ArdorComm Media Group (A Media Start-up) hosted the ‘New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2023’ as the India’s Biggest Education Leadership Summit in Gurugram, Delhi NCR on 21st & 22nd July 2023. ELSA New Delhi was the Seventh successful summit of the NEW NORMAL – ELSA series. The Summit theme focused on “INDIA Vision 2030: A Move to Improve Education & Skills in 21st Century Workplace”. The two-day symposium brought together Pre-school, School & Higher Education Leaders, Innovators, Policymakers and EdTech Experts, to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the education sector in the post-pandemic world and going ahead with a vision 2030. The Knowledge forum witnessed who’s who from government, pre-schools, schools, universities, colleges, engineering institutes, B-schools, skill institutions, and experts from corporate, EdTech companies & education startups. Deliberating, showcasing & presenting best & next practices in school, higher, skill and technical education. The event celebrated the success stories of all educators who have been continuously working for the betterment of the current teaching-learning scenario. The Day 1 focused on the Higher Education sector and Day 2 focused on the School Education sector. Chandan Anand, Founder, CEO & Group Editor of ArdorComm Media Group, emphasized on the event theme saying, “In the pursuit of progress and prosperity, India envisions a transformative journey to 2030, where education and skills become the guiding lights illuminating the path to a thriving 21st-century workplace. With a focus on innovation, research, and quality, the government has implemented the National Education Policy (NEP) 2023, which aims to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in the modern world. The “New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2023” organized by ArdorComm Media Group serves as a crucial platform to discuss and recognize the efforts being made towards achieving this vision.” The Government Supporting Partner of the Summit were Department of Higher Education, Government of Nagaland and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) supported the summit as Representing Institutions. The Presenting Partner of the event was LinkedIn and Co-presenting Partner was UNIVO. The Gold Partner of the summit was KALOREX, EdTech Partner was D2L, Online Learning Partner was Coursera, Payroll Partner was Razorpay, Admission Automation Partner was ExtraaEdge. The Associate Partners were DigitalEd, FunctionUp School of Technology and SaS. The Credential Partner was TruScholar, University Partner were Chitkara University, OPJU (OP Jindal University), Shobhit University. The School Partner were Billimoria High School, Chitkara Internsational School, Sanfort World School, Seth MR Jaipuria Schools and Preschool Partner was Sanfort. The Exhibitors at the summit were EDTEX and SmartQ. The important guests, eminent speakers, experts, academicians & educators from pre-schools, schools, universities, engineering institutions, B-schools, EdTech & education startups who graced the event with their presence on both days at ‘ArdorComm New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2023 in Gurugram, Delhi NCR on 21st & 22nd July were: – Day 1 (Higher Education): The Chief Guest of the event was Shri Temjen Imna Along, Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education & Tourism, Government of Nagaland. The Special Guests were Prof. Rajive Kumar, Member Secretary, AICTE, MoE, Govt. of India, Dr. (Mrs.) Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities. The Guest Speakers were Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra, Chancellor, Shobhit University, Prof. (Dr.) Madhu Chitkara, Pro Chancellor, Chitkara University, Saba Karim, India Head, Public Sector, LinkedIn and Monica Agarwal, Director, Content, UNIVO Education. The Eminent Panel Speakers were Prof. (Dr.) B.S.Satyanarayana, Vice Chancellor, G. D.Goenka University, Sohna, Prof. (Dr.) Madhu Chitkara, Pro Chancellor, Chitkara University, Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra, Chancellor, Shobhit University, Dr. Sunil Rai, Chancellor, UPES, Dehradun, Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Pro Vice Chancellor, Glocal University, Sharanpur, Prof. (Dr.) Arun Garg, Vice Chancellor, MVN University, Palwal, Prof. Prafulla Agnihotri, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur, Prof. (Dr.) V. K. Rattan, Vice Chancellor, GNA University, Phagwara, Prof. R. S. Yadav, Vice Chancellor, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Pravesh Dudani, Founder & Chancellor, Medhavi Skills University, East Sikkim, Dr. Prabhat Pankaj, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, Abhishek Ajmera, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, UNIVO Education, Prof. (Dr.) Chattar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Rai Technology University, Bengaluru, Abhay Gupta, Founder & CEO, Luxury Connect Business School, Gurugram, Prof. (Dr.) B. L. Bhardwaj, Vice Chancellor, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Prof. (Dr.) Raghuvir Singh, Vice Chancellor, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Dr. R D Patidar, Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal University, Raigarh, Dr. Prem Das Maheshwari, Business Director-South Asia, D2L, Prof. (Dr.) Vikas Singh, Founder Vice Chancellor, Geeta University, Panipat, Delhi, Prof. Ambarish S. Vidyarthi, Vice Chancellor, Bikaner Technical University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, Prof. (Dr.) Vikas Madhukar, Pro Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Gurgaon, Dr. Manju Gupta, Director Strategic Management, Mangalmay Group of Institutions, Greater Noida, Sanjay Diwan, Educator and Advisor, USME-DTU, DigitalEd India & Positive Momentum, Dr. Kamalesh VN, Pro Vice Chancellor, Madhav University, Sirohi, Pankaj Jain, Regional Director India Subcontinent, UTS (University of Technology Sydney) College, Pooja Priyamvada, Academic Director, International Institute of Mass Media, New Delhi, Dr. Sunil Kr Pandey, Director (IT & UG), Institute of Technology & Science, Ghaziabad, Aanchal Chopra, Regional Head – North, Academic & Govt. (A&G) Business, LinkedIn, Dr. Indranil Bose, Vice President-Academics & Head of the Department & Professor-Management, Adamas University, Kolkata. The Industry Perspectives of Day 1 were shared by Saba Karim, India Head, Public Sector, LinkedIn, Daksh Agrawal, AVP Growth, ExtraaEdge, CA Mayur Zanwar, Co-Founder, TruScholar, Pritesh Kumar, Co-Founder & Director, FunctionUp School of Technology. The eminent speakers at the Leadership Talk Session – A Roundtable Discussion moderated by D2L on the topic, “Promoting Active Learning and Student Engagement through Technology-Enabled Solutions” were Dr. Prem Das Maheshwari, Business Director South Asia, D2L, Dr. Manju Gupta, Director Strategic Management, Mangalmay Group of Institutions, Indirapuram, Dr. TR Pandey, Director, Ajay Kumar Garg Institutes of Management, Ghaziabad, Prof. H. L. Verma, Vice Chancellor, Jagan Nath University, Bahadurgarh, Dr. Rekha Vig, Dean – IQAC, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Prof. (Dr.) B. L. Bhardwaj, Vice Chancellor, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Pro Vice Chancellor, Sushant University, Gurugram, Dr Manoj Agarwal, Director,
