Speakers

Prof. Rajeev Mehta is the Registrar of Sangam University, Bhilwara. He has been one of the pillars of Sangam University, Bhilwara as he has been associated with the institution since its inception in the year 2003. He is having 25 years of experience in the field of teaching, research, academic administration and establishment of new institutions. He is basically Professor of Chemistry and has written 4 books in the field of Environmental Chemistry, delivered expert lectures in various eminent institutions. Prof. Mehta is the author of more than 30 research papers published in renowned research journals. He is also member of the committees formed by Govt of Rajasthan for environmental issues in Mining sector. He has worked at all capacities in higher education and presently he is leading the administrative team of Sangam University as Registrar of the University and always believe in providing education environment to develop the talent and abilities of each student.

Dr. Manjula Pooja Shroff is a renowned edupreneur, vlogger, achiever, and podcaster who has made a significant impact in the field of education. As the CEO of Kalorex Group, she has played a pivotal role in establishing and managing several premier schools, including Delhi Public Schools and Calorx Public Schools, with a focus on excellence and technological innovation. With a passion for holistic education, Dr. Shroff advocates for SHROFFism, which emphasizes the importance of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being in leading a centred life. She believes in breaking away from traditional learning methods and encourages interactive and engaging teaching methodologies to make education more interesting and accessible to students. Driven by her commitment to social responsibility, Dr. Shroff actively engages in various CSR activities, particularly in providing basic education to the underprivileged. Her efforts in promoting inclusive education are evident through projects such as Visamo Kids and Prerna, a school for dyslexics. Dr. Manjula Pooja Shroff’s remarkable contributions to the field of education have been recognized with prestigious awards, including the prestigious Secular India Award from the President of India, Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma & Woman of the year by American Bibliography Society, North Carolina. Her relentless dedication to empowering education and her inspiring leadership make her a true trailblazer in the industry.

B. Anantha Krishnan is the CEO Operations at Kalorex Group Of Institutions. Mr. Krishnan is a target oriented professional with 22+ Years of Experience in Techno-commercial and Operational roles in the field of Education. He has a good exposure in starting Schools and Educational Institutions right from the drawing board and establishing them into a profit venture. He also has an expertise in K-12 Joint-Ventures, Supplimentary Education programmes and tie-ups at Pan Asia level. Prior to joining Kalorex Group in 2014, he was associated with FIITJEE Limited in the position of DGM – Formal Education & International Ventures. He holds a B.Com. degree from the Delhi University.

Prof. (Dr.) Arvind Kumar Agrawal is the President (Vice Chancellor) of Nirwan University, Jaipur. He passed his M.A. in 1976 and topped Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Thereafter, he was awarded Junior Research Fellowship to pursue M. Phil/Ph.D. Programme in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He served University of Rajasthan since 1979 to 2012 for 32 years. Prof. Agrawal was awarded Salzburg Seminar Fellowship in 1985. He is the only Sociologist in India to be awarded coveted German Academic Exchange Fellowship in 1986 to pursue his doctoral research in Weberian Sociological Theory in Heidelberg University till 1989. In 1994, Prof. Agrawal was awarded prestigious UGC Career Award for excellence in research. He was appointed by Hon’ble President of India as the first and founder Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari (Bihar). He was also instrumental in developing a new central university in Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala as OSD (Academics). Prof. Agrawal has published seven books and written multiple research articles. Rajasthan Sociological Association felicitated Prof. Agrawal with Life Time Achievement Award for his excellent and relentless contribution to Sociology in specific and academia in general.

Ms. Sneha Rathor a PG researcher in Childhood Studies and Early Year from Leeds Beckett University and Bachelor in Commerce from Delhi University is known to be one of the youngest early years and parenting expert in India. Ms. Rathor a member of the founding team joined backed Sanfort as a CEO- Academics & Innovations after completing her PG research. She is the primary source behind curriculum designing & development, training, and innovations at Sanfort. Ms. Rathor is a speaker in major conferences on education and has received various prestiage awards including “Youngest Eduprenure of the Year 2018” by GTF and Certificate of Excellence for outstanding contribution in Early Years of Education in 2021 by The Hindu and Ministry of Ayush. With her young mind, she desires to create a pedagogy that provides an enriching learning experience to the early learners and has been working for it restlessly.

Amit Shah is the founder of the EdTech startup Offee. Offee is India’s first platform that conducts digital exams but without need of internet or a computer lab setup. It has been recognised as a Top 3 EdTech start-up by the Government of Maharashtra, conducted 30 Lakhs+ exams across 100+ customers and has been covered in the Times of India, Zee News, Tv9, and other publications. Since he believes that “the future of the world begins in a classroom,” he has made it his life’s mission to identify the most pressing challenges in the classroom and develop solutions to assist educators in addressing them. He holds an MBA in marketing in addition to his engineering degree.

Sir Kuldeep Surolia is the Founder Director and Trustee of Sorsfort International School. He is a teacher, academician, author, speaker and visionary with several decades of experience in teaching students from across the globe. An expert on various subjects, he is a firm believer of complete 360 degree holistic education to a child covering Body, Mind and Soul. Coming from the background of family consisting of teachers, Principals, academicians, writers, government officers and freedom fighters he started his career at one of the Fortune 500 companies – ‘Citi’ way back at the dawn of this century. Later he moved to Bangalore, the silicon valley of India. Before starting his dream teaching project – ‘Sorsfort’ he contributed to Infosys at Moscow, Dubai, Lagos, London to name some of the few places. Under his able teachings, guidance and mentorship, 1000’s of students and parents and teachers have got benefited in not only educating their child but also giving them a direction. As the ‘Head Teacher’ of the ‘Academic Research Team (ART)’ at Sorsfort, he is consistently researching and evolving the new innovating learning methodologies for students.

Shefali Gupta is the Human Resources Manager at Phando. She is an astute professional in the field of emotional wellness, people development, performance management. She is an all-time positive psychology enthusiast with an extensive interest in transforming the way people learn and improve their quality of life via education. At present, she’s working as HR manager with Phando-A video streaming solution for OTT Edtech and Media responsible for hiring, developing and motivating employees. In past, she has worked with Ministry of Women & Child Development for rehabilitation of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children. Headed the project “Nai Roshni” for leadership development of minority women of India. Ms. Gupta has worked with Fortis Escorts heart Institute corporate program for designing and delivering learning and development programs for more than 100+ corporates. She is skilled in conducting psychometric assessments MBTI, FIRO-B and conducting stress management, life skills development programs. She is affiliated with National Basketball Association for development of athletes and prepare them for life both on the court and off the court. She is also affiliated with WPO-Workplace Options-A global EAP service provider.