of constant change. The conversation will offer pathways for shaping policies and practices where technology empowers, but purpose endures.

Speakers

Prakash Nair

Founding President & CEO, Education Design International

Dr. Parul Minhas

Director, Research and Digital Innovation, Education Design International

Time:

03:45 PM – 03:55 PM

Special Address

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Time:

03:55 PM – 04:20 PM

Luminary Session

Speakers

Savio Rodrigues

Politician & AI Advocacy: Healthcare & Education

Jaina Desai

Meditation Trainer, Educationist

Moderator

Vardan Kabra

Vice President, ARISE; Co-Founder, FountainHead School

Time:

04:20 PM – 04:50 PM

Valedictory Session

Fields of the Future

As India looks ahead to the 2036 Olympics, this session celebrates the vital role educators already play in nurturing talent, discipline, and a culture of excellence. Schools have long been the training grounds for character, confidence, and resilience the very values that define great athletes and great citizens. Fields of the Future invites school leaders to envision how sports can be further integrated into our educational vision and contribute to national momentum.

*Subhanshu Shukla

ISRO Astronaut

Time:

04:50 PM – 05:00 PM

Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks

Vedant Khaitan

Vice President, ARISE; Vice Chairman, Khaitan Welfare Foundation

School Tours | B2B | Masterclasses

Time:

09:00-12:00 hrs

School Tours

Time:

13:00-14:00 hrs

Registration for Masterclass

Time:

14:00-16:00 hrs

Masterclass

Are We Future Ready: An AI Practitioner Workshop by Google and Adobe

Speakers

Ms. Sonia Mehra Agarwal

Community Manager, Google for Education

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur Kang

Education Evangelist, Adobe

Ms. Niharika Bhayana

Digital Education Specialist (India), Adobe

Moderator

Mr. Manit Jain

Founding Member, ARISE; Co-Founder Heritage Group of Schools

Time:

16:00-16:15 hrs

Talk by PowerSchool BI

Mr. Ravi Kittu

Vice President, PowerSchool BI

Time:

16:15 hrs onwards

Networking Tea

Inaugural Session | Keynote Addresses | Panel Discussion | Principal Forum

Time:

09:00-10.00 hrs

Registrations

Time:

10:00-10:45 hrs

Inaugural Session

Time:

10:13 -10:23 hrs

Welcome Address

Mr. Vinesh Menon

Director General and CEO, ARISE

Time:

10:03-10:08 hrs

Theme Address

Mr. Prabhat Jain

President, Arise; Director, Pathways World Schools

Time:

10:08-10:13 hrs

Special Address

Mr. Harsha Vardhan Agarwal

President, FICCI; Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Emami Ltd

Time:

10:13-10:23 hrs

Keynote Address

Mr. Sanjay Kumar

Secretary, School Education and Literacy and Dept. of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, GoI

Time:

10:23-10:43 hrs

Inaugural Address

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

Minister of Education, Government of India

Time:

10:43-10:45 hrs

Vote of Thanks

Mr. Praveen Raju

President Elect 2025, ARISE; Founder, Suchitra Academy

On the Dias

Mr. Shishir Jaipuria

Immediate Past President, ARISE; Chairperson Jaipuria Group of Institutions

Time:

11:20 – 11:50 hrs

Keynote Session I

Cultural Roots in the Age of Global Benchmarks

Time:

10:45-11:00 hrs

Tea Break

Time:

11:00-11:50 hrs

Keynote Session I

Reimagining Learning Experiences for an AI World

Keynote Speaker

Richard Culatta

CEO, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) & Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Time:

11:50-12:30 hrs

Panel Discussion I

Mr. Himanshu Gupta

Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education

Mr. Sanjay Jain

Head, Google for Education, India

Ms. Garima Babbar

Head Education, India and South Asia, Adobe, India

Moderator

Mr. Vedant Khaitan

Vice President Elect 2025; Vice Chairman, Khaitan Welfare Foundation

Time:

12:30-13:00 hrs

Global Case Study

How Knowledge in the Curriculum and Systematic Phonics in the Teaching of Reading led to England Rise in PISA; and Why

From 2010, England embarked on a major reform of its education system: replacing an outdated “competence based” national curriculum with an evidence-based knowledge-rich curriculum. The Government also put systematic synthetic phonics at the heart of the teaching of reading; introduced a new maths curriculum and teaching methods based on East Asian approaches; and introduced a computer-based Multiplication Tables Check for 9-year-olds. Just over a decade later, England rose to fourth in the world in the reading ability of 9- and 10-year-olds in the 2021 PIRLS international survey. In PISA, England rose form 25th in reading in 2009 to 13th in 2022; in Maths England rose from 27th in 2009 to 11th in 2022. Nick Gibb was Schools Minister from 2010-12; 2014-21; and 2022-23, a total of 10 years.

Special Address

Mr. Nick Gibb

Former Minister, State, Department for Education, United Kingdom

Time:

13:00-13:45 hrs

Lunch

Time:

13:45-14:05 hrs

Thought Leadership Session

Implementing NEP recommendations at scale across Vidya Bharti Schools

Special Address

Mr. Dusi Ramakrishna Rao

President, Vidya Bharati

Time:

14:05-15:05 hrs

Panel Discussion

Pioneering Progress: State-Led Educational Transformation

*Dr. M.K.S. Sundaram

Principal Secretary, Basic Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Mr. Rakesh Kanwar

Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Himachal Pradesh

Mr. Kamal Kishor Yadav

Education Secretary-Cum-Chairman, Punjab School Education Board, Government of Punjab

Session Chair

Mr. Anil Swarup

Former Secretary, School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, GoI

Time:

15:05-15:35 hrs

Luminary Session

Designing Future-Ready Schools: Innovating Learning Spaces

This session introduces a groundbreaking approach to shaping schools as “life-balancing communities,” where children’s autonomy, well-being, and meaningful connections thrive. Rooted in insights from their book, Building Minds: Designing Learning Spaces for Connection and Coherence, this interactive discussion explores how schools can transcend traditional frameworks to become environments that nurture resilience, curiosity, and balanced growth. Against the backdrop of modern challenges, this vision ensures that schools are designed not only for academic achievement but also to cultivate students’ social, emotional, and spiritual health.

Speakers

Mr. Prakash Nair

Founding President & CEO, Education Design International

Dr. Parul Minhas

Director of Research and Digital Innovation, Education Design International (EDI)

Time:

15:35-16:35 hrs

Launch of ARISE Principal Forum

Time:

15:35-15:40 hrs

Opening Remarks

Dr. Arunabh Singh

Senior Vice President- Elect 2025, ARISE; Director, Healthy Planet TGA and Nehru World School

Time:

15:40-15:55 hrs

Forum Inaugural Address

Dr. Joseph Emmanuel

Chief Executive and Secretary of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

Time:

16:15-16:40 hrs

Session

Dr. Ameeta Wattal

Chairperson and Executive Director Education, DLF Foundation

Time:

16:50-17:00 hrs

Concluding Session

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Agenda

September 1 – 11ARISE 4th Edition of School Tours (Pan-India)

ARISE 4th Edition of School Tours

September 01Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

September 02Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

September 03Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

September 04Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal

September 11Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Noida

September 12, 2025Venue: FICCI, Federation House

September 13, 2025Venue: Dr. Ambedkar international Centre, New Delhi