Enterprising Schools 2010 Symposium
An Initiative of Gray Matters Capital
Name Welcome note Thank you…
for joining the Second Annual Enterprising Schools Symposium, hosted by Gray Matters Capital. The sector of Affordable Private Schools (APS) has the opportunity to transform education for low-income children worldwide. Key stakeholders – you – are driving this transformation by addressing critical needs that will allow the sector to grow. Gray Matters Capital's Enterprising Schools Initiative strives to build this community of stakeholders and expand awareness of the work we are doing – from schools “in a box” to capital provision to advancing education quality. Together, as a community, we will develop best practices and seed new growth of schools and sector development. This year’s Symposium program balances Innovation with the Latest Market Developments, as well as introduces PACTS; Progressive Action Commitments to establish industry-wide goals and standards. We hope that this program will strengthen the APS community and provide us with tools to enhance the important work we are doing. If you have any questions or need assistance during the conference, please contact Sharayu Kamath at sharayukamath@gmail.com or +91 9246151172. Sincerely,
FPO
FPO
Genia Topple | Executive Director
Molly McMahon | Program Officer
October 26-28, 2010
Schedule at-a-glance Tuesday, October 26
7:00-10:00 PM
Cultural Show & Welcome Dinner
Wednesday, October 27
6:30-7:30 AM 8:30-12:00 PM 12:00-1:00 PM 1 :00-1:30 PM 1:30-2:30 PM 2:30-3:00 PM 3:00-5:00 PM 6:30-9:00 PM
Morning Yoga Innovation in Action Tours Lunch Opening Remarks Keynote Address: Innovation & Sustainable Education Networking & Tea Break Sparking the Market for Affordable Learning Tools Speed Networking & Dinner
Thursday, October 28
6:30-7:30 AM 8:00-9:00 AM 9:00-9:15 AM 9:15-10:00 AM
10:00-12:00 PM 12:00-1:00 PM 1:00-2:30 PM
2:30-4:00 PM 4:00-4:30 PM 4:30-4:45 PM 4:45-5:00 PM
Morning Yoga SNAPS Photo Exhibit & Breakfast Morning Recap Keynote: Inspiring Market Developments Ground Breaking Research from Across the Globe *15 minute break at 10:45 am Lunch PACT Roundtable Sessions 1 & 2 PACT Roundtable Sessions 3 & 4 Networking & Tea Break Keeping the Conversation Alive Closing Remarks
October 27
Opening Keynote Innovation & Sustainable Education Jay Kimmelman, CEO Bridge International Academies Jay Kimmelman is CEO and co-founder of Bridge International Academies. He is a successful entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for issues related to global poverty. Mr. Kimmelman was founder and CEO of Edusoft, the leading educational software company providing assessment platforms to U.S. school districts. He led the company from inception to national success providing critical services to 3 million student in 400 school districts across the country, establishing the company as the recognized leader in the market. Bridge International extends access to primary education in Africa, demonstrating the power of for-profit innovation to transform lives. By employing key characteristics of successful franchises, Bridge International provides a complete “school in a box” that allows local operators to run schools on a low-cost, but profitable basis. Bridge International’s model provides a sustainable approach to education in Africa, where on average, children perform at the 3rd percentile compared to children from developed countries and is working to close this gap through its growing network of schools.
October 28
Keynote Inspiring Market Developments James Tooley, Founder of The Beautiful Tree Foundation Professor of Education Policy, Newcastle University James Tooley is Professor of Education Policy at Newcastle University and Director of the E.G. West Centre in England. He is also the author of The Beautiful Tree: A personal journey into how the world’s poorest people are educating themselves, (Penguin, 2009), which won the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Prize, and also hit the best-selling lists in India. His work in low-income areas around the world and dedication to private initiatives in education have won him worldwide acclaim. For his ground-breaking research on private education for the poor in India, China and Africa, Professor Tooley was awarded gold prize in the first International Finance Corporation/Financial Times Private Sector Development Competition in September 2006. From 2007 to 2009, he was founding President of The Education Fund, Orient Global, during which time he helped create the chain of schools now called Rumi Education (formerly Aristotle Education Alliance). Professor Tooley is currently chairman of education companies in Ghana and India creating embryonic chains of low cost private schools.
