With Covid-19, we are already seeing new ways through which children are learning and teachers are teaching, how remote working is becoming a norm, and a lot of old hurdles are going away. We have a chance to relook at the problems and build new solutions. Will Covid be a catalyst of change for the development sector?
As COVID-19 is wiping away years of our developmental progress in weeks, the ability to reinvent ourselves and rebuild is more critical than ever before. With the development sector grappling with shrinking resources, the way forward requires a coming together of all stakeholders - nonprofits, government, corporates, foundations, academia and philanthropists.
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New ways of learning, new ways of accessing health services, new ways to interact with each other, there is a talk of a new normal today. Will this crisis open up new areas of Innovation in development sector?
Speakers: Gayathri Vasudevan, CEO at LabourNet; Lalitesh Katragadda, Founder at Indihood; Rukmini Banerji, CEO at Pratham; ; Dr. Sunil Anand, Executive Director at Echo India; Urvashi Devidayal, Sankalp India Lead at Intellecap
Covid response has taught us that if there is a strong will, clear priorities and an urgency to act, innovation can quickly take root and collaborators come together to co-create and develop solutions that can launch quickly. How can we build and grow an ecosystem of innovation that focuses on India's social problems?
Speakers: Anuradha Kedia, Founder at Better India; Manoj Kumar , Founder at Social Alpha; Murugan Vasudevan, Head of Social Innovation Group - South Aisa at Cisco; Santhosh Ramdoss, Principal at Skoll Foundation; Shantanu Ghosh , CEO at Social Finance
Covid-19 will prove to be a disruptor in how we look at opportunities to contribute to this sector. How can the social sector become a primary career destination for India’s youth?
Speakers: Manushi Yadav, Program Management Head at Pratham; Dr. Prahalathan KK, Co-founder at Bhumi; Ravi Sreedharan, Founder at ISDM;Satyam Vyas, Founder at Arthan; Vivek Sharma, Program Director at Gandhi Fellowship Program
Big problems require large collaborative action in order to solve these problems. Who are the right players to come together, what makes them tick, what are the hurdles they face?
Speakers: Atul Gandhi, Investment Head at EdelGive Foundation; Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Chairman at Pune City Connect; Rikin Gandhi, CEO at Digital Green; Shailja Mehta, Lead, 10to19, Dasra Adolescents Collaborative; Sheena Gandhi, Co-founder at Sahayog Foundation
For long, we have struggled with making digital information and knowledge inclusive. What role does technology play in reaching the masses at scale? What is needed to build cutting edge products for the community, with the community?
Speakers: Arvind Gupta, ex-CEO at MyGov; Krishnakumar Natarajan, Founder at Mindtree; Pramod Bhasin, ex-CEO at Genpact; Sharad Sharma, Co-founder iSPIRIT; Vineet Rai, Chairman, Aavishkaar Group
