Masterclass With Fearless Educator

About Speaker: Dr Dawood Vaid is a Mindset Coach, an educationist and quizzer. An Electronics engineer, MA in Education and an MBA. He left his lavish career as a Patent Attorney in Switzerland, Moscow and Dubai to work on SDG (Global Goals) and Skill workshops. He has authored The Education Riddle.He heads an online e -school and sustainable Academy, GoldenSparrow Hub Schooling headquartered at Mumbai. He loves horses, quizzing and travels. #theTrainer #professionaldevelopment #educators

About Speaker: Nancy Ekpezu is the founder of the Educational Administration Network Facebook group and has authored several books on school administration, management, and personal development. As the Lead Consultant and Trainer of Pezu Smith Consulting, she is passionate about helping organisations in Nigeria and Africa function effectively. Nancy hasreceived several awards and recognitions for her contributions to education, and she offers coaching, consulting, and speaking engagements #theTrainer #professionaldevelopment #educators

About Speaker: Maya Menon has been a full-time teacher trainer since 1996, conducting professional development programmes for heads and teachers of schools across India and abroad.Her areas of professional experience include conceptualising, designing and implementing a wide range of school and teacher-related projects and services – including the Wipro Applying Thought in Schools Teacher Empowerment Project initiated in 2001. #theTrainer #professionaldevelopment #educators

About Speaker: Dr. Swati Popat Vats is the founder President of Early Childhood Association India and Association for Primary Education and Research. As President of Podar Education Network she leads over 490 preschools and Daycares in India and UAE. She heads the teacher-training wing at Podar. Swati has coined the term ‘Kiducation’ for early childhood teachers and parents to help them understand that young children need education from the point of view of their development. She is also an expert on the global think tank of Kidzania.#theTrainer #professionaldevelopment #educators

About Speaker: Andy Homden has served as a teacher and leader in some of the most prominent international schools in the world, Andy co-founded Consilium Education in 2014. The establishment of new schools, strategic planning and caring for the ‘deep structures’ of a school have been central to his career as an educator. His Session Topic: What are the deep structures of a school, why are they important and how are they changing? #theTrainer #professionaldevelopment #educators

About Speaker: Dr. Tabrez Ahmad expertise is in the area of cyber law, intellectual property rights, energy law, and jurisprudence with a background in commercial law.He served in academic and administrative positions such as Vice Chancellor of the GD Goenka University and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Galgotias University; Director & Dean School of Law, UPES; Professor & Founder Director, Alliance School of Law.He is also the founder of Technolex Foundation. #EducationRevamp #sustainableschools

About Speaker: Evan Luthra is a leading Blockchain expert of 2022 by USATODAY. I have been building and investing in fast growing technology products since I was 13 , building 30+ apps and selling my first company at 17. Most Recently I was honored as a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient. I have been in crypto since 2014 and in 2017 used to run a crypto investment bank where we took projects like hashgraph from $10M to the current $10B+ market cap..I am an equity investor in Hashgraph, ripple and over 400+ token projects. In 2021, I invested in 250+ private sales and advised 20+ projects pre listing. I also have a NFT portfolio including 6 Bored Apes , 6 cloneX , Xcopy and many more blue chips. Business Insider recently selected me as a NFT Expert to follow on Twitter. #EducationRevamp #sustainableschools

About Speaker: Pratham Mittal is a serial entrepreneur who has founded companies like Neta App, Outgrow and Masters' Union, a leading business school in Gurugram. After a successful SAAS start-up in the US, Pratham is now all set to disrupt the Indian education space. With an undergraduate from University of Pennsylvania, Pratham wishes to bring world class education to India with Master's Union where students learn business by running businesses. #EducationRevamp #sustainableschools

About Speaker: Dr. Ashok Pandey is widely acknowledged as an innovator, classroom practitioner and effective educational leader. The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, IIMA, has recently published a case study on the impactful Professional Development Programme he carried out at Ahlcon International School. Recipient of the National Teacher Award 2012, Extraordinary Leadership Award 2021 by the Education World, and The Forbes India Top 100 People Manager's Award 2020 make him a reputed thought leader on contemporary educational issues. He is presently serving on the Governing Board of the National Council for Teacher Education, NCTE, Cambridge NEP Advisory Board for India and South Asia, and GEMs Education India.#EducationRevamp #sustainableschools

