India’s 1st and Biggest ‘New Normal – Educational Leadership Summit & Awards’, held on 30th Sep & 1st Oct at Gurugram

ArdorComm Media, a growing media organisation hosted India’s First & Biggest ‘New NormalEducation Leadership Summit & Awards 2021’ (#ELSA2021) on 30th Sep & 1st Oct 2021 at Hotel Radisson, Gurugram.‘Jabra’ was the presenting partner. AICTE (Under Ministry of Education, Govt. of India), Department of Collegiate & Technical Education, Government of Telangana associated as’Government supporting partners’ and National Book Trust (Under Ministry of Education, Govt. of India) associated as ‘Knowledge Partner’. India’s 1st & Biggest ‘New Normal-Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2021’ built the congregation of Indian Education Community from pan India as a re-union after a long gap of almost 2 years. The event witnessed the convergence of education leaders and innovators from various institutions, schools, organizations, universities, EdTech &startups.
Shri Chandan Anand, Founder, CEO & Editor, ArdorComm Media Group said,’New Normal Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2021’, #ELSA2021 is a forum to propeldiscussions on ‘Empowering the Education Community for Socio-Digital Transformation’ in this VUCA world”. ‘New Normal’ event unfolded the latest trends in the education and technology sector. Higher-ups in the education sectors like Chancellors, Trustees, Vice Chancellors, CEOs, MDs, Directors, Principals and government dignitaries came together to express their views to empower students to make judicious use of technology in education. Eminent speakers & special guests at this event were:

• Major Harsh Kumar, Secretary, NCERT, Under Ministry of Education, Govt of India
• Shri Yuvraj Malik, Director, National Book Trust, Under Ministry of Education, Govt.
  of India
• Dr. (Mrs) Pankaj Mittal, Secretary-General, Association of Indian Universities
• Shri Kuwar Shekhar Vijendra, Co-founder and Chancellor, Shobhit University, Meerut
• Prof. Prabhat Ranjan,Vice-Chancellor, D Y Patil International University, Pune
• Mr Peter Jayaseelan- Managing Director (South Asia), Jabra
• Dr. S. K. Rathor, Founder, Chairman & MD, Sanfort Group of Schools
• Dr. Niyati Chitkara, Director, Chitkara International School, Chandigarh

Under the umbrella of innovators, educators and growth stakeholders, the event attendees had a wonderful panel and roundtable discussions on the propagation of education with technology and innovation as the central pillars. For the betterment of the Indian education system, the New Normal- Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2021 held the discussions on various topics that embarked people on a journey to create futuristic education that enables students of all ages to learn according to their pace and interests. Thought provoking sessions were on the trending topics like:

• Digital Citizenship: Empowering Students to Focus on Opportunities of the Digital
  World.
• Reinventing the learning experience for the “new normal”
• The Immersive Classroom: Customize Learning Experiences with AR/VR & New Age
  Technology.
• The Rise of Socio-emotional Learning and Cultural Competence
• Unleashing The Potential of Education 4.0; The future of Teaching & Learning.
• Reinventing the learning experience for the “new normal”
• Technology: A Facilitator for Independent Learning & Computational Thinking
• The Physical, Emotional, and Mental Wellbeing of Students in the Virtual Era
• Examination Assessments – Tools & Technology
• Is Technology the Practical Solution to Project-Based Learning?

The award ceremony celebrated the success stories and exemplary contribution of the trend setters, innovators, education leaders, academicians, who have been tirelessly and fiercely working for the betterment of the education community during this unprecedented time. The felicitation ceremony was hosted to felicitate Higher Education Institutes, Schools, Universities, Corporate & Start-ups for their excellent contribution to the education sector. New Normal- Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2021 was an important knowledge sharing platform of education community that cared deeply about imparting education and making teaching- learning process smoother and accessible to all. It highlighted a glimpse of the education fraternity comprising of India’s top educators, innovators and dignitaries who came together to share their best practices and views. Let’s vow to be the game-changers in the education community in 2021. Thank you for participating & witnessing India’s 1st & Biggest New Normal Event, ArdorComm– Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2021.