Speakers

Dr. Raghuvir Singh is currently Vice Chancellor of Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad (U.P.), a large multi-disciplinary University. He is a Post Graduate in Management from Jamna Lal Bajaj Institute of Management (JBIMS), University of Mumbai and Doctorate from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He has been in management education for last 27 years. Some of the prominent institutes where he has served at senior positions are: Director, Business School, Manipal University, Jaipur, Head Management Group, BITS, Pilani, Founder Principal, Mody Institute of Management, Lakshmangarh, Director, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Gurgaon Campus, Director, IILM, Jaipur, Director and Executive Secretary, Indian Society for Technical Education, Delhi and Director, J.K. Business School, Gurgaon.    

Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, is a teacher at heart, who sees education as a mission of life. As a Co-founder, she is the soul of Chitkara campuses. With vast experience of 42 years, her journey from a Maths teacher to a leading educationist is truly inspirational. She has several accolades to her credit in the form of awards at the State and Central government level, such as the State Award for Teachers, International Achiever’s Award (Women Entrepreneur), ‘Women in Education’ award by The Economic Times, ‘Visionary Edupreneurs’ by Pranab Mukharjee, Former President of India and ‘The Lifestyle Women’s Achiever’s Award by The Eye Media Group. Dr Chitkara is also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Gold Medal Award in 2004 and was adjudged as the winner of the Women Entrepreneur Award in South Asia. Her case study on Entrepreneurship is published by the Washington School of Business in 2013.

Dr. Asif Hussain is the Principal & Director (Education) of Matoshri Global School & Jr. College. He has over two decades of experience in the education field. He has been the Principal of Roseland Public School, Pune, K.K. Patil lnt. School (CBSE) & Arts, Com & Science Jr. College and also served as the Principal – Educational Director of Amdar Manikrao Kokate (CBSE / SSC) Public School & Jr. College. His educational qualification includes an M.A., B. Ed (Eng.), M.B.A. (HR) and M. Phil. Dr. Asif Hussain has received various National & International awards and accolades, which includes ‘Bharat Shiksha Ratna Award 2018-By EEDF, New Delhi’, ‘Prominent Educationist of ASIA 2019 by GLF Thimpu – Bhutan’, ‘Bharat Joyti Pratibha Sanmman Excellence 2020 by MVLA Mumbai’ , ‘Inspirational Director of the year’ and so on. Dr. Asif Hussain is awarded with HON. Doctorate by Global Triumph University, Bangalore.

Jaydeb Kar is the Principal of Dalmia Vidya Mandir, Rajasthan. He is an Educator, Financial Literacy Ambassador an Educational Initiative of NISM, SEBI, and RBI. Mr Kar is a Certified CBSE, NCERT and Manodarpan Helpline Counsellor. He has Empanelled Master Trainer and is also a Certified School Accreditation Accessor from NABET(QCI). Mr Kar is the Curriculum Content Advisor for Futuristic Systech Pvt.Ltd and Advisor for Stratup@School (Entrepreneurial Venture). He is the Resource Person for NIPCCD and the Chief Education Advisor for I-Infinity Inc. (I3). Prior to joining as a Principal of Dalmia Vidya Mandir, he was the Principal and Head Academics of Vidya Bhavan Public School, Indore. His educational qualification includes a Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Utkal University, MBA from Dr. C. V. Raman University, Kota Bilaspur and MS in Psychotherphy and Counselling from IPMS-Mumbai.