About Speaker: Sudhir Aggarwal was named as ‘IT Industry Leader’ in 2010 by eGov (CSDMS). Currently,working as Director and Faculty – Digital Transformation with the Wadhwani Institute of Technology and Policy. He is an Adjunct Faculty with RGIPT. He has 3 Copyrights to his credit and a few papers published. He has varied experience in conceptualising new initiatives, working on programs, executing projects, policy advocacy, and government ecosystem building. He is a thought leader on various aspects of Digital India. He has worked with Deloitte, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, Oracle, IBM, and HCL & Niveshan Technologies among Indian MNCs. #EducationRevamp #sustainableschools

About Speaker: Sushama Sharma is the founder member and the Director of Anand Niketan, a school that draws its inspiration from Nai Talim, known as Gandhi's vision of Education and Gandhi's larger vision of equitable, non-violent and sustainable society. Anand Niketan, restarted in 2005, inherits its space, philosophy and spirit from the earlier Nai Talim experiment (1937-1970) and continues to explore their relevance in today's context. The school aims to create democratic environment where holistic development of children can be nurtured such that all three faculties Head, Heart and Hand are developed in a balanced and integrated manner to its fullest potential. #SchoolofThoughts #meetingofminds #educationphilosophy

About Speaker: Babar Ali started a school named Ananda Siksha Niketan (Home of Joyful Learning) in the backyard of his family’s home when he was nine years old, bringing affordable education to an impoverished area of West Bengal,India. At the age of 16, he was named as “Youngest Headmaster in the world” by the BBC. As a TED fellow and public speaker, Babar Ali inspired many individuals and organisations with his mission “Education for All”. From the last 18 years of inception more than 6000 students benefited with complete free education from this institution. His biography is a part of syllabus in different curriculum across the globe. Hon’ble President of India mentioned about him and his work in his speech towards the nation on 25 January 2020. #SchoolofThoughts #meetingofminds #educationphilosophy

About Speaker: Santhya Vikram is a passionate educator, dreamer, believer and a crusader for the cause of children. She is deeply moved by the need for renewal in the human spirit and in education. She believes in an education that is forming, life giving and nourishing. Set in a 30 acre organic farm, in an ecologically sustainable green building and a Railway carriage that serves as the library for the whole community, Yellow Train is a Waldorf Inspired School in Coimbatore, India – from Kindergarten to Upper School. The school holds in reverence the work of Rudolf Steiner and strives to bring to the children in Yellow Train an essence of wholesome and spiritual education. #SchoolofThoughts #meetingofminds #educationphilosophy

About Speaker: Bodhirupa Sinha spent her childhood and part of her college days at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, the Ashram set up by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, which later became a Central University of repute, specialising in indepth research in Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, World Literature, different kinds of art forms and above all, in educational pedagogy. For the last eighteen years, Bodhirupa Sinha has been associated with Patha Bhavana, Visva Bharati at Santiniketan in the capacity of Principal . In her long career as an educationist and academic visionary Bodhirupa has delved into the world of education extensively, particularly in Pre- Primary, Primary, Secondary and Higher secondary education. #SchoolofThoughts #meetingofminds #educationphilosophy

About Speaker: Dr. Chhalamayi Reddy has an innate passion for innovation in education. Exploring and Enriching the practices of learning and actively engaging academicians, teachers and children in the process of self discovery are the two major areas around which her work revolves. A student of Sri Aurobindo International Center of Education, Puducherry. She received her Ph.D. from Pondicherry University, on Sri Aurobindo’s critique of poetry. She is the Director Principal of Sri Aurobindo International School, Hyderabad for three decades and a residential school ‘New Creation- a Free Progress School’. #SchoolofThoughts ##meetingofminds #educationphilosophy

