10th Edition of TEDxYouth@DPSMIS at DPS-Modern Indian School, Qatar Dr. Avantika Tomar is a Partner in EY-Parthenon’s education sector practice and is based in Bangalore. As a strategy and transactions consultant, she advises education operators, multi-national corporates, governments, foundations and private equity firms across India, MENA and SE Asia. Her areas of expertise within the education sector are K12, test prep and higher education (with a focus on TNE). Avantika holds a PhD in strategy and HR from IIM Calcutta and is currently a Visiting Professor at various business schools (IIMC, U, T, BITSoM, Masters Union etc.) in India. She has previously taught at UNSW and UTS in Sydney, Australia. Avantika is also a semi-professional theatre actor, an avid sportsperson and marathon runner, along with being a tourist and student of life! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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