Gourav Ray
Regional Vice President
Salesforce
Salesforce
The polarized environment that we live in today has placed able communication professionals at a crossroads and, perhaps, made to wonder if it would be right to bridge differences, play it safe by maintaining the status quo or tackle difficult questions without causing friction.
Registration
Stillness in Action: Practicing Mindfulness for Clarity & Focus
Inaugural Ceremony with Government Leaders & Education Dignitaries: India’s Education Moment – Building the World’s Talent Capital in the Age of AI
Launch of the ET Education Outlook 2035- India's Education: 25 Years On, The Road to 2035
Fireside Chat: Reimagining Learning, Leadership & India’s Talent Future
Expert Talk 1: Remagining talent creation for the AI economy
Expert Talk 2: Dell Technologies Advantage Education
Expert Talk 3: DCGC 4.0: Re-imagining Campuses with Agentic AI
Expert Talk 4: Future-proofing Higher Education in the Age of AI
Mega Panel 1: Education to Economy: Powering India’s $5 Trillion Future
Expert Talk: Building an AI-First, Data-Driven, Future-Ready Campus
Exclusive Fireside Chat - The Future-Ready Graduate: What Employers Expect in the AI Era
Expert Talk 6: AI-Powered Education: India’s Opportunity to Transform Learning for the World
Expert Talk 7: Designing India's Future: Talent, Technology and Infrastructure for Viksit Bharat 2047
Mega Panel 2: AI-Native Universities: Reimagining Teaching, Research and Governance
Lunch
Mega Panel 3: Digital India, Skilled India: Building the World’s Talent Capital
Fireside Chat: AI as a Learning Multiplier: Building Industry-Ready Graduates for the Digital Economy
Expert Talk8: Transforming Indian Education with AI and Quantum: The IBM Way
Expert Talk 9: Building Future-Ready Campuses: Integrated Networking for Modern Education
Expert Talk 10: Future of University Education in the era of Al
Fireside Chat: Legacy to Leadership: Building Future-Ready Universities with Purpose
Expert Talk 11: Exploring Transnational Education, The Singapore Model
Expert Talk 12: Importance of Focusing on Campus & Living Experience for Students
Expert Talk 13: From Innovation Activities to Innovation Architecture: Designing HEIs for Global-Standard Innovation :-
Mega Panel 4: Universities as Engines of Innovation Economies
Fireside Chat: Soundtracks to Success: Creativity, Reinvention & the Future of Young India
Networking over Tea/ Coffee
ETEducation Education Excellence Awards Gala Ceremony
ET Education Night Fest
Networking Over Dinner
Welcome to the day 2 of The Economic Times Annual Education Summit 2026
Echoes of Expression: Kathak and the Creative Arts
Day 2 Opening Session with Government Leaders & Education Dignitaries: Theme: India’s Education Revolution: For the World, With the World
Expert Talk 1: Democratizing Education with AI-Powered Skilling to Build a Future-Ready Workforce!
Expert Talk 2: The Rise of AI-Native Universities
Expert Talk 3: Turning Education Reform into Reality with Al & Blockchain
Fireside Chat: From MoUs to Global Campuses: The Next Era of International Higher Education
Mega Panel 1: Generative AI in Higher Education: Disruption, Ethics, and Opportunity
Expert Talk 4: Skill, Assessment & Hiring Ecosystem
Expert Talk 5: Designing Technology That Honors The Institutional Soul
Expert Talk 6 - Bonton Furniture Solution - Transforming the learning space
Expert Talk 7: From AI Users to AI Builders - What India's education system must enable now:
Mega Panel 2: Microcredentials, Modular Degrees and the New Learning Economy
Lunch
Mega Panel 3: The Great Curriculum Reset: Designing Degrees for Jobs That Don’t Yet Exist
Expert Talk 8: Empowering tomorrow: AI, Skills & Global Competence
Mega Panel 4: Faculty Development for NEP Implementation at Scale
Closing Fireside Chat: Finding Your True Potential: Guiding Students and Educators in a World of Constant Change
Closing Ceremony
High Tea & Networking
Registration
Stillness in Action: Practicing Mindfulness for Clarity & Focus
Inaugural Ceremony with Government Leaders & Education Dignitaries: India’s Education Revolution: For the World, With the World
Launch of the ET Education Outlook 2035- India's Education: 25 Years On, The Road to 2035
Expert Talk 1: AI and the Future of Learning: Building the Next Generation of Thinkers, Creators and Innovators
Expert Talk 2: Educating for the AI Era: Harnessing Innovation for a Human-Centred Future
