Dignitaries
INAUGURAL SESSION
FEBRUARY 19, 2025 TIME 13:00 pm – 15:00 pm
Ms. Lindy Cameron,
British High Commissioner to the Republic of India
Ms. Alison Barrett MBE,
Director, British Council India
Mr. Phil Baty
Chief Global Affairs Officer, Times Higher Education (THE)
Prof. Kiran Trehan ,
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise, Partnerships and Engagement, University of York
Mr. Ashwin Fernandes,
Executive Director, QS Quacquarelli Symonds
Dr. Nicolas GHERARDI,
Country Deputy Director, French Institute in India, Embassy of France
UK & EUROPE SESSION
FEBRUARY 19, 2025 TIME 15:00 pm – 17:00 pm
Lord Karan Bilimoria,
Member of the House of Lords
Prof Sasha Roseneil,
Vice Chancellor, University of Sussex
Prof. James Miller,
Vice Chancellor, University of the West of Scotland
Prof. Robin Mason
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), University of Birmingham
Professor Richard Emes,
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and International, Nottingham Trent University
Professor Roman Matousek,
Professor of Financial Economics, Queen Mary University of London
OCEANIC SESSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2025 TIME 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
Chirag Paswan
Member of Lok Sabha
Dr. Gabriel Garcia Ochoa,
Monash University
Ms. Michelle Wade, Commissioner,
Govt. Of Victoria, Australia
Prof Karl Mehta
Prof Kon Mouzakis
Prof Rajesh Vasa
WOMEN SESSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2025 TIME 14:00 pm 16:00 pm
Ms. Andrea Wojnar,
UN Representative for India & Bhutan
Ms. Bansuri Swaraj,
Member of Lok Sabha
Ms. Neelam Pratap Reddy,
Rural Sports & Women Empowerment Leader
Dr Sadhana Kala, Gynecologist,
National Awardee
Ms. Radhika Ghai,
Entrepreneur Kindlife
Ms. Subhasree Sarkar,
Vice President, Yes Bank
Ms. Richa Anirudha,
Media Personality
Meenakshi Joshi
Lead TV Anchor- India TV
Saeed Ansari
Lead TV Anchor Aaj Tak
Sanjay Thakur
Senior VP & Cluster Head, HDFC Bank
EUROPE SESSION
February 20, 2025 TIME 16:30 pm 18:00 pm
Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz,
President and Managing Director of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
H. E. Dr Vijay Mehta,
Honorary Consul General of Romania
Dr. Hinrich Habeck,
Managing Director, WTSH GmbH, Germany
Mr. Michael Pal,
Director, Austrian Cultural Forum, Austrian Embassy
Dr. Dirk Troendle,
Managing Director ITM investment Trade Marketing GmbH, Germany
Dr. Konstantinos Diamantaras,
Vice Rector, International Hellenic University, Greece
Mr. G Thor Thormodsson,
Founder & Chairman Symba Renewable Energy, CEO Kaldara Group, Iceland
Dr. (CA) Vikas S. Chaturvedi,
CEO Valuecent Group, Investor, Founder Chairman ICAI Netherlands, TiE Amsterdam, IDFC, ASSOCHAM Europe
Mr. Prasoon Dewan,
Chairman - Indo Icelandic Business Association, Founder & CEO Divish Aurum
Mr. Sridhar Subramonyan,
Director, IGEP Consult Pvt Ltd, Director, Indo-Asia Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce (IABCC)
Ms. Sharda Subramaniam,
Director at IGEP
Mr. Manish Maheshwari,
Chairman, Invenire Energy
Mr. Bernd Scholtz,
Head of Economic Department, Embassy of the Netherlands in India
USA SESSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2025 TIME 19:00 pm – 21:00 pm
Prof. Raghu Sundaram,
Senior Vice Chancellor, New York University
Prof. Mohanbir Sawhney,
Associate Dean for Digital Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management
Prof. Raj Echambadi,
President, Illinois Institute of Technology*
Prof. Jagdish N. Seth,
Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Prof. Vallabh Sambamurthy,
Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business
Prof. Rahul Shrivastava,
Provost and Executive Vice President IU Bloomington *
H.E. Mr. Pranay Verma
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Dr. Sam Pitroda,
Telecom Inventor, Entrepreneur, Development Thinker, and Policy Maker
Dr. Mukesh Aghi,
President & Chief Executive Officer of the US- India Strategic Partnership Forum