A Power-Packed Regional Dialogue for Future Ready HEIs
Shaping Andhra Pradesh’s Edge in Higher Education
- September 2026
- 09:30 AM – 06:00 PM
- Venue to be announced
Digii100x comes to East India
East India is home to some of India’s oldest institutions, emerging centres of excellence, and one of the country’s most diverse higher education landscapes. Bringing together leaders from West Bengal, Odisha, and the North Eastern states, the region continues to strengthen access, research, employability, and digital transformation. As it does, institutions have a unique opportunity to shape the next chapter of higher education while advancing the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Built as a series of curated, closed-door dialogues, Digii100x East India brings together senior leaders from academia, policy, and industry from across the region for a day of candid conversations and meaningful collaboration.
Grounded in regional realities and peer experience, these discussions move beyond broad ideas to practical judgement—what’s working, what needs rethinking, and where to focus next.
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Thoughtfully Designed for: Clarity. Conviction. Momentum.
Thoughtfully Designed for
Clarity. Conviction. Momentum.
Each session moves beyond vision statements to examine the structural, cultural, and strategic shifts institutions will need to lead over the next five years.
A Mix of Legacy and New Ideas
The room is carefully curated to bring together experienced institutional leaders alongside voices shaping the future of digital education, governance, and innovation. The result is a dialogue grounded in experience while informed by emerging models and fresh perspectives.
Focusing on One Region
Discussions reflect the realities of institutions across East India—a region that spans diverse educational ecosystems, from long-established universities to rapidly growing institutions, each navigating unique opportunities while addressing common challenges that can be solved collectively.
Moving From Ideas to Action
This is not a forum for product pitches. The objective is to identify practical next steps around governance, institutional strategy, operating models, and capability building that translate ambition into measurable action on campus.
Starts - Ends
Session
Agenda
Istana Ballroom
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration & Networking Tea/Coffee
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration & Networking Tea/Coffee
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Inaugural Ceremony
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration & Networking Tea/Coffee
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration & Networking Tea/Coffee
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Inaugural Ceremony
Istana Ballroom
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Address
When the World Comes to India: Why
the Top Global Universities Are Betting
on India and What It Means for Our
Institutions
11:15 AM — 12:15 PM
Panel Discussion
Decoding Great Institutions:
What Are the Essential Ingredients of Institutional Excellence?
12:15 PM — 1:15PM
Panel Discussion
The Entrepreneurial Institution:
Nurturing Founders, Driving Innovation, and Building Viksit Bharat
The Terrace Hall
11:30 AM — 01:00 PM
Vice Chancellors &
Institutional Heads’ Roundtable
One State, One Higher Education Ecosystem:
Unlocking Collective Excellence Through Collaboration
Business Centre
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Roundtable
The Digital Transformation Mandate:
Building the Foundation for AI-First Campuses
12:00 PM — 01:00 PM
Roundtable
Inheriting Legacy, Building the Future:
How next-gen edupreneurs balance ambition, responsibility, and institutional reality
01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
Istana Ballroom
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Panel Discussion
The New Student Genome: Decoding
the Future Learners
02:00 PM — 03:00 PM
Panel Discussion
The Future of Work:
Which Industries Will Create India’s Next Million Jobs?
03:15 PM — 04:15 PM
Panel Discussion
Maharashtra’s Education Legacy:
The Journey So Far and the Next Leap
The Terrace Hall
01:45 PM — 03:00 PM
Founders & CXO’s Roundtable
Beyond Campus Boundaries:
Building High—Impact Education Ecosystems for Innovation, Talent, and Growth
03:00 PM — 04:15 PM
Presidential Roundtable
Leadership for Institutional Excellence:
Attracting, Nurturing, and Retaining the Talent
Business Centre
02:00 PM — 03:00 PM
Roundtable
Re-Architecting the Tech Function:
The People, Power, and Processes Needed to Lead Transformation
03:00 PM — 04:00 PM
Roundtable
Beyond Marks and Rankings:
What Makes a Great Student?
Istana Ballroom
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Valedictory Ceremony
06:00 PM Onwards
Networking Tea/Coffee
Leaders Joining Us
India’s most influential voices in higher education, policy, industry, and innovation.
Shri. Jishnu Dev Varma
Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra
Dhaval Jadhav
OSD – III to CM Office of the Chief Minister, Goa
Dviwesh Mehta
Director- Harvard Business Impact Education, Harvard Business Publishing
Dr. Ganesh Rao
Director,
Pune Business School
Vik Singh
Consul (Commercial) & Trade and Investment Commissioner, South Asia – Australian Trade and Investment Commission
Prof. Vivek. A. Saoji
Vice-Chancellor,
Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
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Address
Hyatt Pune,
Adjacent to Aga Khan Palace, Kalyani Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra – 411006
