Dignitaries
SPECIAL CONVOCATION
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 TIME 12:00 noon – 12:15 pm
Professor Soumitra Dutta
Dean, Said Business School, Oxford University U.K.
INAUGURAL SESSION
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 TIME 13:00 pm – 15:00 pm
Mr. Onkar Kunwar
Chairman Apollo Tyres
Ms. Vicky Lester
CEO, The Case Centre
Mr. Anant Agarwal,
Chief Executive Officer of Edx
Mr. Ashley Dafel
Chief Executive Officer, Yorkville University
Mr. James Boney,
Managing Director, Adelphi University, USA
FOCUS UK – “Impact of New Education Policy 2020 & Free Trade Agreement: Indo UK Bilateral Relations
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 TIME 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Professor Anne-Marie Kilday
Vice Chancellor, University of Northampton
Professor Ian White
President & Vice-Chancellor, University of Bath
Professor Elizabeth Treasure
Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University
Professor Sasha Roseneil
Vice Chancellor, University of Sussex
Professor Colin Riordan
Vice Chancellor, University of Sussex
Professor Mike Mannion
Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University
Professor Cillian Ryan
Pro Vice-Chancellor, International, Nottingham Trent University
Professor Victoria M Basham
Head of Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff University
Regional Cooperation and International Alliances
Theme – “Higher Education Opportunities in India”
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 TIME 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi,
Chief of Personnel, Integrated HQs Ministry of Defence (Navy)
Mr. Manoj Kumar,
Chairman and Managing Director EdCIL
H.E. Mr Moe Kyaw Aung,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Myanmar to India
H.E. Maj Gen Vetsop Namgyal,
Ambassador of Bhutan to India
H. E. Mr. Willy Kipkorir Bett,
High Commissioner of Kenya to India
H.E. Mr. G Balasubramanian,
Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria
H.E. Mr. Pranay Verma
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Grand Conference Cultural Evening
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 TIME 5:00 pm Onwards
Kumari DEVAYANI
Padma Shri Awardee
World Renowned Bharata Natyam Artist (French Origin)
Women at Workplaces- Building and Nurturing an Equitable Workplace
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 TIME 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Ms. Laxmi Singh IPS,
Police Commissioner, UP
Ms. Ritu Maheshwari,
CEO, Greater Noida Authority
Ms. Katie Reese,
Senior Vice President Corporate Development, Yorkville University
Ms. Shahnaz Husain,
Founder, Chairperson & Managing Director of The Shahnaz Husain Group
Reimagining, Rethinking and Rebuilding Indo German Relations towards New Academic Alliance
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 TIME 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Dr. Olivier De Lagarde
President, College De Paris, France
Mr. Guillaume Finck,
Vice President, College De Paris, France
Dr. Thorsten Bagschik
Managing Director, SRH Hochschulen (University), Berlin
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq
Director, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Mr. Manu Saale
Managing Director & CEO Mercedes-Benz Research and Development
Ms. Sonia Parashar,
Deputy Director General, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Vangapandu Venkatanagaraju
President & Managing Director, German Center for Advanced Studies and Founder, Indo Euro Synchronization
Redesigning & Rebuilding Economies through Education & Strategic Partnerships: India and North American Region
Session 1
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 TIME 18:30 pm – 20:30 pm
Professor Dr. Raghu Sundaram,
Dean Stern School of Business, New York University
Professor Raj Echambadi
President Illinois Institute of Technology
Professor Jagdish N. Sheth
Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University
Professor Caryn Beck-Dudley
AACSB International President and CEO
Mr. Sam Pitroda
Indian Inventor, Telecommunication Engineer and Entrepreneur
Prof. Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor University of California, San Diego
North America Session 2
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 TIME 18:30 pm – 19:30 pm
Ms. Ruby Sahota,
Member of the House of Commons, Canada
Prof. Sandeep Krishnamurthy
Dean of the School of Business at University of Washington, Bothell
Ms. Latha Ramchand
Executive Vice Chancellor Missouri University
SPECIAL CONVOCATION
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 TIME 20:30 pm – 21:30 pm
Professor Srikant M. Datar,
Dean Harvard Business School
Redesigning & Rebuilding Economies through Education & Strategic Partnerships: Indo Oceanic Region
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 TIME 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Professor Dawn Freshwater,
Vice Chancellor, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Jan Thomas,
Vice Chancellor, Massey University, New Zealand
Professor Carolyn Evans,
Vice Chancellor and President, Griffith University, Australia
Mr. Mathew Johnston,
Minister-Counsellor (Education and Research), Australian Government Department of Education, Australian High Commission, New Delhi
Professor Alex Zelinsky,
Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Newcastle, Australia
Dr Jessica Gallagher,
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement), University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Tere McGonagle-Daly,
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Massey University, New Zealand
Dr. Chin- Tsan Wang,
Counsellor & Director, Science & Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
VALEDICTORY SESSION
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 TIME 1:30 am – 3:00 pm
Mr. Inderjit Singh Dhaliwal,
Former Member of the Singapore Parliament
Mr. Prabhu Chawla,
Editorial Director, The New Indian Express Group
Mr. Kishore Jayaraman,
President India and South Asia and CEO Rolls-Royce
Mr. Anuj Bhasin
Trade Commissioner – High Commission of Canada in India
Mr. Raman Chadha,
CEO GAIL Gas Limited
Prof. Jacqueline Priego,
Associate Dean of Global Engagement, Faculty of Humanities, University of Portsmouth, UK
Mr. Keshav Murugesh
Global CEO, WNS