With 40% of today's jobs about to be automated (source: PwC), today's students will no longer be defined by what they do, but rather, by who they are. By focusing more on cultural competence, equity, and unity, students will grow into compassionate global citizens, discover worldwide opportunities, and master the required skills for the future of work and society.

Born into one of the world’s most influential families but rejecting the obvious choices presented to him, Ravi takes the audience on his exciting journey as a rock star, entrepreneur, aviator, and cultural diplomat, and shows how his own education empowered him to build relationships and pivot whenever necessary. Using humor, points that resonate and make you think, and statistics that make you question what you thought, he explains how to transform students into culturally and globally competent lifelong learners by pursuing equity, teaching and engaging in civil discourse, and inspiring students to overcome generations of implicit biases so that they can develop a healthy curiosity about the world and become truly empathetic global citizens.

Based on the forward-thinking concepts explored in his acclaimed book, PIVOT: Empowering Students Today to Succeed in an Unpredictable Tomorrow, Ravi will shift your thinking on how public education can put society on a path to equity, equality, and ultimately world peace.

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• Attention Educational Organizations:
  The impact of the past couple of years on students and teachers worldwide is becoming clear, though how that will ripple through society-at-large and our future is yet to be seen. The onus is on us—education leaders—to do all we can to ensure that students today are prepared to succeed in an unpredictable tomorrow. That is why I am willing to do all I can to help you succeed in this most important task.
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  If you have ever considered having me as your keynote speaker (or are willing to consider it now), let’s talk. With the release of my new book, I have more flexibility than ever to try to accommodate budgets and meet the needs of education associations across the nation, big and small. Moreover, with the world now awakened to how much schooling impacts society beyond just teaching students, public school systems can and must capitalize on this awareness NOW. Please let me know your interest, needs, and budget, and let’s see what I can do to make it work for you…we are all in this together.

As even the most local of workforces become more diverse, the ability to cultivate a team among employees is more challenging but absolutely essential.  To create a culturally competent and competitive company, one must first establish a culture of embracing our commonalities along with a healthy curiosity about our differences. 

In this presentation, Ravi extrapolates from his background as a member of one of the most influential families that created the world's largest democracy (encompassing 7 major religions and 22 official languages), his peacekeeping work as a cultural diplomat for the US Department of State (including in Iraq and Russia), and his experiences as both the sole non-white member of an otherwise all-white world-famous band and a non-white pilot in the 80% white aviation industry to prove that one can effectively collaborate with people from vastly different backgrounds, including traditionally opposed cultures and religions. Using humor, points that resonate and make you think, and statistics that make you question what you thought, he will elevate your thinking and arm you with the tools to create unity within diversity.