Dr. Swati Popat Vats
President
Podar Education Network & Early Childhood Association
Keynote Speaker
Conference Speakers
Catalyst 2047: Architecting Viksit Bharat · 3–4 November 2026
Raghav Podar
Chairman
Podar Education
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Revathi Srinivasan
Director Education and Group Dean
Singhania Group of Schools
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ashok Pandey
Director
Ahlcon Group of Schools
Keynote Speaker
Lina Ashar
Founder
Kangaroo Kids Education Ltd
Keynote Speaker
Syed Sultan Ahmed
Chairperson
TAISI (The Association of International Schools of India)
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Akhil Shahani
MD
The Shahani Group
Keynote Speaker
Ms Mahnaaz Khan
Director, Trade and Investment
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Soham Chakraborty
Director, Trade and Investment
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Keynote Speaker
Anu Monga
Chairperson Emeritus
TAISI (The Association of International Schools of India)
Special Guest
Francis Joseph
CEO
GEMS Education
Panel Speaker
Sharani Ponguru
Director
The Narayana Group
Panel Speaker
Yatharth Gautam
Director & COO
Birla Open Minds Education Ltd
Panel Speaker
Anantha Krishnan B
CEO - Operations
Kalorex Group
Panel Speaker
Dr. Chetna Sabharwal
Director
Association of Indian Principals
Moderator
Bhavin Shah
Director & CEO
Education World
Moderator
Dr. Kavita Sanghvi
Director
Kotak Education Foundation
Moderator
Dr. Anirudh Gupta
CEO
DCM Group of Schools
Panel Speaker
Natasha Mehta
Chief Education Officer
Lighthouse Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Panel Speaker
Amith Bajla
Founder and Chairman
Taurian World School
Panel Speaker
Dr. Chandrashekar D. P.
CEO
JGI Schools
Panel Speaker
Yigal S. Banker
Director
Rahul International School, Mira Road, Mumbai
Panel Speaker
Amrita Burman
Director
Sunbeam International School
Panel Speaker
Sudhir Kukreja
Co-Founder
Kidzonia International Pre School
Panel Speaker
Tijay Gupta
Co-Founder & COO
Bachpan & AHPS Group of Schools
Panel Speaker
Arijit Ghosh
Vice President Academics
Seth M. R. Jaipuria Schools
Panel Speaker
Dr. SK Rathor
Founder, Chairman & Managing Director
SANFORT Group of Schools
Panel Speaker
Pritam Agarwal
Founder
Hello Kids Preschools
Panel Speaker
Dr. Kavita Aggarwal
Director & Head of School
D.G.Khetan International School, Malad West
Panel Speaker
Dr. Mrs. Vandana Lulla
Director & Principal
Podar Group of International Schools
Panel Speaker
Dr. Seema Negi
Director Principal
Sanjeevani World School
Panel Speaker
Debika Chatterji
Director
JBCN International School
Panel Speaker
Deepa Bhushan
Director
C P Goenka International School
Panel Speaker
Anne Dias
Director
Vibgyor School
Panel Speaker
Preeti Kwatra
Chairperson
Petals Group of Schools - New Delhi
Panel Speaker
Willibrord George
Founder
St. Willibrord Schools
Panel Speaker
Mayuri Vasani
Executive Director
R.P. Vasani International School
Panel Speaker
Dr. Sharda Sharma
Head of School, Dy. CEO and Director
Dr Pillai Global Academy
Panel Speaker
Kajal Chhatija
Director
United International School
Panel Speaker
Abhay Ghosh
Director
Shanti Asiatic School
Panel Speaker
Dr. Sneha Nalla
Director
Nalla Malla Reddy Foundation School
Panel Speaker
Ira Ghosh
Head Junior School
Victorious Kidss Educares
Panel Speaker
Dr Shivananda CS
Head of School
Bangalore International School
Panel Speaker
Vasudha Neel Mani
Principal
Rockwoods International School, Udaipur
Panel Speaker
Kavita Lohiya Bajpai
Head of Professional Growth
SIS Group of Schools
Panel Speaker
Jumana Gari
Principal
Bharati Vidyapeeth Rabindranath Tagore School of Excellence
Panel Speaker
B.D Seymour
Principal
G. D. Somani Memorial School, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai
Panel Speaker
Pooja Lamba
Principal
GEMS Education
Panel Speaker
Gunjan Sahni
