PULSE 2026

Dates: 4-6 October, 2026 | Venue: Indore (MP), India

Glimpse from PULSE 2025 held at Clarks Exotica – Convention Resort & Spa, Bengaluru, Karnataka on 4-5 Nov. 2025

SPEAKERS AT PULSE 2025

Dates: 4-5 November 2025 | Venue: Clarks Exotica – Convention Resort & Spa, Bengaluru, Karnataka Theme: From Blueprint to Brainprint

Takaharu Tezuka, Founder, TEZUKA ARCHITECTS

Peter C. Lippman, Educational Facility Planner | Researcher | Educator | School Designer PLACES CREATED FOR LEARNING

Lene Jensby Lange, Founder & CEO, Autens | Vice Chair, A4LE Europe AUTENS

Saad Sait, Co-founder & Executive Director KAI EARLY YEARS | LEGACY SCHOOL BENGALURU

Murali Murugan, Chief Architect & Founder MURALI ARCHITECTS CHENNAI

Taku Hibino, CEO HIBINO SEKKEI | KIDS DESIGN LABO | YOUJI NO SHIRO

Erica Borsa, Founder, STUDIO VAPORE

Sugata Mitra, (Retd.) Professor of Educational Technology, NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, UK

Preethi Vickram, Founder & MD | Educationist & Parenting Coach, TAPAS PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL

Ankita Mathapati Nikumbh, Founder, BRICOLAGE BOMBAY

Vinit Nikumbh, Founder, BRICOLAGE BOMBAY

Sofia Boarino, Founder, SOFIA BOARINO ARCHITECTURE & SOUND ART

Mugdha Thakurdesai, Design Principal, EDI

Yogendra Patidar, Director, CIVOM

Sai Shankar Bharathan, Head, INGENIO STUDIO

Swetha Krishnamurthy, Founder & Director, Lil & RaK’s Pallikkoodam | RaK’s Sports Arena

Harshal Kolwankar, Manager Concept Development, SAINT-GOBAIN ECOPHON INDIA

Vishnu Karthik, Co-Founder & CEO, Kaivalya Learning Frameworks

Vinesh Viswanath, Filmmaker & Director, Sthanarthi Sreekuttan

Tirthankar Basu Managing Director STEELCASE (INDIA & SAARC)

Syed Sultan Ahmed, Chairperson, TAISI

Surendra Kulkarni, Former Director, MAYO COLLEGE AJMER

Rishabh Khanna, Founder & CEO, SURAASA

Ramya Raman, Director, SHANMUGAM ASSOCIATES

Rahul Batra, Co-founder, Prakriti School

Mayank Solanki, Founder Chairperson, VAL-ED INITIATIVES

MANSOOR ALI KHAN, Board Member, DPS Bangalore

Helen Issar, Founder & Director, PAPAGOYA EDUCATION

Derek Bartels, Chair Elect, Learning Environments Australasia (A4LE)

Darshan Mutha, Director, AdityaEdu

Daksh Sharma, Co-founder, Fyule

Craig D’mello, Founder, THE WORKSHOP

Chris Stevens, Director of Education Heritage Xperiential Schools

Chitra Vishwanath. MD BIOME ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

Balaji Ramanujam, Co-Founder, TINKER VILLAGE

Ayse Begum Bozkaya Assouline, Early Years Educator | Learning Space Designer

Ashish Gulati, Vice- Chairman, The Blue Bells Group of Schools

Anku Sharma, Advisor GLSN

Aman Jaggi, Zonal Head Sales, SIGNIFY INNOVATIONS INDIA

Akshara Verma, Partner, ACE GROUP ARCHITECTS

Aditi Agrawal, Founder, GUDGUDEE

Abhiney Singh, Director, LIFE EDUCARE Pvt. Ltd.

PARTNERS AT PULSE 2025

Glimpse from PULSE 2024 held at Novotel HICC, Hyderabad on 21-22 Oct. 2024

PULSE 2025 by GLSN

PULSE (People United for Learning Spaces Exploration) is India’s premier occasion that celebrates the progress of Learning Spaces and Educational Architecture.

And PULSE 2025 is the second edition of this occasion that shall be graced by Architects, Educators and Designers from all across India.

