Photos| HTLS 2020 Week 3: Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf & Nirmala Sitharaman
Tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf graced the 18th edition of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) as it returned to its third week with two days of conversations on sport, education, food, fashion and more. Alongside Agassi and Graf, day one of week three saw conversations on the New Education Policy with former ISRO chairman Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturiragan and co-founder of Ashoka University Ashish Dhawan. Day two was opened by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman followed by fashion entrepreneur Federico Marchetti and biologist Dr David A. Sinclair. HTLS 2020 is being held virtually amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, and aims to discuss the new realities with its theme of ‘Defining a New Era’.
Updated on Dec 05, 2020 11:24 am IST 8 Photos
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Former tennis player Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf during the 18th edition of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) on December 3. HTLS 2020, being held virtually this year, returned in its third week with two days of conversations on sport, education, food and more. (HT Photo)
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Restaurateur and Author Ritu Dalmia in conversation with Michelin Star chefs Gaggan Anand and Massimo Bottura during HTLS 2020 on December 3. Bottura spoke about his well known pandemic-era Instagram series Kitchen Quarantine while Anand weighed in on everyone’s newfound relationship with food during the pandemic. (HT Photo)
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Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturiragan, former Chairman, ISRO and NEPC, speaks during the 18th edition of HTLS on December 3. While speaking to R Sukumar, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan Times, Dr Kasturiragan said the three-language formula in the New Education Policy (NEP) is well thought out and not new, rejecting charges that the plan facilitated the imposition of Hindi on southern states. (HT Photo)
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Participating in the session on education with Dr Kasturirangan was Ashish Dhawan, Founder and CEO, Central Square Foundation, who pointed out some major takeaways from the pandemic -- the viral infection forced teachers to reach out to parents, forced governments to think of omni-channel approaches and increase in digital content in vernacular languages. (HT Photo)
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