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A Power-Packed Regional Dialogue for Future Ready HEIs
- Tuesday, 7th April 2026
- 09:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Hotel Taj Vivanta, Mangaluru
Digii100x Mangaluru
Digii100x arrives in Mangaluru to take on the decisions that truly shape institutions, not in theory, but on the ground. Built around closed-door roundtables and focused panels, the day draws together some of the most influential voices in coastal Karnataka and beyond, from Vice Chancellors and Principals to visionary Deans and Industry Innovators who are actively navigating transformation.
The focus stays on regional priorities, peer experience, and practical judgement, helping leaders identify what to commit to, what to recalibrate, and what to set aside.
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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 of ideas. By bringing together seasoned institutional leaders with emerging voices in digital education, we create a dialogue that is grounded in experience and informed by emerging models.
Focusing on One Region
Discussions reflect the realities of institutions operating across Mangaluru, a city with a rich and diverse higher education ecosystem 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
Senate Hall I
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
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration & Networking Tea/Coffee
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Inaugural Ceremony
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Fireside Chat
Coastal Karnataka’s Higher-Education Ecosystem: The Making and the Next Rise
Ahead
Senate Hall I
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
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Panel Discussion
The AI Reset:
Rethinking Industry–Academia
Partnerships for the Future of Work
Board Room
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Roundtable
AI Playbook for Higher Education:
Architecting the Right Strategy Across
Operations, Learning, Intelligence
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
Senate Hall I
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Panel Discussion
The New Student Genome: Decoding
the Future Learners
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Panel Discussion
From Institutions to Ecosystems:
Building a Unified Higher Education &
Innovation Hub
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Unconference
From Gurukul to Generative AI:
What should learning preserve, and what must
evolve?
Board Room
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Roundtable
Data, Trust & Regulation:
Exploring DPDPA’s Implications for Higher
Education Institutions
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Roundtable
Digital Transformation Champions:
A Practitioner’s Playbook for Accelerating
Institutional Change
Senate Hall I
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Valedictory Ceremony
05:00 PM Onwards
Networking Tea/Coffee
Meet Our Speakers
U. T. Khader Fareed
Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Prof. TG Sitharam
Former Chairman,
All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)
Prof. Debashis Chatterjee
Director,
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Dr. UT Ifthikar Fareed
Chairman, Karnataka State Allied & Healthcare Council (KSAHC) & Principal, Dr M V Shetty College of Physiotherapy
Dr. Aswini Dutt R
Registrar,
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)
Dr. C. Kamalakannan
Principal,
Bearys Institute of Technology
Dr. Sr. Dorothy D’Souza A.C.
Principal,
St Ann’s College of Education, Mangalore
Girish H
National Business Manager – HPC, Artificial Intelligence and Unnati
Dr. Ganesh Prasad
Director – Digital & IT,
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr. H. S. Ballal
Pro-Chancellor,
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Hemant Sahal
Founder and CEO,
Digii
Johnson Tellis
CEO, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management
Karthik Raja
CEO,
FACE Prep
Rev. Dr. Kiran Cotha SJ
Director,
AIMIT, St. Aloysius
Dr. Kumar Swamy M C
Senior Associate Professor,
Alva’s Institute of Engineering & Technology
Mahesh Chowta
Deputy Director IT,
NITTE (Deemed to be University)
Rev. Dr Michael Ligory Santhumayor
Administrator,
Father Muller Institutions
Mohammed Farhaad Yenepoya
Pro-Chancellor,
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)
Dr. Navas K. M.
Chairman,
KMCT Group of Institutions
Dr. Nagaraj Bhat
Principal, Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management
Pradeep Jhunjhunwala
Head of Partner and Customer Success, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis
Vice Chancellor,
St. Aloysius University
Dr. Prashanth Marla K
Medical Director,
A J Hospital & Research Centre
Dr. Ramis M. K
Principal,
P. A. College Of Engineering
Dr. Raghu Chand R
Principal, Karavali Institute of Technology
Rajesh Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO,
Kalvium
R.V.Balasubramaniam Iyer
Vice President,
Jio Platforms Limited
Dr. Ronald Nazareth
Registrar,
St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University)
Dr. Samir Karkhanis
Founder & CEO,
Yangpoo University Partners
Dr. Satheeshchandra S
Secretary, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Educational [SDME] Society
Dr. Satyanarayana Reddy
Vice Chancellor, Srinivas University
Dr. Seema S Shenoy
Director, SDM College of Business Management
Post Graduate Centre for Management Studies and Research
Shazil Ahmed
Vice President,
Digii
Dr. Shareena P
Vice Principal and Dean,
Yenepoya (Deemed-to-be-University)
Dr. Sunil Kumar B S
Registrar,
GM University
Sowmya Velayudham
Director – Government & Public Services, KPMG India
Dr. S. S. Injaganeri
Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management
Prof. Ujjwal Chowdhury
Pro-Vice Chancellor,
Techno India University & Vice President, Global Media Education Council
Venu Rao Deva
Head Entrepreneurship Development Cell, Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology
Vivek Alva
Managing Trustee,
Alvas Education Foundation
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