Quest 2 Learn Summit 2023
At A Glance
7
Plenary Sessions
From thought leaders to social impact investors to ecosystem builders, there are 40+ speakers at this year’s Q2L.
5
Parallel Tracks
There are innovative breakout sessions by subject-matter experts to deep-dive into key conversations.
8
Exhibits
Thought-provoking installations designed around the key findings of our latest research publication.
230
CSO Partners
17
Government Representatives
486
Educational Institutions
230
CSO Partners
17
Government Representatives
19
Funder Partners
We spoke about
Climate Change and its effects on learning experiences
Artificial Intelligence reshaping employment opportunities
Futures Literacy and shifting the perspective on collective future making
Speakers
Prof. Shermon Cruz
Chair Association of Professional Futurists
LinkedinBharat Wakhlu
President The Wakhlu Advisory
LinkedinDr Indu K Murthy
Sector Head-Climate, Environment & Sustainability Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy
LinkedinDr Sakshi Khurana
Senior Specialist Niti Aayog
LinkedinDr Maneesh Mishra
Group Head- Strategy National Skills Development Corporation
LinkedinShakil Ahmed
Futurist Ridiculous Futures
LinkedinYamini Atmavilas
President The Udaiti Foundation
LinkedinAakash Sethi
CEO Quest Alliance
LinkedinRohit Adlakha
Independent Board Member and CXO AI and Digital Revolutionary - Sustainability Evangelist
LinkedinSonali Vyas
Associate Director - Programs and Operations Safetipin
LinkedinKumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Founder Land Conflict Watch & India Research Lead, Digital Witness Lab, Princeton University
LinkedinArihant Chindalia
Country Manager (India) Sustainable Living Lab
LinkedinNitin Jerath
Head of Design & Storytelling Karya
LinkedinAnshul Tewari
Founder Youth Ki Awaaz
LinkedinDeepika Mogilishetty
Chief - Policy and Partnerships EkStep Foundation
LinkedinDeval Sanghavi
Co-Founder and Partner Dasra
LinkedinBabitha George
Partner Quicksand
LinkedinAbhishek Jain
Director, Powering Livelihoods Council of Energy, Environment and Water
LinkedinKumar Anurag Pratap
Vice President & Head Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Capgemini India
LinkedinGautam John
CEO Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
LinkedinSuchetha Bhat
CEO Dream a Dream
LinkedinAnant Bhagwati
Partner Bridgespan Group
LinkedinVinay Narayan
Senior Manager- Policy Aapti Institute
LinkedinAishani Rai
Research Consultant Aapti Institute
LinkedinArjun Bahadur
Lead Life Skills Collaborative, Sattva Consulting
LinkedinAbhayraj Naik
Co-Founder Initiative for Climate Action
LinkedinNobina Gupta
Founder Director Disappearing Dialogues Collective
LinkedinShripathi Hadigal
Regional Resource Mobilization Manager Restless Development
LinkedinErica Arya
Head Project Tech4Dev
LinkedinSmita Gupta
Curator OpenNyAI
LinkedinPrasanth Nori
Outreach and Engagement Manager - APAC Scratch Foundation
LinkedinBenson Isaac
Faculty Azim Premji University
LinkedinDeepak Rai
VP (Standards and Research) Skill Council for Green Jobs
LinkedinSunil Thakur
Partner Quadria Capital
LinkedinRamesh Padmanabhan
CEO ARMAAN
LinkedinAnish Kumar
Managing. Director Transform Rural India Foundation
LinkedinAarti Mohan
Co-Founder and Partner Sattva Consulting
LinkedinKarabi Payeng
Learner Govt ITI Majuli, Assam
LinkedinRajashree Sethy
Learner Govt. ITI Talcher, Angul, Odisha
LinkedinRohan Dabhi
Learner VTI, Halol, Gujarat
LinkedinDwishojoyee Banerjee
Young Changemaker Ashoka
LinkedinPriyanka Kusulia
Learner Priyanka Kusulia - Orissa
LinkedinChitra Ranjan Payeng
Community Member Majuli, Assam
LinkedinShyam Bihari Meena
Director DET Bihar
LinkedinAbdus Shahid
Principal Adarsh Vidyalaya Ganakkuchi
LinkedinPriyanka Krishna
Research Specialist Quest Alliance
LinkedinBhawna Parmar
Senior Research Officer Quest Alliance
LinkedinDeepika Singh
Director - Learning Experience Quest Alliance
LinkedinRishi Mazumdar
EdTech Architect Quest Alliance
LinkedinTanvi Negi
Associate Director Quest Alliance
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Sessions
Day 1
9 October 2023
Registration + Networking
9.00 - 9.30 am
(Coffee & Tea will be served)
Welcome Remarks
9.30 - 10.00 am
Speaker
Neha PartiDirector, Schools Program, Quest Alliance
Opening Address
10:00 - 10.15 am
Introduction to Q2L 2023
Speaker
Aakash SethiCEO, Quest Alliance
Young People’s Imagination of their Futures
10.15- 10.40 am
Speaker
Bhawna ParmarSenior Research Officer, Quest Alliance
Rajashree SethyLearner, Govt. ITI Talcher, Angul, Odisha
Karabi PayengLearner, Govt ITI Majuli, Assam
Rohan DabhiLearner, VTI, Halol, Gujarat
Imagining Futures that Youth will Occupy
10.40 - 11.40 am
Speaker
Abhayraj NaikCo-Founder, Initiative for Climate Action
Dr Indu K MurthySector Head-Climate, Environment & Sustainability, Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy
