Impact of AI in the Field of Education

Education transcends all layers, classes and strata of society. There is always this challenge of finding the best teacher. There always also is a challenge of having sincere students. Will AI help? Will it make education holistic? Will it stay within ethical boundaries? What should we do to build the guardrails? Will it complicate things more? Let's hear from those who shape policies, have experimented with AI in their classrooms, and possess forward-thinking insights and advice for the education community. Who better to speak on this than our professors, who are both beneficiaries and, at times, victims of AI? Panelists and moderator: Dr. Chris Abraham is currently the CEO & Head - Dubai campus and Director – Executive Education, SP Jain School of Global Management. He is a globally recognized as a thought leader in the areas of Innovation, Design Thinking, Behavioral Design, Neuroscience of Decision Making, Future of Education, Science of Happiness, Leadership, Human Potential HRM, Entrepreneurship, ESG, Marketing & Strategy. Professor Kanchana Mendes is an experienced educator, researcher, and an advocate for equitable education for over 30 years. She has been actively involved in the field of AI, both in the classroom as a teacher as well an in policy, in her current role as the Dean for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment at her college. Dr. Anupam Das is an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode with a keen interest in the evolving intersections of communication, digital media, and artificial intelligence. His work explores how AI-enabled platforms are reshaping human interaction, organizational communication, and cultural production. The moderator for this brilliant panel is Ms. Anita Bhat Zutshi who is a veteran CFO of 30 years from Unilever. She was the Global CFO of the Icecreams Division of Unilever until recently. She epitomizes “igniting positive impactful change” and has a passion for making things happen.