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October 27 - 28
Sessions October 26 Pre-symposium Activities 7:00-10:00 PM
Welcome Dinner Experience Hyderabad schools, culture, and hospitality from the Oglethorpe University IDEX Fellows who are working on business development with local APS.
October 27 Innovation: Transforming Ideas into Practice 8:30-12:00 PM
School Tours Join enterprising service providers on tours of local schools to meet school leaders, students and teachers and learn how their products and services are increasing student learning and overall school effectiveness.
eynote Address: Innovation & Sustainable Education K Jay Kimmelman, CEO, Bridge International Academies Jay Kimmelman will introduce his “school in a box” model, and examine how to overcome the challenge of balancing low cost operations with profitability and student achievement.
1:30-2:30 PM
3:00-5:00 PM Sparking the Market for Affordable Learning Tools Sandy Speicher, Program Lead, IDEO Design for Learning Explore the catalogue of winning concepts from IDEO’s Affordable Learning Tools Challenge, and engage in roundtables discussions on how to spark a market for impactful products & services for APS.
October 28 Market Developments: Taking Stock to Drive Future Growth 8:00 – 9:00 AM
SNAPS Photo Exhibit EnterprisingSchools.com & Beyond Profit Discover APS from around the world through inspiring images and stories!
9:15 – 10:00 AM Keynote: Inspiring Stories from the Field James Tooley, Professor of Education Policy, Newcastle University James Tooley will provide an overview of APS global markets, share inspiring stories from his travels, and discuss his work with colleague, Ken Donkha, from the Omega Schools. 10:00 – 12:00 PM
round Breaking Research from Across the Globe G Learn from the latest research studies about emerging trends, and join a Q&A on market development led by James Tooley.
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Call to Action: Progressive Action Commitments A Participate in interactive sessions facilitated by market leaders who will discuss their commitment to strengthening the APS sector, and lead working groups to establish industry-wide Progressive Action Commitments (PACTS).
PACTS Round Table: Concurrent Sessions 1 & 2 Government Engagement Moderated by Baela Raza Jamil, Director, Centre of Education and Consciousness (ITACEC)
School Funding & Finance Moderated by Brajesh Mishra Finance Director, Indian School Finance Company
2:30-4:00 PM
PACTS Round Table: Concurrent Sessions 3 & 4
School Management Moderated by Liesel Pritzker, Director of Program Development, IDP Foundation
Quality Teaching & Learning Moderated by Pradeep Sharma, Country Director, Gray Matters Capital
4:30-4:45 PM
Keeping the Conversation Alive Erika Norwood, Communications Manager, Gray Matters Capital Discover how EnterprisingSchools.com is expanding awareness of the APS sector, and how you can join that network to keep the conversation alive after the symposium.
October 27
Innovation in Action Tours In the city of Hyderabad, there are an estimated 3,000 Affordable Private Schools (APS), and across the state of Andhra Pradesh, there are over 10,000. In this booming APS market, there is a growing number of service providers who have developed affordable products, learning tools and services that improve the quality of education schools deliver. This year’s school visits are hosted by enterprising service providers who are partnering with Hyderabad’s APS. During visits, you will have the chance to meet school owners, teachers and students, and understand how service providers and schools are working together to increase learning outcomes and school effectiveness. Butterfly Edufields Ltd.
Escuela Nueva
Butterfly Fields believes in learning by doing. Their programs consist of activities and experiences specifically designed to make children understand basic concepts or principles, while enjoying learning at the same time. Butterfly Fields has been an enthusiastic entrant into the APS sector and has successfully implemented their innovative Maths and Science programs in 6 APS.
Escuela Nueva (EN) means “new school” in Spanish. EN is a child-centered, community-based education system led by teachers who are facilitators for active, participatory and cooperative learning. Since 1975, Escuela Nueva educational programs have been transforming schools in Colombia and around the world, producing impressive results that have been widely researched and documented. Escuela Nueva India, a social for-profit company, launched a pilot with 10 APS in Hyderabad where they are testing and adapting the methodology to improve basic education in India.
