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Dr. Darlie O Koshy
Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Institute Of Apparel Management

Dr. Darlie Oommen Koshys pioneering contributions to Fashion & Design Education over the last quarter of a century has been well acknowledged by the Academia, textile-apparel industry and policy makers alike. The testimonial of having been named twice as one of the 50 Educational leaders shaping Indian Higher education by Education World, (years 2006 & 2008) endorses Dr. Darlie Koshy s Leadership. A Doctorate from IIT Delhi in Management and an MBA from CUSAT, Dr. Darlie Koshy has been also trained at FIT New York in Fashion Management during 1987-88, as a founding faculty member of NIFT. He was also selected and trained by CBI, Rotterdam under the prestigious Match maker programme on Europe and also received UNDP Research grant for an International marketing research project on Indian Apparel in overseas markets.

As a Researcher and Academician Dr. Koshys pioneering books on International Marketing of Apparel brought out by Global Press and Prentice Hall of India in 1994 and 1997 respectively are well regarded for thought leadership. Indian Design Edge, a first time book on Indian Design authored by Dr. Darlie Koshy and published by M/s. Roli Books (2008) traces the evolution of Indian Design in the first decade of the new millennium and the 21st Century exploring its strong linkages to Indias design heritage while strategizing the need for India to become a Creative Manufacturer to the world.

Dr. Koshy is a renowned international speaker on marketing, branding and allied areas and design management strategist for Fashion & Retail industries and the vocational skill education space and has served on the Boards of several leading organizations in Academia, Research & Industry over the years. Singapore Design Council, Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF), Sri Lanka Apparel Leadership Forum and WIPO, Genevahave been inviting Dr. Darlie Koshy as an expert to speak on Design Management & Innovation as tools for competitiveness, Strategic Brand Management, Intellectual Property & Design Laws etc.

Session 4

17:00 - 18:00
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & Skills Training The Door to our Future
Mr. Siddarth Bharwani, Head-Brand & Marketing, Jetking Infotrain Limited
Mr. Sanjay Shivnani, Senior Vice President, Pearson Education
Prof. R G Chouksey, Dean Academics, National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Bhopal (NITTTR)
Mr. Narendra Shyamsukha, Chairman, ICA
Mr. Jatinder Singh, Secretary, Innovation, CSR, Education & Skill Development Committee,PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Testimonials

"The next big leap in education can happen only if education is also looked at as an enterprise. We need best practices, scalable models and investment by organised players to achieve this. Once the education market gets consolidated then pan-India outreach can be achieved."

Mr. Amit Gupta, CEO, S. Chand

"In India, the condition of primary education sector is quite good. There are plenty of options available. But the efficiency of the secondary education is very low. In the next 3-5 years we need double the number of secondary schools than we have now. There is an urgent need for increase in financing for senior secondary schools. Government alone cannot fulfill the needs. Hence there is a requirement for private funding."

Mr. Ashok Ganguly, Former Chairman, CBSE

"The rate at which teachers join the profession is much lower than at which they leave. This can be changed only if it is acknowledged that teachers are the creators of knowledge. Managing the performance of teachers is not a small task. There are different kinds of management performance techniques and they should be applied according to the need of the hour. A teacher should be seen as someone who builds capacity. Therefore, it is vital to take into account the needs of the teachers and they should feel responsible rather than taking it as something that has been put as a burden on their head."

Mr. Ashish Rajpal, Founder & CEO, iDiscoveri

"Presently, technology has penetrated only 5% of schools while 95% are still open. The day would not be far when school students would be carrying laptops and notebooks to classrooms. In the next couple of years, almost 15-20 million rupees would be spent on providing laptop and notebooks to school students. The introduction of 3G and Broadband will bring about a change in the landscape of education."

Mr. Shantanu Prakash, Founder, Educomp

"A very good initiative by Franchise India. The Conference provided exposure to very valid and relaistic areas of education, a great platform to hear the view-points of experts in the field. "

Gitanjali Dutta, Brainworks Learning Systems

"Overall well organised conference which covered all aspects of the education sector laying emphasis on the opportunities and challenges. It was 2 full days of good information."

Rangesh Nayar, Director, SWAFE Consultancy

"The Indian Education Congress was an outstanding platform for professionals from various disciplines. It provided an insight into new opportunities and challenges with multiple perspectives which was informative and useful. "

Nanette D'Sa, CEO, Brainworks

"The Indian Education Congress 2011 brought into culmination the best practices of the Education Industry and the most inspiring ideas of individuals with a global perspective. The event was replete with opportunities to interact with eminent speakers and networking with them. It was a process of unlearning many things that were conventional and learning afresh many progressive strategies for a better future in education. Thanks to Franchise India for organising this enriching event!"

Hitesh Hindocha, Strategic Growth Partner, Edify School, Edify Education Pvt Ltd.

"The event was well executed and each speaker presentation was really enriching. This event has definitely helped us in getting to know more about the education space in addition to the prospective clients looking for funding in either their new projects or expanding their current facilities."

Saurabh Goel, Zonal Cluster Head - North, SME, ICICI Bank

"The conference was statistically and presentation-wise perfect. The speakers had a very good energy & provided apt information. The quality of speakers was also very good. "

Rohit Bhardwaj, Chairman & MD , SSR College

Indian Education Show 2014

Indian Education Show 2014