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Leadership summit reactions

“Many thanks to Access USA, Education- with some of the most vibrant minds in global education” —
World and Hillsdale College for orchestrat- Manjot Dhillon, Founder-Director, Invictus International School,
ing this wonderful initiative. Apart from the Amritsar
good learning and takeaways — one of
which I have already actioned in Pinegrove “The summit was well-conceptualised and
— we met some very learned academics meaningful. The curation, intent, and learned
especially Dr. Larry Arnn. The subjects and ideas discussed faculty of the leadership summit — everything
and debated were stimulating. Going home truly enriched” came together beautifully. Interaction with Dr.
– Capt. A.J. Singh, Director, Pinegrove School, Dharampur Larry Arnn — a true education leader and gra-
cious host — was a special privilege” — Muke-
“Heartfelt gratitude to Access USA and EW sh Sharma, Chairperson & CEO, Prometheus School, Noida
for organising this well-planned learning fo-
rum. Excellent interactive workshops. Many “An academically enriching and meaningful
thanks to the excellent faculty and fellow conclave. The knowledge and wisdom de-
delegates for sharing wisdom. A true learn- rived will go a long way in enhancing learning
ing experience intermingled with genuine outcomes in Miles Bronson” — Dr. Nripen
camaraderie” — Rupa Chakravarty, Director, Suncity Schools, Kumar Dutta, Founder & Principal, Miles Bron-
Gurugram son Residential School, Guwahati

“Huge applause to Access USA and EW “An academically stimulating and enriching
for conceptualising an enriching leadership experience. Fantastic faculty on all days. In-
summit. Looking forward to further interac- spired by the gravitas of Dr. Larry Arnn and
tion with education leaders in the US and networking opportunity with delegates” —
India. The workshops were rewarding and Sharmila Raheja, Principal, Uttam School for
provided a unique opportunity to connect Girls, Ghaziabad

Dharampur (Himachal business workplaces. They
Pradesh); Mayskar Deo also outlined newly emergent
Singh, Founder-Director technologies for certification,
of the innovative Yashmay verification and cloud storage
World School, Gonda (Uttar of academic transcripts, skill
Pradesh); Kush Dinesh badges and certifications in
Sakaria, Trustee of the electronically verifiable and
culturally grounded Shre- portable systems.
evallabh Ashram Schools, The last workshop of the
Gujarat and Dr. Arunabh three-day India-USA Global
Singh, Co-Founder of Dr. Gretchen Frickx Dr. Connie Horton Education Leadership Sum-
the revolutionary Healthy mit 2025 was led by Dr.
Planet Pre-primary Schools Manoj Kutty, founder and CEO of Gretchen Frickx, Senior Director,
in Ghaziabad and Noida, and Found- Greenlight Credentials, a credential International Student Success and
er-Director of Ghaziabad’s #1 ranked and certification cloud-storage firm, Global Partnership Management at
Nehru World School. and Mukesh Sharma, founder of DePaul University, ranked among
The second workshop of Day 3 fea- ItsCredible, a Noida-based blockchain America’s Top 20 for business pro-
tured a presentation on the subject technology company specialising in grammes by Princeton Review, to-
‘Identifying and Documenting verifying learners’ credentials. gether with Dr. Connie Horton,
Aptitudes and Abilities’ by a pan- This panel of highly knowledgeable Vice President for Student Affairs,
el of new-age educators comprising ICT business professionals explained Pepperdine University, ranked among
Michael Weiler, co-founder of Ar- how breakthrough AI technologies are America’s Top 100 universities by US
gus.AI, a California-based AI-driven identifying student aptitudes way bet- News & World Report.
edtech company; Ayush Bansal, co- ter than traditional assessments; revo- The speakers informed visiting
founder of IDREAMCAREER, a Delhi- lutionising career counseling and pre- school leaders from India about ways
based students’ career advisory firm; paring students for job interviews and and means through which education

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