Bower EDGE · Founder Management Development Programme

What's next for your school?

EduVentures is a Founder Management Development Programme for school founders, promoters and senior leaders responsible for their institution's future.

4 Saturdays30 Learning Hours15 Participants OnlyCohort dates — 5, 12, 19 & 26 September 2026

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Designed For

School FoundersPromotersTrusteesPrincipalsCEOsCOOsCFOsHeads of AdministrationHeads of OperationsSecond-generation School Leaders

September 2026

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Cohort dates — 5, 12, 19 & 26 September 2026

EduVentures at a glance

Saturdays
4

Saturdays

Learning Hours
30

Learning Hours

Classroom Hours
24

Classroom Hours

EDGE Masterclass Hours
+6

EDGE Masterclass Hours

Participants Only
15

Participants Only

The Need

Running a school and building an institution are different skills.

EduVentures brings strategy, finance, governance and growth into one focused learning experience.

Strategy

Direction. Positioning. Long-term choices.

Finance

Sustainable economics. Investment decisions. Financial clarity.

Governance

Structure. Accountability. Succession.

Growth

Expansion. Scalability. Institutional capability.

The Programme

One learning arc. Four classroom days.

Institution Blueprint
  • Education landscape
  • Business models
  • Positioning
Faculty-led discussion in the boardroom

Program Details

EDGE Masterclasses — 6 Hours of Digital Conversations

Founders
Investors
Policy Leaders
Industry Experts

Masterclass Series

Bower EDGE Masterclass Series

Saturday

5

Sep

Ajit Rangnekar

Ajit Rangnekar

Senior Adviser, Board of Governors, ISB

Former Dean, ISB

Former Director, IIM Indore

Author | Education Leader

Topic

Reimagining the Business of Education

Rethinking models, leadership, growth and relevance for the future of education institutions.

Saturday

12

Sep

MSR (Mahankali Srinivasa Rao)

MSR (Mahankali Srinivasa Rao)

Chairman & Group CEO, T-Hub

Serial Entrepreneur | Investor

Ecosystem Builder

Topic

The Entrepreneurial Leader

Leading with ownership, curiosity and the courage to act.

Building leaders who innovate, experiment and create impact.

Sunday

14

Sep

Dr. Manvi Arora

Dr. Manvi Arora

Chief Compliance Officer,

GD Goenka Group

Topic

Growth Without Losing Control

Governance, quality systems, compliance and accountability – the institutional backbone for sustainable growth.

Sunday

21

Sep

Vishal Goel

Vishal Goel

Co-Founder,

Crimson

Topic

When Is a School Ready to Scale?

Expansion, capital, business models, unit economics and what makes an education institution scalable and investible.

Experience & Outcomes

Work on your school. Not a generic case study.

Applied workshops

Financial modelling

Founder conversations

Peer challenge

Practical templates

Participant taking notes during a session

What You Leave With

Institutional vision

Business model clarity

Growth roadmap

Financial architecture

Governance perspective

Expansion readiness

Founder network

Admissions

Three steps. Deliberately few.

  1. 1

    Apply

    Share your background, role and institution.

  2. 2

    Discovery Call

    Discuss fit, expectations and priorities.

  3. 3

    Confirmation

    Secure your place in the cohort.

Programme Fee

EduVentures

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₹1,50,000

Exclusive of applicable taxes.

Programme Advisor

Kamal Krishnan

Questions founders ask us.

No. Leadership programmes develop how you lead people and pedagogy. EduVentures develops how you build and govern an enterprise — unit economics, capital structure, expansion, institutional form and succession.

What's next for your school?

Cohort dates — 5, 12, 19 & 26 September 2026 · 15 participants only.

Kamal Krishnan · +91 96569 02204 · kk@bowerschool.com