Expert Talk 3: Intelligence for Evolving Classrooms
Mega Panel 1: The Foundations of a Knowledge Superpower: How School Education Will Shape India’s Future
Expert Talk 4: The future of Schooling: from classrooms to innovation ecosystem
Expert Talk 5: Smarter Teaching, Better Learning: AI-Driven School Transformation
Expert Talk 6 - India s AI Classroom Movement
Expert Talk 7 - Bonton Furniture Solution - Transforming the learning space
Fireside chat :- The Reinvention of Competitive Education in India
Dr Diane Smith-Gander AO, Chancellor, The University of Western Australia
Mega Panel 2: Schools for the Intelligence Age: Rethinking Learning for an AI-Powered World
Lunch
Fireside Chat: Lights, Camera, Leadership: Ravi Kishan’s Journey from Films to Parliament
Expert Talk 8: The Missing Keystone
Mega Panel 3: AI Literacy as a Foundational Skill: Global Education Priorities
Expert Talk 10: How AI can scale revenue in education sector
Mega Panel 4: Human–AI Collaboration in Schools: Enhancing Teaching & Student Outcomes
Expert Talk 11
Mega Panel 5: Early Years Advantage: Why Preschool Education Matters More Than Ever
Closing Remarks
Networking over Tea/ Coffee
ETEducation Annual Education Awards Gala Ceremony
ETEducation Night Fest
Networking Over Dinner
Welcome to the day 2 of The Economic Times Annual Education Summit 2026
Day 2 Opening Session with Government Leaders & Education Dignitaries: Strengthening School Education for India’s Future Workforce
Expert Talk: Legacy That Learns: Why Adaptive Schools Will Win the AI Era
Expert Talk: Never Say No
Mega Panel 1: Preparing the Next Generation for the Global AI Economy
Expert Talk: From Enquiry to Enrolment: Making Your K-12 Admission Process DPDP-Ready with Ether by
Fireside Chat: From Classroom Curiosity to Space Missions
Mega Panel 2: Digital Schools at Scale: Global Models of Tech-Enabled Learning
Lunch
Mega Panel 3: Blended Learning Ecosystems: Integrating Technology with Classroom Teaching
Mega Panel 4: Smart Schools for Viksit Bharat: AI & Tech as a Learning Multiplier
Closing Fireside Chat: Mental and Physical Health
Closing Ceremony
High Tea & Networking
Welcome to the AES Unplugged!
The Hotseat: No scripts. No filters. Just raw conversations.
Expert Talk : From Fun Learning to Future Careers: How AI is Transforming Education and Building Healthcare Innovators
Fireside Chat: Digital India, Skilled India
The Hotseat: No scripts. No filters. Just raw conversations.
Fireside Chat: Building Future-Ready Universities Through Global Engagement
Fireside Chat: India’s AI Moment: Can Education Lead the Next Economic Leap?
Fireside Chat: Reimagining Education in The Age of AI
Fireside Chat: Learning in the Scroll Era: Can Education Compete with Attention Spans?
Lunch Break
Trivia Challenge: India’s Education Moment | 30-Minute Interactive Segment
Fireside Chat: Can India’s B-Schools Lead the World in the AI Age?
Expert Talk
Fireside Chat: How the Tech Job Market is Changing?
Fireside Chat: Building Universities for the Innovation Economy
Keynote: The Missing Voice in Education: Why Students Belong at the Decision-Making Table
The Hotseat: No scripts. No filters. Just raw conversations.
Education Speed Board
The Hotseat: No scripts. No filters. Just raw conversations.
Keynote: The Talent India Cannot See: What We Miss About Competitive Exam Aspirants
The Human Orchestra: Future education works only when every part moves in harmony
Motivational Keynote on Entrepreneurship for young professionals
Welcome to the AES Unplugged - Day 2!
Keynote: From Marks to Meaning Building The Human Curriculum Through IKIGAI
Keynote: Design your career in the age of AI
Expert Talk
The Hotseat: No scripts. No filters. Just raw conversations.
Fireside Chat: Purpose, Policy and Progress: The Future of Business Schools
Keynote: In the Age of AI, Physical Fitness Will Become a Human Superpower
Keynote: What If We've Been Looking at Indian Education All Wrong?
The Big Conversation: They Didn't Wait for the Future. They Built It.
Fireside: Can AI Innovation Centres Redefine India’s Global Competitiveness?
Trivia Challenge: India’s Education Moment | 30-Minute Interactive Segment
Fireside Chat: Beyond Degrees: What Will Define Great Student Experiences in the Future?
Lunch Break
Fireside Chat: Beyond Academics: Prioritising Student Wellbeing in a High-Pressure World
Big Debate: Will AI Replace Teachers?
Closing Note
