About Speaker: 

Listed by the Forbes India among the top 100 People Manager, Dr Pandey holds post-graduation in physics, consultancy management, and education. He is the Director of the Ahlcon Group of Schools in Delhi. He served as the Chairperson, National Progressive Schools’ Conference (NPSC). Author of several articles, projects and research papers, his educational travelogue- The Pedagogical Life- Essays in Educating India, was published in 2017. His edited volume: A design framework for future schools- a collection of essays, was published in 2018. His third book Launch your Inspiring Principal Leadership was published in Dec. 2019. Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by Ferguson Humanitarian Foundation International, Inc.,(USA), Advaith Foundation Leadership Award, and President’s Award’ for his contribution in education, Ashok has a keen interest in quality education, teachers’ professional development, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He is actively engaged in inter-faith dialogue and peacebuilding. He is an active partner for the UN’s #Act4SDGs​. Widely travelled to over 20 countries, he participated in the Global Peace Convention, held in Seoul,2019, UN festival for Action on SDGs held in Bonn, 2018 and Indo-Australia dialogue, Melbourne, 2017. Ashok sits on the Governing Body of the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE). A thought leader, Mr Pandey, takes speaking assignments on global citizenship education and teacher development from across the world.