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 FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2014 Higher Education Vision 2030: Making it Happen November 12th ‐14th 2014 FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi PROGRAM Pre‐conference, November 12, 2014 as on Nov 12, 2014 12:30 pm – 01:30 pm Registration for Master Classes and Lunch 01:30 pm – 3:30 pm Master Class I nd
Conference Room, 2 floor MOOCs in the Indian Context This Master Class would detail a practitioner’s approach to MOOCs and integrating it with classroom instruction wrt role of Teacher, Institution and Regulator clearly defined. The Master class would engage the audiences in energetic interactions and assignments. Session Conductors:  Mr Viplav Baxi, Founder, LearnOS Consulting Services  Prof M M Pant, Former PVC, IGNOU and Founder LMP Education Trust  Mr Simon Nelson, CEO Futurelearn – UK’s MOOC platform  Ms Kalpana Kannan, Senior Project Manager, IIT Mumbai 01:30 pm – 3:30 pm nd
Master Class II Committee Room, 2 floor Skills Development for Graduating Students: Strategies That Work: Learning Partnerships for Complementary Curricula Numerous attempts have been made in India to create partnerships that will build, and build quickly, a workforce with the skills that are needed in industry. Then why have these skills programs and partnerships not worked? What is required to achieve goals that are so widely shared, yet remain unachieved? This Master Class explores the nature of skill development programs needed for graduates in India and the reasons why India’s attempts to build skill partnerships in higher education have not yet succeeded. A new and unique partnership model ‐ one that provides solutions that are broad in scope, scalable and sustainable will be presented. The Master Class participants will take away: 
A comprehensive understanding of skill development programs needed by graduating students and the critical success factors for successful skill‐building partnerships. 
Ability to build an organizational “value proposition” for creating a successful partnership model and a concrete plan for its implementation. 
A prescription for solving skill ‐building gaps among graduates and graduating students. Session Conductors:  Mr Jiten K Agarwal, Chairman of the Board, Cambridge Executive Education, President & CEO Expedien, Inc.  Dr John F Cady, Professor, Indiana University USA & Executive Director for Executive Education, Kelley School of Business 03:30 pm – 3:45 pm Tea Break 03:45 pm onwards Evaluation of Poster Presentation 1 *invited 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm Seminar by Shastri Indo‐Canadian Institute (SICI) Conference Room, 2nd floor Engaging Canada: Developing Sustainable Bi‐national Partnerships The session will feature Canadian and Indian speakers who will highlight current opportunities for developing academic links between Indian and Canadian higher educational institutions. The panelists will share the successes of their research/academic networks and articulate some of the challenges of developing sustainable international partnerships in higher education. Moderator: 
Prof Suchorita Chattopadhyay, Professor of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University & Executive‐Council Member, Shastri Indo‐Canadian Institute Speakers 
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5:45 pm – 6:30 pm Prof Biju Paul Abraham, Professor of Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and President, SICI Prof Ron Byrne, Vice President (International Affairs), Mount Allison University, and Vice President/President Elect, SICI Prof Sheila Embleton, Distinguished Research Professor of Linguistics, York University and Former President, SICI Mr Alain Olivier, Director, Quebec Government Office, Mumbai Ms Victoria Sheldon, PhD Student and Teaching Assistant at Department of Anthropology‐University of Toronto and recipient of Shastri India Studies Fellowship for the year 2014‐15 High Tea and Networking 2 *invited FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2014 Higher Education Vision 2030: Making it Happen November 12th ‐14th 2014 FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi Day I, November 13, 2014 08:30 am – 09:30 am Registration FICCI Auditorium 10:00 am – 11:35 am Inaugural Session Moderation by Ms Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Senior Director, FICCI 10:00 am– 10:05 am Welcome Address Dr (Ms) Jyotsna Suri, Senior Vice President, FICCI 10:05 am – 10:10 am Theme Address Mr Mohandas Pai, Chairman, FICCI Higher Education Committee 10:10 am – 10:30 am Special Address The Hon’ble Nikki Randhawa Haley, Governor of South Carolina, USA 10:30 am ‐ 10:45 am Special Address Rt Hon’ble Greg Clark, Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities, UK 10:45 am ‐10: 55 am Release of FICCI‐EY Knowledge Paper ‘Higher education in India: Moving towards global relevance and competitiveness’ 10:55 am ‐11:10 am Awards Presentations 11:10 am ‐ 11:25 am Chief Guest & Inaugural Address Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India 11:25 am ‐ 11:30 am Concluding Remarks Prof Rajan Saxena, Co‐Chair, FICCI Higher Education Committee 11:30 am ‐ 11:35 am Vote of Thanks Mr Avinash