ABOUT THE EVENT

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.

Why Join Us

SessionsDigital Panel Discussions & Industry Presentations

RoundtablesConversations and deliberations that are contagious

NetworkingNetwork Digitally with industry leaders across the globe

ExhibitionExhibit your products to delegates from across the world

Who Should Attend

  • State Tourism Boards
  • International Tourism Boards
  • Corporates
  • Hospitality Industry
  • Aviation Industry
  • Travel Agents
  • Convention Centre in-Charges
  • Tourist Spot in-Charges

SPEAKERS

Dr Aman Jain

CHRO
e2E Rail

V. Rashmi Mahesh

Additional Chief Secretary
Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Karnataka

Mohammad Mohsin

Additional Chief Secretary
Medical Education Department, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka

Manoj Kumar Meena

Secretary
Skill Development Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Department, Government of Karnataka

Khushboo Goel Chowdhary

Secretary
Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka

Prof. U Dinesh Kumar

Director
IIM Bangalore, Karnataka

Dr. S. Vidyashankar

Vice Chancellor
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka

Prof. B Ravi

Director
NIT Surathkal, Mangaluru
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Agenda details

05 February, 2026

Registration

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Welcome Address: The Education Transformation: AI, Access & Acceleration by Tarana Kaushik, Head - Product and Partnerships, ETEducation & ETHRWorld

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Inaugural Ceremony: The Education Transformation: AI, Access & Acceleration

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
By Mohammad Mohsin

Mega Panel 1: From Smart Tools to Smart Learning: How AI is Reshaping School Education

11:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Expert Talk by

11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

Expert Talk: Create. Express. Learn: NEP 2020 in Action through Digital Creativity & AI by

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Expert Talk: Bridging Classroom and Industry with The Siemens Pathway to Learning Engineering by

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

Expert Talk: Closing the Learning Loop: Connecting Home Practice to Classroom Insight via AI by

12:10 PM - 12:20 PM

Mega Panel 2: From Curriculum to Competencies: Accelerating Future-Ready Learning in Schools

12:20 PM - 01:00 PM

Expert Talk: Bonton by

01:00 PM - 01:10 PM

Expert Talk by

01:10 PM - 01:20 PM

Lunch

01:20 PM - 02:20 PM

Expert Talk 7: Project Based Learning by

02:20 PM - 02:30 PM

Mega Panel 3: Access to Excellence: Bridging the Digital Divide in School Education

02:30 PM - 03:20 PM

Networking Break

03:20 PM - 03:30 PM

05 February, 2026

Registration

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Welcome Address: The Education Transformation: AI, Access & Acceleration - Yasmin Taj, Editor (Education & HRWorld), The Economic Times

09:25 AM - 09:30 AM

Inaugural Ceremony

09:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Mega Panel 1: Empowering the Educator: Faculty Readiness in an AI-Transformed Higher Ed System

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Expert Talk: Learning in the AI Era by

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

Expert Talk by

12:10 PM - 12:20 PM

Expert Talk: Transforming Fee Collection in Indian Educational Institutions by

12:20 PM - 12:30 PM

Expert Talk: From Credentials to Careers - Powered by AI & Blockchain by

12:30 PM - 12:40 PM

Mega Panel 2: India and the World: The Next Evolution of Global Higher Education Partnerships

12:30 PM - 01:40 PM

Lunch

01:30 PM - 02:20 PM

Mega Panel 3: Accelerating Innovation: How AI and Interdisciplinary Research Are Powering the Next Wave of Knowledge Creation

02:20 PM - 03:10 PM

Expert Talk:- Empowering tomorrow: AI, Skills & Global Competence by

03:10 PM - 03:20 PM

Expert Talk: The New Academic Imperative: Industry- Aligned Skilling for Better Outcomes by

03:20 PM - 03:30 PM

Expert Talk: Relooking student enrollments in the age of AI by

03:30 PM - 03:40 PM

Expert Talk: Demystifying Madtech for Higher Education in an AI-led World by

03:40 PM - 03:50 PM

Mega Panel 4: Beyond Academics: How India's Universities are Competing on Campus Life and Student Experience

03:50 PM - 04:35 PM

Expert Talk: Importance of Focusing on Campus & Living Experience for Students by

04:35 PM - 04:45 PM

Expert Talk: Act Now or Fall Behind: The Urgency of Teacher-Led AI in Indian Higher Education by

04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Mega Panel 5: From Automation to Intelligence: How AI is Rewriting the Higher Education Experience

05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Closing Address

05:45 PM - 06:00 PM

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