IC3 Presidential Forum

20 & 21 August 2025

Jio World Convention Centre
Mumbai, India
Held annually since 2017, the IC3 Presidential Forum brings together the most prominent thought leaders in education, spanning schools, higher education, and industry. Taking place during the Annual IC3 Conference & Expo, this two-day event offers an unparalleled opportunity to connect and learn from senior education leaders worldwide.
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Who may attend

Senior global university leaders including presidents, chancellors, vice chancellors

Top senior global high school leaders and principals

Senior government and trade organization leaders and media personnel

Schedule

Tuesday, 19 August 2025

7:00pm-9:00pm IST

IC3 Presidential Forum Pre-Conference Networking Dinner
(Registration)

TBA

Wednesday, 20 August 2025

7:00am-5:00pm IST

Registration

Jio World Convention Centre
1:30pm-2:00pm IST

Arrivals & Introductions, Sponsor Acknowledgements, Opening Welcome, Host Remarks

TBA
2:00pm-3:00pm IST

IC3 Presidential Forum: Panel 1

TBA
3:00pm-3:30pm IST

Networking & Coffee

3:30pm-4:30pm IST

IC3 Presidential Forum: Panel 2

TBA
4:30pm-5:00pm

Closing Remarks, Day 1

TBA
5:00pm-6:00pm IST

Open Networking

Thursday, 21 August 2025

9:30am-10:00am IST

Arrivals & Introductions

TBA
10:00am-11:00am IST

IC3 Presidential Forum: Panel 3

TBA
11:00am-11:30am IST

Closing & Way Forward

TBA

Presidential Committee

The Presidential Committee leads the effort to galvanize fellow thought leaders across the spectrum of schools, universities, and industry to exchange ideas on the criticality of counseling in schools to help young people realize their full potential. In particular, this group provides leadership and vision for the IC3 Presidential Forum.

Michelle Whittingham (Chair)
Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management, University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.
Rupa Chakravarty (Co-chair)
Director, Suncity Schools, Gurugram, India
Jaishankar Raman, PhD
Executive Director of International Affairs, Office of the Chancellor, California State University, U.S.
Miguel Costa Gonzalez
Chair of The Board of Trustees of The Council of International Schools (CIS) & Executive Board Director and Full-time Professor of Marketing, IE University Spain, Madrid, Spain
Nargish Khambatta
Senior Vice President - GEMS Education, Dubai, U.A.E., Principal and CEO of GEMS Modern Academy, U.A.E.
Capt. Rohit Sen Bajaj
School Director, Pathways School, Gurgaon, India
Seetha Murty
Director Education, Silver Oaks International Schools, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Visakhapatnam, India
Swaraj Nandan
Director and Co-Founder, KIC UnivAssist, U.S.
Vanita Uppal, OBE
Director, The British School, New Delhi, India
Lt. Gen. Surendra Kulkarni
PVSM, AVSM, VSM and Bar, Retd. Former Director, Mayo College, Ajmer, India
Kate Lotz (Committee Coordinator)
Director of Global Communications, KIC UnivAssist
Panel 1: Refining Leadership in a Changing World: Cultivating Courage and Vision
Panel 2: Reclaiming Authenticity
Panel 3: Micro-Credentials and the Future of Work:

