HEF Annual Convention 2018: CXOs, Academics, policy makers to address

Higher Education Forum (HEF) is all set to host the 9th HEF Annual Convention & Awards on the theme Skill India Build India Role of higher Education Institutions on March 10, 2018 at Pune.
Eminent academics, corporate leaders, policy makers will address the convention on the variety of issues highlighting the theme and sub themes as key note speakers, panel experts. Key note speakers in the inaugural and valedictory sessions include Mr. Narendra Barhate, MD Seed Infotech; Dr A K Sen Gupta, HEF Founder & Convener; Dr Rajan Saxena, Vice Chancellor NMIMS; Dr Sanjay Muthal, Executive Director, Insist Executive Search; Ms Aruna M Katara, President, Hope Foundation and Research Center; Dr Peter Cunningham, Professor Emeritus, Nelson Mandela University; Prof (Dr.) Nitin R. Karmalkar, Vice Chancellor, SPPU; Dr A. D. Shaligram, Registrar SPPU; Dr N. M. Kondap, Director General RSET and former VC NMIMS; Prof Sharu Rangnekar, Management Guru.




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The key note speakers and panellists will focus on variety of issues related to the theme on the knowledge, skills, technological disruptions in the 21st century. The convention will be a platform for all the stakeholders to meet and interact on all the issues.
Keeping in view the fact that India has largest pool of youth & skilled manpower, the country has the true potential to become the global hub for providing skilled manpower both at entry as well as higher level to all sectors & industries.
With the launch of skill India campaign by the Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi which aims to train over 40 crore (40 million) people in India in different skills by 2022 with various initiatives of the Government like National Skill Development Mission, National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and the Skill loan scheme, skills Education has become an important topic of discussion. Accordingly, need of the hour of higher education institutions is to integrate education with skill and that remains a great challenge.
Four Panel Discussions
There will be four panel discussions to address on sub-themes and issues during the convention. The sub-themes for Panel Discussions are:

Corporate Academic Partnership for Bridging Skill Gap: Myth or Reality
Understanding Skills of 21st Century: Big Challenge Ahead
Digital Disruption: Upgrading Skill of Faculty
Integration of School Education

Key Takeaways at the conference
Key takeaways at the HEF Annual Convention are the Glimpse into future challenges with particular reference to skilling and role of HEIs; Strategies / processes / interventions needed to create right academic ambience for development of faculty; Sharing of best practices by successful faculty members from HEIs and Networking with fellow professionals.
Who should attend the conference?
The convention offers good opportunity for Chairmen, Chancellors & Vice-Chancellors; Edupreneurs, Investors in the Education Vertical; Register, Deans, Director, Faculty Members, Principals of Schools, Owners L&D Heads from Skill based Industry / Corporate and Consulting Entities involved in Skill Training Space
Key Partners to the Convention
International Accreditation Agency ACBSP is the knowledge partner of the HEF Convention; Media Partner is Free Press, while MBAUniverse.com is the portal partner of it and the Academic partner is ICFAI Business School.
Started in 2010, Higher Education Forum (HEF) is promoted as an advocacy group of individuals with issues and challenges in the landscape of higher education in India. The individuals include representatives from all stakeholders of higher education. The sole objective of the forum is to help create an excellent world class higher education system in India. This encompasses creation of appropriate structure, strategies, processes and development of institutions.
Besides institutional partners, the members of the Forum include academicians & teaching community spanning all areas / sectors, corporate executives, academic entrepreneurs, management professionals, scientists, engineers, and all those committed to growth & development of higher education in India and abroad.
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