About Speaker: Vishnu Karthik is currently the CEO of Xperiential Learning Systems (The Heritage Group of Schools - a group of K-12 experiential learning schools. Apart from being on the board of The Heritage Schools, he is responsible for strategic projects for the group, including new campus initiatives, curriculum development, instructional leadership, continuous school improvement, and technology integration. He is Keenly interested in building professional learning communities, instructional leadership, cognitive neuroscience, education technology, leadership coaching, authentic assessments, and deeper learning curriculum. #Soulfulस्कूलConference #mysphere #zamit

About Speaker: Dr Nikita Ahya is the Deputy Director, Branding and Communication at KIIT and KISS. She has pursued Bachelors in Political Science, Masters in International Relations and PhD in Economics. She is a restless blogger, collaborator and a plus size body positivity enthusiast. But of all, she is an innate teacher. With her knack for writing and flair of creativity, she has overhauled Branding at KIIT and KISS. She believes in the power of teamwork and loves everything youth and the potential to change. She has taught and led the Humanities Section of KIIT to glory. #Soulfulस्कूलConference #mysphere #zamit

About Speaker: Meru Miller is currently the secretary of Rural Institute for Community Education. He is working on innovative quality education focusing on transparent management practices, child rights, joyful learning, integrated and inclusive education. He has experience for more than 50 years in working for the development of children with special reference to child protection, prevention of abuse and penalisation. He has organised national and international workshops on prevention of child abuse and child trafficking.

About Speaker: Dr. Abdulla Rasheed Ahmed is an enthusiastic educationist with 30 years of experience in the field of education. He was a former Minister of State for Education in Maldives. Before He was the Vice Rector of Avid College, Maldives. He served as a principal of government schools for 18 years. He did a school management diploma from NIE, Sri Lanka, Bachelor of Commerce major in Accounting and HRM from University of Tasmania, Master of Educational leadership from Nottingham University and Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Leadership from Asia e University, Malaysia.

About Speaker: Anez Katre has more than 25 years of experience in the leading training and professional development in premier schools across India. She has also worked as a certified programme leader for Cambridge Assessment English and has written numerous academic papers on a wide range of educational topics. Anez is currently the Project Head at Zamit. With her joining us a Co-presenter Payal Mathur who has over 25 years of experience in education as an assessment specialist, examiner Trainer for the entire suite of English Proficiency Exams offered by Cambridge, a teacher tutor with Cambridge and an Examiner Support Coordinator for the popular IELTS test in Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Europe.  #Soulfulस्कूलConference #mysphere #zamit

About Speaker: Dr. Kiran Bedi is the first woman to have joined the officer ranks of Indian Police Service. She was the 24th former Lt Governor of Puducherry. Also served the United Nations as Civilian Police Advisor in Peacekeeping Operations. Winner of gallantry award and the Magsaysay Award also known as Asia’s Nobel Peace Award. She has a biopic on her life called Yes Madam Sir. Made by an Australian. She founded two Foundations, Navjyoti and India Vision Foundation which serve the underprivileged in rural, urban areas and in prisons for the last 30 years. Her latest book Fearless Governance, now translated into Hindi and Tamil is based on ground realities as she saw in serving as the Lt Governor Puducherry as released by Ms Indra Nooyi, Prof Debashish Chatterjee and Smita Prakash. They called it a “blueprint for Good Governance cutting across leadership qualities both, in the private and public sector”.  #Soulfulस्कूलConference #mysphere #zamit

About Speaker: Girish Nair founded Curiosity Gym and MySphere to address the shift from a Knowledge based to a Skills based education ecosystem. Mr. Girish has 32 years of experience in industry and academics, and has a background in technology and management at various companies in India and in Silicon Valley, California. He has worked at Intel, Webvan and Siebel in the US and was Netcore CEO previously as also a Partner at a Seed capital fund. Curiosity Gym offers hands-on learning experiences, incorporating technology to inspire innovation. MySphere is a digital portfolio for students to showcase skills and experiences, vital for internships, college admissions and building an interest based network.  #Soulfulस्कूलConference #mysphere #zamit

Speaker: Arun Warhadpande- Ex Air Force & Free Thinker
Guest: Punam Pant- Computer Expert In Schools
Moderator: Shikha Jain- Valistus International School