Head of School
Delhi Public School
Panel Speaker
Sanjeeva Kumar Sinha
Head of School
Geneva Liberal School
Panel Speaker
Dr. Hanif Kanjer
Founder Director
Rustomjee Cambridge International School and Junior College
RTD Speaker
Dr. Maya Sukumaran
Advisor, Quality Assurance
Gitanjali Group of Schools
RTD Speaker
Dr. Bhavanishankar Subramanian
Director Strategy
Heartfulness International School - Omega, Chennai
RTD Speaker
Kalyani Patnaik
Principal and Head of School
HFS International
RTD Speaker
Geeta Verma
Head of School
Learners International School
RTD Speaker
Mahera Goel
Head of School
Fazlani L'Académie Globale
RTD Speaker
Shruti Kotian
Principal
Chatrabhuj Narsee School Amanora Park Town
RTD Speaker
Neelu Sanjay Kalro
Principal
JBCN International School
RTD Speaker
Dr. Anita D Sharma
Principal
Utpal Shanghvi Global School, Borivali West
RTD Speaker
Deepa Ghelani
Principal
Pinnacle High International School
RTD Speaker
Manpreet Kaur
Principal
Presidency Group of Schools
RTD Speaker
Shuchi Shukla
Principal
Kanakia International School (IB)
RTD Speaker
Dr Arundhati Hoskeri
Educational Consultant Cambridge International Schools
Cambridge International School
RTD Speaker
Seema Singh Puri
Head of Early Years
Chatrabhuj Narsee School
RTD Speaker
Jyothi Nair
Head of School
Aarth Universal School
RTD Speaker
Omar Haris Nalapad
Director
Nalapad Academy
RTD Speaker
Dr. Padmajaa S Kutty
Principal
Mainadevi Bajaj International School
RTD Speaker
Anjali Sudhir Kannawar
Director
Amrutvahini's Nido International School
RTD Speaker
Poonam Arora
Principal
Bombay Cambridge International School, Andheri (W)
RTD Speaker
Namrata Saxena
Principal
Bunts Sangha's Arathi Shetty Icon School
RTD Speaker
Mrs Shrinidhi Prasankumar
Principal
St. Xavier's International School, Kalyan
RTD Speaker
Vanessa D'Cruz
Principal
St Anne International School
RTD Speaker
Dr Seema Sharma
Principal
Witty International School
RTD Speaker
Dr Shilpa Hiwale
Principal
Rejoice International School
RTD Speaker
Mr. Graham Heiden
Principal
Christ Church School
RTD Speaker
Dr Ritu Bajpai
Principal
Sanjivani International School
RTD Speaker
Diana Marfatia
Principal
Bai Avabai F. Petit Girls' High School, Bandra, Mumbai
RTD Speaker
Ms Shibani Kirit Raja
Principal
OES International School, Vashi
RTD Speaker
Deepika Vasudeva
Principal
SNBP School, Mamurdi
RTD Speaker
Sudipta Dutta
Principal
Ashoka Global Academy
RTD Speaker
Amandeep Sardesai
Founder and Principal
Phoenix Next High School
RTD Speaker
Yamini Poddar
Head of School/Principal
KGT International School
RTD Speaker
Radhika Rajgarhia
Head of International Teacher Education & Founding Principal
Somaiya Vidyavihar University
RTD Speaker
Preethy Sunil
Principal
Bramhapriya World School
RTD Speaker
Dr Shabana Arora
Principal
Allenhouse Public School Khalasi Lines Kanpur
RTD Speaker
Dr. Gretta Sequeira
Head of School
Aquinas International School
RTD Speaker
Pallavi Thapliyal
Academic Director
Shishya Jigyasa Group of Schools
RTD Speaker
Gayathri Loganathan
Head of School
Fostree International School
RTD Speaker
Karuna Tandon
Head of Academics, Head of Department of English
Mayoor School, Ajmer
RTD Speaker
Shikha Rathore
Head of School
Crossroads International School
RTD Speaker
Geeta Varshneya
Education Director
Shri Ram Global School
RTD Speaker
Sachin Mahadev Desai
Dean - Activities, Admissions and Residences
Viraj International School
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) M.M. Salunkhe
Former President
Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
Moderator
Ms. Vinita Rohera
Vice President & Trustee
Gandhinagar University
Panel Speaker
Ms. Eshaa Patel
Executive Director
Madhyanchal Professional University
Panel Speaker
Kuldip Sarma
Pro Chancellor & Co Founder
Medhavi Skills University
Panel Speaker
Dr. Parag Sanghani
CEO & Vice Chancellor
P.P. Savani University
