Digii100x arrives in Madhya Pradesh.

Digii100x arrives in Andhra Pradesh.
The Digii100x community grows stronger with a new chapter.
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Swarn Andhra & Viksit Bharat:

Shaping Andhra Pradesh’s Edge in Higher Education

Digii100x Andhra Pradesh

Digii100x comes to Andhra Pradesh! Built as a series of curated, closed-door dialogues, the day brings together senior leadership from across the higher education ecosystem: academia, policy, and industry.

Through a mix of roundtables, panel conversations, and more informal exchange formats, each interaction is designed to enable open, honest exchange among those actively navigating institutional transformation. Leaders join from across the state and beyond, bringing diverse institutional contexts into a shared room.

Grounded in regional 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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Thoughtfully Designed for: Clarity. Conviction. Momentum.

Thoughtfully Designed for
Clarity. Conviction. Momentum.

Each session moves past vision statements to examine the structural, cultural, and strategic moves required over the next five years.

A Mix of Legacy and New Ideas

The room is curated to ensure a high-value exchange. By bringing together seasoned institutional leaders with voices currently shaping enhanced student experiences, digital education, and governance, we create a dialogue grounded in experience and informed by emerging models.

Focusing on One Region

Discussions reflect the realities of institutions operating across Andhra Pradesh, a state with one of India's most dynamic higher education ecosystems spanning engineering, medicine, management, and liberal arts, with shared challenges and transferable lessons.

Moving From Ideas to Action

This is not a forum for product pitches. The intent is to surface clear next steps, covering governance choices, operating models, and capability shifts that translate ambition into campus-level action.

Starts - Ends

Session

Agenda

Venue 1

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 - 10:45 AM

Inaugural Ceremony & Welcome Address
Vidya for Viksit Bharat: Shaping Andhra Pradesh’s Edge in Higher Education

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Keynote Address
Sarvottam vs Sarvashreshtha: Excellence vs Being the Best. What should be our pursuit?

Venue 1

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 - 11:45 AM

Fireside Chat

When the World’s Best Meet India’s Best:
How Will It Unfold?

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Making a Dent in the World:
Building India’s World-Class, ResearchLed Institutions Beyond Teaching

Venue 2

11:15 AM - 12:45 AM

Roundtable

From Institutions to Ecosystems:
Building Real Partnerships That Move the Needle in India

Venue 3

11:15 AM - 12:45 AM

Roundtable

Championing Digital Transformation:
What is Education’s UPI moment?

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

Venue 1

02:00 PM - 02:50 PM

Panel Discussion
The New Student Genome: Decoding
the Future Learners

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Do Classrooms Still Matter in an
AI-First World?

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Livelihood or Life:
What Should Education Prepare Us for in a Rapidly Changing Future of Work?

Venue 2

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Roundtable

Andhra Pradesh as India’s Next
Innovation Hub:
Opportunities for Institutions and
Industry to invest, collaborate, and build an ecosystem

Venue 3

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Roundtable

AI-First Campuses:
What Does the Playbook Look Like?

Venue 1

04:00 PM - 05:15 PM

Valedictory Ceremony

05:15 PM - 05:45 PM

Networking Tea/Coffee

Event Schedule

9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Detailed agenda coming soon

Meet Our Speakers

India’s most influential voices in higher education, policy, industry, and innovation.

Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani

Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications,
Government of India

Shri Nara Lokesh

Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Human Resources Development, and Real-Time Governance, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Sribharat Mathukumilli

Member of Parliament and President, GITAM

Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

Member of the Lok Sabha and Vice Chairman, Vignan University

Dr. Sangita Reddy

Joint Managing Director,
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited

Hitesh Oberoi

Co-Promotor, MD & CEO,
Info Edge India Ltd, and Trustee, Plaksha University

Silai Zaki

Australia’s Consul-General, Chennai, India

Prof. Arindam Ghosh

Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology and Infosys Prize Awardee

Srini Raju

Chairman, iLabs Group, Entrepreneur & Investor & Board Member – ISB, IIIT Hyderabad, KREA University

Abhay Shankar Meganathan

Vice Chairman,
Rajalakshmi Group of Institutions

Dr. Ananya Mukherjee

Vice Chancellor,
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR

Prof. Arun. K. Tangirala

Professor – Dept of Chemical Engg & Dean – Competency Development and Outreach, 
IIT Tirupati

