That's a wrap · 6–7 September, 2026

Chairpersons' Summit and Awards6–7 September, 2026 · The Westin Sohna Resort & Spa, Gurugram

INSIGNIA 2026 has concluded. Two days at The Westin Sohna, Gurugram — the keynote, "We Heard You", the Chief Guest address, the Awards night and the AI for Edupreneurs workshop. Everything from those two days now lives here: session recaps, key takeaways and photographs.

6–7 September, 2026 Gurugram

INSIGNIA 2026 · A look back at the Chairpersons' Summit and Awards

2
Days
7
Speakers
10
Sessions
1
Awards Night
The Frame

Harder questions for school leaders.

INSIGNIA 2026 didn't do platitudes. Two days brought chairpersons together for a keynote, the "We Heard You" review, the Chief Guest address, the Awards night and a hands-on workshop on AI for Edupreneurs.

Think Sharper
Coach Better
Lead Bolder
Day 2 · Programme

What Day 2 covered

  • 10:00

    Workshop on AI for Edupreneurs

    Direction sense and execution sense — a hands-on session

    Mr. Jaspreet Bindra · Mr. Anuj Magazine

  • 12:00

    Lunch and Departure

    1200 hours onwards

Full programme
Day 1 Evening

Awards night & the after-hours

The Awards

INSIGNIA Awards Night

Day 1 · Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Evening

The centrepiece of the summit — recognising chairpersons and schools across the Seth M. R. Jaipuria network for the year's standout work in academics, growth, culture and community impact.

Evening Entertainment

Stand-up Comedy

Day 1 · after the Awards

A live stand-up set closing Day 1 before the music and dance night — observational comedy with acoustic guitar parodies, tuned to a corporate room.

Rohit Swain

Stand-up comedian, musical humorist & corporate entertainer

A former IT professional from Hyderabad who moved into comedy in 2014, Rohit has performed over 800 live corporate and public shows for the likes of Microsoft, Deloitte, Amazon, Infosys and HSBC, and featured on NDTV's Rising Stars of Comedy.

Full profile
Speakers

Who spoke at INSIGNIA 2026

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The AI for Edupreneurs workshop, written up.

Jaspreet Bindra on where AI is taking us, and Anuj Magazine on putting it to work in an ordinary school day — the full recap, key takeaways and the CRAFT prompting method are on their pages.