Bridging Skills Gaps and Empowering Lifelong Learning

Past Presidential Forum Speakers

• Nargish Khambatta, Principal and CEO of GEMS Modern Academy and Senior Vice President, GEMS Education, Dubai, U.A.E.
• Dr. Anju Chazot, Founder | Managing Trustee, Mahatma Gandhi International School, India
• Jane Larsson, Executive Director, Council of International Schools (CIS), Leiden, Netherlands
• Maharaj Kumar Sahib Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh, Mewar of Udaipur, Trustee, Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur, India
• Dr. Caroline Pascoe (Moderator), Principal, The International School Bangalore, Bangalore, India
• Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan, Professor, UCLA Department of Information Studies and Director of UC Digital Cultures Lab, Los Angeles, U.S.
• Vishal Makhija, India EdTech Head, Amazon Web Services / AWS, Mumbai, India
• Ms Vanita Uppal OBE (Moderator), Director, The British School New Delhi, New Delhi, India
• Dr. Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick, Fashion Designer & Owner, House of Maral, World traveller, Motorcyclist and Motivational Speaker, New Delhi & Pune, India
• Dr. Francisco Marmolejo, Higher Education President & Education Advisor, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
• Dr. Dilcie D Perez, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, Chief Student Affairs Officer, The California State University, Long Beach, U.S.
• Dr. Alan Shepard, President & Vice-Chancellor, Western University London, Ontario, Canada
• Dr. Angel B. Pérez, CEO, NACAC, U.S.
• Dr. Barry Craig, President and Vice-Chancellor, Huron at Western University, Canada
• Dr. Francisco Marmolejo, Higher Education President, Qatar Foundation (QF), Doha, Qatar
• Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, President and Managing Director, City Montessori School, India
• Garret Westlake, Associate Vice Provost for Innovation, Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S.
• Michelle Whittingham, IC3 Presidential Committee & Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management, University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S. (Moderator)
• Monica Kennedy, Minister-Counsellor Commercial and Sr. Trade & Investment Commissioner, S.Asia, Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), Mumbai, India
• Pramath Raj Sinha, Founder & Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ashoka University, Founder & Chairman, Harappa Education, India
• Seetha Murty, Chairperson, Hyderabad Sahodaya Schools Complex, & Director Education, Silver Oaks International Schools, India (Moderator)
• Somak Raychaudhury, Vice-Chancellor, Ashoka University, Haryana, India
• Vanita Uppal, OBE, IC3 Presidential Committee Chair & Director, The British School, New Delhi, India (Moderator)
• Dr. Anitha Kurup, Professor, and Head Education Program, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc. Campus, Bengaluru, India
• David Moyer, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate, Hyderabad, India
• Ganesh Kohli, Founder, IC3 Movement & Chair, Board of Trustees, IC3 Institute
• Hema Chennupaty, Principal, Oakridge International School, Gachibowli
• Dr. Indu Shahani, President & Chancellor, ATLAS SkillTech University, India
• Dr. John Wilkerson, Associate Vice President, International Services, Indiana University Bloomington, U.S.
• Kavita Gupta Sabharwal, Head of School & Managing Trustee, Neev Academy, India
• Michelle Whittingham, IC3 Presidential Committee & Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management, University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S. (Moderator)
• Dr. Nisha Dhawan, Country Director, India, EMpower – The Emerging Markets Foundation
• Prof. Kathleen Armour, Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience), UCL, U.K.
• Dr. Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities
• Prof. Rudra Pratap, Founding Vice Chancellor, Plaksha University, India
• Ravindra Krishnappa, Managing Partner, July Ventures, India
• Rupa Chakravarty, IC3 Presidential Forum Committee Co-Chair & Director, Suncity Schools, India
• Sanjay Padode, President, Vijaybhoomi University, India
• Suheim Sheikh, President, The Yacht Club of Hyderabad, India
• Ms. Vanita Uppal, OBE, IC3 Presidential Committee Chair & Director, The British School New Delhi, India (Moderator)
• Prof. (Dr.) Y.S.R. Murthy, Vice Chancellor, RV University, Bangalore, India (Moderator)
• Dr. Yvette Gullatt, Vice President for Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs and Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer, University of California, Office of the President, U.S.
• Abha Adams, Education Consultant, India
• Abhinay Muthoo, Professor, University of Warwick, U.K.
• Dr. Anju Chazot, Founder-Director Mahatma Gandhi International School, Mahatma Gandhi International School, Ahmedabad, India