Tour Lead: Mr. Anantharajan, Head-Marketing or Mr. Sharat Chandra, Founder
Tour Lead: Mr. Irfan Baig, Teacher Trainer
Empathy Learning Systems Empathy Learning Systems (ELS) provides services for APS and is building a chain of APS in India. ELS specializes in teacher training, classroom management, remedial intervention for children, monitoring and evaluation, conversational English, computer literacy and school management systems. It is inspired by the work of Professor James Tooley, and currently runs programs in 28 APS in the Old City and New City areas of Hyderabad. Tour Lead: TBA
Educomp Solutions Educomp is India’s largest education services company. It reaches 26,000 schools and 15 million educators and learners across the world. Educomp, in partnership with Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, launched Project Gyan Shakti in 2009. The goal is to bring long term change in the teaching processes and improve learning outcomes in poor urban children. Working with 6 APS in Hyderabad, the project will assess the effectiveness of innovative teaching methodologies developed by Educomp Solutions for use in APS. Tour Lead: TBA
Micro Credit Ratings International Limited Micro Credit Ratings International Limited (M-CRIL) is the world leader in the rating of microfinance institutions. M-CRIL has partnered with GMC to develop a light and cost-effective school assessment tool for the APS sector that analyses Governance & Strategy, Finance & Operations, Student Learning, Learning Environment and Parent Engagement. M-CRIL has assessed over 120 schools to-date. Tour Lead: Shraddha Jha, Head-Operations
Rumi Education Rumi Education is India’s first chain of Affordable Private Schools. Established in 2008 with 9 foundation schools serving 4000 children, they have since grown to operating over 80 schools in its franchise. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of RF Chandler (formerly Orient Global), a private investment company based in Singapore. Tour Lead: Ravi Misra, Marketing Manager
The Teacher Foundation The Teacher Foundation (TTF) was established in 2002 by Maya Menon, a renowned educator. TTF has over 6 branches in Karnataka and one in Hyderabad. TTF works with schools, principals, schooladministrators, teachers and teacher educators in the areas of school development and improvement, teacher development, technology-enabled training and support, design and production of teaching aids and classroom-resources. TTF is presently working with 20 APS in Bangalore in whole school transformation. In 2010, TTF established a resource centre in Hyderabad and is presently working with more than 60 APS teachers and 11 APS school owners in leadership training and capacity building. Tour Lead: Prakash Nedungadi, Director-Development
The Indian School Finance Company The Indian School Finance Company (ISFC) is a non-banking finance company (NBFC) which extends infrastructure and working capital loans to APS charging average student fees of US$ 5-12/mo. Its goal is to help school operators reach more children with improved academic quality. ISFC has disbursed 154 loans in Hyderabad and Bangalore, totaling US $31, 85,987. Tour Lead: TBA
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Sparking the Market for Affordable Learning Tools Your Profile Company Name
IDEO
Your Name
Sally Madsen Designer and Project Lead
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
Sally Madsen is a designer and project leader at IDEO, and a leader of IDEO's Social Innovation domain. She brings a holistic view to the design of products, services, and systems Ð believing that good design usually touches on all of these, and more. Her experience at IDEO includes programs for social and commercial clients in India, Ghana, Kenya, Bangladesh, Mexico, and the US.
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Before coming to IDEO she founded Cosmos Ignite Innovations, a start-up providing solarpowered lights as a replacement for kerosene lights in India and other countries. She holds BS and MS degrees from Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering. Outside of work Sally spends much of her time indulging in craft. She’s an avid sailor, with a busy racing schedule in the San Francisco Bay. And she’s an enthusiastic globetrotter, traveling with open eyes (and open mouth) and a camera around her neck, immersing herself in the experience.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Policy Innovations
Your Name
Sudarshan Gopalan Consultant
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
At PI consulting, we provide our clients with innovative, pragmatic and bold insights to assist in their decisions. Our every solution and service is envisioned/crafted to create lasting positive impact. We pride ourselves in providing objective, honest and customized solutions for our clients. We will benchmark our mission through our impact on the education sector. Currently there is no organization in India which is focused on all these needs and the synergy from serving them. In the initial years we may partner with domain expertise agencies to provide solutions. Also based on our experience of the first few months we may choose to a serve only a few needs in the list above.
