Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
The 11thPresident of India Dr. Abdul Kalam remains India's most ardent advocate for India becoming a knowledge super power through its vibrant youth.
Prof. David Perkins, Harvard University
Dr. David Perkins, a senior professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-founder of Project Zero research program, is one of the world's foremost researchers on teaching and learning for understanding, creative and critical thinking, organizational learning, cognition in the arts, and the role of technology in education.
Prof. Peter M. Senge, Senior Lecturer, Leadership and Sustainability, MIT Sloan School of Management
The Journal of Business Strategy (September/October 1999) named Peter M. Senge one of the 24 people who has had the greatest influence on business strategy over the last 100 years.
Gurucharan Das, Author and ex-CEO P&G
Gurcharan Das graduated with honors from Harvard University in Philosophy, Politics and Sanskrit. He later attended Harvard Business School (AMP)He was CEO of Procter & Gamble India and later Managing Director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide (Strategic Planning).
Panelists for New Delhi Vineet Joshi, IAS, Chairman CBSE
Abha Adams
David Zarowin, Director, Harvard WIDE World Program
Anuradha Das Mathur
Dr. Rukmini Banerjee,Director Pratham, New Delhi
Vivek Ramchandani, Coordinator Australian Sports Outreach Program
Gunmeet Bindra, Principal, Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar
Dr. Shalini Advani, Director, Pathways School, NOIDA
Aditya Natraj, Director of Kaivalya Education Foundation
Panelists for Chennai Dr. (Mrs) Y G Parthasarathy, (Padmashri Awardee, Dean & Director Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Group of Schools)
Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna, Minister for Information Technology, Tamil Nadu
Dilip Thakore, Editor, Education World Magazine
Ken Gnanakan, Chairman ACTS Group of Institutions, President, International Council of Higher Education
J Rajiv Choudhry, Founder and CEO - ATBM Holdings, Board Member, Tamil Nadu Educational Society, DAV Group of Schools
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, present the Chairman of the Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, former captain of Indian Cricket Team
Michael Pelletier, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy at the American Embassy in New Delhi
K. Lakshmi, Chairperson & Hon. Director, State Resource Centre - Early Childhood Education, Andhra Pradesh
Karti Chidambaram, Vice President – All India Tennis Association
Steven Rudolph, an American educationist
Alison Barrett, English teacher, trainer, academic manager
Mala Ramadorai
Panelists for Hyderabad Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha, MD, 9.9 Media and Founding Dean Indian School of Business
Manoj Kumar, CEO, Naandi Foundation
Dr. Satyanarayana, Commissioner & Director of School Education Andhra Pradesh
Prof Maya Pandit
Mr. Mohammed Ali Rafat, IAS, State Project Director of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Andhra Pradesh
Prof. Uday Desai, Director, IIT- Hyderabad
Mrs. Anjum Babukhan
Mr. M.A. Faiz Khan, Secretary, The Hyderabad Public School Society
Vivek Gupta, Partner, BMR Advisors
Mr M. Nageswara Rao, Eenadu Journalism School
Ms. T. Usha, Vice President Academics in Gowtham Model Schools
Panelists for Mumbai Mr. Ashish Kumar Singh, IAS, Additional Commissioner, Mumbai Municipal Corporation
Prof. Indira Parikh, Founder FLAME Institute Pune and former Dean, IIM- Ahmedabad
Amit Chandra, CEO, Bain Capital
Pranjal Sharma, Executive Editor, Bloomberg UTV
Mrs. Meera Isaacs, Principal of The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai (1997 till date)
Mrs. Melanie Chandrashekar, Principal Bombay Scottish School
Manisha Girotra, CEO & Country Head, UBS AG (India)
Elizabeth Mehta, Founder Trustee, Muktangan
Madeleine Heide, Assistant Superintendent at American School of Bombay
Farhad Merchant, Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Education Service, India
Nandita Das, Film Personality