Day 2

India – a place of deep contrasts – offers the world a set of ideal conditions for learning innovation. On the one hand, the education technology market is large and booming, 472 million children, close to $2B in investment capital in the past five years and the recent arrival of India’s edtech ‘decacorn’. At the same time, COVID-19 has revealed widening issues of access to digital learning, with 15% of rural households and 42% of urban households online. The needs are deep and wide, with 22 official languages and a massive migratory workforce. Come hear how key leaders in India are rising to meet this moment and make India’s learning ecosystems more resilient to serve children and adults during COVID-19 and beyond.

Vamsi Krishna, Vedantu; Neera Nundy, Dasra; Ashish Dhawan, CSF; moderated by Ajoy Vase, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

As students across the globe transition to online learning, the effects of the digital divide have never been more acute. This will be an opportunity to learn from innovators who are working to deliver digital learning while also expanding access through creative low-tech interventions.

Moitshepi Matsheng, Young 1ove; Aditya Krishnan, Teach for India; Sneha Sheth, Dost; Richard Tibbles, Learning Equality; moderated by Peter Bergman, Teachers College, Columbia University.

China was the first country to grapple with mass school closures due to COVID-19. In this session, experts will address how they navigated uncharted waters and what their experience has to offer the rest of the world.

Xiangen Hu, University of Memphis; Joy Chen, TAL; Elle Wang, Arizona State University; moderated by Samuel Ching, Schmidt Futures.

In conjunction with the Futures Forum on Learning, Schmidt Futures is helping launch a new tools and technology competition, with up to $1M in awards planned. Join this conversation to learn more about how you can get involved.

Kumar Garg, Schmidt Futures and competition judges Peter Bergman, Teachers College, Columbia University; Katrina Stevens, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Julia Quinn, Citadel; Katy Knight, Siegel Family Endowment