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
- 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.
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.
Digii100x Journey So Far
The Conversation Continues.
Now in East India.
East India is home to some 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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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 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.
Event Schedule
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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
11:15 AM — 12:15 PM
Panel Discussion
Sarvottam vs Sarvashreshtha:
Excellence vs Being the Best – What Should Be Our Pursuit?
12:15 PM — 1:15PM
Panel Discussion
Beyond the Classroom:
Creativity, Culture and Enterprise in Building Viksit Bharat
Mandarin
11:30 AM — 01:00 PM
Policymakers’ Roundtable
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
01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
Crystal
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 Entrepreneurial East:
Reviving a Legacy of Enterprise through Mass Entrepreneurship, Micro-Ventures and Local Innovation
03:00 PM — 04:00 PM
Panel Discussion
The AI Reset:
Reimagining the Purpose of Education
04:00 PM — 04:30 PM
Fireside Chat
East India’s Education Legacy:
The Journey So Far and the Next Leap
Mandarin
01:45 PM — 03:00 PM
Industry Roundtable
From Education to Employment:
Aligning curriculum, policy and partnerships with Industry
03:00 PM — 04:30 PM
Presidential Roundtable
Leadership for Institutional Excellence:
Attracting, Nurturing, and Retaining Talent
Oriental
01:45 PM — 03:00 PM
Roundtable
Integrity as the Foundation:
Building a Trusted Education Ecosystem Beyond Compliance
03:00 PM — 04:30 PM
Roundtable
Rooted in Civilisation, Ready for the Future:
Integrating Indian Knowledge Systems into Modern Education
Crystal
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.
Dr. Sukanta Majumdar
Hon’ble Minister of State, Education and the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India
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
Dr. Subrata Gupta, IAS (Retd.)
Advisor to the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal
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)
Abhrajjit Saha
Chief of Staff to the Director,
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Abishek Kumar Yadav
Founder Chairman & Academic Director, Griffins International School
Dr. Abhishek Kumar
Principal and Professor,
Globsyn Business School
Aditya Singhi
Senior Partner,
Singhi & Co
Ajay Bhagwat
Co-Founder,
Jhiga Technologies
Dr. Alexandar Das
Chairman,
Kalinga Group Institutions and Siksha Trust
Alok Tiwari
Founder,
Paramarsh Bharti Foundation
Dr. Ananya Mukherjee
Vice-Chancellor,
Shiv Nadar University (Delhi-NCR)
Dr. Anirban Chakraborty
Vice-President (R&D) & Registrar,
TCG CREST
Ankur Jain
Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Sunstone
Prof. Anupam Basu
Vice Chancellor,
Sister Nivedita University
Ashish Labroo
Business Head, India
Border Plus
Prof. Asmita Dani
Dean and Professor – Academics, Head – Global Engagement and Partnerships (South Asia & ASEAN), Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Dr. Atish Chatopadhyay
Director,
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Balamurugan S P
Co-Founder,
GUVI
Basab Banerjee
Co-Founder,
Magic Billion
Dr. Basab Das
Assistant Professor,
Girijananda Chowdhury University, Assam
Bhavin Shah
Chief Executive Officer,
EducationWorld
Dr. Bratati Bhattacharyya
Founder & Director,
Universal Education Equity Foundation
Cecil Antony
Chief Mentor,
NSHM Knowledge Campus
Bhawanipur Global Campus
Charu Malhotra
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Primus Partners
Charanpreet Singh
Co-Founder and Director,
Praxis Business School Foundation
D. P. Nagaraj
Pro Chancellor,
RV University
Deep Halder
Author, Contributing Editor,
The Print
Francis Antony
Trustee,
NSHM Knowledge Campus
Dr. G. Venkatesh
Director, School of Technology,
Dhirubhai Ambani University
Prof. Ganti. S. Murthy
National Coordinator, Indian Knowledge Systems Division, Ministry of Education
Gomathi Venkatachalam
Chief Executive Officer,
Anaadi Foundation
Cdr. (Dr.) Gurdaman Lal Sharma
Vice Chancellor,
SRM University Sikkim
Hari Thiagarajan
Managing Director,
Thiagarajar Mills
Dr. Ibrahim Hafeezur Rehman
Director General & CEO,
NAMTECH Institute of Manufacturing Innovation
Jasmeet Singh Sethi
Chief Growth Officer,
AMCAT
Jaya Deshmukh
Director & CEO,
MICA Ahmedabad
Kuldip Sarma
Co-Founder & Pro-Chancellor, Medhavi Skills University
Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra
Chancellor,
Shobhit Deemed To Be University
Madan Padaki
Founder,
Jan AI
Maheshwer Peri
Founder & Chairman,
Careers360
Dr. Mahendra Kumar Modi
Executive Dean,
Assam down town University
Dr. Malabika Sarkar
Mentor & Vice-Chancellor (Officiating), TCG CREST (Deemed-to-be University)
Dr. Malhar Pangarikar
Vice-Chancellor,
MIT University Meghalaya
Prof. Manoshi Roychowdhury
Co-Chairman,
Techno India Group
Prof. Molankal Gangabhushan M.