Panel Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Dhaval Pujara
Vice Chancellor
Adani University
Panel Speaker
Dr. Raj Singh
Vice Chancellor
Bennett University
Panel Speaker
Dr. Jaywant Shelar
Vice Chancellor
ITM Skills University
Panel Speaker
Dr. Suhrud Neurgaonkar
Director
MIT School of Distance Education
Panel Speaker
Dr. Vinnie Jauhar
Director (Education)
Microsoft
Panel Speaker
Dr. Srilatha Chepure
Vice-Chancellor
Aurora University
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Anubha Singh
Vice Chancellor
COER University
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Bindu S. Ronald
Vice Chancellor
Maharashtra National Law University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Lakshmi Mohan
Pro Vice Chancellor
ITM Skills University
RTD Speaker
Meena R Krishna
Pro Vice Chancellor
Atlas Skill Tech University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Kavita Kasliwal Kothari
CEO
Arihant College
RTD Speaker
Dr. Heena Khanna
Deputy Director
Lovely Professional University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Sandeep Inamdar
Founder Trustee and Vice President
Vishwaniketan University
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) N. D. Mathur
Vice-Chancellor
Vivekananda Global University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Suresh H. Jangamshetti
Vice Chancellor
Haveri University
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Manish Bhalla
Vice Chancellor
D.Y. Patil International University, Akurdi
RTD Speaker
Ajaykumar G Thakur
Vice Chancellor
Sanjivani University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Nagaraj Ramrao
Vice Chancellor
Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Tankeshwar Kumar
Vice-Chancellor
Central University of Haryana
RTD Speaker
Dr. Santosh S Sonavane
Vice Chancellor
Pimpri Chinchwad University, Pune
RTD Speaker
Dr. Balakrishna Shetty
Vice Chancellor
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth
RTD Speaker
Dr. Rajesh Dixit
Vice Chancellor
Renaissance University
RTD Speaker
Dr. R Shridhar
Vice Chancellor
Kalinga University
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Singh
Vice-Chancellor
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University
RTD Speaker
Ankur Kulkarni
Vice Chancellor
SVKM NMIMS Global University
RTD Speaker
Nilanjan Chattopadhyay
Vice Chancellor
Jagran Lakecity University
RTD Speaker
Ananth Padmanabhan
Vice Chancellor
Sreenidhi University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Udhav Venketrao Bhosle
Vice Chancellor
Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur
RTD Speaker
Dr. R. D. Patidar
Vice-Chancellor
O P Jindal University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Vivek Arvind Saoji
Vice Chancellor
Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
RTD Speaker
Dr. Girish Chandel
Vice Chancellor
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
RTD Speaker
Prof. Anand Kumar Tyagi
Vice-Chancellor
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
RTD Speaker
Dr. Dharm Beer Singh
Vice Chancellor
Amrapali University Haldwani
RTD Speaker
Prof. Dr. Arun Kumar Dwivedi
Vice Chancellor
Sandip University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Keshav Singh Thakur
Vice Chancellor
Govind Guru Tribal University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Gangadhar M R
Vice Chancellor
Chamarajanagara University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Furqan Qamar
Vice Chancellor
Integral University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Durgesh Mishra
Vice Chancellor (I/C), Director SCSIT
Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore
RTD Speaker
Prof. B.K. Ravi
Vice Chancellor
Bengaluru North University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Indra Mani
Vice-Chancellor
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth
