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Swarn Andhra & Viksit Bharat:
Shaping Andhra Pradesh’s Edge in Higher Education
- Friday, 12th June 2026
- 09:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Radisson Blu Resort, Visakhapatnam
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.
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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,
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