20 February 2024 (Tuesday), 7pm Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi “Fashion’s Metamorphosis: From Fast to Ethical” Within the fashion industry, the concept of sustainability has become contentious, so much so that a few brands have decided to eschew the term from their vocabulary altogether. Moreover, studies have shown that even our genuine efforts…
16 January 2024 (Tuesday), 7pm Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi “Innovation Partnerships: Can existing business models keep pace with innovation?” Business leaders have a growing split on appropriate partnership models for innovation. There are two schools of thought. One is open to experimenting with dynamic business engagement centred on trust. This is based…
21 November 2023 (Tuesday), 7pm Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi “Diversifying Paths to Financial Inclusion: Rethinking Finance for All” Diversifying Paths to Financial Inclusion: Rethinking Finance for All unravels the pathways towards economic empowerment. Rather than focus on a single point of intervention, the discussion will explore the intricate mechanisms that must harmonise…
31 October 2023 (Tuesday), 7pm Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi “The Blind Side of Science: The Challenges and Journeys of Women in Academia and Scientific Inquiry” For ages, women have faced systematic exclusion from scientific inquiry, often overlooked as both participants and subjects. Professor Anna Philpott will take us through her remarkable journey…
26 September 2023 (Tuesday), 7pm Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi “Ed-Tech: The Revolution That Is Always Arriving Yet Never Arrives” Ignoring the growing number of ed-tech start-ups that have faltered is nearly impossible. India is ed-tech’s second-largest market globally, and the middle class is drawn in by the allure of a new, technologically-driven…
Natural Partners: Building a Comprehensive UK-India Knowledge PartnershipJo Johnson, Shashank Vira, Janet Ilieva, Jonathan Adams, Jonathan Grant The Policy Institute, King’s College London & Harvard Kennedy School (December 2021) A study led by Jo Johnson and Shashank Vira for the Harvard Kennedy School and the Policy Institute at King’s College London suggests that the UK…
The Digital Education Futures Initiative, Cambridge (DEFI) and the Cambridge Partnership for Education joined to present digital literacy research. As education systems and ministries worldwide continue to adapt to the pandemic and its aftermath, it’s clear that digital educational technology (EdTech) is now embedded in mainstream education. This highlights the need for teachers to…
The pandemic has caused significant disruption to life as we know it. However, it has also presented us with a unique opportunity to reset global education engagement. An expert panel led a lively discussion on 6th October 2021 on the following topics: Has the pandemic impacted universities’ education provision and the way they engage…
