India UK
Education Conference
The Future of Education
London, England
28 Feb 2024
Agenda
Feb 28
Agenda is subject to change
8:30
Registration, Coffee and Networking
10:00
Welcome & Ministerial Keynote
10:30
11:15
Networking & Coffee break
1:00
Lunch and Networking
1:45
1:45
2:30
3:15
4:15
Closing remarks
The Forum
A day of powerful talks
28 Feb 2024
08:30 am
Commissioned for 2024 by popular demand, the inaugural conference aims to provide a strategic platform for leaders in the UK and Indian HE sectors to interact directly with students, alumni and those that support international HE. The Forum is a day-long series of plenaries, breakouts and keynotes and promises a paradigm shift in the dialogue on international higher ed and the India-UK corridor, placing young people at the heart of these conversations.
We're bringing together trailblazers and subject matter experts to discuss hot topics that really matter to students and the sector alike. From employability, immigration and artificial intelligence to what elections in both countries are looking like, and from the skills agenda to transnational education partnerships – we are going to deliver an agenda that:
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Is designed by YOU
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Makes an actual difference to the very students without whom there wouldn’t be an international education sector
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Has an incredible line-up of speakers
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Is bold, positively disruptive and doesn’t shy away from asking uncomfortable questions…
Join more than 500 participants from across the sector for a day of transformation, in-person, in London.
The event is open to the sector, bringing together representatives from across government; parliamentarians; Universities including VCs / Pro VCs, International Recruitment, International Partnerships and TNE, Communications and Marketing, Regional Directors; Heads of sector bodies – together with international Indian students and alumni, influencers, and the media.
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Watch this space as we continuously reveal our incredible speaker line-up
Lord Karan Bilimoria
Chancellor, University of Birmingham
Co Chair, APPG of International Students
President, UKCISA
Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth
Founding Dean, Strathmore University Law School
Luis Franceschi
Lord Jo Johnson
Former Minister for Universities and Science
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Chris Skidmore
Former Minister for Universities and Science
Chair, International Higher Education Commission
Gareth Thomas MP
Shadow Minister for International Trade
Alison Barrett
Director, British Council India
Prof Nick Jennings
Vice-Chancellor and President, Loughborough University
Simon Emmett
CEO, IDP Connect
Dr Dinesh Singh
Vice Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Council
Former Vice Chancellor, Delhi University
Sandy Bhangal
Executive Director of Strategy and Global Growth, ETS
Former Director, British Council India
Barbara Wickham OBE
Diana Beech
CEO, London Higher
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Dr Sionade Robinson
Vice President (Enterprise, Engagement and Employability) - City, University of London
Ravneet Pawha
Vice President - Global Alliances and CEO - South Asia, Deakin University
Bobby Mehta
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), University of Portsmouth
Tom Bewick
CEO, Ecctis Ltd
Sanam Arora
Founder and Chairperson, NISAU
Commissioner, International Higher Education Commission
Sachin Jain
Country Manager India & South Asia, ETS
Srinivas Lagadapati
Director, Leo Global Overseas
Shivani Bhalla
Head of International Student Recruitment, Brunel University London
Arijit Sanyal
MD and CEO, HDFC Credila
Saurabh Arora
Founder and CEO, University Living
Ayesha Goyal
CEO, Leap Beyond
Akanksha Kumar
SU President - City ,University of London
Sirish Reddy
Co-founder, Voxta
The Venue
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
London,
WC2B 5DA