Education Conclave 2023 Bengal Chamber Kolkata

Picture Gallery: Education Conclave held on 23rd December 2023 at Hotel Oberoi Grand, Kolkata

The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized its 6th Annual Education Conclave - Education Milieu - The Way Forward on the 23rd of December 2023 at The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata.

Highlights from the session

1. Inaugural Session
Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson - Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry gave the welcome address.
Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal was the Chief Guest.
Shri Manish Jain, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal was the Opening Keynote Speaker.
Special Remarks & Conclusion - Mr. Simarpreet Singh, Co-Chairperson, Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber and Director, JIS Group.
Emceeing the session was Ms. Swarnali Dhar, Deputy Director of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

2. Expert Speaker on School Education
Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director, CBSE (joined online).

3. Panel Discussion on Navigating the Future: School Education Transformations
Moderated By: Professor Dr. Suman Kumar Mukerjee, Director General, The Bhawanipur Education Society College.
Speakers: Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS, Ms. Rupa Sanyal Bhattacharjee, Principal, South Point High School, Ms. Nandini Dasgupta, Director Academics, Techno India Group Public Schools and Ms. Kamalpreet Kaur, Principal Narula Public School.

4. Expert Speaker on Role of MSME - Entrepreneurship
Er Ramesh Kumar, F.I.E., Chartered Engineer (India), Senior Advisor, World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (An International Organization).

5. Panel Discussion on AI & Robotics: Transforming Education
Moderated By: Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL.
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Anupam Basu, Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, Distinguished Hon. Prof. Sister Nivedita University, Hon. Professor Shiv Nadar University, Dr. Indranil Mitra, MD, Advanced Analytics, AI & Gen AI, PwC and Prof. Dr. Saptarshi Das, Assistant Professor and Head, Centre for Data Science, JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, JIS University.

6. Panel Discussion on Innovations in Academia: The Unconventional Study Subjects
Moderated By: Mr. Sumit Das Gupta, Managing Director, Allcap Communications Pvt Ltd.
Speakers: Mr. Souvik Basu, Director of Photography, Dr. Madhab Milan Ghosh, Associate Professor, Faculty In-charge & Coordinator (Administration), Department of Sports Management, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Yogacharya Mary Cecil, HOD, Department of Yoga, NSHM School of Health Sciences, NSHM Knowledge Campus and Mr. Sourav Chakraborty, Founder & CEO, Student Lifestyle, Sconto.

7. Expert Speaker on Marketing Management
Dr. Mohua Banerjee Director & and Professor of Marketing, International Management Institute (IMI Kolkata).

8. Expert Speaker on Vocational Education
Dr. Vinay Swarup Mehrotra, Professor and Head of Curriculum Development and Evaluation Centre at PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education (joined online).

9. International Perspectives: The Future of Education
Prof. Prafulla C Sarker, Vice Chancellor (Designate), Sheikh Hasina University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson - Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcoming the Chief Guest Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal.

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson - Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry handing over a memento Shri Manish Jain, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal.

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson - Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry giving the Welcome Address and Setting the Context.

Mr. Simarpreet Singh, Co-Chairperson, Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber and Director, JIS Group welcoming Shri Manish Jain, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal.

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry handing over a memento Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal.

Shri Manish Jain, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal during his Opening Keynote Speech.

From left to right Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson - Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Chief Guest Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal; Shri Manish Jain, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal and Mr. Simarpreet Singh, Co-Chairperson, Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber and Director, JIS Group.

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson - Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry handing over a memento to the Chief Guest Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal.

Mr. Simarpreet Singh, Co-Chairperson, Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber and Director, JIS Group handing over a memento to Shri Manish Jain, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal.

Mr. Simarpreet Singh, Co-Chairperson, Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber and Director, JIS Group during his inaugural speech.

Ms. Swarnali Dhar, Deputy Director, The Bengal Chamber emceeing the event.

Ms. Swarnali Dhar, Deputy Director, The Bengal Chamber emceeing the The Bengal Chamber Annual Education Conclave 2023.

Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal, Chief Guest of the event.

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson-Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry handing over a memento to the Chief Guest Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal.

Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal during his inaugural speech.

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson-Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry handing over a memento to the Chief Guest Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Education, Govt. of West Bengal.

Expert Speaker Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director, CBSE, Ministry of Education, Government of India conducted his session online and spoke about School Education.

The Panel Discussion on Navigating the Future: School Education Transformations was Moderated by Professor Dr. Suman Kumar Mukerjee, Director General, The Bhawanipur Education Society College. Speakers: Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS, Ms. Rupa Sanyal Bhattacharjee,Principal, South Point High School, Ms. Nandini Dasgupta , Director Academics, Techno India Group Public Schools and Ms. Kamalpreet Kaur, Principal Narula Public.

Ms. Kamalpreet Kaur, Principal Narula Public.

Dr. Suman Kumar Mukerjee, Director General, The Bhawanipur Education Society College moderator of the session on Navigating the Future: School Education Transformations.

Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS.

Ms. Rupa Sanyal Bhattacharjee, Principal, South Point High School

Prof. Dr. Anupam Basu, Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, Distinguished Hon. Prof. Sister Nivedita University, Hon. Professor Shiv Nadar University handing over a memento to Dr. Suman Kumar Mukerjee, Director General, The Bhawanipur Education Society College.