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Theme: From Blueprint to Brainprint

Glimpses from PULSE 2024

The Inaugural edition – “PULSE 2024”, turned out to be the most vibrant gathering of Illustrious Architects, Educators and Brands devoted to transforming the learning environments around India and the World.

With the most seasoned advisors and partners on board, PULSE emerged as a platform that welcomes the community of Designers, Architects and Educators who deeply care about how their contribution to the ‘built environment for learning’ goes on to enhance the joy and well-being of learners and educators alike.

300+ Educators & Architects | 14 Keynotes | 4 Panels | 33 Speakers

Theme: Building Minds – Creating Learning Environments for Connection and Coherence

Held On: 21-22 October 2024 | Venue: Novotel HICC, Hyderabad

SPEAKERS AT PULSE 2024

Dr. Colin Beard, Author, Professor Emeritus, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Mr. Prakash Nair, Education Design International

Dr. Anne Knock, TLF Australia

Ar. Philip Idle, Director, EIW Architects, Former Chair, A4LE

Ar. Chitra Vishwanath, Founder & MD, Biome Environmental Solutions

Dr. Parul Minhas, Accomplished Author, Researcher & Consultants EDI

Mahesh Balakrishnan, Sr. Development and Recognition Manager, South Asia, IB Board

Mr. Daragh Comerford, Director, Learning Technologies Munich International School, Germany

Mr. Prabhat Jain, Co-Founder, Pathways World Schools

Mr. Vishnu Karthik, Co-Founder, HIXS

Mr. Yogendra Patidar, Director, CIVOM

Ms. Shruti Narayanan, Head of Product & Design, Riverside Learning center

Akshal Agarwal, Co-Founder, NatureNurture

Ms. Shivani Verma, CMF Designer, Civom

PANELISTS AT PULSE 2024

Mr. Syed Sultan Ahmed, Chairperson, TAISI

Ms. Lakshmi Kumar, Director, Avasara Academy

Ar. Chloe Summers, EIW Architects, Australia

Mr. Gaurava Yadav, Founder, IPN

Ar. Sarika Shetty, Partner, SJK Architects

Ar. Akanksha Gupta, VGA

Ar. Sneha Murthy, Manager of Sustainability McD BERL

Ar. Akshara Verma, ACE Architects

Ar. Chhavi Lal, Principal, Perkins Eastman

Ms. Anku Sharma, Head, Projects & Operations, Vedanya Education

Ms. Mudita Pasari, Academic Dean, The Design Village

Ms. Sudeshna Sengupta, Director, Academics, Vedanya Education

Ar. Chhitiz Gupta, Founder Director, Design Process

Mr. Rahul Shetty, Director-sales, Education & Growth Markets, Steelcase

Mr. Harshal Kolwankar, Concept-Development Manager, Education Ecophon

Dr. Chandrashekar DP, CEO-JGI School, Author

Dr. Kondal Reddy Kandadi MBE, Founder Chairman, Manchester Global School

Mr. Trevor Mccann, Director of sales, Raeco

Mr. Jaydeep Mehta, Director, ZenEquip/Nora by Interface

Mr. Balaji Ramanujam, Co-Founder, Tinker Village

PLATINUM SPONSORS AT PULSE 2024

Title Partner

Associate Partner

Knowledge Partner

Community Partner

Network Partner

SUPPORTING PARTNERS AT PULSE 2024

OUTREACH PARTNERS AT PULSE 2024

OUTREACH PARTNER ‘ARCHITECTS’

OUTREACH PARTNER ‘EDUCATORS’

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AT PULSE 2024

Mr. Saad Sait, Kai Early Years

Ms. Lakshmi Kumar, Director (Interim), Avasara Academy Coordinator

Mr. Bipin Bhadran, EDI

Mr. Aakash Khandelwal, DPS Amritsar

Dr. Dhirendra Mishra, Life Educare

Mr. Ankit Agarwal, Doon Global School

Ms. Anku Sharma, Vedanya Education

Mr. Darshan Mutha, SPK Jain School

Mr. Gaurava Yadav, IPN

Ms. Seetha Murty, Silver Oak Schools

Mr. Shashwath Korisettar, Jain Academy