23 — 25 JULY 2026

Conference Schedule

Three days of impactful sessions, dialogues, and knowledge exchange

DETAILED PROGRAMME

Three-Day Schedule

DAY 01

23 July 2026 • Thursday

10:00 AM – Inaugural Ceremony

Chief Guest: Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala

Sri V D Satheesan

Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala

Sri Roji M John

Minister for Higher Education

Venue: RSET Auditorium, KE Block, RSET, Rajagiri Valley, Kakkanad

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Panel Discussion: “Future of Higher Education in the Intelligent World”

Panelists

Dr. B Ashok IAS

Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Kerala

Prof. Dr. Achuthsankar

Professor, University of Kerala, Former Director, C-DIT

Dr. Saji Gopinath

Vice Chancellor, DU Kerala

Mr. Sunil Prabhakar

AI Expert

Venue: RSET Auditorium, KE Block, RSET, Rajagiri Valley, Kakkanad

2:30 PM

Future Forward: Industry–Academia Dialogue Forum

Venue: Group Learning Centre (GLC), RBS, Kakkanad

DAY 02

24 July 2026 • Friday

9:30 AM – Keynote Address

Decision Intelligence and Analytics

Dr. Hareesh Ramanathan

Keynote Speaker

Venue: Carmel Auditorium, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Fireside Chat: “Reading the Skies: Science, Technology, and Disaster Preparedness”

Climate Scientists

Mr. Anand Sharma

Former Additional Director General, Indian Meteorological Department

Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll

Climate Scientist

Venue: Carmel Auditorium, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Panel Discussion: The Aesthetics of Expression: Intersections of Art, Word, and Movement

Panelists

Dr. Myna Umaiban

Writer

Dr. Kavitha Balakrishnan

Interdisciplinary Artist, Poet and Art Historian

Ms. Dhanya Rajendran

Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The News Minute

Venue: Carmel Auditorium, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

Parallel Sessions

Research Paper Presentations

Venue: Lecture Halls 601, 602, 603, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Cultural Insight Programme: Tholpavakooth

By Tholpavakooth Sangam Palakkad (National Award Winning Team)

Venue: Carmel Auditorium, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

DAY 03

25 July 2026 • Saturday

9:30 AM – Talk

Unlock Yourself: The Journey from Potential to Purpose

Aswathy Sreekanth

Speaker

Venue: Carmel Auditorium, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

The Wisdom of the Margins, Lessons in Sustainable Living and Human Values

Daya Bai

Speaker

Venue: Carmel Auditorium, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Workshop on Ethical Hacking

in association with TechByHeart

Venue: Computer Center, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

Parallel Sessions

Research Paper Presentations

Venue: Lecture Halls 601, 602, 603, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences,Kakkanad

4:30 PM

Valedictory Function

Venue: Carmel Auditorium, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Tricksmania Mentalism Show (Guest Performance)

Mentalist: Fazil Basheer

Venue: Carmel Auditorium, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Kakkanad

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