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We are a core group of policy enthusiasts who are eagerly supported by a network of experts and professionals hailing from varied sectors in the social, corporate, scientific and academic domain. PI wants to create a deep and effective network of experts transcending knowledge domains and geographies to apply their experiences to solve the problems posed to us, and some that we pose to ourselves. If you are interested to be associated with PI, please do contact us and let us know about you.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name Your Name Title
CDC Consult Limited, Development & Management Consultants Ernest S. Dzandu Managing Consultant
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
Head of company’s Research and Knowledge Management Service line. Led a team of research and financial consultants to conduct market research on access to finance and business advisory service by low income private schools in Ghana. The research covered 136 basic schools selected from 80 low income communities, 105 parents, 18 financial institutions and 22 business development services providers. Facilitates the development of business plans and training on financial management courses for school proprietors and managers.
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Ernest is the Managing Consultant of CDC Consult, a development and management consulting firm in Accra, Ghana. He has worked over the past 15 years in the areas of training; research; financial management and entrepreneurship. Sectors of experience include education; microfinance; tourism and agribusiness. He has previously served as team leader on “demand assessment for finance and advisory service� covering 452 private schools in Ghana (2007). Ernest is a Chartered Accountant and has an MBA in Finance. What would you like to get out of this conference?
Learn from other participants on what works especially in the areas of low income school finance and access to business advisory services; establish network with individuals and institutions desirous of making real impact in sectors that improve the lot of mankind such as education; share findings on the Ghana research into low income private schools and receive feedback on available opportunities.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
PACTS Round Table Sessions: School Finance
Your Profile Company Name
Indian School Finance Company
Your Name
Brajesh Mishra Finance Director
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
Brajesh joined ISFC in 2008. He is the Finance Director at ISFC and is in charge of Finance, Operations, Compliance and Administration and credit risk assessment of loan proposals. Prior to joining ISFC, Brajesh was at ICICI Bank for 14 years where he worked in the growing consumer finance sector in his earlier years in retail consumer loans including car loans, two wheeler loans and commercial vehicle loans.
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Earlier in his career he worked in the Rural, Microbanking and Agribusiness group where he ran a business providing loans for the retail end of the Agriculture supply chain. Specifically, Brajesh has experience in Agri-Commodity based finance to Agri-SME's, Working Capital Finance, Tractor Finance, Crop Finance and Rural Housing. He loves the outdoors and regularly participates in Half Marathons and Himalayan treks. Brajesh has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and holds an MBA from MS University, Baroda.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Trident Microfin Pvt Ltd
Your Name
Puli Kishore Kumar Managing Director
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
As the Managing Director, I provide overall guidance and leadership in all of Trident’s activities, including the Loans for Educational Institutions Product. I directed the creation and the design of this product, as I was convinced of the need and demand for it based on my previous experiences.
Please insert a short-bio (less than 75 words) Puli Kishore Kumar is the founding MD of Trident Microfin. In just three years, he has built it up to a Rs 180 crore company. He has ten years of experience in Corporate Finance, Microfinance, Banking and Human Resources. He has previously worked in ICICI as the head of Rural Microfinance for Karnataka. In BASIX, he started as Field Executive and rose to Area Manager. He is an MBA from Osmania University.
What would you like to get out of this conference?
Better knowledge of the state of the affordable private schooling sector, the chance to seek partnerships, and ideas to expand the services we provide to this sector.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Faulu Kenya
Your Name
Helen Kithinji General Manager, Business
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
I manage research and product development; recruitment of new clients, growth of the loan book and client education. Faulu has about 300,000 clients across Kenya, among who include entrepreneurs running private affordable schools. We do not have MIS to quantify the exact number at the moment. As such these group are served within the standard business loans
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A graduate in Economics and MBA, Marketing, with 13 years working banking experience. Started my banking career at KCB, the largest Retail bank in East Africa where I worked in various capacities for 10 uyaers before proceeding to ABC Bank in 2006. Joined Faulu Kenya in early 2008 to support the institution in transforming to a deposit taking MFI. Faulu was licensed to take deposits in June 2006. At KCB and ABC Bank I made tremendous contributions in product and services innovations and brand positioning.
What would you like to get out of this conference?
