{"id":54,"date":"2017-01-15T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T16:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/ieom2018\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:28:08","slug":"keynotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/keynotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keynote Speakers
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Day 1 – November 5, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

10:00 am – 10:30 am – Conference Opening and Welcome Addresses<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Rupa Vasudevan<\/strong>
\nChancellor<\/strong>
\nBharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University (BEST IU)<\/strong>
\nAnantapur, Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dr. Rupa Vasudevan is an Educationist, Sociopreneur, Founder and Co-Chairperson of BEST Group (Gatti Valley Educational Institutions).\u00a0 She is the Chancellor of Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University (BEST IU), a State Private University established in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n

Co-Founder and Director of Evergreen Naturals \u2013 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. \u00a0Regional Co-Chair for ASSOCHAM \u2013 Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State.\u00a0 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) \u2013 a non-traditional University for traditional knowledge systems. And Member, Governing Council of India Foundation, New Delhi.<\/p>\n

Sri Bharatlal Meena, retd IAS<\/strong>
\nChairman<\/strong>
\nBharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University (BEST IU)
\n<\/strong>Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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10:30 am – 11:00 am, November 5, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Thiab, UAE<\/h2>\n
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11:00 am – 11:30 am, November 5, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Ruffca, Israel<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm, November 5, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Deeksha Gupta, India<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, November 5, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Shoba, India<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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12:30 pm – 1:00 pm, November 5, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

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Day 2 – November 6, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

10:00 am – 10:30 am, November 6, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Conni, Abu Dhabi<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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10:30 am – 11:00 am, November 6, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Conny, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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11:00 am – 11:30 am, November 6, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Ashutosh Sharma, India<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm, November 6, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Binisha, India<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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12:00 – 12:30 pm, November 6, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

Dr Taramani, India<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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12:30 pm – 1:00 pm, November 6, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

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Day 3 – November 7, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

11:00 am – 11:30 am, November 7, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

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11:30 am – 12:00 pm, November 7, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, November 7, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n

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12:30 pm – 1:00 pm, November 7, 2026 – Keynote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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).\u00a0 She is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2209,"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/2209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/india2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}