India 101: the Booming Opportunity for Education and Talent

India is at the cusp of an explosion in new opportunities in education and talent driven by technology and economic growth. The Covid crisis has accelerated this momentum by at least 4-5X.  With more than 260 million students at 1.5 million schools, 50,000 higher education institutions, and 13,000 industrial training institutes, and over $1.2 billion VC investment into edtech in 2018 and 19, and $795 million in H1 2020 alone, it is an exciting time to better understand this massive, fast-changing market.  Learn more about India's macro environment and opportunities across the “PreK to Gray” learning & talent spectrum. This session will outline the India opportunity, dive into insights from entrepreneurs on the ground and discuss how the market is evolving.

Moderator: Kami Viswanathan

Panelists:

Neville Taraporewalla, Founder work4.0capital

Kavish Gadia, Co-founder & CEO, Stones2Milestones

Parul Gupta, Co-founder, Springboard

Charu Noheria Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, 3rdFlix

Zishaan Hayath, CEO and Co-founder, Toppr Technologies Pvt Ltd