Vashistha, Co‐Chair, FICCI Higher Education Committee 11:35 am – 12:00 noon Tea Break FICCI Auditorium Grounds 3 *invited 12:00 noon – 01:30 pm Theme Session FICCI Auditorium Higher Education Vision 2030 The road‐map to achieve an aspirational, transformative and innovative ‘Vision 2030' for Indian Higher Education (created by the FICCI Higher Education Committee) is aligned with the policy foundation and envisages the ‘student’ at the core of a globalised world. It promotes the theory of life‐long learning beyond campuses, together with integration of technology in every aspect of learning‐teaching and institutional administration to deliver high quality education. It also envisages making India a Global Hub in Higher Education by encouraging global leadership, creating international campuses and inspiring Indian Universities to figure in the top Global 200 list. This would entail liberalizing policies, providing autonomy, promoting transparency with a focus on outcomes rather than merely on inputs. This opening plenary will build the context and sketch a broad framework for implementation of Vision 2030 – thus setting the stage for the ensuing discussions at the Conference. Presentation and Moderation Mr Anand Sudarshan, Director, Sylvant Advisors Panel Discussion 
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Ms Amita Sharma, Consultant, MHRD, GoI Dr Amarjeet Sinha, Additional Secretary, MHRD, GoI Prof Arvind Panagariya, Professor of Economics, Columbia University Mrs Sushma Paul Berlia, President Apeejay Stya & Svran Group and Chancellor Apeejay Stya University Dr Nikhil Sinha, Founding Vice Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University Mr Avinash Vashistha, Co‐Chair, FICCI Higher Education Committee & Chairman and GU Managing Director, Accenture India Rapporteur: Dr Anupam Pachauri, Asst Professor, CPRHE‐NUEPA Q&A 01:30 pm – 02:15 pm Lunch FICCI Auditorium Grounds 4 *invited 02: 15 pm – 03:30 pm Panel Discussion I Commission Room, 3rd Floor Governance and Regulatory Framework There is an urgent need for better and stronger governance in education in India. The reason is not hard to find: education is one of the key sectors that has greater and a more impactful role in contributing to our nation’s future in terms of growth, prosperity, social equity and the true realisation of our enormous human potential. This session will look closely at the changing levers of governance, reflecting both sides of the coin: what’s external to institutions (in particular, the regulatory infrastructure) and what’s internal to institutions (including their governance structure and leadership). The proposed framework should be a seamless element in a larger lattice that will drive the vision of higher education in India. Presentation and Moderation Prof Rajan Saxena, Co‐Chair FICCI Higher Education Committee & Vice Chancellor and Distinguished Professor, NMIMS University Panelists 
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Mr Bibek Debroy, Economist and Professor, Centre for Policy Research and International Management Institute, New Delhi Mr J S Neerav, Executive Director (Education Initiatives) , Avantha Group Dr Kavita Sharma, VC, SAARC University* Prof S G Deshmukh, Director, ABV IIITM, Gwalior Prof Manoj Arora, Director, PEC University of Technology Prof S Parasuraman, Director, TISS Mr Ashish Dhawan, CEO, Central Square Foundation 
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Rapporteur: Dr Garima Malik, Asst Professor, CPRHE‐NUEPA Q&A 03:30 pm – 03:45 pm Tea Break 5 *invited 03: 45 pm – 05:00 pm Panel Discussion II Commission Room, 3rd Floor Institutional Leadership An organization changes over time, hence strategies of leadership also need to change. In the face of constantly changing scenarios in H E, institutional leaders co‐opt congruent practices to maintain the internal harmony and uphold organizational values and the mission of institutions they lead. Leaders play a significant role in developing new visions; creating new strategies to steer their organizations in the right direction and, at the same time, overcome challenges or uncertainties by strengthening internal and external support mechanisms. This session will focus on the challenges faced by H E leaders and also look at opportunities and strategies to nurture inspiring leaders to plug the current void in the country. Session Moderator Prof Furqan Qamar, Secretary General, AIU Panelists • Prof Sudhir Jain, Director, IIT, Gandhinagar 
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Prof Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIM Indore Mr Anil Sachdev, Founder, School of Inspired Leadership Prof C Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O P Jindal Global University  Dr Peter Ricketts, Vice‐President (Academic) & Provost, Carleton University, Canada  Dr Santosh Choubey, Chairman and Founder, AISECT & Chancellor Dr C V Raman University Rapporteur: Dr Nidhi S Sabharwal, Associate Prof, CPRHE‐ NUEPA Q&A 05:00 pm – 05:15 pm Health Break 6 *invited 05:15 pm – 06:30 pm rd