About Speaker: Dr. Shankar Goenka is the recipient of a string of prestigious awards from India and abroad in Creative Thinking, Transformational Leadership, Capacity Building, Happiness and many more… He has facilitated more than 2,00,000 people & his clientele which include an ocean of school children from 200+ schools, universities from India and overseas, professionals, academicians, CEOs, judges, Bureaucrats, Business owners from more than 150 Corporations, PSUs, most of the Fortune 500 Companies.   #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Dr Nalini Anand is PhD in Child Psychology, MBA in Marketing and Operations, B. TECH in Electronics and Communication with 22 years of experience in IT and Edu Tech industry. Currently working as Director Asia Pacific in K12 activities academy. A Unique Ed Tech company that provides experiential learning opportunities to make every school a Highly effective school through our platform INVENT - Internship In Virtual Enterprise. The program is outcome driven and helps students explore and learn about different types of enterprises, functions, and levels. During this learning, they also learn enterprise culture, collaboration, building strategy, building executable plans and driving outcomes that are measurable.  #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Dr. Sumer Singh is an alumnus of the Doon School & St. Stephen’s College. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Education from De Montfort University, UK. He was Head of School at Lawrence School, Sanawar and Director of Asian School, Dehradun, Daly College and Daly College Business School, Indore. He is currently President of the Boarding Schools Association of India, on the Boards of PPS Nabha and Info Beans and on the Council Board of World Leading Schools Association. He has authored six books and held three one-man exhibitions of oil on canvas. He has designed schools and is currently working as a consultant in the realm of school education. #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Dr. Neeta Bali started her career as Head of Department Mater Dei School, Delhi, for 18 years, as a Vice- Principal, Apeejay School, Noida for 6 years; Headed GD Goenka World School, Sohna, as Director-Principal for 6 years; Kasiga School, Dehradun for 2 years and briefly served Podar International School- Powai, Mumbai. As of date, she is serving a second stint as Director-Principal at GD Goenka World School in Sohna, Haryana. Dr. Bali also specialises in teaching subjects such as the English Language, Psychology and Career. Her repertoire includes various curricula such as the ICSE/ISC and CBSE; IBO Accredited programmes – PYP and IB-DP and Cambridge accredited programmes – IGCSE and AS and A-Levels.  #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Daniel Curry has decades of experience as a leader in the field of education. He has lived throughout the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Most recently, he founded an international school in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE and led it during its first five years. Dan has been a coach, teacher, principal, and superintendent in both public and private schools in California and internationally for over 20 years. Prior to that, Dan served in the United States Air Force, 1987 onwards, and was stationed throughout the Middle East and Europe. Dan is passionate about serving students and families with a caring and compassionate approach to education while also striving for academic excellence. He is readily available to students and parents to discuss their interests, concerns and hopes. #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Prof VM Chariar joyously practices an immersive and experiential pedagogy for which he has been awarded the Teaching Excellence Award by IIT Delhi. He loves to transform the conventional role of teacher to that of co-learner which enables the innate creativity and qualities of each element of the collective to be experienced and expressed. In addition to IIT Delhi, he is much loved by students at BITS Pilani, IIT Kharagpur & School of Planning & Architecture. Prof Chariar lovingly creates impact in water, sanitation & well-being through IITD partnered ventures Ekam Eco Solutions & Joy Is You. He loves to co-create on discovering self joyously, designing with empathy and appreciating natural abundance.  #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Amrita Chandra Raju is a Principal of The Hyderabad Public School. She is a post graduate gold medallist in English Language and Literature. She has been an educationist for more than 30 years. She has garnered experiences from a host of actives ranging from academic to cultural. She brings to the table a rich understanding of various aspects of educational management- an appreciation of the true spirit of a public school with an innate Indianness. Ms Amrita Chandra Raju’s strength is her ability to ensure an educational ambience where all stakeholders of the schoolwork together as a team and feel encouraged, respected, safe and valued.  #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Shailesh Tewary is a Founder President Hridai, Society for HRD Advisor Human Resources, Labour & Employment and Director – Globalx Biztrade Solutions Pvt. Ltd. He is also a Dean International Relations of The Libertas University, Croatia. His core competencies include taking lead role on strategic alignment, collaborations, organizational agility through structured training and development processes. Focused skills and abilities to leverage likely internal and external relationships to resolve complex business issues related to global employment, management development, statutory & legal matters, and overall productivity enhancement.  #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: B.R. Sitaram is a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Delhi, worked as a scientist at the Physical Research Laboratory from 1983 to 1996 and as the Director of the Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre from 1996 to 2002. His main interests are in the teaching of science and mathematics and in the use of computers in education. He was one of the chief designers of the syllabus for the teaching of computers in Std. VIII-X in the state of Gujarat and was the subject expert for the textbooks for the same. He has served on committees in science education at the Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi.  #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Dr. Ramesh Bijlani is a medical doctor, writer, teacher, scientist, and above all a person committed to using his unique blend of talents for touching the hearts and lives of his fellow beings. Educated at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, where he did his MBBS and MD; and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA, USA, where he did a master’s course in nutrition, Dr Bijlani spent nearly 30 years on the faculty of AIIMS, teaching and conducting research on nutrition in relation to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. He has more than twenty-five published books to his credit, including one on ‘Integral Education’, the system of education based on the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Dr. Amrita Vohra with over 25 years of transformative work in education, Dr Amrita Vohra is a passionate learner and educator currently serving in a dual role as Director Education for GEMS Education, India and Executive Principal for GEMS International School, Gurgaon. A PhD in English Literature and a certified Program Leader for Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications for teachers and school leaders. Her key research interests are women and child psychology, pedagogy, assessment, inclusive education, teacher professional development, curriculum design, school improvement, quality assurance, early childhood, and theatre in education.  #Superस्कूल #howtomakehighlyeffectiveschools