• Dr. Darlene Fisher, Fisher, IB Lead Educator, NEASC International Accreditation Leader, New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Ganesh Kohli, Founder, IC3 Movement & Chair, Board of Trustees
• Col. Gopal Karunakaran, CEO, Shiv Nadar School; Executive Director, Shiv Nadar University, India
• Kunal Bahl, Founder and CEO, Snapdeal, India
• Dr. Kavita Arora, MBBS, MD (Psych), CCST, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Children First Mental Health Institute
• Dr. Kevin House (FCCT), Education Futures Architect, Education in Motion; Associate Professor in Practice, Durham University, India
• Michelle Whittingham, IC3 Presidential Forum & Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management, University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.
• Monica Sagar, Principal, Shiv Nadar School, Gurgaon, India
• Nishi Misra, IC3 Presidential Committee & Principal, Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior; Member, Governing Body, Central Board of Secondary Education; Chairperson, Indian Public Schools Conference; Chairperson, Sahodaya Samiti, Gwalior (Moderator)
• Dr. Rudra Pratap, Vice-Chancellor-Designate, Plaksha, India
• Rupa Chakravarty, IC3 Presidential Forum Committee Co-Chair & Director, Suncity Schools, India
• Prof. Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University, India
• Dr. Stephen Harris, Chief Learning Officer and Co-Founder, Learnlife
• Seetha Murty, Chairperson, Hyderabad Sahodaya Schools Complex, & Director Education, Silver Oaks International Schools, India (Moderator)
• Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
• Ms. Vanita Uppal, OBE, IC3 Presidential Committee Chair & Director, The British School New Delhi, India (Moderator)
• Dr. Anunaya Chaubey, Provost, Anant National University, India
• Dr. Barry Craig, President, Huron at Western University, Canada
• Dr. Bhimaraya Metri, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli, India
• Craig Alan Johnson, Head of School, American School of Bombay, India (Moderator)
• Prof. Dishan Kamdar, Vice Chancellor, Flame University, India
• Prof. Elizabeth Croft, Professor and Dean Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Australia
• Ganesh Kohli, IC3 Founding President & 2019 Annual IC3 Conference Chair
• Jayashree Janardhan Ashok, Founder and Director, Creative School, India
• Michelle Whittingham, IC3 Presidential Forum Committee Co-Chair & Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management, University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S. (Moderator)
• Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha, Founding Provost, Anant National University, India
• Rajita Kulkarni, President, WFEB & President, Sri Sri University, India
• Dr. Randall C. Deike, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, Drexel University, U.S.
• Rupa Chakravarty, IC3 Presidential Forum Committee Co-Chair & Director, Suncity Schools, India (Moderator)
• Dr. Samir H. Dalwai, Developmental Pediatrician, New Horizons Child Development Centre, India
• Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy, Vice Chancellor, Krea University, India
• Abha Adams, Education Consultant, India
• Prof. Brad MacKay, Vice-Principal, International Strategy and External Relations, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, U.K.
• Ganesh Kohli, IC3 Conference Chair, India
• Dr. George R. Blumenthal, Chancellor, University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.
• Prof. Janaka Ruwanpura, Vice-Provost International, University of Calgary, Canada
• Dr. K. Darshan Singh, Chairman, Welham Boys' School, India
• Dr. Kenneth G. Furton, Provost and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Florida International University, U.S.
• Ira Gupta, Head, HR, Microsoft India, India
• Leena Aparajit, Executive Director, Shiv Nadar School, Gurugram, India
• Meetul Patel, COO, Microsoft India, India
• Michelle Whittingham, Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management, University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.
• Prasenjit Bose, Head, IT, Microsoft India, India
• Prof. Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Management, Ahmedabad University, India
• Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Vice-Chancellor, Ashoka University, India
• Dr. Randall C. Deike, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, Drexel University, U.S.
• Raghuvesh Swarup, CMO, Microsoft India, India
• Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy, Vice Chancellor, Krea University, India
• Dr. Vinnie Jauhari, Director Education Advocacy, Microsoft India, India
• Michelle Whittingham, Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management, University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.
• Dr. Pascal Chazot, Principal, Mahatma Gandhi International School, India
• Prof. Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University, India
• Prof. (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University, India