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A Power-Packed Regional Dialogue for Future Ready HEIs
A Power-Packed Regional Dialogue for Future Ready HEIs
- Monday, 1st June 2026
- 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Indore Marriott Hotel, Indore
Digii100x comes to Madhya 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 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 high-value exchange. By bringing together seasoned institutional leaders with voices shaping digital education and governance, we create dialogue grounded in experience and informed by emerging models.
Focusing on One Region
Discussions reflect the realities of institutions operating across Madhya Pradesh, a state with a rich and expanding higher education ecosystem spanning engineering, management, agriculture, and medicine, 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.
Event Schedule
9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Starts - Ends
Session
Agenda
Grand Ballroom Hall
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
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration & Networking Tea/Coffee
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Inaugural Ceremony & Welcome Address
Grand Ballroom Hall
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
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Keynote Address
Reimagining Higher Education for Viksit Bharat:
Learning, Unlearning, and Building for the Future
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Address
From Underserved to Unstoppable:
Unlocking Bharat’s Next Generation of Talent
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Panel Discussion
From Access to Excellence:
Unlocking New Value Through Digital Transformation
Salon 01 Hall
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Roundtable
NEP in Action:
Institutional Journeys, Learnings & The Next Frontier
Knowledge Partner – ASSOCHAM
Salon 02 Hall
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Workshop
The Excellence Playbook:
Benchmarking, Quality & Global Standards for Business Schools
Knowledge Partner – AACSB &
AIMS
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
Grand Ballroom Hall
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Panel Discussion
The New Student Genome: Decoding
the Future Learners
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Future of Work:
Rethinking Industry–Academia Partnerships
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Panel Discussion
From Gurukul to Generative AI:
Reimagining Personalized Learning and the Future Role of Institutions
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Keynote Address
Ancient Wisdom, Future-Ready Education:
Embedding Indian Knowledge Systems Across Disciplines
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Keynote Address
When the World’s Best Come to India:
How Higher Education Will Transform
Salon 01 Hall
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Roundtable
Digital Transformation Champions:
A Practitioner’s Playbook for Accelerating Institutional Change
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Workshop
The Courage to Unbuild:
Reimagining Institutions Through Creative Destruction
Knowledge Partner – SPREAD
Salon 02 Hall
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Workshop
AI Native Educator:
Teach Like It’s 2030
Knowledge Partner – Face Prep
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Workshop
Building Research-Driven
Institutions:
Integrity, Governance, and Long-Term Excellence
Knowledge Partner – Elsevier
Grand Ballroom Hall
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Valedictory Ceremony
06:00 PM Onwards
Networking Tea/Coffee
Meet Our Speakers
India’s most influential voices in higher education, policy, industry, and innovation.
Shri Inder Singh Parmar
Minister for Higher Education, Technical Education, and AYUSH, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Shri Shankar Lalwani
Member of Parliament
(Lok Sabha), Indore
Prof. Ravindra Ramachandra Kanhere
National President, Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan
Anupam Rajan (IAS)
Additional Chief Secretary,
Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Prabal Sepaha (IAS)
Commissioner,
Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Ben Gudgeon
Senior Director,
International Forums of Inclusion Practitioners (IFIP) & World Inclusion Congress
PP Sunil Acharya
Senior Director Global Accounts, Intel Corporation
Madhavan Vilvarayanallur
Partner & Lead – Education and Skill Development, KPMG, India
Prof. Viroopaksha V. Jaddipal
Secretary, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan
Aalok Singhi
Chief Executive Officer,
Mitasha Industries
Abhishek Mohan Gupta
Pro Chancellor, Jagran Lakecity University &