Exposure to how other institutions have impacted on APS Contacts for future collaborations and consultations
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Sinapi Aba Trust
Your Name
Vincent Amponsah Director, IDP Rising Schools Program
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
Sinapi Aba Trust has partnered with IDP Foundation, Inc. and Opportunity International-US to implement the IDP Rising Schools Program. The Program is an initiative targeting very deprived, non-government schools throughout Ghana by providing the proprietors, teachers and caterers with capacity-building services and access to capital. I manage the staff of the IDP Rising Schools Program in Ghana and the relationship between Sinapi Aba Trust and the Program partners.
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Vincent Amponsah has been working for Sinapi Aba Trust, Ghana’s leading microfinance organization, for more than 10 years. He holds an Executive Masters degree from Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences and Technology (KNUST), as well as a Bachelors in business administration. Prior to directing the IDP Rising Schools Program, Vincent was head of the data unit at Sinapi Aba Trust, as well as holding other senior management positions. Vincent has also worked as a private school teacher in Ghana.
What would you like to get out of this conference?
I would like to learn about other initiatives working with affordable private schools, to garner lessons learned and best practices. I would like to speak at the Finance PACT Roundtable to share my Program’s successes. I would also like to present the Program to interested parties.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
PACTS Round Table Sessions: Government Engagement Your Profile Company Name Your Name Title
Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) & Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust (SNPET) ; South Asia Forum for Education Development (SAFED) Baela Raza Jamil Ms.
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
ITA = Director Programs - design programs; initiatives; public policy and research SNPET= Managing Trustee – coordination with Trustees; new ideas /innovations and scaling up from free school to an APS paradigm – financing; design and synergies with other organizations for replication and tools for scaling up SAFED= Coordinator – expanding partnerships and undertaking research knowledge sharing and generation for policy influence and implementation
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Baela Raza Jamil is a public policy specialist former technical adviser Ministry of Education, Pakistan and activist in the education sector. She has worked extensively in the areas of quality, community based initiatives for education access and quality , district education planning, local governance and public private partnerships in three continents and across several countries. Inspired by her identity formations in Pakistan, she has studied comparative education, public policy, and economic history at the Institute of Education, University of London, Rosemont College USA, Graduate School of Education at Harvard and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in UK.
What would you like to get out of this conference?
Many new ideas which are implementable Networks access for supporting our work in Pakistan Engagement with Cross Country Research initiatives Possible donor/financing linkages and/or information
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Centre for Civil Society
Your Name
Parth J Shah President
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
Initiated school choice campaign whose slogan is ‘Fund Students, Not Schools!’
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President of CCS www.ccs.in and Chief Mentor of School Choice Campaign www.schoolchoice.in for writings see www.parthjshah.in
What would you like to get out of this conference?
More people, media, opinion and policy makers understanding the role that APS plays and supporting them to do better for the poor children of the country
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
PACTS Round Table Sessions: School Management Your Profile Company Name
IDP Foundation, Inc.
Your Name
Liesel A. Pritzker Vice President and Director of Program Development
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
A major program of the Foundation is the IDP Rising Schools Program in which the goal is to boost the development of existing, but very poor non-government schools through microfinance loans (access to capital) and capacity building services (proprietor, teacher and caterer trainings). IDP Foundation, Inc. has partnered with Sinapi Aba Trust and Opportunity International-US to implement the IDP Rising Schools Program. Liesel manages the development of the IDP Rising Schools Program. Please insert a short-bio (less than 75 words)
Liesel A. Pritzker is the Vice President and Director of Program Development of the IDP Foundation, Inc. After spending the summer of 2006 in rural India, Liesel resolved to address the pervasive poverty she encountered within disadvantaged communities. She spent the summer of 2008 volunteering with a microfinance institution in Tanzania and has traveled to Africa several times to better understand Opportunity International’s work there. Through her work with Opportunity International, Liesel co-founded Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO). YAO’s mission is to engage young people in microfinance.
What would you like to get out of this conference?