About Speaker: Dr. DP Kothari is an educationist and professor who has held leadership positions at engineering institutions in India including IIT Delhi, VNIT Nagpur and VIT University Vellore. Dr. Kothari has written 63 books, holds 52 PHDs, 845 research papers, 3 patents, 38 foreign visits and 50 years of teaching research and administrative experience. Now, hon. adjunct professor VNIT Nagpur. As a recognition of his contributions to engineering education, he was honoured as an IEEE Fellow. #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: Akshal Agarwal's entrepreneurial ambition started at a very young age, whilst pursuing law from the National Law University, Mumbai. He secured an All India Rank 13. Subsequently, Mr. Agarwal was admitted into the prestigious Young Leaders Program (MBA) of the Indian School of Business in collaboration with Kellogg’s and Wharton. He also secured entry to Stanford University’s Prestigious Seed Program 2021-22. His interest in education developed after he was exposed to global pedagogic practices when he attended the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. He aims to make NatureNurture a path breaker in the field of education to shape the next generation of young minds graduating from Indian schools.  #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: My Body is My Body is written and animated by award-winning singer/ songwriter Chrissy Sykes, the MBIMB programme is supported by (The International Society For The Prevention Of Child Abuse and Neglect), Compassion International, The Global Goodwill Ambassadors Foundation, Cognizant Outreach and hundreds of smaller NGO's, Charities, Education Departments and Organisations and has been presented to over 1 million children around the world. The programme is currently available in 25 Languages. Chrissy spends her time teaching educators and community leaders around the world how to introduce this programme into their local areas and schools.  #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: Dr. Abdulla Rasheed is an enthusiastic educationist with 30 years of experience in the field of education. He is currently working as a Minister of State for Education, Maldives. Before this, he was the Vice Rector of Avid College, Maldives. He served as a principal of government schools for 18 years. He did a school management diploma from NIE, Sri Lanka, Bachelor of Commerce major in Accounting and HRM from University of Tasmania, Master of Educational leadership from Nottingham University and Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Leadership from Asia e University, Malaysia. #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: Joshua Kwaku, born and raised in Milan, Itlay. At the age of 20 years-old he decided to go outside of his own bubble to explore the world in a solo adventure. With 50 euros in his pocket and a one-way ticket he left without knowing where this new chapter would have brought. After 7 years of incredible and mind-blowing adventures and experiences, touching almost every remote corner of the globe, living and sharing with many indigenous communities, he came to the conclusion that this modern/western world, based on materialism, consumerism, and superficialities is leading nowhere if not far from the source of life: Mother Nature.  #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: Deepika Goyal is an MBA from the Indian institute of foreign trade. She founded Popcorn in 2000 as a small kindergarten furniture company and today its India’s largest educational furniture supplier and has sold to over 8000 institutions. She has always been very passionate about providing safe furniture to children across all school platforms as ergonomic furniture goes a long way in providing a great learning environment. Popcorn has offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Dubai and the company has sold furniture to schools in Dubai, Muscat, Singapore, Ghana and Nepal.  #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: BK Shivani has been a practitioner and a teacher at Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization. Her widely popular television show Awakening With Brahma Kumaris aimed at Self transformation enjoys the rare distinction of having completed 2,000 episodes. Viewers of her show have overcome mental stress, depression, addictions, low self-esteem, and unhappy relationships, by taking personal responsibility of their emotions. In March 2019, BK Shivani was awarded the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskaar, the highest civilian honor for women in India, for her role in transforming human behaviours. #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: Shri Rajiv K. Podar is the Managing Director of Podar Enterprise. He was instrumental in setting up of the Textile Units of the Group and later diversified the activities of the Group into new areas of Sports, Affordable Housing, Skill Developments and Advisory Services. Shri Podar is the Founder Chairman of the International Business Linkage Forum, Vice Chairman of Anandilal Podar Trust and Board of Trustee of the Richmond the American International University in London. #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: C. Suriyaprakash, PhD is professor or Organisational behaviour at Jansons School of Business, Coimbatore. As a tertiary educator over thirty years, he believes in the holistic development of children and the role of teachers as a model and not mere repository of knowledge. He strives to create a value-based learning environment to bring out the full potential of his students. He recently founded an NGO, Child First Society, to place the child first in the education arena and emphasise the need to focus on education serving both the purposes of earning a livelihood and learning for life.  #RawAndReal #whywasschoolcreated