Executive Vice Chairman, Jagran Social Welfare Society
Dr. Ajay Verma
Registrar,
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences
Dr. Ajit Singh Patel
Pro Chancellor, Madhyanchal Professional University &
Vice Chairman, Patel Group of Institutions
Prof. Alok Chaube
Vice Chancellor,
Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University
Dr. Ambika Sharma
Assistant Secretary General, ASSOCHAM
Dr. Amit Kumar Hasija
Registrar,
Renaissance University
Prof. Amol Gore
Vice Chancellor,
Oriental University
Er. Anant Kumar Soni
Pro Chancellor,
AKS University
Dr. Anand Misra
Registrar,
Sri Aurobindo University
Dr. Anand Nighojkar
Principal,
Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Sciences
Dr. Anil Bajpai
Group Director,
Prestige Institute of Management and Research
Prof. Anjaney Pandey
Registrar,
Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University
Ankit Mehta
Faculty – Computer Science, Sitare University & Former Software Engineer at Google, WhatsApp, and Amazon
Ankur Jain
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Sunstone
Prof. Ankur Arun Kulkarni
Vice Chancellor,
SAGE University
Prof. Arpan Bhardwaj
Vice Chancellor,
Vikram University
Er. B. S. Yadav
Founder Chancellor,
IES University
Dr. Biplab Paul
Vice Chancellor,
Sardar Patel University
Brijesh Nair
Director & Professor,
VIT Bangalore
Chaitanya Chitta
VP & Regional Head,
Cintana Education
Dr. C. K. Goyal
Head – Operations & QT,
IPS Academy, Institute of Business Management & Research
Dr. Deepak Raj Tiwari
Vice Chancellor,
Aryavart University
Dr. Daulat Singh Chauhan
Pro Chancellor,
ITM University
Dr. Deepika Pathak
Vice Chancellor,
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University
Dr. Devi Lal Ahir
Vice Chancellor,
Gyanodaya University
Prof. Devendra Laxmanrao Deshmukh
Dean – Educational Outreach,
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Dr. Dhruv Kumar Dwivedi
Vice Chancellor,
Swami Vivekanand University
Prof. Dilip Kumar Patnaik
Vice Chancellor,
MediCaps University
Dr. Dilip Soni
Registrar,
Maharshi Panini Sanskrit & Vedic University
Dr. Durgesh Mishra
Vice Chancellor (Officiating),
Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences
Prof. D. A. Hindolia
Vice Chancellor,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University
Dr. George Thomas
Director,
Shri Vaishnav Institute Of Management
Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi
Director General,
IILM Institute for Higher Education
Hemant Kumar Prajapati
Registrar,
Gyanodaya University
Prof. Indra Prasad Tripathi
Vice Chancellor,
Raja Shankar Shah University
Dr. Jawahar Surisetti
Vice Chancellor,
Rungta International Skills University
Dr. Jitender Kumar Malik
Registrar,
P. K. University
Karthik Raja
Chief Executive Officer,
FACE Prep
Kiran Surti
Director Higher-Ed , South Aisa & GCC Region,
Yangpoo University Partners
Dr. Kuldeep Saraswat
Registrar,
Shubham University
Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra
Chancellor, Shobhit University & Council Chair, ASSOCHAM (Education)
K. K. Nair
Registrar (Acting),
VIT Bhopal University
Dr. L. P. Jharia
Registrar,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University
Dr. Manohar Das Somani
Registrar,
Krantisurya Tantya Mama Bhil University
Dr. Meena Rajesh
Vice Chancellor,
G H Raisoni University
Dr. Mohanlal Kori
Vice Chancellor,
Krantisurya Tantya Mama Bhil University
Dr. Mukesh Narula
Director – IT Infra & Services,
LNCT Group
Prof. MK Bhatnagar
COE and Sr. Prof.
Pandit S.N. Shukla University
Dr. Nagesh Bhandari
Presidential Secretariat,
Indus University
Dr. Naveen Dhingra
Registrar,
SAGE University
Dr. Neeraj Upmanyu
Pro Vice Chancellor,
SAGE University
Dr. Neeraj Mahindroo
Dean – Academics & Quality Assurance, Apollo Healthcare Academy (AHA)
Dr. Nitin Rane
Vice Chancellor,
Avantika University
Dr. Nitesh Bansal
Chief Compliance Officer,
OP Jindal Global University
Dr. Omveer Singh
Registrar,
ITM University
Palash Garg
OSD to Chancellor,
MediCaps University
Panneerselvam Siluvainathan
Registrar,
MediCaps University
Dr. Parag Diwan
CEO & Chairman, Paradigm Consultants & Founding Vice Chancellor, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)
Dr. Parag Kalkar
Pro Vice Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University & President, Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS)
Dr. Paritosh Awasthy
Principal,
Shri Vaishnav Arts and Commerce College, Indore
Dr. Pramod Kumar Sharma
Vice Chancellor,
Abhyuday University
Prathap Das
Regional Head, South Asia,
AACSB
Dr. Prashant Purohit
Registrar,
LNCT Vidyapeeth University
Dr. Priya Rao
Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor & Dean-External Relations,
Avantika University
Puneet Singh Duggal
CAO and Associate Professor,
Indore Institute of Science and Technology, IIST group of Institutes.
