Quest 2 Learn Summit 2021
Some conversations were complex, some were very simple and honest. Each conversation was insightful.
Quest2Learn is our community’s effort to build a new education-skilling sector that is inclusive, adaptable, and truly thriving. Students, educators, sector practitioners, design thinkers, researchers, technologists, govt. representatives and social impact investors dived into valuable conversations on enabling meaningful school-to-work transitions for young people.
This year, we spoke about the implications of COVID-19 on the education ecosystem, the role of education technology in self-learning environments, and the Future of Work and successful transitions for India’s youth. Take a look at some of the highlights from Quest2Learn Summit 2021!
At a Glance
1125
Delegates
760+
Organizations
486
Educational Institutions
230
CSO Partners
17
Government Representatives
19
Funder Partners
230
CSO Partners
17
Government Representatives
486
Educational Institutions
230
CSO Partners
17
Government Representatives
19
Funder Partners
Highlights
Inspiring Stories of self-learning
Live Visual Experiences
Report launches and Knowledge Sharing
Insightful Dialogues and Panel Discussions
100+ Organisations
Discover Successful School-to-Work Transition models
Speakers
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Abhishek Gupta
Chief Operating Officer
YuWaah (Generation Unlimited) at UNICEF -
Akanksha Bapna
Founder and CEO
Evaldesign -
Apar Gupta (He/Him)
Executive Director
Internet Freedom Foundation -
Anurag Pratap
CSR Leader
Capgemini India -
Chitra Iyer
Founder
Space 2 Grow -
Dilip Chenoy
Secretary General
FICCI -
Dr. Indira Vijaysimha
Lead Researcher
Bhoomi College -
Dr. M. Jayaprakasan, I.S.D.S
Joint Director, Head IT Cell,
DGT, MSDE, Govt of India -
Dr. Nisha Mendiratta
Advisor and Scientist G, Head, WISE & CCP, Department of Science and Technology,
Govt. of India -
Guncha Malik
Cybersecurity Advisor
IBM -
K. Veera Raghava Rao, I.A.S
Director
Department of Employment and Training, Tamil Nadu -
Kavita Anand
Co-Founder
Adhyayan Quality Education Services -
Komal Sapra
Industry Connect Fellow
Quest Alliance -
Kumkum Arora
APJC Partner Manager
Cisco Social Innovation -
Maneesha Chadha
Head of Grant Programs, APAC
J.P. Morgan -
Manish Jain
Co-founder
Shikshantar Andolan -
Manoj Balachandran
Head, CSR
IBM India & South Asia -
Maya Menon
Founder, Director
The Teacher Foundation -
Megha Bhagat
Co-founder
Project Defy -
Mohana Rajan
Senior Engagement Manager
Sattva Consulting -
Neha Bhatia
Head of Operations, North
SEE Learning India -
Nikhil Nadiger
Programme Manager
Samagra -
Nita Aggarwal
Programme Manager
Porticus -
Prerna Kumar
Senior Technical Specialist
International Centre for Research on Women -
Prof. Rajaram Sharma
Former Director
Central Institute of Education Technology, NCERT -
Radha Ganesan
Faculty
Stony Brook University -
Ravi Viswanathan
Vice President, CSR National Grant Programs
Accenture -
Rishikesh B.S.
Faculty
Azim Premji University -
R. N. Velumani
Divisional Manager
Ashok Leyland Ltd. -
Sabina Dewan
President & Executive Director
Just Jobs Network -
Shashank Pandey
Co-founder
Convegenius -
Shalini Menon
Global Director of Training
Change.org Foundation -
Shri Sanjiv Sharma
Joint Director,
Skill Development & Industrial Training Department, Haryana -
Shri B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, I.A.S
Principal Secretary, Education,
Govt. of Assam -
Shrutika Jadhav
Transformation & Impact Manager
Dasra -
Shri Raghuram R. Iyer
Additional Secretary, School & Mass Education Dept.
