Towards Catalysing…
A Movement for Education Equity in India
7th and 8th March 2025
Prestige Center for Performing Arts (PCPA), Bengaluru, 10:00 AM Onward
#InvokED2025
#InvokED2025
Join us for InvokED 4.0
on 7th and 8th March 2025
Together we will inspire dialogue, ideas, and collective action among diverse actors—government, civil society, markets, industry, academia, and media—to achieve education equity in India. Let’s bridge the gaps within the ecosystem, create lasting impact, and build schools where every child can dream, learn, and succeed.
Shikshagraha Awards
In every corner of India, there are unsung heroes who are shaping the future of our children and communities—our education leaders. They are the architects of change, working tirelessly to transform public schools, ignite young minds, and pave the way for a brighter tomorrow.
The Shikshagraha Awards, instituted by The Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives celebrate the leaders who go above and beyond their roles to build an equitable and inclusive education ecosystem.
This is more than recognition; it’s a celebration of courage, vision, and the power of leadership.
Do you know an inspiring education leader who deserves to be recognised? Nominate them today!
Tech Track
The Tech Track at InvokED celebrates the power of technology to transform lives—where open-source solutions drive innovation, empower communities, and create lasting impact. It’s a space designed to spark collaboration, inspire ideas, and drive meaningful change using technology.
You will also have the chance to create solutions that could transform education for millions of students across India. That’s the promise of the Innovation 4 Education Equity Hackathon—a challenge aimed at tackling real-world education equity issues. It’s your opportunity to solve pressing problems, deliver impactful results, and create open-source solutions that truly matter.
InvokED 4.0 Agenda
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome Address
with SD Shibulal
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Leadership in the New Age
with Smt Manjari Jaruhar, IPS, Amuleek Singh Bijral, Shantamma Appasahebagouda Patil
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Shikshagraha Awards
with Dr. Subramanian Rangan, Kumari Shibulal, Anshu Gupta, Sudha Varghese
12:00 PM – 01:15 PM
Leadership Spotlights
- Inspiring Hope in Adversity
with Mirai Chatterjee - Embracing Beginner Mindset
with Sriram Bharatam - Harnessing Abundance for Impact
with Celina de Sola - Unlocking Value Creation
with Tasso Azevedo
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Leading Collective Action: A Masterclass
with Dr. Subramanian Rangan
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM
Brain Dates
Measuring Collective Impact
with Kavita Tatwadi, Dayoung Lee, Rucha Pande
Irrefutable Power of Collective Social Innovation in Driving Systems Change by Schwab Foundation
with Dr. François Bonnici, Ashraf Patel, James Parker, Carolyne Faith Wanyonyi
Collective Leadership For Systems Change
by Teach For All
with Alex Beard, Dzameer Dzulifli, Madhukar Bhanuri, Archana Kannan Iyer, Ramabhadran Sundaram
Doing to Orchestrating: Think Exponential
by Centre For Exponential Change(C4EC)
with Polina Nezdiikovska, Ashcharya Prabhu, Suchetha Bhat, Aniket Doegar, Shanti Raghavan
02:30 PM – 04:30 PM
Dialogue Corner & Human Library
05:00 PM – 05:20 PM
Harnessing Insights: What Fuels Collective Action?
