World University Leaders Forum on AI | Forum Program

Forum Program

Location: Ģ��Ƶ��վ, New York, USA
Date: Monday, March 23
Time: 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

10:30 a.m. | Registration and Networking
11:15 a.m. | Welcome Remarks
11:25 a.m. | Keynote
11:40 a.m. | Launch of AI Governance Report 2026 of O.P. Jindal Global University
11:45 a.m. | Panel: AI in Higher Education: Strategy, Sovereignty, and the Stakes for Students
12:45 p.m. | Lunch
1:15 p.m. | Panel: AI and the Transformation of Teaching and Learning
2:15 p.m. | Break
2:30 p.m. | Panel: Governance, Ethics, and the Future of the AI-Enabled University
3:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks
3:40 p.m. | Networking
4:30 p.m. | Event finishes

Ashwin Fernandes, Vice President, QS Quacquarelli Symonds
C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University
David Sachs, Professor of Information Technology, Co-Chair of Ģ��Ƶ��վ AI Committee, Ģ��Ƶ��վ
Ericka Watson, Principal & CEO, Data Strategy Advisors, LLC
Honorable Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Kelley Kreitz, Professor of English and Interim Associate Provost of Academic Programs and Strategy, Ģ��Ƶ��վ
Li-Chiou Chen, Interim Dean, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Ģ��Ƶ��վ
Jim Russell, CIO and VP for Digital Strategy and Planning, Manhattanville University
Marvin Krislov, President, Ģ��Ƶ��վ
Michael Wagner, Professor and Head of Digital Media department, Drexel University
Mohan Kumar, Dean, Strategic and International Initiatives, Office of the Vice Chancellor & Director General, Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies
Norman Eng, EdD, Professor of Education, Brooklyn College
Padmanabha Ramanujam, Dean, Office of Academic Governance, O.P. Jindal Global University
Tresmaine Grimes, Dean, Dyson College of Arts and Science, Ģ��Ƶ��վ