Lifology | NGF

Highlights of the Programme

How do you decide ‘What do you want to become in future’?

20 Hours of Certified Program for being “Future Ready | Career Ready”

Learn from the best in India and the World

21st Century Skills - Upgrade Update and Upskill

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Mentors

Global stalwarts mentoring students

Smt. Anita Karwal IAS

Secretary, School Education & Literacy

Atul Kumar Tiwari IAS

Secretary- Skill Education & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India

Smt. Nidhi Chibber IAS

Chairperson CBSE

Dr. Kiran Bedi

Former. Lt. Governor, Puducherry

Dr. Jennifer Wiseman

American Astronomer, NASA

Lamchonghoi Changsan IAS

Additional Secretary (Institutions), Department of School Education & Literacy

Dr. Chintan Vaishnav

MD, Atal Innovation Mission

Dr Joseph Immannuel

Director (Academics), CBSE

Dr. Biswajit Saha

Director(Training & Skill Education), CBSE

Chetan Bhagat

Indian Author & Columnist

Muralee Thummarukudy

Director, G20 Global initiative, United Nations

Dr. Alexander Laszlo

Director of Research at the Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research

Dr. Santosh Kumar Sahu

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras

Ashok Ramachandran

CEO & President , Schindler India

Ms. Shweta Khurana

Sr. Director - Asia Pacific & Japan, Govt. Partnerships & Initiative Global Govt. Affairs Group, Intel

Prof. (Dr) Sundeep Mishra

Vice Chancellor (President), Nims University, Rajasthan, Jaipur

Ms .Bani Paintal Dhawan

Head of Education, India and South Asia, Google Cloud India Pvt. Ltd

Saji Gopinath

Vice Chancellor - Digital University Kerala

Anand M K

Managing Director & CEO- Times Group

Dr. Prahlad Vadakkeppattu

Robotics Expert , National University Singapore

Ms. Radhika Menon

Lead - Skills for life and livelihoods, YuWaah (UNICEF Generation Unlimited India)

DR. Ajayya Kumar

Author, TEDx Speaker, Global Asian Of The Year 2022

Kiran Juneja

Indian Actress

Mr. Mohit Soni

CEO, Media & Entertainment Skills Council

Mr.Abhik Santara

CEO Atom Network , Ex- President Ogilvy & Mather

Mr.Dheeraj K. R

International Career Coach (Humanities Subjects)

Mr. Sajeev Nair

Eminent Author, Peak Performance Coach

Dr. Smriti Muralee Krishna

Research Officer, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia

Mr. Stephen Cutter

NFT & Metaverse Expert, Founder at Wuji Games

Ms. Vandana Mahajan

International Scholarship Adviser

Dr .Pavel Luksha

Founder and Director, Global Education Futures Initiative

Rama Sharma

Head - (Media & PR) CBSE

Ms. Neeraja Janaki

Social Media Career Profiling Expert

Dr. Parvathy Prasad

CEO - Bioroot Exploration India Pvt.Ltd

Ambarish Datta

Managing Director & CEO at BSE Institute Ltd

Ms. Lana Eghterafi

Global Career Expert, Alumna Harvard University

Rahul Nair

Co-Founder, Lifology Foundation

Who Should Attend National Guidance Festival

Students from 8 ^th – 12 ^th Grade.

Parents of teenagers

Teachers who seek to know about changing career trends

Principals and school representatives

Why Should You Attend the National Guidance Festival?

In-depth sessions on various careers and the future job market

Know the changing trends in careers and how to choose it right

Exclusive sessions on careers for science and technology, biology and life science, commerce, and management aspirants.

Understand the basics of getting into the elite universities across the world

Sharpen the ‘21st century skills’ for the future

Know how to plan early to win top scholarships

Listen from the experts on Exam preparation

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DAY 1

19^th September 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (IST) Welcome, Inauguration & Orientation 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (IST) Six point to achieving success in the 21st century

Guest: Mr. Chetan Bhagat. Eminent Author, IIT, IIM Alumnus

DAY 2

20^th September 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (IST) How to discover the most suitable career?

Guest:Mr. Praveen Parameswar, CEO Lifology Foundation

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (IST) How to prepare for a Global career

Guest: Mr. Muralee Thummarukudy, Director, G20 Global initiative, United Nations
Mr. Rahul J Nair, Co-Founder, Lifology

DAY 3

21^st September 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (IST) How to enhance 21st century skills for 21st century careers?

Guest: Ms. Radhika Menon. Lead - Skills for life and livelihoods, YuWaah (UNICEF Generation Unlimited India)
Dr. Sajeev Nair. Eminent Author, Peak Performance Coach

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (IST) What is the importance of developing 21st century skills?

Guest: Ms. Bani Paintal Dhawan, Head of Education, India and South Asia, Google Cloud India Pvt. Ltd

DAY 4

22^nd September 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (IST) How to develop the winners mindset for 21st century

Guest: Dr. Kiran Bedi. Fmr. Lt. Governor, Iconic police officer
Ms. Valerie Hannon. Senior Adviser to the OECD

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (IST) Future of Work - How to prepare early to be employable in future

Guest: M K Anand. Managing Director, Times Group
Ms. Shweta Khurana, Sr. Director APJ - Government Partnerships & Initiatives, Global Government Affairs Group, Intel

DAY 5

23^rd September 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (IST) How to prepare a world-class portfolio to get into the elite universities across the world?

Guest: Ms. Lana Eghterafi, Global Career Expert, Alumna Harvard University
Ms. Neeraja Janaki. Social Media Career Profiling Expert

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (IST) How to plan early to win top scholarships?

Guest: Ms. Vandana Mahajan. International Scholarship Adviser

DAY 6

24^th September 9:00 am – 10:00 am (IST) The Great Career Crisis

Guest: Lifology Youth Ambassadors

10:00 am – 11:00 am (IST) How to plan careers in Space Science

Guest: Dr. Jennifer Wiceman, Senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA

11:00 am – 12:00 am (IST) New age careers for Science & Technology aspirants and how to pursue them?

Guest: Dr. Prahlad V. Robotics Expert, National University of Singapore
Mr. Stephen Cutter. NFT & Metaverse Expert, Founder at Wuji Games
Dr. Saji Gopinath. Vice Chancellor, Digital University

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (IST) Which careers are suitable for Biology and Life Science aspirants and how to pursue them?

Guest: Dr. Smriti Krishna, Research Officer, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
Dr. Parvathy Prasad. Managing Director, Bioroot
Prof. (Dr) Sundeep Mishra. Vice Chancellor (President), Nims University, Rajasthan, Jaipur

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (IST) Which careers are suitable for Commerce and Management aspirants and how to pursue them?

Guest: Mr. Rajiv Shah. Director Financial Institutions - Berns Brett Masaood Insurance LLC
Ajay Ram. President and CEO, Schindler
A representative from BFSI Sector Skill Council

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (IST) Which careers are suitable for Humanities aspirants and how to pursue them?

Guest: Dr Sonika Gupta. IIT Madras
Mr. Dheeraj K R. International Career Coach (Humanities Subjects)

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (IST) How to pursue a career in Media and Entertainment sector

Guest: Mr. Mohit Soni, CEO, Media & Entertainment Skills Council
Mr. Abhik Santara. CEO Atom Network, Ex. President Ogilvy & Mather
M K Anand

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (IST) Systematic process for career planning.

Guest: Mr. Praveen Parameswar. CEO Lifology

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (IST) Valedictory and distribution of certificates.

National

Guidance

Festival

2023-2024

Unveiling the Future of Education and Skills