17th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2022

The 17th edition of FICCI Higher Education Summit and Exhibition 2022 is being organized on November 17-18, 2022 at Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex (IG Stadium), New Delhi. The theme for this years’ Summit is “Global Destination for Higher Education: Advantage India”.

As the concept and framework of education transitions from university degrees to life-long learning, the existing and new workforce would have to be more agile, adaptable and need to constantly upskill their knowledge and skills in line with 21st century requirements. With the transformative changes brought about by the pandemic and the implementation of National Education Policy 2020, India is paving the way towards becoming a global destination for Higher Education.

Over the years, the FICCI Higher Education Summit has evolved into a thought leadership forum for the global education ecosystem that brings together key stakeholders including policy makers, administrators, educationists, industry, and students for facilitating collaborations, deliberations, and knowledge sharing. The Summit will witness participation of more than 1200 national and foreign delegates from more than 60 countries (BRICS, EU, Africa, Middle East, SAARC, CIS, Canada, USA, UK, etc.), 150 exhibitors from top-of-the-line Indian and foreign Institutions, 3000 focused B2B meetings and a footfall of 5000 visitors in the exhibition.

Theme: Global Destination for Higher Education: Advantage INDIA

Highlights:

• Conference: Gain insights on policy roadmap and other topical issues in Higher Education from
• world-class plenary speakers and connect with peers.
• Exhibition: Showcase best practices to global audience and explore collaboration opportunities.
• 8th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards: Recognition and Felicitation of Quality and Excellence in the Indian Higher Education.
• Reverse Buyer Seller Meet (RBSM) & B2B Meetings: Bespoke business meetings with over 300 International delegates and more than 1200 Indian delegates.
• VC/CEOs Roundtable: Exchange of ideas and insights on Higher Education among top CEOs
• Workshops: Widen your knowledge horizons with intensive, hands-on opportunities for exploring leading-edge teaching and learning skills and strategies.
• Global Participation: Footfall of 1500 plus national and international delegates which will include 300 plus international delegates from more than 65 countries

Who should participate?

• Higher Education Sector Decision makers
• Government officials / Policy makers / Think Tanks
• Academicians and Scholars
• Corporates / Industry representatives
• IT and EdTech Companies
• Bilateral and Multilateral Organizations & Associations
• Embassies, High Commissions & Consulates
• Social Sector Organizations

Agenda:

Day 1: 17 November 2022

Schedule (Time)	Description
09:00AM – 10:00AM	Registration
10:00AM – 10:05 AM	Welcome Address Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, President, FICCI
10:05AM – 10:12AM	Theme Address Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Chair-FICCI Higher Education Committee and Pro Chancellor Symbiosis International University
10:12AM – 10:22AM	Special Address Mr Sumit Joshi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer – India Subcontinent, Signify Innovations India Ltd
10:22AM – 10:25AM	Release of FICCI EY Report – “Higher Education in India: Vision 2047”
10:25AM – 10:55AM	Inaugural Address Dr Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education, Government of India
10:55AM – 11:00AM	Vote of Thanks Mr. Ravi Panchanadan, Co-Chair-FICCI HE Committee & Managing Director & CEO, Manipal Global Education Services
11:00AM – 11:30AM	Inauguration of Exhibition by Dignitaries followed by Tea Break
11:30AM – 12:00PM	Keynote Session Smt. Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Government of India
12:00PM – 01:30PM	Panel Discussion 1 Higher Education System in India: Moving towards Global competitiveness With Indian higher education system making considerable progress in capacity creation and enrolment, there needs to be significant focus in making it globally relevant and competitive. There is a need to shift towards much required transformations in regulatory framework, research ecosystem, infrastructural development, and quality standards. This will also call for attracting global faculties, institutions, students, and investors in the higher education system. In this context, the session will aim to deliberate on the following: o India as an epicenter of talent that can drive competitiveness of the Indian economy and is fit to work in or serve international markets o A culture of research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the higher education ecosystem that can power high economic growth in the country o Institutional and Regulatory/ Policy framework required to make India globally competitive in Higher Education Panelists 1. Dr S. Sundar Manoharan, Director General, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University 2. Dr Rajita Kulkarni, President, Sri Sri University, Bhubaneshwar 3. Dr Ashwin Fernandez, Regional Director for QS in Middle East, Africa & South Asia 4. Mr. Raghav Gupta, MD, India & APAC, Coursera 5. Mr Kumar Anurag Pratap, Vice President – Digital Inclusion & Sustainability Leader, Capgemini 6. Mr Anand Sudarshan, Co-Founder, Sylvant Advisers 7. Prof. Shyam Menon, Vice Chancellor, BML Munjal University* Moderator: Dr. Rajan Saxena, Advisor, FICCI Higher Education Committee Q&A
01:30PM – 02:15PM	Lunch Break
02:15PM – 03:30PM	Panel Discussion 2 Developing India as the Global Higher Education Hub Attracting the best minds to study in India will require a better educational landscape, infrastructural and research facilities, intellectual freedom, economic prospects, and career opportunities. The ‘Study in India’ program launched in 2018 needs to effectively evolve and develop into a robust framework for projecting India as a destination of choice for foreign students. India must carve out strategies and develop effective financial assistance frameworks for attracting the best minds from across the world. Effective industry engagement with opportunities for apprenticeships and employment, safe and secure living environment, state of the art infrastructure, etc. are some of the important critical pre-requisites that will not only boost international mobility of foreign students to India but will also develop India as a global destination of higher education. In this context, the session will aim to define: o How to develop an ecosystem that will attract brightest minds from the world to study in India? o Best practices and models from across the world which can be studied and replicated in India o Reflections of ‘Study in India’ program and suggest effective ways and means to improve it to achieve the desired outcome Panelists 1. Mr. Darpan Jain, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India 2. Mr Pawan Agarwal, Former Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India 3. Dr. Prem Singh, Advisor- Education, NITI Aayog* 4. Mr. Manoj Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, EdCIL 5. Prof (Dr) Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Advisor at India Uzbekistan Entrepreneurship Development 6. Dr. Abhay Sinha, Director General, SEPC Moderator: Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Chair-FICCI HE Committee and Pro-Chancellor, Symbiosis International University Q&A
03:30PM – 03:45PM	Special Address Mr Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
03:45PM – 04:15PM	Tea Break
04:15PM – 05:30PM	Panel Discussion 3 Universities: The Hub of Knowledge and Tech Innovation Higher Education is the pathway for the empowerment of people and knowledge, creativity, innovation, and enterprise are seen as strong pillars for the development and prosperity of a nation. New knowledge and skills, the ability to develop and exploit new technologies, as well as understanding how technology and society interact, are all critical factors that universities can contribute to in the ongoing process of disruptive change. Universities must continue to develop their educational programs, so that students are able to meet and deal with the modern societal needs. Our society needs competent employees who take initiative, cooperate across disciplines, adapt quickly to new situations, and solve complex challenges in a digital and sustainable economy. In this context, the development of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial competencies in our education is becoming increasingly important. In addition, Universities need to experiment more across disciplines and sectors in the search for new and more effective ideas for a sustainable future. The session will deliberate on the following: o What are the pre pre-requisites to metamorphose universities as hubs of knowledge creation and innovations? o Recent reforms undertaken in the Indian Higher Education landscape in this regard o Few success stories/cases of universities (national/global) that have radically transformed and augmented the ‘knowledge & innovation” landscape Panelists 1. Dr. G. Ravichandran, Provost, Jio Institute 2. Dr. Sekar Viswanathan, Vice President, Vellore Institute of Technology 3. Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi, Vice Chancellor, J.K.Lakshmipat University 4. Dr. T. Sasipraba, Vice Chancellor, Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology 5. Mr. Hemant Sahal, Founder & CEO, CollPoll 6. Prof. C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor SRM University* Moderator: Mr. M Balasubramaniam (Bala MS), Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Ken 42 Q & A
05:30PM – 06:30PM	Networking and Tea
07:30PM – 08:30PM	FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards Chief Guest: Dr. Bhagwat Karad, Hon’ble Minister of State for Finance, Government of India
08:30PM – 09:30PM	Cocktails & Dinner