with Dr. François Bonnici, Alex Beard, Polina Nezdiikovska, Shruti Shibulal
05:25 PM – 05:45 PM
Keynote: A Vision for India’s Public Education – The Shikshagraha Way
Shri Sanjay Kumar
05:45 PM – 06:00 PM
Shikshagraha Utsav: Celebrating Collective
Commitment
06:30 PM – 08:00 PM
Prana: The Flow That Sustains- A Performance
with Sangamam
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Opening & Keynote Address
with His Highness Yaduveer Wadiyar
10:10 AM – 11:45 AM
Shiksha Chaupal: Communities as Architects of Change
with Rekha Balakrishnan, Reshma Anand, Dr. Harish Hande, Anshu Gupta, Smt Sandhya Rani, IPoS (Retd), Kameshwari Jandhyala
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
Bright Spots
- Rising Together: Youth, Education, and the Power of Collective Action
with Abhijit Biswas + Shri Muzammil Khan, IAS (Collector and District Magistrate, Khammam, Telangana) - Sankalp se Parivartan: Women Leading Educational Change in Their Communities
with Urmila Kumari + Malti Devi, Chief, Narauli Village Council, Bihar - Catalysing Change: Building Systemic Leadership in Kalaburagi Division
with Sindhu S + Shri Akash S, IAS(Additional Commisioner, DoSE, Kalaburgi, Karnataka) - Decentralised Action in the District: Co-creating Solutions with Teachers
with Simranjit Singh + Shri Rajwant Singh (District Resource Coordinator, Patiala, Punjab) - The Power of We: Collaborative Leadership for Systemic Educational Change
with Sivakami Selvi Kotla + Shri Shekhar Singh, IAS(Municipal Commissioner, Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra) - Micro-improvements, Mega Impact: A Scalable Model for Transforming Education
with Ravi Rangan S+ Shri Manoj Kaushik(Head, Educational Technology Department, SCERT, Haryana)
Brain Dates
- Unlocking Potential: The Power of Youth Leadership in Transforming School Education
with Kanika Sinha, Neeru Mulhotra, Abhijit Biswas, Shri Prateek Jain, IAS - Beyond Access: Transforming Education Systems for Quality Learning
with Jayshree Oberoi, Dr H B Chandrashekhar, Ritesh Agarwal, Sangita Baban Bangar, Kavitha N - Quality Learning for the 21st Century: Aligning Education with Real-World Challenges
with Monal Jayaram, Medha Krishnan, Surabhi Yelsangikar, Dr. Preetha Bhakta, Ansar A Dr. Elijah Bach - Beyond Survival: Creating Pathways for Children to Thrive
with Ashish Shrivastava, Dr. Krithi K. Karanth, Sailee Rane, Nita Aggarwal
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Reimagining India’s Public Schools: A Shared Vision for Change
with Reshma Piramal, Dr. Santhosh Mathew, Shri Krishnamohan Akepati, Samar Bajaj, Subir Shukla, Nur Fatima Shaikh
03:45 PM – 04:00 PM
Closing Note
with Asha Thomas
7th March 2025, Friday
12:15 PM – 01:30 PM
AI for Society: Promise, Progress, and Practicality
with Shalini Kapoor, Sanjay Tambwekar, Geeta Manjunath, Anand Rajan, Shailiza Mayal, Anand Gopakumar
02:30 PM – 06:00 PM
Innovation For Education Equity Hackathon: Presentations
8th March 2025, Saturday
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Address: Possibilities and Oppurtunities of Open Network In Education
with Sujith Nair
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Bright Spots
AI & Innovations for Societal Change
with Bachi Allamsetty, Parth Lawate, Nikhil Nadiger
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM
Bright Spots
AI & Innovations for Societal Change
with Sooinn Lee, Visveswara Gupta, Debbie Rogers Swarnima Pandit
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM
Innovation 4 Education Equity Hackathon: Winner Announcement
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome Address
with SD Shibulal
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Leadership in the New Age
with Smt Manjari Jaruhar, IPS, Amuleek Singh Bijral, Shantamma Appasahebagouda Patil
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Shikshagraha Awards
with Dr. Subramanian Rangan, Kumari Shibulal, Anshu Gupta, Sudha Varghese
12:00 PM – 01:15 PM
Leadership Spotlights
- Inspiring Hope in Adversity
with Mirai Chatterjee - Embracing Beginner Mindset
with Sriram Bharatam - Harnessing Abundance for Impact
with Celina de Sola - Unlocking Value Creation
with Tasso Azevedo
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Leading Collective Action: A Masterclass
with Dr. Subramanian Rangan
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM
Brain Dates
Measuring Collective Impact
with Kavita Tatwadi, Dayoung Lee, Rucha Pande
Irrefutable Power of Collective Social Innovation in Driving Systems Change by Schwab Foundation
with Dr. François Bonnici, Ashraf Patel, James Parker, Carolyne Faith Wanyonyi
Collective Leadership For Systems Change
by Teach For All
with Alex Beard, Dzameer Dzulifli, Madhukar Bhanuri, Archana Kannan Iyer, Ramabhadran Sundaram
Doing to Orchestrating: Think Exponential
by Centre For Exponential Change(C4EC)
with Polina Nezdiikovska, Ashcharya Prabhu, Suchetha Bhat, Aniket Doegar, Shanti Raghavan
02:30 PM – 04:30 PM
Dialogue Corner & Human Library
05:00 PM – 05:20 PM
Harnessing Insights: What Fuels Collective Action?
