The second edition of India’s largest educational exhibition and summit ‘The Edutainment Show’ is back to woo the students with exci
ting career opportunities and is happy to announce its dates and speakers. The exhibition will take place at the J W Marriott on 26th and 27th April, 2014, showcasing the numerous opportunities in the media, communication & design industry.
In addition to panel discussions on academics, there will be celebrities who have accomplished the nuances of the media, design and communication industry such as DJ Akbar Sami, Terrence Lewis, Roshan Abbas, Neeta Lulla, Subhash Ghai, Anupam Kher, Milind Soman and other experts, who will give students a broadened outlook towards career possibilities in media, communication and design.
The Edutainment Show 2014 will bring together veterans and field experts to share real life examples about the growing relevance and potential of each sector creating a one-stop platform of fun and an educational experience of a lifetime.
This year The Edutainment Show will feature an acamedic panel with reputed Deans of institutes like MICA- Dr. Nagesh Rao, SIMC- Chandan Chatterjee and NID- Pradyumna Vyas, which is aimed at introducing the student community to the specialized fields, develop and expand their knowledge in the chosen industry through interaction with the speakers.
It will also hold an industry panel discussion lead by Manish Bhatt-Scarecrow, Josy Paul – Chairman BBDO, Anant Rangaswami – Editor Storyboard, Ashish Patil – Yash Raj Films, Anurag Batra – Exchange4Media, R Swaminathan – Eventfaqs and Jaideep Singh – Viacom18 to help students get clarity on the on-field scenario.
The platform is a must visit for students who wish to pursue careers in media, communications and design industry (under graduates, graduates & post graduates). The two day event by Event Capital will see the top design schools and institutes across verticals like sound, fashion, textile, jewellery, graphic design, animation & new media design showcasing their 
courses through an intensive platform that reaches out to the students exclusively.
The exhibitors include Istituto Marangoni, Mod’Art International, INIFD – Andheri, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Reliance AIMS, Pearl Academy, G.D.Goenka, B.D.Somani, Whistling Woods International, Laureate Design, Ecole Intuit.Lab, DYP-DC, Pune, Raffles Design International, Annapurna International School of Film + Media (AISFM), Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI, Parsons), The One School GOA to name a few.
India’s media & entertainment industry is bracing itself for exciting times ahead as the sector is projected to grow at a CAGR of 14percent to reach US$ 28.1 billion by 2015. The relevance of hands-on experience has taken over the era of bookish knowledge, so students who will shape the future need to look at specialised courses, training to be able to become thought leaders of tomorrow. Currently, India churns out only 1000 design graduates; hence there are only two designers for one million citizens.
Deepak Choudhary, Director & CEO, Event Capital says “We are excited to bring back season II post the success of season I, where we saw around 5000+students benefitting and choosing a career of their choice. Government of India has reckoned the need for almost 10,000 designers in India. Therefore, the idea behind ‘The Edutainment Show 2014’ is to showcase the changing paradigms of in the field of media, design and communication to enhance the knowledge of the students. The thought is to bring awareness about availability of specialised curriculum to students wanting to foray into unconventional professions.”