Held in Collaboration With Cambridge University Press India and Microsoft, WizIQ's EdTech.Now Conclave Hints at a Paradigm Shift in Educational Technology

NEW DELHI, October 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

WizIQ, one of the world's largest online education platforms, looks all set to mark a momentous shift in the Indian e-learning space with its EdTech.Now conclave. Organised in exclusive collaboration with Cambridge University Press India and Microsoft, the event promises to be the biggest congregation of thought leaders, decision makers and pioneers in the field of education. More than 300 visionaries, investors, edtech innovators, academicians and media personnel are expected to mark their presence at the conference on October 15 in New Delhi.

As a pioneer in the field of e-learning and education technology himself, WizIQ's Founder & CEO Harman Singh would be accompanied by several other illustrious names from the field of global education at the EdTech.Now conclave. Amongst the most prominent stand, Pratik Mehta (Director - Education @ Microsoft Corp India), Vinod Dham (CEO and Co-founder of Acadgild & Founding MD of IndoUS Venture Partners), Amit Sevak (CEO, Laureate Southern Asia & India), Ratnesh Kumar Jha (MD, Cambridge University Press, South Asia), Prof. M.M. Pant (Ex Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU), Gaurav Tekriwal (Founder President, The Vedic Math Forum India), Mark O'Neil (Executive Director, Cambridge University Press, ANZ), and Aakash Chaudhry (Director, Aakash Educational Services), will serve as key speakers during the event.

Speaking on the announcement, Harman Singh, Founder & CEO, WizIQ, commented, "We are honored to have the company of such great leaders as we explore ways to leverage technology to improve quality of education in the country." 

With several other noteworthy names including Kalyan Chattopadhyay, Kamal Wadhera, Pavan Chauhan, Pankaj Makkar, Pulkit Jain, Amit Mahensaria, Alok Goyal, Amit Garga, Vivek Agarwal, Richard Qiu, Dr. Ramesh Sharma, Sandeep Aneja and Dr. Nellie Deutsch, WizIQ's EdTech.Now will be an apt platform and a must-visit event for educators and administrators from the higher education sector, e-learning service providers, tech innovators, and content providers. Through topics such as 'Riding the Change - Challenges & opportunities for online education service providers', 'Workforce 2020 - Emerging trends & challenges in corporate learning', and 'Hottest technologies that are shaping the future of education', the event will facilitate discussions and insight delivery on various matters pertaining to online education and the use of technology.

About WizIQ: 

Founded in 2007, WizIQ is one of the world's largest cloud based education platforms. Over 400,000 educators have leveraged WizIQ to deliver learning services to 4 million+ learners across 200 countries. WizIQ's award-winning Virtual Classroom solution that enables online delivery of live instructor-led learning, has received acclaim from education service providers from around the world. The WizIQ Online Academy Builder represents an evolutionary leap in education technology by empowering education service providers to set up their own customized academies within minutes.

Online Academy Builder is designed to increase learner engagement through cutting-edge features, such as mobile learning, video streaming, live online classroom, discussion boards, assessments, insights and analytics. By taking away the complexities of development and the burden of setup costs and server infrastructure, this solution dramatically reduces the total cost of ownership. Besides, the in-built e-commerce capability enables them to monetize their services and rapidly expand their reach to newer markets.

Visit: http://www.wiziq.com

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