Nicholas Sansome
Director Innovation and Development - Edexcel International

Presentation Topic: Online Delivery of BTEC HND in Computing & Business Applications

Worked for Edexcel for last 11 years in a number of roles including International Regional Management and UK Regional Management. 
Currently has a cross regional brief involving the development of international qualifications systems with particular reference of new technologies.

Pradeep Gupta
CMD Cyber Media India Ltd.

Presentation Topic: e-Learning Applications

Recipient of the Distinguished Alumni award of IIT Delhi.
Cyber Media publishes 9 publications in India including Dataquest, PC Quest, Voice & Data Living Digital and BioSpectrum with a combined reader base of 1.4 million.
Presence in Market Research, Multimedia, Events, Online Portals, Education, TV and Media BPO services.

L. Subramani
Deccan Herald, Bangalore

Presentation Topic: Emergence of e-learning as a potent tool for Education

Journalist by profession.
Handled a vast array of subjects like education, health, IT, social welfare, disability welfare, access devices for the disabled, films, music & culture etc.
Written extensively on technology and its impact on education and society.
Worked as a technical writer and researcher for books.

D. Sudhanva
Founder, Excelsoft Technologies

Presentation Topic: eLearning Application: HE & Corporate

Provides e-learning solutions for the Publishing, Corporate and Education verticals.
Products have won several awards and endorsements.
Clients include Europe’s top 5 publishers, several businesses, and all Universities in the UK among others.
Mr. Sudhanva is currently a member of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Board of the University of Mysore and a consultant to the World Bank.

Prof. (Dr.) G. L. Shekar
Professor and Special Officer at the e-Learning Centre Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

Presentation Topic: Edusat & eLearning Applications: Karnataka experience

VTU championing satellite and web based education in India
Author of “EDUSAT: Indian Satellite in Education”
Currently working on application of educational technologies in higher education in India.
Research interest: Systems Modelling and Decision Support Systems in Operations Management with applications in Capacity Planning and Production Scheduling.
Has demonstrated the applications of heuristics and simulation to real world dynamic manufacturing environment.
Recipient of gold medal for his doctoral thesis.

Dr. John Beaumont - Kerridge
Director of Online Learning Development at the University of Luton Business School

Presentation Topic: Browser Integrated Voice IP in Education

Doctoral thesis on researching Market Orientation and Service Quality.
His main research interests include e-learning with a particular emphasis upon methods of VoiceIP integration with internet communication tools.

Alison Savage
Assistant Director of Educational Liaison Centre
University of Surrey , U.K

Presentation Topic: e-Learning Application in Higher Education

Involved in language teaching in 12 countries.
Published various English materials for adults, vocational and professional development.
Current research concerns race equality issues and cross cultural communication with a focus on Student Retention, Widening Participation and Student Support.

K. S. Karthik
Managing Director, 24x7 Learning

Presentation Topic: Building Corporate Virtual Universities

Co-founded 24x7 Learning in 2000.
Has been at the helm of some of the best corporate e-Learning implementations in India.
Has been on the Panel of judges at the Excellence in E-Learning Awards for Years 2002 and 2003 conducted by Brandon-Hall, USA.
Founded Tvesha (www.Tvesha.com) a not for profit organisation helping slum children get a better education.

Charles Mitchell
Cumbria Institute of the Arts (UK)
Presentation Topic: Cumbria Case Studies

Member of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's working party on IPR issues in international e-learning.
As an artist he won the first ever UK Business Sponsorship of the Arts award for his work for Crown Wall coverings.
Recent UK exhibitions have included Songs from The Tempest which toured with part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s touring production of Shakespeare’s play in 2000, The White Peacock which was shown in the UK in 2001/ 2002, and Ec(c)o at Brantwood, the home of John Ruskin, in 2004.

Vaibhav Magow
Director Marketing - Hughes Escorts Communications Limited

Presentation Topic: Onsite Learning: Direcway

Projects including the planning and implementation of DIRECWAY Fusion Services network.

Kate Dickens
Manager of e-Languages at the Univ. of Southampton (UK)

Presentation Topic: Reusable Learning Objects: English for Academic Purposes

Led the production of 1300 peer-reviewed language learning objects from six universities.
Led the design of a content management system and related website for a national languages resource.
Led the creation and population of a question bank of 2000 peer-reviewed questions designed for tutor retrieval and re-use.

Biraj Rath
Director Sales and Marketing - Braahmam Net Solutions

Presentation Topic: Localisation: Challenges in e-learning

Developed curriculum for Microsoft.
Worked closely with the world’s number 1 localization company –Bowne Global Solutions Inc, in Europe.

Rajiv Tandon
Liqvid eLearning Services

Presentation Topic: English Edge @ BPO Head of the English Language Training
Responsible for promoting and successfully implementing technology based programmes for key ELT segments like BPO’s, Educational Institutions and Individual learners.

Bob Harris
Principal Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University

Presentation Topic: Virtual Learning Support at Sheffield Hallam

International Development Coordinator for India with a particular remit to develop partnerships with India Higher Education Institutions.