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PROGRAMME AGENDA |
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DAY 1 | WEDNESDAY – 22 SEPTEMBER 2021 |
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| Time | TOPIC |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Inauguration Ceremony Opening Remarks: Dr. Ravi Gupta, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd. Keynote Address: Prof (Dr) Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) M Nagarajan, Director, Higher Education Department, Government of Gujarat Amit Goyal, Head – Head, India & S.E Asia, edX |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Industry Presentation: Blending MIT-Harvard credentials in Indian Degrees Amit Goyal, Head, India & S.E Asia, edX |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Panel Discussion 1: National Education Policy (NEP): Can it make a difference to Higher Education in India Panelists Prof. Rajat Moona, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhilai Dr Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirappalli Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad Dr A M Rawani, Director, National Institute of Technology(NIT), Raipur Prof R N Saha, Vice Chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Industry Presentation on “How Blockchain Technology Is Revolutionizing Education” by Rahil Ahmed, Global Sales Manager, Educhain |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Institute Presentation: The National Education Policy 2020 and University Governance by Prof. Rao Bhamidimarri, President, Institute of Advanced Research (IAR), Gandhinagar |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Expo & Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Panel Discussion 2: COVID 19 Pandemic: How has it changed the Indian Higher Education Ecosystem Panelists – Moderator: K C Mishra, Product Manager- Special Projects, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd Dr. Siddharth Jabade, Vice Chancellor, Vishwakarma University, Pune Dr. R. Shridhar, Vice Chancellor, Kalinga University, Raipur Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai Philip Murray, Regional Vice President Asia, Blackboard Shefali Verma, Associate Director and Head E-Governance, Chandigarh University |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Industry Presentation: Building a digital campus: Strategy and tools for technology-enabled teaching and learning by Dr Prem Das Maheshwari, Business Director, D2L |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Expo & Tea Break |
| 15:45 – 16:45 | Panel Discussion 3: The Need for Universities and Colleges in India to make students industry-ready and focus on future skills Panelists Moderator: Dr Nitin Malik, Registrar, DR B R Ambedkar University, Delhi Dr. Jamshed Bharucha, Founding Vice Chancellor, Sai University Prof. (Dr.) Vikas Singh, Vice Chancellor, ITM University, Raipur Prof. Shalini Gupta, Vice Chancellor, Desh Bhagat University, Punjab Prof. Raghuvir Singh, Vice Chancellor, Teerthanker Mahaveer University (TMU), Moradabad Prof. Rajat Gupta, Professor, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar & Former Director, NIT, Srinagar & Mizoram |
| 16:45 – 17:15 | Industry Presentation |
| 17:15 – 18:15 | Panel Discussion 4: Acceleration of Private Higher Education in India: Road map ahead? Panelists Dr. Sendilkumar.B, Dean and Director, Health Sciences Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation-DU, Salem Dr. N. S. Vyawahare, Campus Director, Dr. D. Y. Patil Educational Complex, Pune Dr. Pradosh Kumar Adhvaryyu, Director, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri Dr. Nataraj K.R, Dean & Director (R&D), Don Bosco institute of Technology, Bangalore Dr Vikas Misra, Group Director, Geetanjali Group of Colleges, Udaipur Fr Dr Francis A.V, SJ, Principal, Loyola College of Education, Sikkim |
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DAY 2 | THURSDAY – 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 |
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| Time | TOPIC |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Opening Session: 20th World Education Summit, Higher Education Panelists Opening Remarks – Dr. Ravi Gupta, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd Keynote Address: Prof. K. Rama Mohan Rao, Vice Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State council of higher education, Government of Andhra Pradesh Dr. Indrajit Bhattacharya, Director, National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), Quality Council of India |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Panel Discussion 1: How Technology is impacting Higher education in India Panelists Moderator: Sudhakar Rao, Director-Branding, ICFAI Group Prof. Dr. T.G.Sitharam, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati Dr. Yajulu Medury, Vice Chancellor, Mahindra University, Hyderabad Dr. Nikhil Agarwal, CEO, IIT Kanpur Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (FIRST) Startup and Incubation, Kanpur Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro Chancellor, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) & Principal Director, Symbiosis, Pune Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Gupta, Vice Chancellor, World University of Design, Sonipat |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Industry Presentation |
| 12:00 – 12:25 | Industry Presentation: Challenges of hiring the right talent in the education sector by Mr. Nitil Gupta, Co-founder & Director, Eduvacancy |
| 12:25 – 12:30 | Expo & Lunch Break |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Panel Discussion 2: The Role of Proctoring Tools in Hybrid Teaching Panelists Moderator: Nick Benwell, Senior Solutions Engineer, Blackboard Prof. (Dr.) S. P. Singh, Vice Chancellor, Royal Global University, Guwahati Dr. Sandeep Shastri, Vice Chancellor, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal Rahul Singhi, Co- Founder Poornima University and Director Poornima Group, Poornima University, Vidhani Ravindra Yatagiri, Vice President-IT & eLearning, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies |
| 13:30 – 14:20 | Lunch Break |
| 14:20 – 15:30 | Panel Discussion 3: – Higher Education in India: Vision 2030 Panelists Prof. (Dr.) Chattar Singh, Vice chancellor, Rai Technology University, Bangalore Dr Akhil Shahani, Managing Director, The Shahani Group, Mumbai Siddhart Chaturvedi, Executive Vice President, AISECT Group of Universities, Hazaribagh Dr K Karunakaran, CEO, Hindusthan Educational Institutions, Coimbatore Nick Hutton, Regional Director, D2L |
| 14:20 – 15:30 | Panel Discussion 3: – Higher Education in India: Vision 2030 Panelists Prof. (Dr.) Chattar Singh, Vice chancellor, Rai Technology University, Bangalore Dr Akhil Shahani, Managing Director, The Shahani Group, Mumbai Siddhart Chaturvedi, Executive Vice President, AISECT Group of Universities, Hazaribagh Dr K Karunakaran, CEO, Hindusthan Educational Institutions, Coimbatore Nick Hutton, Regional Director, D2L |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Panel Discussion 4: : Panel Discussion 4: Admission to Higher Education: The Opportunities and Challenges Panelists Moderator: Prof Atul Khosla, Founder and Vice Chancellor, Shoolini University, Solan Prof Ambarish S Vidyarthi, Vice Chancellor, Bikner Technical University, Bikner Dr. S. S. Mantha, Former Chairman AICTE and Chancellor, KL University, Guntur Dr. Preeti Bajaj, Vice Chancellor, Galgotias University, Greater Noida Prof. B.S. Satyanarayana, Vice Chancellor, C. V. Raman Global University, Odisha Dr. Sujata Shahi, Vice Chancellor, IILM University, Gurugram |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Break |
| 16:40 – 17:40 | Panel Discussion 5: Artificial Intelligence (AI) : Why Higher Education Institutions need to take it seriously Panelists Prof. (Dr.) Biswajoy Chatterjee, Vice Chancellor, University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Jaipur Prof. S. Salivahanan, Vice Chancellor, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai Prof. (Dr) K.P. Yadav, Vice Chancellor, MATS University, Raipur Prof. (Dr.) A. K. Bakhshi, Vice Chancellor, PDM University, Bahadurgarh Dr. Parsanjeet Kumar, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Noida International University, Noida |
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DAY 3 | FRIDAY – 24 SEPTEMBER 2021 |
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| Time | TOPIC |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Panel Discussion 1: Trends in adapting and developing of online learning in Higher Education Panelists Moderator: Prof. R. Prasad, Director (Academic Wing), ICFAI Group Prof. Neelesh Kumar Jain, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT), Indore Dr. Narasimha Sarma N V S, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Tiruchirappalli Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Provost, HSNC University, Mumbai Prof Parimalh Vyas, Vice Chancellor, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara Dr. Sunita Singh, Pro-chancellor, IES University, Bhopal |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Industry Presentation |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Industry Presentation |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Panel Discussion 2: Vocational and Skill Development Education in Higher Education Panelists Moderator: Nitil Gupta, Co-founder & Director, Eduvacancy Rajita Kulkarni , President, Sri Sri University, Cuttack Prof. (Dr.) Balvinder Shukla, Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Noida Prof. (Dr.) Sibaram Khara, Vice Chancellor, Sharda University, Greater Noida Dr Sayalee Gankar, Vice Chancellor, DY Patil University, Pune Dr. Meena Rajesh, Vice Chancellor, G H Raisoni University, Chhindwara (MP) |
| 13:30 – 14:20 | Expo & Lunch Break |
| 14:20 – 15:20 | Panel Discussion 3: Relevance of Holistic Curriculum / Practical Training in Pandemic Times Panelists Moderator: Prof. (Dr.) Tabrez Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, GD Goenka University, Gurugram Sachin Gupta, Chancellor, Sanskriti University, Mathura Prof. (Dr.) Deependra Kumar Jha, Vice Chancellor, Adamas University, Kolkata Dr. Shrihari Prakash Honwad, President & Vice Chancellor, Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur Mr. Manoj R Thakkar, Chairman, IIMT Studies Dr Jitendra Kumar Mishra, Director , Jaipuria School of Business |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Break |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Panel Discussion 4: Challenges and Opportunities of Technology that is changing the trends of Higher education in India Panelists Moderator: Prof.(Dr.) Abhay Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Pratap University, Jaipur Dr. Satbir S Sehgal, Registrar, Chandigarh University, Chandigarh Prof. M. P. Pandey, Vice Chancellor, IFTM University, Moradabad Dr. Balakrishna Shetty, Vice Chancellor, Sri Siddhartha University Tumakuru, Bangalore Dr. Vikas Dhawan, Pro Vice Chancellor, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurgaon |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Break |
| 16:00 – 17:40 | Panel Discussion 5: Attracting students from overseas countries for Higher Education in India Panelists Moderator: Dr. Ramandeep Saini, Director-Principal, Chandigarh Business School of Administration, Landran Dr. Pramod Kumar Naik, Vice Chancellor, AISECT University, Hazaribag Prof. (Dr) Ajay Poddar, Pro- Vice Chancellor, Om Sterling Global University, Hisar Prof. (Dr.) Dhruva Ghai, Pro Vice Chancellor, Oriental University, Indore Prof. Pradeep Nair, Professor & Director Research, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala Prof. P Srinivas Subbarao, Dean & Director, School of Management, Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune |
| 17:40 – 18:00 | Expo Break |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | WES Award Ceremony & Valedictory Session |
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