Speakers

Dr. Amit P Ganatra is the Provost of Parul University. With his strong adherence towards developing the scope of higher education, he is amongst the most seasoned academicians in the scope of technical and higher education. Dr. Ganatra is a recipient of several prestigious awards and recognitions from reputed bodies in recognition of his overall contributions to the academic fraternity. He holds to his name a Bachelors of Engineering in computer engineering from Gujarat University, along with a Master of Engineering from DDU in computer engineering along with a Ph.D in Kadi Sarva Vishwavidhyalaya in computer engineering. He holds an enriching experience spanning for over 22 years of teaching and 18 years in research and administration. He has also been known for his contributions to the academic knowledge bank through his authorship of 130+ research publications and his supervision of over 100 industry projects, 100+ dissertations, and 12 Ph.D. research scholars. In recognition of his contribution and excellence in service, he was awarded the achievers award for his contribution in the field of academics and educational management, he also received the best digital transformation in the education sector at GESIA IT awards, and also holds a fellow membership in the International Research Organization for Science, Engineering and Technology.

Mrs. Anamika Anjaria is the founder, promoter and Managing Director of RANGOLI group of institutes, which is currently operating more than 55+ preschools, 2 CBSE schools and 1 primary school in Gujarat. She is English literature student and holds master degrees in English literature as well as Gujarati literature. Mrs. Anjaria has pioneered various innovative concepts in the field of learning during her stint of 20 years as a teacher & administrator with various reputed institutions. She has diverse teaching and administrative experience of various educational boards including state board(s), central board, international board and universities. She has specialized in the field of English Speaking, Personality Development and Child Psychology. Under her able leadership, Rangoli has received plethora of awards from prestigious groups in education field like Times Group, Brainfeed, Silicon India, ECA (Early Childhood Education), ASMA (Adoption of Social media in academia) and Digital Learning as a best pre-school and recognized as one of the most trusted Pre School Chain of India. Her motto is “Lets grow together for the noble cause of child education.”

Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar is the Director, Gujarat National Law University with about 30 years of teaching experience at prestigious universities including Hidayatullah National Law University. Prof. Shanthakumar is holding in charge as the Director of Gujarat Maritime University and also appointed as the President of Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre. He is an alumnus of Madras University, Chennai, where he earned his graduation, post-graduation and doctorate degree in law. Before joining the legal academia, he had practiced at the Madras High Court for seven years. His areas of specialization are Environmental Law, Human Rights Law, International Law and Constitutional Law. He has authored 3 books on Environmental Law and 2 books on Human Rights Law published by LexisNexis, National Law School of India University (CEERA), Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, etc. He has published a number of research articles on contemporary legal issues in various national and international journals and edited volumes. He is also the recipient of prestigious awards like the Environmental Law Champions Development Award from Asian Development Bank, Philippines and the Best Social Scientist Award from the Indian Society of Criminology. At the IP Fest 2020, Prof. Shanthakumar has been recognized as the IP director of the year. He had travelled around the globe extensively and had the privilege of being invited to deliver lectures at 30 premier Universities in various countries.

Dr. Anil Bisen has more than 30 years of experience in Education and he has been into University Education Management for the last 14 years. He is basically a Mechanical Engineer and quite interestingly holds an MBA degree in HR and Marketing and two PhDs in Mechanical Engineering and Energy Conservation. He has headed the Academic, Administrative and Operational functions of a number of reputed Universities. He has authored more than 10 books in the areas of Mechanical Engineering as well as industrial organization and management He is also associated with more than 15 International Journals as a Review/ Editorial/ Advisory board/ Technical committee member.

Dr. Parag Sanghani is the Provost (Vice – Chancellor) of P P Savani University Surat. Dr Sanghani is an Endeavour Fellow from QUT, Australia and has a global exposure of education systems in Europe, Australia and the UK. He has worked with a leading university in UAE as the Head of Academics. He has in the past handled 250 Million USD PPP mode projects in the education and infrastructure sector in India. He has trained several executives in different parts of the world. For several years he has taught subjects like Innovation & Creativity, Information Systems and Operation Management to students globally. He has published more than twenty research papers and articles in journals of great repute. He has worked with agencies like NAAC, India and QS, Singapore to enhance the quality of Higher education.

Prof. Sandeep Sancheti is an Institution Builder, Policy Planner, Regular Columnist on Academic Policies and well known for his intellectual strategic foresight. He holds a Ph.D from Queens University of Belfast UK, M.Sc.(Engg.) from DTU Delhi and B.Tech from NIT Warangal. He is currently the Vice Chancellor (Provost) at Marwadi University Rajkot. Formerly Dr. Sancheti headed Eight Central Govt. Institutions of national importance. He has worked as Director at NIT New Delhi and NITK Surathkal. He was Director In charge at NIT Trichy, NIT Calicut and SPA Delhi and has also served as a Mentor Director of new establishments of NITs at Goa, Puducherry and Sikkim. He has led two private universities namely SRMIST, Chennai as Vice Chancellor and Manipal University Jaipur as President in a career spanning over 38 years. He is the Past President of AIU, New Delhi. Presently he is a Member of Executive / Governing Council at ACU London and several other top-level institutions. He is also serving many professional bodies like SPIC MACAY, FICCI, CII, EPSI, IETE, NAAC, AIM etc. in different capacities. In addition, he is on various national level bodies of UGC and AICTE and has been a part of Indian delegations abroad.