World Universities Summit

Universities of the Future: Building Institutional Resilience, Social Responsibility and Community Impact

Inaugural Session

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
Hon’ble Vice President of India

Professor (Dr.)
C. Raj Kumar
Founding Vice Chancellor
O.P. Jindal Global
University, India

Mr. Naveen
Jindal
Founding Chancellor
O.P. Jindal Global
University, India

Professor (Dr.)
D.P. Singh
Chairman
University Grants
Commission (UGC), India

Professor Dabiru Sridhar Patnaik Registrar O.P. Jindal Global University, India

Professor (Dr.) Tanushree Sharma
Senior Additional Registrar O.P. Jindal Global University, India

Distinguished Public Lecture

Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha, India

Thematic Session 1

Professor (Dr.) Alan K.L. Chan
Provost
The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Professor (Dr.) John Dewar
Vice Chancellor & President
La Trobe University
Australia

Professor (Dr.)
Laura E. Lyons
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor
(Academic Affairs) University of Hawaii
at Mānoa, United States of America

Professor (Dr.) Leisa Sargent
Deputy Vice Chancellor
The University of New South Wales
Australia

Professor (Dr.) Vesselin Popovski
Vice Dean, Jindal Global Law School
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
MODERATOR

Thematic Session 2

Professor (Dr.) K.K. Aggarwal
Chairman, National Board of
Accreditation, India

Professor (Dr.) Duncan Bentley
Vice Chancellor & President
Federation University, Australia

Professor (Dr.) Chiapei Chou
Executive Vice President
National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Professor (Dr.)
Pradeep Nair
Deputy Vice Chancellor &
Chief Academic Officer
Taylor’s University, Malaysia

Professor (Dr.) Gitanjali Surendran
Executive Director, Centre for Law &
Humanities, Jindal Global Law School
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
MODERATOR

Thematic Session 3

Professor (Dr.) S. Bruce Dowton
Vice Chancellor & President
Macquarie University, Australia

Professor (Dr.) Chris Ennew OBE
Provost, The University of
Warwick, United Kingdom

Professor (Dr.) David M. Malone
Rector, United Nations University
Japan

Dr. Alice Prochaska
Former Principal
Somerville College Oxford
United Kingdom

Professor (Dr.) Venky
Shankararaman
Vice Provost (Education)
Singapore Management University
Singapore

Professor (Dr.) Thomas E. Mical
Dean
Jindal School of Art & Architecture
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
MODERATOR

Thematic Session 4

Professor Debora Kayembe
Rector, University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Professor (Dr.) Santiago
Íñiguez de Onzoño
President
IE University, Spain

Dr. Ivan Prostakov
Vice Rector, Higher School of
Economics University, Russia

Professor (Dr.) Nirmala Rao
Vice Chancellor
Asian University for Women
India

Professor Arjya B. Majumdar
Dean Admissions & Outreach
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
MODERATOR

Keynote Address I

Dr. Joanna newman
Chief Executive & Secretary General
Association of Commonwealth Universities
United Kingdom
DR. JOANNA
NEWMAN
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

(Dr.) Pankaj Mittal
Secretary General
Association Of Indian Universities
India
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

Thematic Session 5

Ms. Moulika Arabhi
Advisor
Centre for Environmental Law
WWF - India

Professor (Dr.)
Richard Follett
Associate Vice President &
Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor
University of Sussex, United Kingdom

Professor (Dr.) Jonathan Grant
Former Vice President
King’s College London
United Kingdom

Professor (Dr.) Márcia Abrahão Moura
Rector
Universidade de Bra

Dr. Lynn Pasquerella
President, Association of American
Universities & Colleges
United States of America

(Dr.) Mousumi Mukherjee
Associate Professor &
Deputy Director, IIHEd
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
MODERATOR

Thematic Session 6

Professor (Dr.) Russell Ganim
Associate Provost & Dean of
International Programs, University of Iowa
United States of America

Professor Edward Peck
Vice Chancellor & President
Nottingham Trent University
United Kingdom

Professor Jane Schukoske
Consultant
Sehgal Foundation
United States of America

Professor (Dr.)
Lippiello Tiziana
Rector
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Italy

Professor
Gudmundur Eiriksson
Professor & Executive Director
Jindal Global Law School
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
MODERATOR

Thematic Session 7

Professor (Dr.)
HE Lianzhen
Vice President (International)
Zhejiang University
China

Professor Rob Lynes
Principal, Stephenson College &
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor (Global)
Durham University, United Kingdom

Professor (Dr.)
Milette Shamir
Vice President (International)
Tel Aviv University
Israel

Mr. Henry Stoever
President & CEO, Association of
Governing Boards
United States of America

Professor (Dr.)
Mohan Kumar
Dean, Office of International
Affairs & Global Initiatives
O.P. Jindal Global Universi

Thematic Session 8

Dr. Krishna Bista
Vice President
STAR Scholars Network
United States of America

Professor (Dr.) Sophie D’Amours
Rector
Laval University
Canada

Professor (Dr.) Ravi Pendse
Vice President, Information Technology
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States of America

Professor (Dr.)Colin Potts
Dr. Namrata
Tognatta
Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor
(Academic Affairs), Missouri University of
Science & Technology, United States of America

Dr. Namrata Tognatta
Education Specialist -
South Asia Region, World Bank
United States of America

Professor Sunil Sangra
Professor, Jindal School of
Liberal Arts & Humanities
O.P. Jindal Global University, India
MODERATOR

Keynote Address II

Professor (DR.) Philip G. Altbach
Founding Director & Research Professor
Center for International Higher Education
Boston College, United States of America

Professor (Dr.) Stephen P. Marks
François-Xavier Bagnoud
Professor of Health & Human Rights
Harvard University, United States of America
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

Thematic Session 9

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University and Director, International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building, India

Professor Dr. Philip G. Altbach, Founding Director & Research Professor, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, United States

Professor Dr. Stephen Marks, Professor & Dean, Jindal School of Public Health, O.P. Jindal Global University, India