Ashish Munjal

Co-Founder & CEO,
Sunstone

Dr. Ashwin Fernandes

Chair, QS India and Vice President, Strategic and International Engagement, QS

Ashutosh Pathak

Chief Technology Offiicer,
Navodaya Education Trust

Prof. Atul Khosla

Founder & Vice Chancellor,
Shoolini University

Avantika Toma

Partner and L&D Head,
EY-Parthenon India

R. V. Balasubramaniam Iyer

Vice President,
Jio Platforms Limited

Dr. Chenraj Roychand

Chancellor, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) and Founder – Chairman, JAIN Group

Prof. D. N. Rao

Co-Founder & Vice President,
Centurion University

Gaurav Jain

Head of University Success, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, India

Gopal Devanahalli

President – Skilling,
Wadhwani Foundation

Dr. Girish J

Vice Chancellor,
GMRIT Deemed to be University

K. V. Sekhar Raju

Founder Trustee,
Sri Krishnadevaraya Educational Trust

Dr. K. M. Suceendran

Head – Academic Alliances Group, Tata Consultancy Services

Prof. M. L. Narayana Rao

Vice Chancellor,
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT-AP)

Dr. M. P. Shyam

President,
Rashtreeya Vidyalaya (RV) Institutions

Dr. Madan A Sendhil

Chairman,
Rathinam Group

Madhavan Vilvarayanallur

Partner & Lead – Education and Skill Development, KPMG, India

Dr. Madhu Veeraraghavan

Pro Vice Chancellor, Bengaluru Campus, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Dr. Madhu Chitkara

Pro Chancellor and President,
Chitkara University

Maheshwer Peri

Founder & Chairman,
Careers360

Dr. Narayana Bharath Gupta

Commissioner – Collegiate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Narayanan Ramaswamy

Partner & National Leader – Education and Skill Development, KPMG India

Naveen Goyal

Chairman, Managing Director, and CEO, Meritto

Dr. Nitin. M. Nagarkar

Vice Chancellor,
Apollo University

Dr. Nitin Malik

Registrar, Gujarat National Law University

Prof. P. Somaraju

Secretary,
Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering

Dr. Parag Diwan

CEO & Chairman, Paradigm Consultants & Founding Vice Chancellor, UPES

Dr. Palak Sheth

Project Director, 
Jio Institute

Prathap Das

Regional Head – South Asia,
AASCB

Pravesh Dudani

Founder & Chancellor,
Medhavi Skills University

Dr. Prashanth. C. Upadhya

Director, Wadhwani Centre of Excellence (WIN-CoE) for Quantum Technologies,
Indian Institute of Science

PP Sunil Acharya

Senior Director Global Accounts, Intel Corporation

Rajesh Kumar

Co-Founder & CEO,
Kalvium

Dr. Ranjan Banerjee

Vice Chancellor,
Nayanta University

Ravi Varma Mantena

Vice Chairman, MNR Educational Trust & Chancellor, MNR University

Ravi Kumar Burugupalli

Chairman,
SASI Group of Institutes

Richa Bajpai

Founder & CEO,
Campus Fund

Richa Singh

CEO & Co Founder,
YourDOST

Prof. Rishikesha. T. Krishnan

Professor of Strategy & Former Director,
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Prof. Sandeep Sancheti

Vice President of Research Relations & Academic Affairs, Elsevier

Dr. Satish Reddy

Pro-Chancellor, Aditya University & Vice Chairman, Aditya Educational Institutions

Dr. Sekar Viswanathan

Vice President,
Vellore Institute of Technology

Shankar Vanavarayar

President,
Kumaraguru Institutions

Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee

Managing Director – Wadhwani Innovation Network, Wadhwani Foundation

Siddharth Sinha

Associate Vice President,
Greenko Group

S. Vaitheeswaran

Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Manipal Education & Medical Group

S. Malarvizhi

Chairperson and Managing Trustee, Sri Krishna Group Of Institutions

Thirumoorthy Arumugam

Executive Director,
Sri Shanmugha Educational Institutions

Vinod Bhatt

Vice Chancellor,
The Apollo University

Vivek Shukla

Director & CEO,
AFAIRS Exhibitions & Media 

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