Digii100x | Andhra Pradesh
Beyond Campus Boundaries:
Building High—Impact Education Ecosystems for Innovation, Talent, and Growth
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“From Policy Frameworks to Operational Systems”
This playbook draws on a closed-door roundtable at Digii100x Andhra Pradesh with vice- chancellors, institution builders, and industry leaders. It maps how higher education institutions move past the signed MoU into partnerships that produce real outcomes: co-created research and IP, student-led ventures, employable graduates, and societal impact- the living ecosystems India’s next leap depends on.
Tata Consultancy Services
Medhavi Skills University
South Asia Cintana Education
Key Discussion Pillars
Industry-academia partnerships
- Move past MoUs to co-created work: joint research, funded chairs, Centres of Excellence, and shared intellectual property.
- Measure success through patents filed, publications co-authored, grants secured, and technologies commercialised.
Innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup ecosystems
- Give student ideas a 90-day path from prototype to first cheque via labs, incubators, and risk capital.
- Turn faculty into founders and route alumni capital back through AIM, ARIIA, and state policies.
Regional talent and workforce development
- Rewire credentials to the regional demand signal: micro-credentials, apprenticeships, and stackable electives.
- Lift the 42.6% employability benchmark with verifiable proof of skills and work-integrated learning
Collaboration for societal impact
- Anchor the campus in civic life through community labs, MSME clusters, agriculture, healthcare, and climate resilience.
- Partner with the state and mobilise CSR, tied to Viksit Bharat 2047 and measured by jobs created and problems solved.
Featured Speakers
Abdul Qadir A. Rahman Buhari
Pro Chancellor, Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
Ajay Kumar
Chief Investment Officer, Elevate Campuses
Arjun Varadraj
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Arivupro
Balamurugan SP
Co-Founder, HCL GUVI
Chaitanya Chitta
Senior Vice President, South Asia, Cintana Education
Dr. Dilip Kumar Chekuri
CEO, Medi Valley (NITI Aayog Incubator of AMTZ)
Gomathi Venkatachalam
Chief Executive Officer, Anaadi Foundation
Hanif Mohammed Marakkarackayil
Founder Director, Unify Sports Ventures
Dr. K M Suceendran
Head-Academic Alliances Group, Tata Consultancy Services
Dr. Madan A. Sendhil
Chairman, Rathinam Group
Dr. M.P. Shyam
President, Rashtreeya Vidyalaya (RV) Institutions
Prof. P. Venkatramana
Vice Chancellor (I/C), Mohan Babu University
Commodore Dr. Pramod R Kulkarni
Pro Vice Chancellor, REVA University
R. V. Balasubramaniam Iyer
Vice President, Jio Platforms Limited
Richa Bajpai
Founder & CEO, Campus Fund
Dr. Sai Prakash Leo Muthu
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Sairam Institutions Group
Siddharth Sinha
Associate Vice President, Greenko Group
Where These Conversations Happened
Digii100x Andhra Pradesh was held on 12 June 2026, in Visakhapatnam, convening vice- chancellors, institution builders, investors, and industry leaders from across the country.
The regional edition carried the Digii100 Summit’s national mandate into execution: how Indian higher education can move beyond campus walls to build high-impact ecosystems for innovation, talent, and growth, in line with the vision of a Viksit Bharat.
Across its sessions and closed-door roundtables, leaders examined industry-academia partnerships, campus innovation and startup ecosystems, regional talent and workforce development, and collaboration for societal impact.
One of these focused sessions was “Beyond Campus Boundaries: Building High-Impact Education Ecosystems for Innovation, Talent, and Growth.”
This playbook is based on the discussions and practical experiences shared in that roundtable.
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