Schedule 2025 : Mentoring Summit India 2025 - 19, 20 November, Bangalore.

8:30 am

Registration

8:30 - 9:45 A.M. Foyer

9:45 am

A Vision for Mentoring in India

Panel Discussion | Speakers from LinkedIn, Harvard Business School, and Mentor Together lay out a national framework for mentoring across education, well-being, and employment.

9:45 - 10:45 A.M. Auditorium

Vasanthi Hariprakash

Founder-CEO

Pickle Jar Media

Dr. Rajeev Gowda

Former Member of Parliament

Arundhuti Gupta

Founder & CEO

Mentor Together

Aditi Jha

Head: Legal and Public Policy

Dr. Livia Alfonsi

Assistant Professor

Harvard Business School

10:45 am

Centering Youth Agency in Mentoring

Lightning Talks | Young people from mentoring programmes share deeply personal perspectives on agency, aspiration, and the power of supportive relationships.

10:45 - 11:25 A.M. Auditorium

Albert Justin

Assistant Manager -Youth Program

Miracle Foundation India

Namith H N

Mentee - Software Developer

Shubha S

Mentee - Software Engineer

Vasanthi Hariprakash

Founder-CEO

Pickle Jar Media

11:25 am

Break

11:25 - 11.50 A.M. Foyer

11:50 am

Towards a Million Plus Mentors Mentoring

Panel Discussion | A conversation with senior leaders from GivingTuesday, BT Group, BCG, and IKEA India, exploring strategies to mobilise citizens and companies to mentor at scale.

11:50 - 12.35 P.M. Auditorium

Priyanka Dutt

Chief Advisor, India

GivingTuesday

Ian McBride

Principal, Responsible Business - India

BT Group

Raghunath Rajan

Senior Director - Human Resources (APAC) BCG

Mentor

Parineeta Cecil Lakra

Program Manager : Transformation & Culture

IKEA India

12:35 pm

Building a Quality-First Mentoring Ecosystem

Panel Discussion | Experts from Azim Premji University, the Gates Foundation, J-PAL, and Mentor Together examine the systems, standards, and quality infrastructure India must build to ensure high-impact mentoring at scale.

12:35 - 1:25 P.M. Auditorium

Dr. Bijetri Bose

Assistant Professor

Azim Premji University

Dr. Gunjan Taneja

Senior Program Officer

Gates Foundation

Viji Iyer

Unit Director

ASPIRE, JPAL

Meera Venkatesan

Director of Program Development

Mentor Together

1:25 pm

Lunch

1:25 - 2:30 P.M. Terrace

2:30 pm

Understanding Mentoring Impact, Costs, & Financing

Dialogue | A practice-philanthropy dialogue between Mentor Together and the British Asian Trust on measuring mentoring outcomes, long-term costs, and financing models.

2:30 - 3:15 P.M. Auditorium

Arundhuti Gupta

Founder & CEO

Mentor Together

Sayantani Gaddam

Head of Programmes

British Asian Trust

3:15 pm

Building a Mentoring Movement Across India’s Social Sector

Panel Discussion | Non-profit and community leaders from across India discuss mentoring approaches in grassroots contexts and the potential for cross-sector collaboration.

3:15 - 4:00 P.M. Auditorium

Manisha Gupta

Founder and CEO

Start Up!

Ritesh Gohiya

Director

SHEDO

Manisha Ghule

Founder & Secretary

Navchetana Sarvangin Vikas Kendra

Nakul Singh Sawhney

Founder

ChalChitra Abhiyaan

4:00 pm

Break

4:00 - 4.30 P.M. Foyer

4:30 pm

Solving for Employability & Employment: The Role of Mentoring

Panel Discussion | Speakers from Mentor Together, the GSMA Innovation Fund, Harvard Business School, QUEST Alliance, and Veddis Foundation, explore how mentoring enhances youth employability, job retention, and workforce participation - especially for young women.

4:30 - 5:30 P.M. Auditorium

Arundhuti Gupta

Founder & CEO

Mentor Together

Guriya

Manager

GSMA Innovation Fund

Dr. Livia Alfonsi

Assistant Professor

Harvard Business School

Nikita Bengani

Director - Youth Program

QUEST Alliance

Vaishali Samanta

Chief Operating Officer

Veddis Foundation

5:30 pm

Closing Session: Launch of the Mentoring Community of Practice

5:30 - 5:55 P.M. Auditorium

9:30 am

Growing Mentoring Across 30 Districts of Karnataka's Govt College Network

Workshop | Join a deep-dive workshop with leaders from Karnataka’s collegiate system to explore how mentoring can be strengthened and expanded across 30 districts - building statewide, institution-led models for student support at scale.

9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Gallery

Manjushree Narasimhaiah

Commissioner Collegiate and Technical Education

Government of Karnataka

Dr. Shobha G

Director, Department of Collegiate Education

Government of Karnataka

Patrick Fernandes

Senior Program Manager

Mentor Together

Vijay Kumar

Lead: Mentee Partners

Mentor Together

Mentoring x Tech x AI

Workshop | Explore how technology and AI can elevate mentoring while keeping relationships, ethics, and human connection at the centre.

9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Seminar Hall

Ashish Chawla

Partner

Treemouse

Tejal Mahashabde

Associate Partner

Treemouse

Sudakshmina Mandal

Director of Product and Engineering

Mentor Together

Use Cases for Quality Mentoring Programs

Workshop | Learn how to identify and articulate the different use cases for high-quality mentoring programmes, and understand how mentoring can address specific needs across education, employment, and wellbeing.

