Quest 2 Learn Summit 2025

27 & 28th Nov 2025,
Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Beyond the AI hype, building radical futures of hope with young people.

Past Speakers

What to Expect at Q2L 2025

Critical conversations on AI, education, careers and equity

Youth led story telling
where young people are reimagining learning and livelihoods

Immersive exhibits
that bring Futures Thinking Pedagogies to life

Creative performances and installations
celebrating youth reimagination

Cross-sector collaboration
shaping inclusive futures dialogues

About Q2L 2025

Quest 2 Learn 2025 is a brave, creative and collaborative summit, co-created with young people who are navigating the convergence of climate disruption, technological acceleration, and economic uncertainty. It brings together young people, educators, government leaders, CSOs, designers and technologists to imagine and co-create inclusive futures.

Q2L 2025 builds on the work of Quest Alliance’s Youth Futures Studio, bringing its Futures Thinking Pedagogies into a shared space of learning, dialogue and action. The event is a platform to showcase insights from the studio’s work on climate and AI and to invite diverse stakeholders to co-create youth-centered, regenerative futures.

Through dialogue and shared learning at Q2L, we’ll highlight youth voices and collectively explore the role of youth as: Consumers of AI, Creators of AI and Challengers of AI

Stay tuned for more updates.

Who can attend Q2L 2025?

Youth leaders and educators | Policy makers and government | AI practitioners and technologists | Civil society organizations | Designers and learning practitioners

Join Us

Be a part of this exploration of AI, education and youth agency. Let’s build futures that are inclusive, hopeful and led by those who will live them.

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

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Quest 2 Learn over the years

Quest 2 Learn (Q2L) is Quest Alliance’s annual flagship summit that brings together young people, educators, civil society leaders, technologists, and policymakers to reimagine learning, work, and the future. In past editions, Q2L has explored themes like digital learning, gender equity, and career readiness, spotlighting youth voices and showcasing innovative solutions.

Q2L 2023 focused on “Reimagining Learning for the 21st Century”, featuring youth-led sessions, keynotes, and interactive exhibits. Each year, the summit continues to challenge the status quo and spark bold conversations around building just, regenerative futures.

Q2L 2025 is the 7th such edition of the event. Know more about Q2L over the past years.

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