Keynote Speakers
Day 1 – November 5, 2026
10:00 am – 10:30 am – Conference Opening and Welcome Addresses
Dr. Rupa Vasudevan
Chancellor
Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University (BEST IU)
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Rupa Vasudevan is an Educationist, Sociopreneur, Founder and Co-Chairperson of BEST Group (Gatti Valley Educational Institutions). She is the Chancellor of Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University (BEST IU), a State Private University established in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.
Co-Founder and Director of Evergreen Naturals – EN, a company that focuses on cheaper availability of high-quality agricultural inputs to small and marginal farmers, monitoring growth and farming practices and helping in establishing forward and backward linkages in supply chain management. She is Appointed as one of the ten academicians in the General and Executive Council of Karnataka State Higher Education Council- KSHEC, apex body on education in the State. Regional Co-Chair for ASSOCHAM – Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State. Founder and Global President of World Forum for Education, an independent non-profit organization working globally to advance sustainable development, humanitarian response and facilitating public good through Knowledge sharing and Education. Trustee of Apna Desh Foundation, a Foundation that spearheads initiatives, finding meaningful ways to make a difference to our farmers while documenting best traditional practices from rural areas of the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Honorary Trustee of Disha Bharat, a non-profit social organisation that works in the field of value education. Member, Governing Council of Indic Academy (INDICA) – a non-traditional University for traditional knowledge systems. And Member, Governing Council of India Foundation, New Delhi.
Sri Bharatlal Meena, retd IAS
Chairman
Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University (BEST IU)
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
10:30 am – 11:00 am, November 5, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Thiab, UAE
11:00 am – 11:30 am, November 5, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Ruffca, Israel
11:30 am – 12:00 pm, November 5, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Deeksha Gupta, India
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, November 5, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Shoba, India
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm, November 5, 2026 – Keynote
Day 2 – November 6, 2026
10:00 am – 10:30 am, November 6, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Conni, Abu Dhabi
10:30 am – 11:00 am, November 6, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Conny, Canada
11:00 am – 11:30 am, November 6, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Ashutosh Sharma, India
11:30 am – 12:00 pm, November 6, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Binisha, India
12:00 – 12:30 pm, November 6, 2026 – Keynote
Dr Taramani, India
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm, November 6, 2026 – Keynote
Day 3 – November 7, 2026
11:00 am – 11:30 am, November 7, 2026 – Keynote
11:30 am – 12:00 pm, November 7, 2026 – Keynote
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, November 7, 2026 – Keynote
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm, November 7, 2026 – Keynote