SEPC’s 12th AGM: Skilling and Internationalization of Higher Education on focus

The future of education could be an amalgamation of transformations driven by Education 4.0, NEP 2020, present pandemic, emerging student needs and new technologies. The current social environment, generational differences in society, new student profiles and monumental technological changes have led Indian higher education institutions to reinvent and redesign ecosystems to create a more accessible and inclusive environment.

The new paradigm of education is defined by features such as 5G spectrum, adoption of a mobile centric economy, increased use of social media platforms, etc. The need for facilitating personalized learning anytime, anywhere is changing the role of teachers to facilitators and mentors are some of the key characteristics in the new age of Education.

SEPC being a nodal organization for India’s services exports promotion, has been advocating reforms in higher education sector, carrying out research, surveys and studies. The education committee has been in discussion with Government’s growth agenda for the sector.

In the above backdrop, SEPC is organizing the Education & Skilling Interactive session as a precursor to its Annual General Meeting. The interactive session will focus on deliberations and discussions to create a roadmap to achieve the projected target of $ 1 trillion by 2030, primarily focused on capacity building & enhancing competitiveness with focus on export of education services from the country.

SEPC will bring together significant presence from the industry, academia, thought leaders, Think Tanks, NGO’s and consultants to deliberate upon strategies and share best practices that helps in developing an advanced education system.

Theme: Skilling and Internationalization of Higher Education

Speakers >>>

• Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Govt. of India
• Dr. Subhas Sarkar, MoS Education, Govt of India
• Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MoS Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and MoS Meity
• Shri Parmeswaran Iyer IAS, CEO, Niti Aayog
• Shri BVR Subrahmanyam IAS, Commerce Strategy, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India
• Prof. Deepak Kumar Srivastava, Vice Chairman, UGC
• Dr. Maneesh Mishra, Exec VP – Strategy, NSDC
• Dr. Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities
• Prof. Rajesh Khanna, President NIIT University
• Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro Chancellor, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University
• Mr. Raghav Gupta, MD, India & SAARC, Coursera
• Mr. Prashant Deshpande, Senior VP, Strategic HR, Reliance Industries Ltd.
• Dr. Sushma Yadav, Member UGC
• Dr. Avantika Tomar, Partner, EY Partheon
• Shri Harish Porwal, Partner, Business Consulting, EY
• CA Sunil H. Talati, Chairman, SEPC
• Shri Karan Rathore, Vice Chairman, SEPC
• Dr. Abhay Sinha, Director General, SEPC

Agenda >>>

Session 1: India@2047 – Services Export Strategy

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Registration and Tea/Coffee
10:30 AM – 10:35 AM	Introductory Remarks Dr Abhay Sinha, Director General, SEPC
10:35 AM – 10:40 AM	Welcome Address CA Sunil H. Talati Chairman, SEPC
10:40 AM – 10:45 AM	Skill Sector Context Setting Shri Harish Porwal Partner – Business Consulting, Ernst & Young LLP
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM	Education Services Sector Context Setting Dr Avantika Tomar Partner, EY – Parthenon
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM	‘Guest of Honour’ Shri B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, IAS Commerce Secretary, Government of India
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM	‘Session Special Guest Address on Education Services’ Dr Subhas Sarkar Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Government of India
11:10 AM – 11:15 AM	Vote of Thanks by Shri Karan Rathore Vice Chairman, SEPC
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM	Tea Break

Session 2: Transforming workforce skills for service exports

11:20 AM – 11:25 AM	Panel Introduction & Context Setting by the Session Moderator Shri Harish Porwal Partner – Business Consulting, Ernst & Young LLP
11:25 AM – 11:40 AM	Industry Panel Discussion – Prof. (Dr) Neharika Vohra Vice-Chancellor, Delhi Skill & Entrepreneurship University – Shri Prashant Deshpande Sr. Vice President, Strategic HR, Reliance Industries Ltd – Dr Maneesh Mishra Executive Vice President – Strategy, National Skill Development Corporation
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM	‘Guest of Honour’ Shri Parameswaran Iyer, IAS CEO, NITI Aayog
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM	‘Guest of Honour’ Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GOI
12:00 PM – 12:15 AM	‘Chief Guest Address on Services Sector – India @ 2047’ Shri Piyush Goyal Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, Textiles, and Consumer Affairs, and Food & Public Distribution, Government of India
12:15 PM – 12:20 PM	QnA
12:20 PM – 12:25 PM	Vote of Thanks by Dr. Abhay Sinha Director General, SEPC
12:25 PM – 12:30 AM	Break

Session 3: Reimagining Higher Education for India @ 2047

12:30 PM – 12:35 PM	Panel Introduction & Context Setting by the ‘Session Moderator’ Dr Avantika Tomar Partner, EY – Parthenon
12:35 PM – 12:40 PM	Welcome Remarks Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, Chairperson – Education Council, SEPC, and Pro Chancellor at Symbiosis International (Deemed) University
12:40 PM – 01:00 PM	Industry Representation – Prof Rajesh Khanna President, NIIT University – Prof (Smt.) Sushma Yadav Member, UGC, and – Former Vice Chancellor, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalay – Shri Raghav Gupta Managing Director, India & SAARC, Coursera – Dr (Smt.) Pankaj Mittal Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities
01:00 PM – 01:15 PM	Guest of Honour Prof. Deepak Kumar Srivastava Vice Chairman, University Grant Commission
01:15 PM – 01:25 PM	QnA
01:25 PM – 01:30 PM	Vote of Thanks by Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, Chairperson – Education Council, SEPC, and Pro Chancellor at Symbiosis International (Deemed) University
01:30 PM – 02:15 PM	Lunch

Session 4: Annual General Meeting ( 02:30 PM – 03:30 PM )

High Tea ( 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM )

Venue >>>