Commission Room, 3 Floor Panel Discussion III Funding Globally, public funding for higher education is shrinking. To meet the need for expansion and quality upgradation, the Indian higher education sector would need up to INR 8, 00,000 cr of investment by 2030. The increased sophistication of financial markets throws open various innovative funding models for creation and sustenance of large educational institutions, which more and more progressive governments are adopting. Opening up the higher education sector to alternate funding models by private sector shall help drive 50% GER. Besides, the government funding must move from Institutional to Individual through scholarship/free‐ship loan schemes, endowments, etc. while linking it to student outcomes. The session will deliberate on innovative ways of attracting long term funding for the higher education sector that can be used for both, up gradation and expansion. Session Moderator Mr Prabhat Jain, Director, Pathways World Schools Panelists 
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Mr Pawan Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI Mr S B Nayar, Chairman and Managing Director India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) Mr Samir Bahl, CEO, Investment Banking, Anand Rathi Capital Markets Ltd Mr Alok Bajpai, MD & CEO, Manipal Integrated Services P Ltd Mr Ajay Bohora, Founder and CEO, Credila Financial Services 
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Rapporteur: Dr Jinusha Panigrahi, Asst Professor, CPRHE‐NUEPA Q&A 06:45 pm onwards Networking Dinner 7 *invited FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2014 Higher Education Vision 2030: Making it Happen November 12th ‐14th 2014: FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi Day 2, November 14, 2014 Commission Room, 3rd Floor 09:45 am –10:00 am Keynote Address Prof Sir Steve Smith, Vice Chancellor Exeter and former President of Universities, UK 10:00 am – 10:10 am Presentation on FICCI‐EY Report: ‘Making the Indian higher education system globally relevant and competitive’ Mr Nikhil Rajpal, Partner and Education Sector Leader, Ernst & Young 10:10 am – 11:25 am Panel Discussion IV Partnerships 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 as well as faculty. Access to high‐quality education and training thus acquired would go a long way to increase global competitiveness and brain gain for a confident and vibrant Higher Education system. This session will facilitate deliberations towards strengthening partnerships in the following domains: ► International collaborations and networks ► Institution to institution partnerships within the country ► Industry‐Academia linkages for robust knowledge creation across all aspects of the education value chain, from curricula and faculty to infrastructure, research, and placements.
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Prof Sir David Eastwood, Vice Chancellor University of Birmingham and Chair of the Russell Group (Universitas 21), UK Session Moderator 
Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, Principal Director, Symbiosis Society Panel Discussion 
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11:25 am – 11:35 am Dr Wasudeo Gade, VC, University of Pune Mr S Vaitheeswaran, MD & CEO, Manipal Global Education Services Mr Sharad Mehra, CEO, Pearl Academy of Fashion Dr Peter Pang, Assistant Vice‐President, National University of Singapore(NUS) Ms Elena Caprioni, Program Director, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada Discussions and Q&A Tea Break 3rd floor Lobby Area
8 *invited 11:35 am – 11:50 am 11:50 am – 12:05 pm Presentation on “Excellence in Higher Education: Perspectives from Educators, Technology and Employability” Dr Vinnie Jauhari, Director, Education Advocacy, Microsoft Corp India Presentation on Employer Satisfaction Survey 2014 World Bank & FICCI FICCI in partnership with the World Bank are currently supporting the Technical Education Quality Improvement Project II (TEQIP II) under aegis of MHRD, GoI. TEQIP I and II have aimed to improve the quality of engineering graduates, including building their technical skills and soft skills. To take stock of the progress in terms of employers’ satisfaction wrt the skills of fresh engineering graduates, FICCI and the World Bank have jointly conducted a survey to understand employers’ perception/satisfaction levels. This survey is a follow up of the 2009 FICCI‐World Bank Employer Satisfaction Survey. 12:05 pm – 01:15 pm  Ms Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Senior Director, FICCI  Ms Tara Beteille, Economist, World Bank Panel Discussion V Curriculum and Instructional Strategies The present era dominated by fast paced technological changes and multi‐
disciplinary approach demands a relook at the curriculum making it more relevant, contemporary and experiential. Focusing on programme architecture and promoting new pedagogical techniques like blended learning, flipped classrooms, and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) could help in developing solutions to this complex problem. We also need to reform the Apprenticeship Act using analytical tools to understand the impact of various teaching methods and identify the best way of executing coursework, while tightly integrating apprenticeship with pedagogy. This session will relook at some of the key interventions required to deliver quality education in multiple ways.