Day 2: 18 November 2022

Schedule (Time)	Description
09:30AM – 10:30AM	Registration
10:30AM – 11:45AM	Panel Discussion 4 Developing World Class Universities: The Imperatives India’s aspirations to build world-class universities that encourages excellence in teaching, research and becomes a powerhouse of knowledge creation is indeed laudable. India has had a rich legacy of immense contribution to the civilizational heritage of the world. The supply-demand gap, academia-industry disconnect, detachment of teaching from research, low PhD enrolments, and weak research infrastructure are the key challenges in the way of global presence of Indian HEIs. Developing world class universities in India will require to define the standards of a world class university, measures for world-class faculty development, infrastructural development, effective governance and leadership, effective financial frameworks, etc. In this context, the session will aim to define: • Definition and Indicators of a world class university • Possible strategies and pathways for establishing World class universities. • What are the lessons from the world (especially from newly recognized global universities from Asia) Panelists 1. Mr. Vipul Bansal, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India * 2. Prof. Rajnish Jain, Secretary & CVO, University Grants Commission * 3. Dr. Ananya Mukherjee, Vice Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University 4. Prof. (Dr.) Tabrez Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, G D Goenka University 5. Mr. Amitabh Jhingan, Partner-EY Parthenon 6. Mr. Ratnesh Kumar Jha, CEO, India and South-East Asia, The Burlington Group of Companies Moderator: Mr. Ravi Panchanadan, Co-Chair-FICCI HE Committee & Managing Director & CEO, Manipal Global Education Services Q&A
11:45AM – 12:15PM	Tea Break
12:15PM – 01:15PM	Panel Discussion 5 Developing World Class Faculty Faculty plays a pivotal role and will act as the backbone in the rapidly expanding higher education. It is important to look at providing capacity building of faculty (in new age pedagogy, cutting edge technology and new and emerging subject areas) and attract top talent through career growth opportunities to take up teaching as profession. Having a world class faculty is vital as the students today need to develop 21st century competencies that will help them compete at the global level. Faculties with expertise, imagination and initiative must be selected and must be provided right technology and given freedom to develop innovative ideas in India. Further, to harness talent from industry, there should be a provision for lateral entry pathways for professionals into teaching with appropriate induction program. The recent announcement of “Professor of Practice’ is a good step in this direction. The session will entail discussion on the following: o Innovative ways of attracting top talent, while providing effective motivation to retain existing resources. o Exploring innovative strategies and transformation of recruitment norms. o Sharing of global innovative pedagogical practices and a sustainable model for engagement of international faculty members in India Panelists 1. Prof. N. V. Varghese, Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) 2. Prof. W. C. Wang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 3. Dr. Sandeep Sancheti, Vice Chancellor, Marwadi University 4. Dr. G. K. Prabhu, President, Manipal University, Jaipur 5. Prof. Hrridaysh Deshpande, Vice Chancellor, Ajeenkya DY Patil University 6. Dr. Ram K Sharma, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Moderator: Dr. Rajesh Tandon, President, PRIA Q&A
01:15PM – 02:15PM	Lunch Break
02:15PM – 03:30PM	Panel Discussion 6 Exploring New Frontiers of Partnerships & Networks In an increasingly socially networked and interconnected world, partnerships play a major role in reinforcing close interactions leading to strategic collaborations and enabling cross mobility of students and faculty. To increase global competitiveness, India would need to reach out to the world for creation of global networks, digitalization of universities, research and innovation networks, faculty networks, establishment of international business campuses, satellite centers, etc. This session will facilitate deliberations towards strengthening partnerships in the following domains: o International collaborations and networks o Institution to institution partnerships within the country o Industry-Academia linkages for robust knowledge creation across all aspects of the education value chain, from curricula and faculty to infrastructure, research, and placements. Panelists 1. Prof. Agnes Nairn, Pro Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement, University of Bristol 2. Dr. Brigid Freeman, Senior Researcher (Education), Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne 3. Dr. Kiran G. R., Vice-President and Dean of the Middle East College, OBREAL Global 4. Dr. (Lt General) Rajan S. Grewal, Vice Chancellor, Sikkim Manipal University 5. Dr. Nandita Abraham, Chief Partnership Officer, Global University Systems (GUS India) Moderator: Dr. Rajani Gupte, Vice Chancellor, Symbiosis International University Q&A
03:30PM – 04:00PM	Tea Break
04:00PM – 05:30PM	Panel Discussion 7 Re-imagining & Re-designing the research ecosystem Research and Development (R&D) has been proved to be crucial factor moving the world technological frontiers, while at the same time facilitating new technological and scientific innovations. R&D comprise of creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge in various fields of science and technology and advance education, learning and expertise in the country’s manpower. Universities are an increasingly important component of the scientific innovation and technological advances in many sectors of the economy and production. A robust research ecosystem is more important than ever with the rapid changes occurring in the world today like climate change, population dynamics, biotechnology, digital marketplace, rise of machine learning and artificial intelligence. In order to develop India as a global research hub, our country needs to focus on basic fundamental research along with exploring policies, processes, and strategies to establish Research Networks and Partnerships with global institutions. Further, there is a need to identify sources and frameworks for impactful funding in research which can affect community at a much larger level. In this context, the session will aim to define: • policies, processes, and strategies to improve research outcomes in India • strategies to establish Research Networks and International Partnerships with global institutions for quality research in India • discuss global innovative models of research funding Panelists 1. Dr Rajeev Kumar Mehajan, Advisor- Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) 2. Dr. Ganesan Kannabiran, Director, IIIT, Sri City 3. Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Country Head, Wiley India 4. Prof. Rupamanjari Ghosh, Former Vice Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University 5. Mr Arvind Kumar, Director General – STPI 6. Prof. L. S. Shashidhara, Visiting Professor of Biology (Honorary), Ashoka University Moderator: Prof. Souvik Bhattacharya, Co-Chair-FICCI HE Committee & Vice Chancellor, BITS Pilani Q&A
05:30PM – 05:45PM	Concluding Session • Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Chair-FICCI HE Committee • Mr. Ravi Panchanadan, Co-Chair-FICCI HE Committee • Dr. Souvik Bhattacharyya, Co-Chair-FICCI HE Committee
05:45PM – 06:45PM	High Tea

Day 3: 19 November 2022

Schedule (Time)	Description
09:00AM – 05:00PM	Exhibition