Prof. Dr. Anupam Basu, Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, Distinguished Hon. Prof. Sister Nivedita University, Hon. Professor Shiv Nadar University handing over a memento to Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS.

Prof. Dr. Anupam Basu, Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, Distinguished Hon. Prof. Sister Nivedita University, Hon. Professor Shiv Nadar University handing over a memento to Ms. Rupa Sanyal Bhattacharjee,Principal, South Point High School.

Prof. Dr. Anupam Basu, Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, Distinguished Hon. Prof. Sister Nivedita University, Hon. Professor Shiv Nadar University handing over a memento to Ms. Nandini Dasgupta , Director Academics, Techno India Group Public Schools.

Ms. Nandini Dasgupta, Director Academics, Techno India Group Public Schools.

Expert Speaker Er Ramesh Kumar, F.I.E., Chartered Engineer (India), Senior Advisor, World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (An International Organization) spoke on the Role of MSME - Entrepreneurship.

Professor Dr. Suman Kumar Mukerjee, Director General, The Bhawanipur Education Society College handing over a memento to Mr. Er Ramesh Kumar, F.I.E., Chartered Engineer (India), Senior Advisor, World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (An International Organization).

The Panel Discussion on AI & Robotics: Transforming Education was moderated by Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL. Speakers: Prof. Dr. Anupam Basu, Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, Distinguished Hon. Prof. Sister Nivedita University, Hon. Professor Shiv Nadar University, Dr. Indranil Mitra, MD, Advanced Analytics, AI & Gen AI, PwC and Prof. Dr. Saptarshi Das, Assistant Professor and Head, Centre for Data Science, JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, JIS University.

Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS handing over a memento to Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL, session moderator on AI & Robotics: Transforming Education.

Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS handing over a memento to Prof. Dr. Anupam Basu, Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, Distinguished Hon. Prof. Sister Nivedita University, Hon. Professor Shiv Nadar University.

Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS handing over a memento to Dr. Indranil Mitra, MD, Advanced Analytics, AI & Gen AI, PWC.

Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS handing over a memento to Prof. Dr. Saptarshi Das, Assistant Professor and Head, Centre for Data Science, JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, JIS University.

From left to Right Ms. Rupkatha Sarkar, Principal, LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS; Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL; Prof. Dr. Anupam Basu, Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, Jadavpur University, Distinguished Hon. Prof. Sister Nivedita University, Hon. Professor Shiv Nadar University; Dr. Indranil Mitra, MD, Advanced Analytics, AI & Gen AI, PwC and Prof. Dr. Saptarshi Das, Assistant Professor and Head, Centre for Data Science, JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, JIS University.

The Panel Discussion on Innovations in Academia: The Unconventional Study Subjects was moderated by Mr. Sumit Das Gupta, Managing Director, Allcap Communications Pvt Ltd. Speakers: Mr. Souvik Basu, Director of Photography, Dr. Madhab Milan Ghosh, Associate Professor, Faculty In-charge & Coordinator (Administration), Department of Sports Management, Indian Institute of Social Welfare And Business Management (IISWBM),Yogacharya Mary Cecil, HOD, Department of Yoga, NSHM School of Health Sciences, NSHM Knowledge Campus and Mr. Sourav Chakraborty, Founder & CEO, Student Lifestyle, Sconto.

Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL handing over a memento to Mr. Sumit Das Gupta, Managing Director, Allcap Communications Pvt Ltd session moderator on Innovations in Academia: The Unconventional Study Subjects.

Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL handing over a memento to Yogacharya Mary Cecil, HOD, Department of Yoga, NSHM School of Health Sciences, NSHM Knowledge Campus.

Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL handing over a memento to Dr. Madhab Milan Ghosh, Associate Professor, Faculty In-charge & Coordinator (Administration), Department of Sports Management, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM).

From left to right Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL; Dr. Madhab Milan Ghosh, Associate Professor, Faculty In-charge & Coordinator (Administration), Department of Sports Management, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM); Mr. Sourav Chakraborty, Founder & CEO, Student Lifestyle, Sconto; Yogacharya Mary Cecil, HOD, Department of Yoga, NSHM School of Health Sciences, NSHM Knowledge Campus; Mr. Souvik Basu, Director of Photography and Mr. Sumit Das Gupta, Managing Director, Allcap Communications Pvt Ltd session.

Expert Speaker Dr. Mohua Banerjee Director & and Professor of Marketing, International Management Institute (IMI Kolkata) speaking on Marketing Management.

Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Strategic Adviser, Techno India Group, Kolkata, Vice President, Global Media Education Council, Mentor, NextGen Academy & CTPL handing over a memento to Dr. Mohua Banerjee Director & and Professor of Marketing, International Management Institute (IMI Kolkata).

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson-Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry handing over a memento to Dr. Mohua Banerjee Director & and Professor of Marketing, International Management Institute (IMI Kolkata).

Expert Speaker Dr. Vinay Swarup Mehrotra, Professor and Head of Curriculum Development and Evaluation Centre at PSS Central Institute joined online and spoke on Vocational Education.

Prof. Prafulla C Sarker, Vice Chancellor (Designate), Sheikh Hasina University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh spoke on the International Perspectives: The Future of Education.

Mr. Satyam Roy Chowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Founder & Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chairperson-Education Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce handing over a memento to Prof. Prafulla C Sarker, Vice Chancellor (Designate), Sheikh Hasina University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.

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