RTD Speaker
Prof. Dr. Prakash Divakaran
Vice Chancellor
Himalayan University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Dr. Suresh V. Nadagouda
Vice Chancellor
Mahatma Gandhi Rural Development & Panchayat Raj University
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Shrikant Charhate
Vice Chancellor
NICMAR University of Construction Studies
RTD Speaker
Prof. Dilip Kumar Patnaik
Vice-Chancellor
Medicaps University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Ravikesh Srivastava
Vice Chancellor
Vijaybhoomi University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Alok Kumar Chakrawal
Vice Chancellor
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
RTD Speaker
Prof. Nimit Chowdhary
Vice Chancellor
Rajasthan Technical University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Harsh Sadawarti
Vice Chancellor
Desh Bhagat University
RTD Speaker
Sharad Kumar Yadav
Vice Chancellor
Aryabhatta Knowledge University
RTD Speaker
Jayasankar Variyar
Vice Chancellor
IILM University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Dnyandeo Mhaske
Vice Chancellor
Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil University
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Prafulkumar Udani
Vice Chancellor
Sankalchand Patel University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Kuldeep Kumar Raina
Vice Chancellor
MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
RTD Speaker
Prof. Dr. Shashank Devdatta Dalvi
Vice Chancellor
MGM Institute of Health Sciences
RTD Speaker
Dr. Hari Krishna Maram
Vice Chancellor & Chairman
Global Digital University & Imperial College
RTD Speaker
Dr. Rajesh S.
Vice Chancellor
MIT ADT University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Dr. George Kolanchery
CEO
MET's Group of Institutions
RTD Speaker
DVS Bhagavanulu
Pro President (Pro Vice Chancellor)
Vivekananda Global University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Anubhav Singh
Pro Vice Chancellor
Future University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Monika Sethi Sharma
Pro Vice Chancellor
Kalinga University
RTD Speaker
Md. Sameeruddin Khan
Pro Vice Chancellor
SRM IST, Trichy Campus
RTD Speaker
Anant Chakradeo
Provost Creative Programs
DES Pune University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Cheta Pinak Desai
Director
Bhagwan Mahavir University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Asha Rajiv
Director
Jain (Deemed-to-be University)
RTD Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) Sonal Sisodia
Director
Daly College of Business Management
RTD Speaker
Dr. Divya Nalla
Director
Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College
RTD Speaker
Dr. Satyaendra Shrivastava
Group Director
Parijat Group of Institution
RTD Speaker
Dr. Anil Bajpai
Group Director
Prestige Institute of Management and Research
RTD Speaker
Chetan Choudhary
Director
Sankalchand Patel University
RTD Speaker
Bidyadhar Subudhi
Director
NIT Warangal
RTD Speaker
Dr. Pratibha Jha
Education Director
KES Institution
RTD Speaker
Dr. Ramakanta Bal
Director
GITAM University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Vijay Gondaliya
Director, BVPIM
Uka Tarsadia University
RTD Speaker
Prof. Nityesh Bhatt
Director
Nirma University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Yogesh Virupaksha Chimate
Director
D. Y. Patil Agriculture and Technical University
RTD Speaker
Dr. Kaviraj Khilalani
Director
Creative Cuisine International India
RTD Speaker
Amruta Yeravdekar Ruikar
Director
Symbiosis Centre For International Education
Panel Speaker
Kanishka Ramani
Career Counselor
Emerald Heights International School
Panel Speaker
Shailaja Raghavendra
Head – College & Career Counselling and Strategic Initiatives
Kunskapsskolan Schools
Panel Speaker
Sapna Goel
Head of Career Guidance Program
Mayo College
Panel Speaker