Sandeepan Reddy is a true learner whose life purpose is to use patience and optimism to encourage and inspire people, and students in becoming remarkable, generous, and wealthy in life. He comes with rich experience of over 20 years across the function of finance, education, strategy, advisory, and marketing communication. Having worked on various challenging and diverse projects, he has a deep understanding of how to create a strategic impact for micro, small and mid-sized organizations. He is on the Board of a few companies to provide strategic direction and consulting. Currently, he is working as Director at – I & I Financial Services Pvt. Ltd and is the Founder – Chairman of Synergy Group of Schools. Sandeepan is B.E. in Electronics & Telecommunication from Government Engineering College, Aurangabad and PGDM- finance from Symbiosis (SCMHRD), Pune and MDP at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA)

Mr. Dharmesh Kapasi is the Founder & President of Shanti Juniors and Shanti Education Initiative Limited (SEIL). He manages overall strategy, execution, and policy formation at Shanti Education Initiative Ltd – Shanti Juniors. As President – SEIL, Mr. Dharmesh Kapasi leads the management through critical organizational functions such as corporate strategy, pan India growth opportunities, and professional development of the team. Under his guidance and leadership, Shanti Juniors has established its position as Gujarat’s No.1 Pre-School and India’s Fastest Growing Pre-School Chain of India with 350+ centers spread across 74 cities. Mr. Kapasi comes with a rich experience of over 23 years in the field of Sales, Marketing, & Franchising Business. He has established Shanti Juniors on conscience-driven business practices giving importance to supporting a friendly environment for the Franchisee partners. Also, he initiated 2 more Brands i.e. Shanti Active Care – Daycare category & Shanti Asiatic School – Alliances catering to K-12 School Franchisee needs. Within a span of years, Shanti Juniors has received various awards like “Excellence in Academics”, awarded by Indian Achiever Forum, “Fastest growing Pre-school in India” by Brands Academy, and more recently the “Best Digital Innovator in Pre-Schools” by Digital India, for introducing App-Based learning in the pre-school segment in India. Apart from various recognition, Shanti Juniors has also been discussed and appreciated in renowned Magazines like SILICON India, India Today, Education World, and Franchisee India.

Vindi Pujari is the Director of Nerva Education Foundation, Pune, and Founder Director of Nerva Preschool and Nerva Primary School. Ms. Pujari hails from Udupi, Karnataka, she was born in Baroda, Gujarat, and schooled in Mumbai. She got graduated from Hassan, Karnataka, and procured her Master’s Degree in Food Marketing Management from Manasagangotri, Mysore University. Fuelled with the passion of being around children, Nerva was created in October 2017. Starting this venture single-handedly was filled with hardships, but her never-say-die attitude made Nerva one of the best schools in its first academic year itself. Starting out as a daycare, later they started their first academic year in 2018-19 with 33 students, a whopping number for the very first year. By the next academic year, they had reached almost 100 students.

Navin Mittal, Commissioner of Technical and Collegiate Education, Govt of Telangana, belongs to the 1996 batch of the Indian Administrative Services and allotted to the Telangana cadre. He is a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Throughout his 24-year long career, he has held diverse posts, including that of Commissioner of Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Collector of Krishna and Hyderabad Districts, Special Commissioner in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Commissioner of Information and Public Relations, Secretary of Finance and later Municipal Administration and Urban Development in the state and has significantly contributed to reforming and reengineering systems and processes wherever he has worked. During his tenure as Commissioner of Collegiate Education and Technical Education, he has worked in transforming the higher education system in the state. His efforts in modernising and reorganising the courses in Government colleges has led to an unprecedented 43% growth in student admissions in last two years. He has also helped revise the curriculum, making soft skills and employability skills an integral part of the curriculum.

T. Veena Murthy is the Principal of Delhi School of Excellence, Banjara Hills. With more than two and half decades of experience as a teacher she completed her MA in English, Sociology and Economics from the prestigious Osmania University and is pursuing her post-graduation in Psychology. She was a teacher of Social Science and Economics for Senior Secondary students and joined the prestigious Delhi School of Excellence, Banjara Hills, as a Principal in 2016. She has participated in various seminars and panel discussions over the years. Ms. Murthy has written various articles which are published in popular Educational magazines. Under her leadership the school has received various awards and accolades, to name a few, DSE Banjara received ‘Social Impact Award for contribution towards Indian Development Foundation, 2019.’ Was awarded the Inspiring School Leader Award by Smartail’s Education Excellence Summit in August 2021, awarded Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya award by Avanthika National Award in March, 2021 and so on.