A Power-Packed Regional Dialogue for Future Ready HEIs
- Tuesday, 29th September 2026
- 09:30 AM – 06:00 PM
- Taj Bengal, Kolkata
Regional Focus
West Bengal, Odisha &
North Eastern States
Curated Participation
Policy, Technology & Higher Education Leaders
Purpose-Driven
Invite-Only.
Community-led. No sales
Built for Action
Conversations that become institutional playbooks.
A Power-Packed Regional Dialogue on Vidya for Viksit Bharat
- Wednesday, 21st October 2026
- 09:30 AM – 06:00 PM
- Venue to be announced
Regional Focus
Goa
Curated Participation
Policy, Technology & Higher Education Leaders
Purpose-Driven
Invite-Only.
Community-led. No sales
Built for Action
Conversations that become institutional playbooks.
Regional Focus
Goa
Curated Participation
Policy, Technology & Higher Education Leaders
Purpose-Driven
Invite-Only.
Community-led. No sales
Built for Action
Conversations that become institutional playbooks.
Digii100x Journey So Far
The Conversation Continues.
Now in Goa.
Goa brings together a distinctive higher education landscape shaped by established institutions, emerging areas of excellence, and a strong connection to industry and society. As the state continues to strengthen academic excellence, research, employability, and digital transformation, 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 Goa brings together senior leaders from academia, policy, and industry from across the region for a day of candid conversations and meaningful collaboration.
Grounded in Goa’s institutional context 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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A Movement. A Growing Impact.
Ecosystem
Leaders
Organizations & Institutions
Curated
Sessions
Regional Chapter in 2026
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 Goa, where diverse institutions navigate shared priorities around academic excellence, innovation, employability, and institutional growth.
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
Crystal
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
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Inaugural Ceremony
Crystal
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
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Panel Discussion
Sarvottam vs Sarvashreshtha:
Excellence vs Being the Best – What Should Be Our Pursuit?
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
Panel Discussion
Beyond the Classroom:
Creativity, Culture and Enterprise in Building Viksit Bharat
Mandarin
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Policymakers’ Roundtable
The East Corridor: One Region, One Education Ecosystem:
Unlocking Collective Excellence Through Collaboration
Oriental
11:00 AM — 12:15 PM
Roundtable
No Measurement, No Transformation:
Building Frameworks to Translate Digital Investments into Meaningful Outcomes
12:15 PM — 01:30 PM
Roundtable
Building Research Capacity:
People, Systems, Incentives and Capital
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch
Crystal
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Panel Discussion
The New Student Genome: Decoding
the Future Learners
1:45 PM – 2:35 PM
Panel Discussion
The Entrepreneurial East:
Reviving a Legacy of Enterprise through Mass Entrepreneurship, Micro-Ventures and Local Innovation
2:45 PM – 3:35 PM
Panel Discussion
The AI Reset:
Reimagining the Purpose of Education
3:45 PM – 4:35 PM
Fireside Chat
East India’s Education Legacy:
The Journey So Far and the Next Leap
Mandarin
01:45 PM — 03:15 PM
Roundtable
Rooted in Civilisation, Ready for the Future:
Integrating Indian Knowledge Systems into Modern Education
03:15 PM — 04:45 PM
Industry Roundtable
From Education to Employment:
Aligning curriculum, policy and partnerships with Industry
Oriental
01:45 PM — 03:15 PM
Roundtable
Integrity as the Foundation:
Building a Trusted Education Ecosystem Beyond Compliance
03:15 PM — 04:45 PM
Presidential Roundtable
Leadership for Institutional Excellence:
Attracting, Nurturing, and Retaining Talent
Crystal
04:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Valedictory Ceremony
06:00 PM Onwards
Networking Tea & Coffee
Leaders from Previous Chapters
India’s most influential voices in higher education, policy, industry, and innovation.
Shri. Jishnu Dev Varma
Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra
Shri. Nitin Gadkari
Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
Dr. Sukanta Majumdar
Hon’ble Minister of State, Education and the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India
Shri. U. T. Khader Fareed
Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Shri. Chandrakant (Dada) Patil
Hon’ble Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra
Shri. Nara Lokesh
Hon’ble Minister for IT, Electronics & Communications, HRD, and Real-Time Governance, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Shri. Inder Singh Parmar
Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education, Technical Education, and AYUSH, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Shri. Jagannath Chattopadhyay
Minister in charge Higher Education, Technical Education, Training and Skill Development, Government of West Bengal
Shri Raju Basnet
Minister for Education;
Sports & Youth Affairs;
Law & Parliamentary Affairs,
Government of Sikkim
Shri. Temjen Imna Along
Hon’ble Minister for Tourism & Higher Education, Nagaland
Shri. Kishor Barman
Hon’ble Cabinet Minister of Higher Education, Panchayat, and General Administration (Political), Government of Tripura
Shri. Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Hon’ble Member of the Lok Sabha, Purulia, West Bengal
Shri. Shankar Lalwani
Hon’ble Member of Parliament
(Lok Sabha), Indore
Captain Brijesh Chowta
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Dakshina Kannada
Shri. Sribharat Mathukumilli
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Visakhapatnam) & President, GITAM Deemed to be University
Smt. Roopa Ganguly
Hon’ble Member of the West Bengal Legislative
Assembly, Sonarpur Dakshin; Actress and Playback Singer
Shri. Katikithala Srinivas, IAS
Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India
Shri. Anandrao Vishnu Patil (IAS)
Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Shri. Abhishek Singh, IAS
Director General,
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Lt Gen. Vikas Lakhera
Director General,
Assam Rifles
Shri. Atul Kumar Tiwari IAS (Retd.)
