Salwan Media Founder and CEO Harjiv Singh to Speak at Asian Summit on Education and Skills 2014
The Founder and CEO of Salwan Media, Mr. Harjiv Singh will be speaking at the sixth annual edition of Asian Summit on Education and Skills 2014 (ASES 2014), an international conference and exhibition on educational material and training resources, scheduled on September 9-12, 2014 in New Delhi.
- (1888PressRelease) September 06, 2014 - Organized by the Indian Didactics Association in partnership with The Education World Forum, London, this by-invitation event is supported by British Council and British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA). This year's Summit focuses on 'Raising quality; and technology's support for learning.'
Mr. Harjiv Singh will be participating in the plenary session, 'Adopting and Adapting Technology for Learning', on Tuesday, 9th September, at 11:30AM-1:00PM at Hotel Taj Palace. The session will focus on the challenges, opportunities and successes associated with integrating technology in teaching and learning, and the importance of adopting as well as adapting technology to meet education's needs. The session will also reflect on how the learning and experiences can be applied for future strategy, policy and leadership. Other senior panelists confirmed so far include Charles Clarke, former Secretary of State for Education and Skills in England, Mr. Suresh Subramanian, Worldwide VP for Health and Education at Hewlett-Packard, and Gavin Dykes, Programme Director for ASES and the Education World Forum.
Mr. Harjiv Singh, Founder and CEO of Salwan Media said, "The burgeoning demographic dividend puts a huge responsibility on our shoulders and necessitates adoption of scalable education and learning tools. It is high time to utilize technology optimally to bring about a paradigm transformation in the education system. The 12.3% increase in India's education outlay in the recent union budget is a welcome and positive step. Events like Asian Summit on Education and Skills and One Globe Knowledge Conference act as enablers and catalysts of education reforms by sieving best practices through knowledge sharing and building consensus among several stakeholders."
The Asian Summit on Education & Skills is India's only annual leadership event dedicated to the education & training sector, now broadening its appeal across Asia. ASES 2014 brings together influential leaders, eminent educationists and other key stakeholders to create an unparalleled platform for exchange of dialogues on policy, implementation of future practices and new growth drivers that are revolutionising the education and training sector in India and around the world.
The Summit will also feature a parallel exhibition, World Didac India 2014, showcasing educational supplies, training, technology and didactic material, which will be held at Pragati Maidan on 10-12 September, 2014, in partnership with Worlddidac Association, Didacta International, NCERT and National Institute of Open Schooling. The Summit will also feature the IDA Awards which showcase and felicitate excellence in educational products, resources, and services in and among the education and training fraternity in India.
About Salwan Media
Salwan Media owns a portfolio of businesses in education, consumer & business information primarily targeting South Asia. It views South Asia as one of the most exciting growth opportunities for the education, media and information industries. With 1.6 billion people, the region is home to nearly a quarter of the world's population. Over half of this population is under the age of 25. Given South Asia's youthful demographic, coupled with literacy rates below world averages; they believe the region will witness an increasing demand for education and information in the next two decades. Their mission is to connect, inform and empower our audiences to succeed in a globalized world powered by knowledge. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, with offices in New York and London.
About One Globe 2015
Organized by Salwan Media, One Globe 2015: Uniting Knowledge Communities will be the fourth annual edition of the premier conference focusing on Global Education in South Asia, and will be held in the first week of February 2015 in New Delhi. The conference is a platform for educators, government officials, investors, policy makers, entrepreneurs, universities and NGOs to deliberate, debate, design and decide the future of education & the skills requirements for a growing South Asian youth population. Sustainability, quality and affordability of educational reform in congruence with a growing knowledge society, will form the backbone of the discourse at the conference. For details on last year's conference, please visit: http://www.salwanmedia.com/one-globe-2014.php.
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