9:00 - 9:45 AM

REGISTRATION

9:45 - 10:30 AM

OPENING ADDRESS

An overview of the BPS sector and focus of SLS 2014

RC Jain, President, National Independent Schools Alliance

Parth J Shah, President, Centre for Civil Society

Rohan Joshi, Associate Director, School Choice Campign, Centre for Civil Society

10:30 AM - 12:30 NOON

REGULATORY CHALLENGES FOR BPS

Understanding the current legal framework such as RTE Act and various State-level education laws governing BPS, identifying the space to work towards improving the regulatory environment and shifting its overall focus towards outcomes in education

Amit Kaushik (Chair), Director, Education and Skill Development, IPE Global

Anupam Srivastava, Founder-Member and Partner, The Chambers of Law

Archana Mehendale, Independent Consultant

Kulbhushan Sharma, President, Federation of Private Schools in India

12:30 NOON - 1:15 PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:15 PM - 3:15 PM

MEDIA AND BPS

Identifying the potential role of local and national media in creating a favourable image of BPS by highlighting their contribution towards enhancing access to education at affordable prices for poor children in the country

Dilip Thakore, Editor, Education World - The Human Development Magazine

Gurcharan Das, Author, Consultant and Public Intellectual

Seetha, Senior Journalist, Author and Editorial Consultant

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

TEA BREAK

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES ON BPS

Understanding the scope and focus of advocacy with government, identifying areas for collaboration to take one step forward towards narrowing the divide between the Central and State governments and BPS

Gaurav Gogoi, Indian National Congress (INC), Member of Parliament

Shekhar Shah, Director General, National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

Udit Raj, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Member of Parliament

RC Jain, President, National Independent Schools Alliance