Chair Prof Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Former VC, University of Greenwich , Advisory Board Member, Apeejay Stya University Session Moderator: Prof Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University Panelists : 
01:15 pm – 02:00 pm Prof M M Pant, Former PVC, IGNOU and Founder LMP Education Trust  Brig R S Grewal, Director eduJuvenate  Mr Simon Nelson, CEO Futurelearn – UK’s MOOC platform  Prof Supriya Chaudhuri, Professor Emeritus, Jadavpur University, Kolkata  Prof Japhet Law, Senior Adviser, EFMD Rapporteur: Dr Malish C M, Asst Professor, CPRHE‐NUEPA Q&A Lunch Break 3rd floor 9 *invited 02:00 pm – 02:15 pm Keynote Address Prof Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics, UK 02:15 pm – 02:30 pm Special Address ‘Future of Higher Education in India’ Shri Satyanarayan Mohanty, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of India* 02:30 pm – 03 :40 pm Panel Discussion VI Faculty Issues in an Expanding System As we look at rapid expansion of universities and colleges in India, we should be mindful of the severe shortage of quality faculty staring us in the face. We need to look at innovative ways of attracting top talent, while providing effective motivation to retain existing resources at the Macro level as well as at the Institutional level. This calls for innovative strategies and transformation of recruitment norms. In this session, we explore some of the ways in which we can attract larger numbers of full time, highly qualified and Stellar faculty by ► Inviting international faculty to teach in our universities ► Employing NRI’s on short term/ long term tenures ► Looking at the large pool of corporate executives and women who can be trained briefly in pedagogy or short term courses which would enable them to share their vast experience with students ►Facilitating faculty development and exchange programs with top‐end institutions Chair  Prof R Govinda , Vice Chancellor, NUEPA, New Delhi Session Moderator • Prof N V Varghese, Director, Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education, NUEPA Panelists 
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Prof David Richardson, Vice Chancellor, University of East Anglia, UK Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Prof Sanjay Dhande, Former Director, IITK Dr H Vinod Bhat, Pro‐Vice Chancellor, Manipal University Prof Gary A Tubb, Faculty Director, the University of Chicago, USA 
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Rapporteur: Dr Tamo Chattopadhay, Associate Prof, CPRHE‐NUEPA Q&A 03:40 pm – 3 :50 pm Tea Break 3rd floor Lobby Area 10 *invited 03:50 pm –5:00 pm Panel Discussion VII Career Services & Entrepreneurship Development To achieve all round economic growth and address global challenges there is a need to foster entrepreneurship for innovative products and services and creation of additional jobs. To move in this direction it’s critical to create an ecosystem for co‐creation and incubation in the universities. This session will showcase some case studies and recommend the building blocks for such an ecosystem. Introductory Remarks Dr Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI Chair 
Mr Sunil Arora, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Dev, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs & Sports, GoI Session Moderator 
Prof G Sabarinathan, Chairperson, NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, IIM‐B Panelists 
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Lord Karan Bilimoria, Chancellor of University of Birmingham, UK Prof Pankaj Jalote, Director, IIIT, Delhi Prof Álvaro Escribano, Vice‐Chancellor, International Relations, UC3M and A‐4U, Spain Prof Adam Davies, Chairman, Ledmac (London Education Management Consulting), UK 
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Prof Utpal Ghosh, Pro‐Vice Chancellor, UPES Mr Sumeet Verma, Head‐ Higher Education, Corporate Affairs Group‐ South Asia, Intel South Asia Q&A 11 *invited 5:00 pm ‐6:15 pm Plenary Session Research, Excellence & Global Position To realize Vision 2030, we need to aim at producing 6 more Nobel laureates and rank among top 5 globally in cited research. For this, a healthy environment needs to be built to improve quality of doctoral education and research. At the same time, it is equally critical to retain top talent by providing recognition and a framework for IP based earnings. This session will outline ways to create a conducive research environment with an incentive mechanism for universities to increase their research output and suggest an institutional framework for industry‐academia engagement in R&D.
Special Address Chairman 
Dr K VijayRaghavan, Secretary DBT, DST & DSIR, Government of India Session Moderator 
Mr Mohandas Pai, Chairman, FICCI Higher Education Committee & Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd Panelists: 
Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Faculty ‐ In‐Charge, IIT Madras Research Park  Prof Devang V Khakhar, Director‐ IIT Bombay  Prof Umran Inan, President, Koc University, Turkey  Dr Padma Kumar Nair, Director, LMT School of Management  Prof Kaushik Sunder Rajan, Department of Anthropology, the University of Chicago, USA  Dr Shanthi Johnson, Immediate Past President, SICI; Prof & Associate Dean, University of Regina, Saskatchewan Q&A 06:15 pm – 06:45 pm Concluding Session 06:15 pm – 06:35 pm Summing up: 
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Mr Pawan Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI Prof Rajan Saxena, Co‐Chair FICCI Higher Education Committee & Vice Chancellor and Distinguished Professor, NMIMS University 06:35 pm – 06:40 pm Closing Remarks: Dr A Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI 06:40 pm – 06:45 pm Vote of Thanks: Ms Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Senior Director, FICCI ‐
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