EdVance

with Vikas Pota

UNFILTERED CONVERSATIONS

Unlocking high performance in education

Vikas Pota speaks to the world’s leading lights in education and inspirational figures whose stories deserve to be told. Top school principals, CEOs, journalists, authors, academics and government ministers reveal the greatest lessons they’ve learned from their fascinating lives as Vikas asks the most important question when it comes to transforming education: how do we drive high performance?

ABOUT

Vikas Pota

Vikas Pota is the Founder and CEO of T4 Education, Executive Chair of the Education Leaders Forum, and Founder of Inicio Partners.

Vikas founded the World’s Best School Prizes - the world’s most prestigious education awards - to surface the expertise and share the best practices of schools that are changing lives in their classrooms and far beyond their walls. He also established the Best School to Work programme to help schools transform their working environment and culture. Every year he hosts the World Schools Summit in the UAE - bringing together the leaders who will forge a new vision for education to meet the challenges of a world changing beyond recognition.

Vikas was previously CEO of a philanthropic foundation, has been recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and as one of London’s 1,000 most influential persons by the Evening Standard. Vikas was named European regional honouree for the 2022 YPO Global Impact Award.

NEW RELEASE

Episode 1

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Jean-Claude Brizard – Driving high performance in education:

For the launch of EdVance, Vikas Pota speaks to Jean-Claude Brizard, President and CEO of Digital Promise Global, a true leading light in education. With a career spanning transformative roles, from CEO of Chicago Public Schools to shaping global educational innovation, Jean-Claude shares the greatest lessons from his remarkable journey.

In this episode, he explores why strategy execution is the cornerstone of success, how strategic agility empowers education systems to adapt in a rapidly changing world, and why culture and change management are essential to achieving and sustaining high performance. This conversation offers invaluable insights for anyone passionate about transforming education.

UP NEXT

Episode 2

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COMING SOON!

Episode 2:

Up next on EdVance, Vikas Pota speaks to Kiran Bir Sethi, Founder of The Riverside School and Design for Change, about her transformative approach to education. As a designer turned education reformer, Kiran has dedicated her career to empowering children with an "I CAN mindset," equipping them to believe in their ability to drive change. In this episode, she shares how stamina, shamelessness, and humour are vital to high performance, the story behind Riverside School’s HumanE design principles, and how Design for Change has become the world’s largest movement of and by children, impacting millions globally. This is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

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