Deepika MogilishettyChief - Policy and Partnerships, EkStep Foundation
Rohit AdlakhaIndependent Board Member and CXO, AI and Digital Revolutionary - Sustainability Evangelist
Engaging in Futures Thinking
11.40 - 12.05 am
Speaker
Shakil AhmedFuturist, Ridiculous Futures
Networking Break with Tea and Coffee
12.05 - 12.20 pm
Speaker
Bhawna ParmarSenior Research Officer, Quest Alliance
Priyanka KrishnaResearch Specialist, Quest Alliance
Report Launch: From Anxiety to Hope- Building Emancipatory Climates Futures Literacy in Young People
12.25 - 12.45 pm
Speaker
Arjun BahadurLead, Life Skills Collaborative, Sattva Consulting
Priyanka KrishnaResearch Specialist, Quest Alliance
Prof. Shermon CruzChair, Association of Professional Futurists
Lunch and Immersion in Exhibit spaces
1.30 - 3.00 pm
Parallel Tracks
3.00 - 4.30 pm
AI and Learning - Hall 2
Speaker
Erica AryaHead, Project Tech4Dev
Rishi MazumdarEdTech Architect, Quest Alliance
Prasanth NoriOutreach and Engagement Manager - APAC, Scratch Foundation
Smita GuptaCurator, OpenNyAI
Future-proofing Schools against Climate Change - Board Room
Speaker
Abdus ShahidPrincipal, Adarsh Vidyalaya Ganakkuchi
Deepika SinghDirector - Learning Experience, Quest Alliance
Anand PendharkarFounder - CEO, SPROUTS Environment Trust
Dwishojoyee BanerjeeYoung Changemaker, Ashoka
Chitra Ranjan PayengCommunity Member, Majuli, Assam
Shripathi HadigalRegional Resource Mobilization Manager, Restless Development
AI and Work - Hall 1
Speaker
Aishani RaiResearch Consultant, Aapti Institute
Sunil ThakurPartner, Quadria Capital
Anant BhagwatiPartner, Bridgespan Group
Ramesh PadmanabhanCEO, ARMAAN
Anish KumarManaging. Director, Transform Rural India Foundation
Vinay NarayanSenior Manager- Policy, Aapti Institute
Kumar Anurag PratapVice President & Head Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Capgemini India
Yamini AtmavilasPresident, The Udaiti Foundation
Futures Literacy Workshop - Library
Speaker
Bhawna ParmarSenior Research Officer, Quest Alliance
Priyanka KrishnaResearch Specialist, Quest Alliance
Networking Break with Tea and Coffee
4.30 - 4.50pm
Closing remarks: Where are we at?
4.50 - 5.15pm
Speaker
Neha PartiDirector, Schools Program, Quest Alliance
Session Anchors
Music Performance
5.15 pm onwards
Summersalt - A Shillong-based folk-fusion troupe bringing music from the Khasi hills of Meghalaya.
Evening Get Together
6.30 pm onwards
Day 2
10 October 2023
Registration + Networking
9.00 - 9.30 am
(Coffee & Tea will be served)
Opening session: The Woman and the River
9.30 - 10.00 am
Speaker
Makvana Shitalben DevshibhaiLearner, Gujarat
Crafting New Futures: Disrupting the status quo
10:00 - 11:10 am
Speaker
Arihant ChindaliaCountry Manager (India) , Sustainable Living Lab
Nitin JerathHead of Design & Storytelling, Karya
Dona MathewResearch Associate, Digital Futures Lab
Sonali VyasAssociate Director - Programs and Operations, Safetipin
Kumar Sambhav ShrivastavaFounder, Land Conflict Watch & India Research Lead, Digital Witness Lab, Princeton University
Networking Break with Tea and Coffee
11.10 - 11:25 am
Preparing the Future: Perspectives on Policy
11.30 - 12.15 am
Speaker
Dr Maneesh MishraGroup Head- Strategy, National Skills Development Corporation
Dr Sakshi KhuranaSenior Specialist, Niti Aayog
Nikita BenganiDirector, Youth Program, Quest Alliance
Shyam Bihari MeenaDirector, DET Bihar
Reimagining the Future Role of Philanthropy and Civil Society
12.20 - 1:20 pm
Speaker
Aarti MohanCo-Founder and Partner, Sattva Consulting
Gautam JohnCEO, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
Anshul TewariFounder, Youth Ki Awaaz
Suchetha BhatCEO, Dream a Dream
Deval SanghaviCo-Founder and Partner , Dasra
Lunch and Immersion in Exhibit spaces
1.30 - 3.00 pm
Parallel Tracks
3.00 - 4.30 pm
AI and Learning - Hall 2
Speaker
Erica AryaHead, Project Tech4Dev
Rishi MazumdarEdTech Architect, Quest Alliance
Prasanth NoriOutreach and Engagement Manager - APAC, Scratch Foundation
Smita GuptaCurator, OpenNyAI
Future of Skilling for Green Transitions - Board Room
Speaker
Abhishek JainDirector, Powering Livelihoods, Council of Energy, Environment and Water
Benson IsaacFaculty, Azim Premji University
Babitha GeorgePartner, Quicksand
Deepak RaiVP (Standards and Research), Skill Council for Green Jobs
AI and Work - Hall 1
Speaker
Tanvi NegiAssociate Director, Quest Alliance
Futures Literacy Workshop - Library
Speaker
Bhawna ParmarSenior Research Officer, Quest Alliance
Priyanka KrishnaResearch Specialist, Quest Alliance
Networking Break with Tea and Coffee
4.30 - 4.50 pm
Share Back: Parallel Tracks
4.50 - 5.00 pm
Session Anchors
Keynote: Co-creating Hopeful Futures for All
5.00 - 6.00 pm
Speaker
Bharat WakhluPresident, The Wakhlu Advisory
Closing Remarks: Tree of Hope
6.00 - 6.15 pm
Speaker
Aakash SethiCEO, Quest Alliance