with Dr. François Bonnici, Alex Beard, Polina Nezdiikovska, Shruti Shibulal
05:25 PM – 05:45 PM
Keynote: A Vision for India’s Public Education – The Shikshagraha Way
Shri Sanjay Kumar
05:45 PM – 06:00 PM
Shikshagraha Utsav: Celebrating Collective
Commitment
06:30 PM – 08:00 PM
Prana: The Flow That Sustains- A Performance
with Sangamam
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Opening & Keynote Address
with His Highness Yaduveer Wadiyar
10:10 AM – 11:45 AM
Shiksha Chaupal: Communities as Architects of Change
with Rekha Balakrishnan, Reshma Anand, Dr. Harish Hande, Anshu Gupta, Smt Sandhya Rani, IPoS (Retd), Kameshwari Jandhyala
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
Bright Spots
- Rising Together: Youth, Education, and the Power of Collective Action
with Abhijit Biswas + Shri Muzammil Khan, IAS (Collector and District Magistrate, Khammam, Telangana) - Sankalp se Parivartan: Women Leading Educational Change in Their Communities
with Urmila Kumari + Malti Devi, Chief, Narauli Village Council, Bihar - Catalysing Change: Building Systemic Leadership in Kalaburagi Division
with Sindhu S + Shri Akash S, IAS(Additional Commisioner, DoSE, Kalaburgi, Karnataka) - Decentralised Action in the District: Co-creating Solutions with Teachers
with Simranjit Singh + Shri Rajwant Singh (District Resource Coordinator, Patiala, Punjab) - The Power of We: Collaborative Leadership for Systemic Educational Change
with Sivakami Selvi Kotla + Shri Shekhar Singh, IAS(Municipal Commissioner, Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra) - Micro-improvements, Mega Impact: A Scalable Model for Transforming Education
with Ravi Rangan S+ Shri Manoj Kaushik(Head, Educational Technology Department, SCERT, Haryana)
Brain Dates
- Unlocking Potential: The Power of Youth Leadership in Transforming School Education
with Kanika Sinha, Neeru Mulhotra, Abhijit Biswas, Shri Prateek Jain, IAS - Beyond Access: Transforming Education Systems for Quality Learning
with Jayshree Oberoi, Dr H B Chandrashekhar, Ritesh Agarwal, Sangita Baban Bangar, Kavitha N - Quality Learning for the 21st Century: Aligning Education with Real-World Challenges
with Monal Jayaram, Medha Krishnan, Surabhi Yelsangikar, Dr. Preetha Bhakta, Ansar A Dr. Elijah Bach - Beyond Survival: Creating Pathways for Children to Thrive
with Ashish Shrivastava, Dr. Krithi K. Karanth, Sailee Rane, Nita Aggarwal
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Reimagining India’s Public Schools: A Shared Vision for Change
with Reshma Piramal, Dr. Santhosh Mathew, Shri Krishnamohan Akepati, Samar Bajaj, Subir Shukla, Nur Fatima Shaikh
03:45 PM – 04:00 PM
Closing Note
with Asha Thomas
7th March 2025, Friday
12:15 PM – 01:30 PM
AI for Society: Promise, Progress, and Practicality
with Shalini Kapoor, Sanjay Tambwekar, Geeta Manjunath, Anand Rajan, Shailiza Mayal, Anand Gopakumar
02:30 PM – 06:00 PM
Innovation For Education Equity Hackathon: Presentations
8th March 2025, Saturday
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Address: Possibilities and Oppurtunities of Open Network In Education
with Sujith Nair
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Bright Spots
AI & Innovations for Societal Change
with Bachi Allamsetty, Parth Lawate, Nikhil Nadiger
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM
Bright Spots
AI & Innovations for Societal Change
with Sooinn Lee, Visveswara Gupta, Debbie Rogers Swarnima Pandit
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM
Innovation 4 Education Equity Hackathon: Winner Announcement
Our Speakers
Abhijit Biswas
Co-founder, Bharat Dekho
Alex Beard
Senior Director, Global Learning Lab, Teach For All