Liesel would like to learn about other initiatives in the affordable private schools realm to share best practices. In addition, Liesel would like to present the IDP Rising Schools Program as a PACT Roundtable Moderator to spark discussion about different models targeting affordable private schools in the developing world.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Rumi Education Private Limited
Your Name
Raj S Grover Chief Executive Officer
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
The commitment is to build a long term sustainable business and organization serving the quality education need at affordable price. The goal is “improved learning outcome” that is relevant, measurable, affordable and accountable. The approach is inclusive and participative, engaging all stakeholders in the process.
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An experienced chief executive with strong marketing, operations and strategic skills. True passion lies in transforming an idea into an industry and build profitable business, brands and organizations around it. Has worked on Indian and global assignments with prestigious organizations like Nestle, Wrigley’s, HMV and the Rupert Murdoch group.”
What would you like to get out of this conference?
Deeper understanding of the APS segment
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Bridge Academies
Your Name
Jay Kimmelman CEO
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
Jay Kimmelman is CEO and co-founder of Bridge International Academies. He is a successful entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for issues related to global poverty. Bridge International extends access to primary education in Africa, demonstrating the power of for-profit innovation to transform lives. By employing key characteristics of successful franchises, Bridge International provides a complete "school in a box" that allows local operators to run schools on a low-cost, but profitable basis. Bridge International's model provides a sustainable approach to education in Africa, where on average, children perform at the 3rd percentile compared to children from developed countries and is working to close this gap through its growing network of schools.
Please insert a short-bio (less than 75 words)
Mr. Kimmelman was founder and CEO of Edusoft, the leading educational software company providing assessment platforms to U.S. school districts. He led the company from inception to national success providing critical services to 3 million student in 400 school districts across the country, establishing the company as the recognized leader in the market.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
PACTS Round Table Sessions: Quality Teaching and Learning Your Profile Company Name
Gray Matters Capital
Your Name
Pradeep Sharma Country Director
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
Pradeep Sharma is the Country Director for Gray Matters Capital in India. Based in Hyderabad, Pradeep manages programs in the education sector to develop the education ecosystem in India with a focus on affordable private schools (APS). His responsibilities include developing a rating system for APSs and scaling it to multiple cities within India to enhance market transparency, to create market intelligence and to set quality standards. By partnering with innovative solution providers, who typically do not find APS segment attractive, he intends to create a sustainable market by aggregating the schools and by creating a platform for commerce such that it leads to a paradigm shift in pedagogy & school management.
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Pradeep has his Masters in Business Administration from Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines and York University, Toronto, Canada. Pradeep has his Bachelor of Engineering degree from R.V College of Engineering in Bangalore, India.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Dignitas Project
Your Name
Tiffany Cheng Executive Director, Co-Founder
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
As Executive Director, Tiffany is responsible for strategy development, implementation, and operations management for Dignitas. A major part of her role includes developing and training a wide variety of community members including principals, teachers, community leaders, parents to improve the quality of teaching and learning within affordable private schools. In addition, Tiffany devotes time to advocacy efforts to educate the ministry of education and donor community about the importance and need for APS in marginalized, low-income communities.
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Tiffany is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Dignitas Project, a non-profit organization focused on improving education quality in marginalized communities through leadership training and empowerment. Previously, Tiffany worked on a Harvard research initiative studying leadership and performance in urban school districts. She began her career as a teacher, college admissions counselor, and school developer in Oakland and Boston public schools. Tiffany holds an M. Ed from Harvard University and a B.A. from Wellesley College.
What would you like to get out of this conference?
I would like to cultivate relationships with parallel organizations, funders, and peer leaders to enhance my professional support network for learning and leadership. I am especially interested in seeing education entrepreneurship first-hand and discovering how we can amplify one another’s impact in this sector.
Symposium Speaker & Presenter Profiles
2010
Your Profile Company Name
Butterfly Edufields Pvt. Ltd.
Your Name
K Sharat Chandra Founder Director
Title
Please describe your current role within your organization and how it related to APS (please limit than 75 words)
Opportunity Exploration & Business Development in APS.
Please insert a short-bio (less than 75 words)
B Tech IIT Bombay & PGDGM from IIM Ahmedabad. He was into Management Consulting for about 4 years before being actively involved in the Education Sector since last 5 years.
What would you like to get out of this conference?
Interact with APS and get new insights. Networking with Partners (Donor agencies) & explore New opportunities. Any other surprises.
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