Director, Directorate of Secondary Education and Additional Director General, OSEPA, Govt. of Odisha -
Subbu Parmeswaran
Co-Founder
Learning Curve Foundation -
Suchetha Bhat
CEO
Dream a Dream -
Sweety Thomas
Programme Manager,
H.T. Parekh Foundation -
Aakash Sethi
CEO
Quest Alliance -
Angela D'Souza
Program Manager
Quest Alliance -
Bindia Vishwanath
Content Coordinator
Quest Alliance -
Namrata Agarwal
Director - Fundraising and Strategic Finance
Quest Alliance -
Neha Parti
Director, Schools Program
Quest Alliance -
Nikita Bengani
Director, Youth Program
Quest Alliance -
Senthil Kumar
Associate Director, Youth Programs
Quest Alliance -
Sushmitha Sridhara
Manager
Quest Alliance
Sessions
Day 1
25th Aug 2021
Emerging patterns with COVID-19 and its implications for education ecosystem.
Welcome Address
11:00AM - 11:20AM
Speaker
Aakash Sethi
Panel Discussion
11:30AM - 12:45AM
Radical changes in learning environments and reimagining delivery mechanisms
Moderator
Megha Bhagat
Panellists
Shashank Pandey
Rishikesh B.S.
Manish Jain
Panel Discussion
3:15PM - 4:15PM
Young Learners as Digital Citizens: Parent and school systems collaborations to ensure digital safety and ethics
Moderator
Neha Parti
Panellists
Apar Gupta (He/Him)
Chitra Iyer
Guncha Malik
Manoj Balachandran
Paper Launch & Funder CoLab - By Invite Only
4:15PM - 6:45PM
STEM Mindsets in Secondary Schools
STEM Mindsets in Secondary Schools
Neha Parti
Namrata Agarwal
Panellists
Mohana Rajan
Dr. Indira Vijaysimha
Shri Raghuram R. Iyer, Additional Secretary, School & Mass Education Dept.Director, Directorate of Secondary Education and Additional Director General, OSEPA, Govt. of Odisha
Shri B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, I.A.S, Principal Secretary, Education,Govt. of Assam
Dr. Nisha Mendiratta, Advisor and Scientist G, Head, WISE & CCP, Department of Science and Technology,Govt. of India
Day 2
26th Aug 2021
Role of education technology in self learning environments.
Panel Discussion
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Preparing and engaging with teachers and children for Social Emotional Learning in a digital environment
Moderator
Nita Aggarwal
Panellist
Subbu Parmeswaran
Shrutika Jadhav
Neha Bhatia
Panel Discussion
12:00PM - 12:45PM
Identifying educator competencies for the future of learning
Moderator
Rohan J.
Panellists
Maya Menon
Prerna Kumar
Kavita Anand
Experience
12:45PM - 1:00PM
Virtual tour and launch of course on ‘Skills for Online Facilitation’ on Quest App
Facilitators
Bindia Vishwanath
Rohan J.
Photo Contest Session
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Portraits of Self-Learning
Panel Discussion
3:35PM - 4:35PM
Adoption of blended learning models for classrooms: A way forward!
Moderator
Shalini Menon
Panellists
Radha Ganesan
Prof. Rajaram Sharma
Anurag Pratap
Day 3
27th Aug 2021
The future of work and successful transitions for India’s youth.
Future Skills Track
11:30AM - 1:00PM
System level readiness to adapt to the change from a cultural and infrastructural lens: How do we engage with the potential to facilitate & accelerate adoption of blended learning practices?
Moderator
Nikita Bengani
Panellists
Senthil Kumar
K. Veera Raghava Rao, I.A.S, DirectorDepartment of Employment and Training, Tamil Nadu
Dr. M. Jayaprakasan, I.S.D.S, Joint Director, Head IT Cell,DGT, MSDE, Govt of India
Kumkum Arora
Nikhil Nadiger
Panel Discussion
2:00PM - 3:00PM
21st century skills for successful work transitions
Panellists
Shri B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, I.A.S, Principal Secretary, Education,Govt. of Assam
Suchetha Bhat
Akanksha Bapna
Sweety Thomas
Abhishek Gupta
Moderator
Panel Discussion
3:00PM - 4:30PM
Skills Strategies for Addressing Market Demands
Moderator
Sabina Dewan
Panellists
Dilip Chenoy
Ravi Viswanathan
Aakash Sethi
Future Skills Panel
4:30PM - 5:50PM
Building Women’s participation in the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) ecosystem and Industry
Moderator
Angela D’Souza
Panellists
Komal Sapra
Maneesha Chadha
R. N. Velumani
Shri Sanjiv Sharma
Closing
5:50PM - 6:15PM
Speaker
Nikita Bengani