Director, Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS),
Assam University, Silchar
Narayanan Ramaswamy
Partner & National Leader – Education and Skill Development, Government and Public Services KPMG – India
Prof. (Dr.) Nitesh Bansal
Chief Compliance Officer,
O. P. Jindal Global University
Dr. P. K. Mishra
Vice Chancellor Emeritus,
Kaziranga University
Dr. Parag Diwan
CEO & Chairman, Paradigm Consultants & Founding Vice Chancellor, UPES
Dr. Partha Chatterjee
Dean Of Academics,
Shiv Nadar University (Delhi-NCR)
Pradip Kumar Agarwal
Chief Executive Officer,
Heritage Group of Institution
Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda
Vice Chancellor,
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University
Prof. Pradipta Banerji
Dean of Research and Development, Heritage Group of Institutions & Former Director, IIT Roorkee
Pravesh Dudani
Founder & Chancellor,
Medhavi Skills University
Dr. R. D. Patidar
Vice Chancellor,
OP Jindal University
R. V. Balasubramaniam Iyer
Vice President,
Jio Platforms Limited
Dr. Raj Krishnan Shankar
Director,
Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon
Rajesh Kumar
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
Kalvium
Dr. Ranjan Banerjee
Vice Chancellor,
Nayanta University
Richa Agarwal
Chairperson, Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC)
Founder Director, Emami Art
Ravin Nair
Managing Director,
QS I- Gauge
Rishab Mehta
Founder & CEO,
Grayquest
Prof. Samiran Chattopadhyay
Director – Research Development,
IEM University
Prof. Satyajit Chakrabarti
Pro-Vice Chancellor,
UEM University
Dr. S. Sundar Manoharan
Director General,
Pandit Deendayal Energy University
Sagar Agarwal
Governing Body Member,
OmDayal Educational & Research Society
Dr. Samir Karkhanis
Chief Executive Officer,
Yangpoo University Partners
Prof. (Dr.) Sanku Bose
Vice Chancellor,
Amity University Kolkata
Dr. Sekar Viswanathan
Vice President,
Vellore Institute of Technology
Shaoli Chakravorty
Associate Dean – Academic Administration,
Globsyn Business School
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee
Managing Director- WIN,
Wadhwani Foundation
Shekhar Bhattacharjee
Founder,
Edstead
Shubho Sengupta
Head of Marketing, Nirmit Bharat, DPIIT & Former Marketing Head, Karmayogi Bharat, DoPT & Former Director, MyGov India, MeitY
Dr. Subash Chandra Dash
Adjunct Professor,
FM University, Odisha
Simarpreet Singh
Director,
JIS Group of Institutions
Dr. Snehal Pinto
Director, Ryan International Group of Institutions
Dr. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya
Vice-Chancellor,
Shiv Nadar University, Chennai
Sujatha Kshirsagar
President,
Career launcher
Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya
Principal Advisor, Heritage Group of Institutions & Former Vice Chancellor, BITS Pilani & Jadavpur University and Dean and Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. Suman Chakraborty
Director,
IIT Kharagpur
Prof. Suranjan Das
Vice Chancellor,
Adamas University
Sunil Dahiya
Executive Vice President,
Skilling Wadhwani Foundation
Dr. Suresh Ramanathan
Chief Executive Officer,
IMI Delhi
Swati Vasudevan
Managing Director,
Khan Academy India
Prof. T. G. Sitharam
Former Chairman,
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Tarun Sharma
National Head,
Onebanc
Titan Nayak
National Head – Jio Point Stores,
Jio Platforms Limited
Dr. V. R. Raghuveer
Vice-Chancellor,
SRM University, Sonepat
Dr. Vinay Kumar A
Vice Chancellor,
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) University
Vishva Lochan
Founder & Chancellor, Edtech Skills University & Managing Director, Arunachal University of Studies
Vivek Sinha
Founder & CEO,
Emversity
Help Shape the Next Chapter of Higher Education
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