As COVID-19 is wiping away years of our developmental progress in weeks, the ability to reinvent ourselves and rebuild is more critical than ever before. With the development sector grappling with shrinking resources, the way forward requires a coming together of all stakeholders - nonprofits, government, corporates, foundations, academia and philanthropists.
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The COVID-10 pandemic has exasperated the education crisis. In the last few weeks, the Indian states have been focussing on ensuring learning loss is being minimized by transitioning to remote learning. We will be discussing how education systems across Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi have mobilized quickly to deliver learning at home for millions of school-going children.
Speakers: Anurag Kundu, Dr Rakesh Gupta (IAS), Shoikat Roy, Ankur Bansal
Moderator: Bikkrama Singh
The last 12 months have seen large capital flows toward ed-tech in India. The COVID crisis provides the perfect opportunity – can players seize it? We talk about what’s changed in terms of consumer preferences, and where to go from here.
Speakers: Akshay Saxena, Jairaj Bhattacharya, Sashwati Banerjee, Sandeep Bapna, Saurabh Chopra
Moderator: Namita Dalmia
Private schools have a direct connect with parents/ students, and more agile in their response than government schools. Have they fared better during the lockdown? What lies ahead of them? We take a forward looking view on what this means for business models in the ecosystem and for student learning outcomes.
Speakers: Chitra Ravi, Varun Kumar, V.L. Ramakrishnan, Dr Parth Shah
Moderator: Vikram Jain
As Covid imposes unprecedented asks on our Education system, what does this mean for Teachers as Front-Line Education Workers- balancing demands of potential need for re-enrolment, social-emotional well-being & engagement of children returning to school, and of course the academic learning. How should the Education system respond to the need for supporting our teachers to be the front-end Corona Rehabilitators in the community/ with parents during school closure, and eventually in the classrooms & schools.
Speakers: Ramya Venkataraman, Vinod Karate, Dr. Dhir Jhingran, Sridhar Rajagopalan
Moderator: Anustup Nayak
With impact of Covid on current academic year, and potential spill over from AY2020-21 to AY2021-22, how should we re-engage with parents and community for education of their children (both academic & social-emotional).
Speakers: Ankit Arora, Saurabh Taneja, Manmohan Singh, Abhishek Choudhary
Moderator: Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja
How can we support our children to react & respond to uncertainty. We address some immediate concerns around college admissions and board exams for children. But also more broadly, how does dealing with adversity equip kids to be in more control of their future.
Speakers: Suchetha Bhat, Anil Nagar, Ashweetha Shetty, Aakanksha Gulati
Moderator: Ayush Bansal
The sector has long been about inputs rather than outcomes. A few innovative instruments have tried to change that. We talk about the role that non-traditional actors (like private equity and investment banks) can play.
Speakers: Sandeep Aneja, Maya Ziswiler, Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Steve Hardgrave
Moderator: Samar Bajaj
