With 18 years of experience as a visionary educator and entrepreneur, Shrutidhara Arya is the Managing Director and Founder of leading ventures including Vacations Edutainment and RoboSmart Labs. A specialist in experiential learning and ed-tech integration, he has spent nearly two decades collaborating with school leaders across India to design global exposure programs and technology-driven curricula.
As Chairperson of VVIECA, he fosters a high-level platform for educators and decision-makers to drive practice-led, real-world transformation. Notably, Mr. Arya is one of the few Indian educators invited to speak at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Pramod Sharma brings with him the experience of a career in education spanning 53 years. He began his journey teaching chemistry in 1972 at The Doon School, Dehradun, and later taught in Afghanistan and Nigeria. He has served as Principal for over 29 years across institutions such as TN Academy, Gangtok; Yadavindra Public School, Patiala; Mayo College, Ajmer; and Genesis Global School, Noida.
During his 13-year tenure at Mayo College, Ajmer, the school was consistently ranked among India’s best residential schools. He was awarded the National Award for Teachers in 2000 by the President of India. His decade-long tenure as a member of the Governing Body of the CBSE was much commended. He is the ex-Chairman of the Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC) and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from IPSC in 2008. He is an Honorary Member of Round Square and IPSC. Most recent- ly, he has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement in Education Leadership Award 2018 by Education World.
Who better to lead the Jury than a man who's led from the front- lines of both the Nation and Education? Lt. Gen. Surendra Kulkar- ni is a distinguished retired Indian Army officer who has served the Nation for nearly four decades before Joining prestigious Mayo College Ajmer as Director for almost a decade. Winner of Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishishta Seva Medal, and Vishisht Seva Medal twice for his exceptional service, he emerged as an Educationist with Clear Vision and constructive approach.