About Speaker: Vinayak Sudhakar started his career taking on administrative roles and teaching Business Studies and Mathematics at an international School in the United Arab Emirates. He returned to India and worked in a Chartered Accounting Firm specializing in Institutional Accounting and Colleges in audit practices. Mr.Sudhakar in his previous role as Senior Manager, worked with Cambridge Assessment International Education for over 15 years which was a leading provider of International examinations for ages 5 to 14 years. In his previous role in School Development, he has supported over 500 International Schools in implementing international assessments and qualifications, networking schools and training teachers to share best practices. He has visited schools in several countries including Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Germany, Malaysia, UK and the UAE supporting teachers and students. He has a Master’s Degree in Commerce and recently completed a programme on strategic leadership for schools in a changing environment from the IIM, Ahmedabad. Vinayak Sudhakar, based in Mumbai, worked for the International Baccalaureate as the Development and Recognition Manager for India. He is currently the Associate Director of Partnerships for CIALFO based in Mumbai.  #XPLAINed #Mastercourse #Loveyoursubject

About Speaker: Professor Vijay Chandru (PhD, MIT 1982) is engaged with interdisciplinary research in digital health at the Indian Institute of Science. An elected fellow of the Indian academy of sciences and engineering, he is a co-founder of Strand Life Sciences, India’s leading precision medicine solutions company. Strand was India’s first sanctioned start up in 2000 that was promoted by faculty of a public research institution. Professor Chandru is a technology pioneer of the World Economic Forum and recipient of the Hari Om Trust Award of University Grants Commission in 2001 for serving science and society. #XPLAINed #Mastercourse #Loveyoursubject

About Speaker: My name is Rohan Sureash. In May 2021, I graduated from UWCSEA East Campus, Singapore, and received the IB diploma scoring 45/45 points. Now I am currently a recruit in the Singapore Armed Forces, serving my mandatory 2 years of National Service. In 2018, I started my own social enterprise called rohanschefology.com. This is a private chef service where I visit my clients and prepare them a fine dining meal in the comfort of their own homes. Apart from cooking, my hobbies entail playing tennis, Taekwondo, and exploring the outdoors  #XPLAINed #Mastercourse #Loveyoursubject