The Grand Challenges for the Emerging Economies are universal availability, accessibility, and affordability of education to the 4 billion people at the bottom of the pyramid who subsist on less than $2000 per year income.

In his address, Dr. Reddy will review why the world's poor have more to gain in relative terms by the effective use of technology and review the barriers that make it difficult to realize the potential benefits.He will also review advances in the Science of Learning and the Technology of Learning and discuss how these advances can be harnessed for empowerment of masses through education and capacity building