Amuleek Singh Bijral
Founder & CEO, Chai Point
Anand Gopakumar
CEO & Co-founder, The Apprentice Project (TAP)
Anand Rajan
Mission Leader & Founder, Apurva.AI
Aniket Doegar
Co-founder & CEO, Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions
Ansar A
Manager, Design and Development, Dream a Dream
Anshu Gupta
Founder, Goonj
Archana Kannan Iyer
Chief Operating Officer, Indus Action
Asha Thomas
Trustee, The Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives
Ashcharya Prabhu
Lead, Leader’s Lab Network, Centre for Exponential Change (C4EC)
Ashish Shrivastava
Founder, Shiksharth
Ashraf Patel
Co-founder, Pravah & ComMutiny – The Youth Collective
Bachi Allamsetty
CEO, CTO & Co-Founder, NavaDhiti
Carolyne Faith Wanyonyi
CHW Engagement Manager, Community Health Impact Coalition
Celina de Sola
Co-founder & President, Glasswing International
Dayoung Lee
Partner, Dalberg
Debbie Rogers
CEO at Reach Digital Health
Dr. Elijah Bach
Co-Founder & CEO, Bach Family Foundation and Trust
Dr. François Bonnici
Director, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Dr. H B Chandrashekhar
Senior Lecturer, DIET, Bengaluru Urban South
Dr. Harish Hande
CEO, SELCO Foundation
Dr. Krithi K. Karanth
Chief Executive Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies
Dr. Mara Airoldi
Co-Director of the GO Lab, BSG, University of Oxford
Dr. Preetha Bhakta
Director, Programme Development, Magic Bus
Dr. Santhosh Mathew
Country Lead, Public Policy and Finance, Gates Foundation
Dr. Subramanian Rangan
Professor, Strategy and Management, INSEAD
Dzameer Dzulifli
Former Consultant, Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia
Geetha Manjunath
Founder, CEO & CTO, NIRAMAI Health Analytix
Govindraj Ethiraj
Journalist & Entrepreneur
His Highness Yaduveer Wadiyar
King of Mysore, Karnataka
James Parker
Principal Project Manager, Proforest, Ghana
Jayshree Oberoi
Senior Director, The Akanksha Foundation
Kameshwari Jandhyala
Independent Consultant & Researcher, Gender & Education
Kanika Sinha
Convener, ComMutiny- The Youth Collective
Kavita Tatwadi
Impact Measurement Specialist
Kavitha N
Cluster Resource Person, Chandapura, Anekal, Bengaluru Urban South, Bengaluru
Kumari Shibulal
Founder & Chairperson, The Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives
Madhuchandra R
COO, Centre for Open Societal Systems
Madhukar Banuri
Founder & CEO, Leadership For Equity
Malti Devi
Chief, Narauli Village Council, Bihar
Medha Krishnan
Co-founder & CEO, Tan90
Mirai Chatterjee
Director of Social Security, SEWA
Monal Jayaram
Co-founder & Director, SoESC, Piramal School of Leadership, Piramal Foundation
Neeru Mulhotra
Programme Operations Lead, Pravah
Nikhil Nadiger
Host, theStaffRoom (a podcast)
Nita Aggarwal
Associate Director Programs, Asia, Co-Impact
Nur Fatima Shaikh
Student, Grade 9, K.C. Thackeray- Vidya Niketan English Medium School
Parth Lawate
Co-founder & CEO, Tekdi Technologies
Polina Nezdiikovska
Lead – Community Development, Centre for Exponential Change (C4EC)
Priya Ajmera
Chief Evangelist, Centre for Exponential Change (C4EC)
Ramabhadran Sundaram
Director, National Alumni Impact
Ravi Rangan S
CEO, ThinkTac
Rekha Balakrishnan
Lead Editor – HerStory and SocialStory, YourStory Media
Reshma Anand
Regional Director, Ford Foundation
Reshma Piramal
Head of operations, SEE Learning India
Ritesh Agarwal
Vice President, Educational Initiatives
Rucha Pande
Chief Operating Officer, Mantra4Change
Sailee Rane
Strategy Lead, Ecosystem Messaging, Rainmatter Foundation
Samar Bajaj
Director, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation India, LLP
Sangita Baban Bangar
