Lucknow: ArdorComm Media Group Successfully hosted 12th ‘New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2024’ held in Taj Mahal, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
The theme of the event was Innovate to Elevate: Redefining Education, Skills and Employability in the 21st Century Workplace
The Welcome Address was given by Kumar Chandan Anand, Founder, CEO & Group Editor, ArdorComm Media Group
The Chief Guest at the event was Yogendra Upadhyay, Minister of Higher Education, Government of UP.
The Guest Speakers were Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra, Co-founder & Chancellor, Shobhit University India, Chairman, Assocham National Council on Education
Prof. N.M.P Verma, Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Muzaffarpur
Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Manager, City Montessori School – CMS
Kanak Gupta, Director, Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools
‘ArdorComm Media Awards 2024’ aims to acknowledge education leaders, educational institutions, Ed-tech companies & Edu Startups that have played a key role in transforming the teaching, learning and employability outcomes.
The ceremony was held In the august presence of: Dr Heera Lal IAS, Special Secretary, Irrigation & Water Resources Department, Go.UP and, Chairman & Administrator, Greater Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority, Govt. of UP and Kumar Chandan Anand, Founder, CEO & Group Editor, ArdorComm Media Group.
Discussions were held on Future-Ready Curriculum: Innovations in Educational Content and Delivery
‘ArdorComm Media Group’ felicitated & acknowledged Academicians & Educators representing Preschools, Schools, Institutes, Colleges & Universities who have been tirelessly and fiercely working for the betterment of the Education Community.
A top panel discussed the way forward which included speakers like Promini Chopra, Principal, Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools, Gomti Nagar (Session Moderator), Dr. Arun Mohan Sherry, Founding Director, IIIT Lucknow, Piyush Singh Chauhan, Vice Chairman, S R Group of Institutions, Dr. Geeta Thakur, Dean, Manav Rachna University, Wg. Cdr. (Dr.) Anil Kumar (Retd), Dy Pro Vice Chancellor & Director, ASET, Amity University Lucknow
The next panel discussion was held on the topic Digital Disruption: Transformative Technologies Shaping the Future of Education and Work.
The panel included esteemed speakers like Dr. C.S. Nair, Director, Silverline Prestige School (Session Moderator), Dr. S. K. Rathor, Chairman & MD, Sanfort Group of Schools, Geetika Bahugana, COO (Academics), Little Millenium School and Shiv Pandey, Asst. VP, Operations, Seth M R Jaipuria Schools”
Two special presentation were made on Importance of Secured Digital Credential in NEP 2020 by: Samit Singhai, Co-Founder, TruScholar and another on Enabling New Learning Possibilities with Samsung Displays Presented by: Kapil Jaitley, Chief Manager Interactive Displays- B2B Sales, North and East India, Samsung
Next was a panel discussion on Skill Evolution: Adapting Learning Pathways to Meet the Demands of the New Economy. Those part of the panel were –
- Prof. (Dr) P. K. Mishra, Pro Vice-Chancellor, The Glocal University (Session Moderator)
- Sudhir Gupta, Founder Chairman, Moradabad Institute of Technology Group of Institutions
- Dr. Anshuman Srivastava, Director, Uttan Shambhunath Institutions
- Dr. Sucheta Singh, Director, Rajshree Group of Institutions, Bareilly
- Aaditya Razdan, Director, Coursera for Campus
Next was a discussion on Creative Careers: Navigating Non-Traditional Employment Opportunities in the Digital Era. The panel included- Dr. T. R. Pandey, Director, Ajay Garg Institute of Management (Session Moderator), Dr. Kalyan Acharjya, Dean – School of Engg. & Tech., Maharishi University of Information Technology, Prof. P.K. Dashora, Vice Chancellor, Mangalayatan University, Prof. (Dr.) Farzana Mahdi, Pro Vice Chancellor, Era University and Subha Mahata, Associate Director, HireMee
The last but not the least panel was on Edu-Tech Innovations: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Teaching, Learning, and Employability.
Speakers on the dias were – Prof. Jayanand, Pro Vice Chancellor, Shobhit University (Session Moderator), Dr. Sunil Rai, Chancellor, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies , Prof. (Dr.) Manisha Shekhar, Executive Director, Dr. M. C Saxena Group of Colleges, Abhishek Krishna, Vice-Chairman, Radha Vallabh Group of Institution , Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Kulshreshtha, Dean, School of Law, Bennett University and Dr. Sandeep Kr. Shukla, Registrar, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT)
