<center><b>ASSOCHAM Webinar on</b></center>
  <center><b>Progressive and Futuristic Skill Development: Need of the Hour</b></center>
  <center><b>Friday, 21st May 2021, 11:30 AM</b></center>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>India with one of the largest youth population in the world needs to create millions of jobs
  every year to reap the advantage of this demographic dividend. Skill Development is the only
  solution to sustain this demographic dividend and to prepare the workforce for Industry 4.0
  fuelled by increasing urbanization, ubiquitous internet connectivity, and the proliferation of
  high-tech technology.</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>To understand the immediate issues faced by the Industry due to labour and workforce
  migration and understating the Government's readiness to support the skill training sector to
  recover after the COVID lockdown, India's Apex Chamber, ASSOCHAM, organized a Webinar
  on "Progressive and Futuristic Skill Development: Need of the Hour" on 21st May 2021 from
  11:30- 1:00 PM.</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'><b>Key Speakers:</b></p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679;Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Skill Development &
  Entrepreneurship</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679; Dr. Niraj Kumar Pawan, IAS, Chairman, Rajasthan Skill & Livelihoods Development
  Corporation</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>  Girish Kundan Jha, Founder CEO, Skills Asstra Techcon LLP</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679;   Deepak Pareek, Managing Partner, HnyB Tech Incubations Pvt. Ltd</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>   Maninder Singh, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on Skill Development &
  Secretary, Bal Bharti</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679;   Deepak Sood, Secretary-General, ASSOCHAM</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>Around 1000 delegates registered from across the country and more than 500 attendees
  participated online.</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'><b>Key issues discussed:</b></p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679; Future of Skilling</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679;  Role of the stakeholders</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679; A new perspective of Skilling</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679; New platforms for Skilling</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679; Role of the Government in Skilling</p>
  <p style='text-align:justify;'>&#9679; Issues and challenges in Skilling Post COVID-19</p>