9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Library

Meera Venkatesan

Director of Program Development

Mentor Together

11:00 am

Break

11:00 - 11:30 A.M. Foyer

11:30 am

Growing Mentoring Across 30 Districts of Karnataka's Govt College Network; (Continued..)

Workshop | Continue on in our collective action workshop with senior leaders of the Government of Karnataka's Collegiate & Technical Education Department. Explore with principals and staff how mentoring can be embedded into the college experience in over 500+ colleges in the State.

11:30 - 1:00 P.M. Gallery

Manjushree Narasimhaiah

Commissioner Collegiate and Technical Education

Government of Karnataka

Dr. Shobha G

Director, Department of Collegiate Education

Government of Karnataka

Patrick Fernandes

Senior Program Manager

Mentor Together

Vijay Kumar

Lead: Mentee Partners

Mentor Together

How to Rock Your LinkedIn Profile (for students)

Workshop | If you are a student at our Summit, learn how to best leverage LinkedIn to enhance your digital profile.

11:30 - 1:00 P.M. Seminar Hall

Anuradha Kundu

Senior Customer Success Manager, Global Accounts

A Checklist of Quality Mentoring Program Processes

Workshop | Learn the key actions, systems, and safeguards a mentoring programme must follow to ensure mentors and mentees are supported consistently and effectively throughout their journey.

11:30 - 1:00 P.M. Library

Meera Venkatesan

Director of Program Development

Mentor Together

Madhushree

Senior Associate – Program Excellence

Mentor Together

From Talk to Action - Practising Effective Mentorship

Workshop | Learn how mentors move beyond good intentions and conversations to the concrete behaviours, skills, and practices that make mentoring meaningful and impactful for young people.

11:30 - 1:00 P.M. Board Room

Priti Khare

Director - Sustainability Solutions

Mastercard; Mentor

Sobhitha Neelanath

Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Salesforce; Mentor

Kiran Kumar C P

Operations Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Mentor

1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Terrace

2:00 pm

Designing Mentoring for Care Leavers (for relevant CSOs)

Workshop | Learn how organisations supporting care leavers can design structured, high-support mentoring pathways that strengthen transitions, wellbeing, and long-term outcomes for young adults leaving child-care institutions.

2:00 - 3:30 P.M. Gallery

Ramya Sundararajan

CEO

WeLive Foundation

Leena Prasad

Director- Advocacy, Research, Training

Udayan Care

Shweta Modi

Director - Aftercare & Livelihood

Catalysts for Social Action

Preeti Seth

Associate Director- Curriculum and Program Design

Miracle Foundation India

Pooja Kiran Udayan

Founder

Care Leavers' Advocacy Network (CLAN)

Nupur Pande

Child Protection Technical expert

Aide et Action

AI for Job Search Using LinkedIn (for students)

Workshop | If you’re a student participant, join our practical session on using AI tools within LinkedIn to navigate job searches, refine your profile, and position yourself for emerging career opportunities.

2:00 - 3:30 P.M. Seminar Hall

Abhishek Jha

Senior Measurement and Analytics Partner

LinkedIn (APAC)

Designing High Quality Mentor Outreach Campaigns

Workshop | Explore how to design high-quality mentor outreach campaigns - combining behavioural insights, creative strategy, and on-ground programme realities - to attract, activate, and retain committed volunteer mentors at scale.

2:00 - 3:30 P.M. Library

Dr. Livia Alfonsi

Assistant Professor

Harvard Business School

Mannat Anand

Senior Director of Operations

Make A Difference

Chandni Venkataraman

Founder & Principal Designer

Crisscross

Mentoring x Mental Health

Workshop | Join a hands-on workshop on mentoring and mental health, where you’ll learn how mentors can foster psychological safety, recognise early signs of distress, and support young people with empathy, boundaries, and care.

2:00 - 3:30 P.M. Board Room

Gayatri Pannagash

Senior Lead- Content and Curriculum

Mentor Together

3:30 pm

Break

3:30 - 3:45 P.M. Foyer

3:45 pm

Designing Mentoring for Care Leavers (for relevant CSOs; continued...)

Workshop | Option 1: Continue deepening your understanding of mentoring for care leavers in this extended session, where organisations explore how to design mentoring programs for care-leavers.

3:45- 5:15 P.M. Gallery

Ramya Sundararajan

CEO

WeLive Foundation

Leena Prasad

Director- Advocacy, Research, Training

Udayan Care

Shweta Modi

Director - Aftercare & Livelihood

Catalysts for Social Action

Preeti Seth

Associate Director- Curriculum and Program Design

Miracle Foundation India

Pooja Kiran Udayan

Founder

Care Leavers' Advocacy Network (CLAN)

Nupur Pande

Child Protection Technical expert

Aide et Action

Measuring Mentoring Impact: Processes & Outcomes

Workshop | Option 2: Learn how to measure mentoring impact with clarity - understanding processes, indicators, and outcomes.

3:45- 5:15 P.M. Seminar Hall

Meera Venkatesan

Director of Program Development

Mentor Together

Santosh Goud

Senior Lead - Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Mentor Together

Building, Recognising, and Certifying Mentor Skills

Workshop | Option 3: Join a practical workshop on building, recognising, and certifying mentor skills, and explore how competency frameworks and reflective practice can help mentors grow, improve, and demonstrate their abilities.

3:45- 5:15 P.M. Library

Suva Chattopadhyay

Founder; Executive Coach

Reflexion

Urvashi Malhotra

Founder; Executive Coach

Reflexion