Our speakers
Pooja Gianchandani, Head of Global Business - EduTech and Skills, IL&FS Education Technology Services Ltd | @ILFSEducation
Pooja's has deep interest in developing solutions that engage young people through education and skills. She has worked extensively in the areas of Industry engagement for TVET. Through her work she wishes to create opportunities that connect stakeholders towards “Skills for All”.
Currently, she oversees policy advocacy and global business expansion for IL&FS Education Group. IL&FS has impacted more than 13 million people through Education and Skills since 1997. These learning technologies, knowledge products and training services are highly relevant for countries in need of transformational solutions for students, teachers, educators, parents, youth, employers, policy makers etc.
Prior to this, she was Director for Skills Development at FICCI, where she strengthened the Skills Forum leading to setting up Sector Skills Councils and collaboration with 10+ countries.
She has done her Post Graduate in Social Work from the University of Delhi. Pooja is also an Aspire Circle Fellow and working with like-minded Social Leaders to create deeper engagement within the development sector.
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Pooja Kapadia, Principal associate, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Pooja Roy, Director, EY
Prabhat Chaturvedi, CEO, NBHC Finserv
Prabhat Jain, Director, Pathways Schools
Prabhat Jain is the Director of Pathways School. He was born to a Delhi-based traditional Jain family, and joined his family-run stone business where he was instrumental in expanding the business.
In 1999, he decided to make the foray into the education space. With a focused vision to create an institution second to none, Mr. Prabhat and his brothers did an extensive research on school education. This enticing journey of 'unlearning and learning' spanned over 2 years and the model of a world class international school evolved in 2003 named the Pathways World School.
Mr. Prabhat is member of various bodies and councils in the field of education. He was instrumental in raising private equity for the company in 2009-10 for further expansion. He aspires to continue his research and gradually expand the school chain in different parts of India.
Prabir Talati, Director, Actis
Prachi Jain Windlass, Director, India Education, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | @MSDF_Foundation
Prachi heads the foundation’s India education portfolio which focuses on school education, college entrance and career readiness.
Prachi is on the board of several for-profit education companies and advisory committees to state governments and education departments. She is passionate about the area of data driven education and has spearheaded the foundation’s work in multiple ways, including: investing and managing a portfolio of innovative companies and creating role model states on student outcomes.
Before joining the foundation, Prachi worked at Boston Consulting Group in Gurgaon, India and in the telecommunications sector at Qualcomm and Motorola. Prachi has over 15 years of diverse set of operational and leadership experience in India and US, and education in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, and from University of Southern California, Los Angeles and MBA from the University of Chicago.
Prachi Jain Windlass, Director-India Education, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Ms. Prachi Windlass heads the foundation’s India education portfolio which focuses on school education, college entrance and career readiness. Ms. Windlass is on the board of several for-profit education companies and advisory committees to state governments and education departments. She is passionate about the area of data driven education and has spearheaded the foundation’s work in multiple ways, including: investing and managing a portfolio of innovative companies and creating role model states on student outcomes. Before joining the foundation, Ms. Windlass worked at Boston Consulting Group in Gurgaon, India and in the telecommunications sector at Qualcomm and Motorola. Ms. Prachi Windlass has over 15 years of diverse set of operational and leadership experience in India and US, and education in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, and from University of Southern California, Los Angeles and MBA from the University of Chicago.
Prachi Windlass, Director, India Programs, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation India LLP
Prachi is a director at Michael & Susan Dell Foundation India LLP. As a member of the leadership team, she manages a portfolio of start-ups, NGOs and large-scale government partnerships. Prachi is on the board of several for-profit education companies and advisory committees to state governments and education departments. She is passionate about the area of data driven education and has spearheaded the foundation’s work in multiple ways, including: incubating service providers, creating role model states for classroom based assessments and embedding student learning based accountability in all portfolio companies.
Before joining the foundation, she orked at Boston Consulting Group in Gurgaon, India and in the telecommunications sector at Qualcomm and Motorola in US. Prachi has a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, a master’s degree from University of Southern California, Los Angeles and MBA from the University of Chicago
Prachur Sah, Director New Ventures, Vedanta Ltd. Oil & Gas Division
Currently- Director New Ventures at Cairn Oil & Gas (part of Vedanta Group) since August 2018 and is responsible for unlocking value through the 51 Blocks that Vedanta have acquired in the OALP regime. Prior to Cairn was spend around 19 years with Schlumberger working in different across geographies including Houston, Brazil, France, UAE and India. At Schlumberger did various roles in Operations, Line Management, HR, Marketing and Transformation.
Last role in Schlumberger was Managing Director for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Mr. Sah has completed M.Sc. in Oil & Gas Management from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh and B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics from IIT- Bombay.