Former Secretary to the Government of India
Shri. B. Venugopal Reddy (IAS)
Additional Chief Secretary – Higher and Technical Education Department, Government of Maharashtra
Shri. Anupam Rajan (IAS)
Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Shri. Binod Kumar, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education, Government of West Bengal
Dr. Subrata Gupta, IAS (Retd.)
Advisor to the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal
Shri. Prashant Narnaware (IAS)
Secretary to the Hon’ble Governor
Shri. S. Ramamoorthy (IAS)
Joint Secretary to the Hon’ble Governor
Shri. Sentiyanger Pongen, IAS
Additional Secretary,
Higher & Technical Education, Govt. of Nagaland
Shri. Vikas Singh, IAS
Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Tripura
Shri. Prabal Sepaha (IAS)
Commissioner, Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Narayana Bharath Gupta
Commissioner, Collegiate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Dr. UT Ifthikar Fareed
Chairman, Karnataka State Allied & Healthcare Council
Shri. Praveen Pardeshi
Chief Economic Advisor to Hon’ble Chief Minister; CEO, Maharashtra Institution for Transformation
Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe
Chairman,
NETF, NBA & EC NAAC
Prof. T. G. Sitharam
Former Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Prof. Pankaj Mittal
Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities
Dr. Ramaswami Balasubramaniam
Member,
NITI Aayog
Prof. Ravindra Ramachandra Kanhere
National President, Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan
Prof. Viroopaksha V. Jaddipal
Secretary, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya
Prof. Debashis Chatterjee
Director,
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Dr. H. S. Ballal
Pro-Chancellor,
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar
Principal Director, Symbiosis Society & Pro-Chancellor, Symbiosis International
Dr. S. B. Mujumdar
Founder & Chancellor,
Symbiosis Society
Prof. Sowmya Narayanan Sadagopan
Founding Director,
IIIT Bangalore
Prof. Arindam Ghosh
JRD Tata Chair Professor of Physics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Anil S. Kumar
COO,
University of Liverpool
Hemant Bangur
Executive Chairman,
Gloster Limited
Hemant Sahal
Founder and CEO,
Digii
Padma Shri. Sajjan Bhajanka
Chairman,
Century Plyboards
Ravindra Chamaria
Chairman & Managing Director, Infinity Group
Sanjay Budhia
Managing Director,
Patton Group
Parthiv Neotia
Managing Director,
Ambuja Neotia Group (Healthcare Division)
Shri. Vinayak Pai
Managing Director & CEO, Tata Projects Limited, & Chairman BOG – COEP Technological University, Pune
Dr. Ashok Bakthavathsalam
Founder & Managing Director, KGiSL Group of Companies & Institutions
Dr. Sangita Reddy
Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited
Dr. Ganesh Natarajan
Chairman-5F World & Honeywell Automation India
Srini Raju
Chairman, Sri City International University & Chairman, Sri City Pvt. Ltd.
Shri. Sanjay Ghodawat
Founder & Chairman, Sanjay Ghodawat Group
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee
Managing Director, Wadhwani Innovation Network, Wadhwani Foundation
Narayanan Ramaswamy
Partner & National Lead for Education & Skill Development Sector, KPMG
Shri. Madhavan Vilvarayanallur
Partner & Lead – Education and Skill Development, KPMG India
Dr. Ashwin Fernandes
Chair, QS India and Vice President, Strategic and International Engagement, QS Quacquarelli Symonds
PP Sunil Acharya
Senior Director, Global Accounts, Intel Corporation
Ben Gudgeon
Senior Director, International Forums of Inclusion Practitioners (IFIP)
Maheshwer Peri
Founder & Chairman,
Careers360
Rajesh Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO,
Kalvium
Madan Padaki
Managing Trustee & Co-founder, Head Held High Foundation
Alok Agrawal
Co-founder AI4India & Ex-Board Member, Prasar Bharati
Sonia Manchanda
Founder, Spread Design and Innovation
Help Shape the Next Chapter of Higher Education
Digii100x remains intentionally curated. If you know an institutional leader whose perspective belongs in this room, we’d love to hear from you.
