About Conference

FICCI is organizing its annual Higher Education Summit 2009 on November 6 & 7, 2009 in New Delhi. The main features of the Summit are Conference, Exhibition, One-to-One Meetings and Master Classes.

The Keynote Speaker for this year's Summit is Prof Richard Levin, President, Yale University, USA
Partner Country: United States of America

Who Should Participate

Decision makers from;

• Universities /Higher Educational Institutions
  
• Think tanks/ Government
  
• Corporates/Industry
  
• Banks & Financial Institutions
  
• Infrastructure and IT Companies providing products and services for Higher Education Sector
  
• Other Stakeholders

What to Expect

• Conference : Deliberations on policy roadmap, change agenda & other topical issues in Higher Education in India & world wide
  
  • Expected Delegate Participation : 500 plus with 25 % foreign delegates from more than 20 different countries
    
• Master Class: Learn about the Indian Regulatory Framework and implications on foreign providers and other issues pertinent to the sector for close group discussions
  
• Networking Dinner & Lunches: Build contacts with Indian Universities/Higher Education Institutions, Government, Corporate houses, Multilateral Agencies
  
• One to One Interaction: Facilitation of Meetings with Universities/HEI and Government Officials of your Choice
  
• Exhibition: Showcase University Programmes to a large audience including students, corporates and other Higher Educational Institutions/Universities.
  
  • Expected Exhibitors: More than 40 Higher Education Institutions/Industry to participate in the Exhibition
    
  • Student visiting Exhibition stalls: Between 1200-1500 students from the leading Schools and Colleges of Delhi and National Capital Region.

Participation Cost

• Delegate Fee : USD 400 per delegate ( 25% discount for Partner Country participants)
  
• Exhibition Stall Fee : USD 1500 per stall + Taxes as applicable
  
• Master Class: USD 100 per Delegate per Master Class
  
• One to One Meeting: Free Facilitation

Past Reminiscences

FICCI Higher Education Summits-- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

• 2008: 'Higher Education at the Crossroads: Imperatives for Policy & Practice' - Prof David Johnston, President, University of Waterloo, Canada led a 60 member delegation from Canada & Prof Malcolm Grant, UCL, UK
  Partner Country : Canada
• 2007: 'Innovation for Quality & Relevance' - Lord Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford University, UK led a 70- member Delegation from UK.
  Partner Country : UK
• 2006: 'Private Higher Education: Opportunities & Challenges' - Prof Lawrence H Summers, President Harvard University, USA
• 2004: 'Roadmap for the Future'- Prof John L Hennessy, President, Stanford University, USA