Dr. R. D. Patidar
Vice Chancellor,
OP Jindal University
R. V. Balasubramaniam Iyer
Vice President,
Jio Platforms Limited
Dr. Radhika Shrivastava
President,
Fortune Institute of International Business
Rajesh Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO,
Kalvium
Dr. Rajesh Dixit
Vice Chancellor,
Renaissance University
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Chakrawarti
Director,
Sushila Devi Bansal College
Dr. Rajeev Kumar Mishra
Registrar,
Jiwaji University
Rajendra Singh
Senior Business Leader,
Digii
Dr. Ramdas Gomaji Atram
Vice Chancellor,
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences
Ramkumar Bhavsar
Prant Pramukh- Madhya Bharat Prant, Vidya Bharthi
Dr. Ram Prakash Chaubey
Registrar,
Mahakaushal University
Prof. Ram Shankar
Vice Chancellor,
Pandit Shambhunath Shukla Vishwavidyalaya
Prof. Ranjit Singh Tomar
Vice Chancellor (In charge),
ITM University
Ravin Nair
Managing Director,
QS I-GAUGE
Dr. Ravi Kumar Jain
Vice Chancellor (Officiating),
IILM University, Gurugram
Dr. Ravi Prakash Dubey
Vice Chancellor,
Rabindranath Tagore University
Rishab Mehta
Founder,
GrayQuest
Prof. Ritendra Sharma
Head,
Centre for Indic Studies
Dr. Rupesh Shukla
Principal,
ILVA Commerce & Science College
Prof. Sandeep Sancheti
Vice President of Research Relations & Academic Advisory, Elsevier
Sandeep Gupta
Registrar,
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University
Dr. Saurabh Parikh
Principal,
Gujarati Innovative College
Dr. Sekar Viswanathan
Vice President,
Vellore Institute of Technology
Shailendra Kumar Jain
Registrar,
Raja Shankar Shah University
Prof. Shiv Shankar Mishra
Vice Chancellor,
Maharshi Panini Sanskrit & Vedic University
Dr. Shyam Sunder Palod
Principal,
Sanskar College
Dr. Sitesh Kumar Sinha
Registrar,
Scope Global Skills University
Dr. Sonal Sisodia
Principal, Daly College of Business Management
Sonia Manchanda
Founder,
Spread Design and Innovation
Suchindra Kumar
Partner, Education & Research,
PwC
Dr. Sudhanshu Singh
Dean Academics, Department of Agriculture, Mahakaushal University
Suresh. S. Bhadoria
Chairman,
Index Group of Institutions & Mayank Welfare Society
Dr. Sushil Manderia
Registrar,
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University
Dr. S. M. Anas Iqbal
Director,
Vishisht School of Management
Dr. Swati Jaiswal
Registrar,
Sardar Patel University
Sunil Dahiya
Executive Vice President,
Wadhwani Foundation
Tarun Sharma
National Head,
OneBanc
Dr. Upinder Dhar
Chairman & Distinguished Professor, People Development Foundation India
Dr. Vijay Singh
Vice Chancellor,
Scope Global Skills University
Dr. Vikesh Gupta
Professor & Dean,
Sushila Devi Bansal College
Dr. Vikram Singh Parmar
Registrar,
Abhyuday University
Dr. Vimal Kumar
Vice Chancellor,
LNCT Vidyapeeth University
Dr. Vishal Talwar
Chief Operating Officer,
University of Southampton Delhi
Dr. Vivek. S. Kushwaha
Director, Institute of Business Management and Research, IPS Academy
Vivek Shukla
Director & CEO,
AFAIRS Exhibitions & Media Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Yogesh Chandra Dubey
Vice Chancellor,
P. K. University
Dr. Yogesh. C. Goswami
Vice Chancellor,
Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya
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