Administrative Officer, Education Department, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra
Sanjay Purohit
CEO & Chief Curator, Centre for Exponential Change
Sanjay Tambwekar
Former CTO, QwikCilver
SD Shibulal
Co-founder & Former CEO, Infosys
Founder, ShikshaLokam
Shailiza Mayal
Senior Manager, Samagra | Transforming Governance
Shalini Kapoor
Chief Technologist APJ, Amazon Web Services
Shantamma Appasahebagouda Patil
Student, Grade 9, The Samhita Academy
Shanti Raghavan
Founder, EnAble India
Shri Akash S, IAS
Additional Commisioner, DoSE, Kalaburgi, Karnataka
Shri Krishnamohan Akepati
Secretary of MJPAPBCWREIS, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
Shri Manoj Kaushik
Head, Educational Technology Department, SCERT, Haryana
Shri Muzammil Khan, IAS
Collector and District Magistrate, Khammam, Telangana
Shri Prateek Jain, IAS
Collector & District Magistrate, Vikarabad District, Telangana
Shri Rajwant Singh
District Resource Coordinator, Patiala, Punjab
Shri Sanjay Kumar
Secretary, DoSEL, Ministry of Education
Shri Shekhar Singh, IAS
Municipal Commissioner, Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra
Shruti Shibulal
CEO, Tamara Leisure Experiences
Trustee, The Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives
Simranjit Singh
Program Manager, Sanjhi Sikhiya
Sindhu S
Senior Lead – Programs, Mantra4Change
Sivakami Selvi Kotla
Senior Director of Schools, The Akanksha Foundation
Smt Manjari Jaruhar, IPS
Author, Former IPS
Smt Sandhya Rani, IPoS (Retd)
Former Secretary, Department of School Edudation, Andhra Pradesh
Sooinn Lee
Co-founder & CEO, Enuma Inc.
Sriram Bharatam
Founder & Chief Mentor, Kuza Biashara Limited
Subir Shukla
Former Educational Quality Improvement Advisor, GoI & Principal Coordinator, Group Ignus
Suchetha Bhat
CEO, Dream a Dream
Sudha Varghese
Padma Shri Awardee Founder, Nari Gunjan
Sujith Nair
CEO & Co-Founder, FIDE Genesis Co-author & Steward, Beckn Protocol
Surabhi Yelsangikar
Co-Founder, Tvarita Arts Collective India
Swarnima Pandit
Manager, Strategy & Growth, The Apprentice Project (TAP)
Tasso Azevedo
Co-founder, MapBiomas
Urmila Kumari
Co-founder, Jyoti Mahila Samakhya
Visveswara Gupta
Director – Partnerships & Platform Adoption, Aastrika Foundation
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Shape a Better Future for Children
Build an understanding of how to ensure that all our children exercise their right to dream, learn and succeed, and know why we need an education movement for it.
Hear Stories and Get Inspired
Deep dive into the art of movement orchestration, explore visionary leadership in education, and envision the transformative 2030 roadmap for education in India.
Meet, Listen and Exchange Ideas
Meet peers, experts, influencers, philanthropists and storytellers. Exchange ideas with others and takeback learnings to boost your organisation’s programs.
Shape a Better Future for Children
Build an understanding of how to ensure that all our children exercise their right to dream, learn and succeed, and know why we need an education movement for it.
Hear Stories and Get Inspired
Deep dive into the art of movement orchestration, explore visionary leadership in education, and envision the transformative 2030 roadmap for education in India.
Meet, Listen and Exchange Ideas
Meet peers, experts, influencers, philanthropists and storytellers. Exchange ideas with others and takeback learnings to boost your organisation’s programs.
If you are interested in co-creating the space with us or have any questions/feedback,
write to Shwetha Kamath, Head- Ecosystem Development at shwetha@shikshalokam.org
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