The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the widespread closures of schools and universities. As of now, over 1.7 billion learners were out of school due to school closures in response to COVID-19.
According to UNESCO monitoring, over 100 countries have implemented nationwide closures, impacting nearly 90% of the world’s student population. This has led to a surge in e-learning or online learning across the institutions globally.
With this in mind, Confer Global is coming up with an EdTech Virtual Conference for educators and learners worldwide to help them understand that how education plays a part in bridging the gap, and institutions pivoting towards incorporating digital technologies into the very core of their educational offerings.
Subjects Experts Speaking at the Conference are:
- Prof. Christopher Abraham, CEO & Head – Dubai Campus, S P Jain School of Global Management
- Priya Krishnan, Founder, Founding Years Learning Solutions
- Dr Mithu Alur, Founder Chairperson, ADAPT
- R K Verma, Founder, MD & Academic Head, Resonance Eduventures
- Surya Prakash Mahopatra, Global Head – Talent Transformation , Practice Head - Learning, Wipro Digital
- Vaibhav Kumar Srivastava, Channel Lead – Education, Microsoft India
- Antarpreet Singh, Director – Digital Learning, Indian School of Business
- Emmanuel David, Director, Tata Management Training Centre, Tata Group
Human Resources
- Karan Sandhu, Former EVP & Group Chief Learning Officer, Jindal Steel & Power
- Dr. Amrita Vohra, Director of Education, GEMS Education
- Nuriya Ansari, President, Learning Links Foundation
- Rashmi Ranjan, Trustee & Founder, Udaan (Surya Veena Adarsh Niketan Trust )
- Dr Vivek Mehrotra, Chief Mentor – Success Setu & CEO, Dhanakshi Academy of Inspired Learning