Panel Discussion: Leveraging best-in-breed technology to create a thriving academic atmosphere for students | Digital TechSenate 2021

Panelists in this video:
+ Dr. Saurabh Mehta, Chief Academic Officer & Professor at Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai
+ Dr. S S Sehgal, Director Engineering and Registrar, Chandigarh University
+ Dr. Veena Dutta, Registrar, UPES
+ S Sudhindra, Professor, Associate Dean (Academics) & Chair – Information Systems and Technology Area, T A Pai + Management Institute, Manipal
+ Prof. Sangeeta Shah Bharadwaj, Chairperson – Digital Infrastructure, MDI Gurgaon
+ Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO, Senior Evangelist, Fortinet
+ Mohit Rathod, Senior Correspondent, Express Computer & CRN India (Moderator)

Key highlights:

1. Covid-19 gave a big push to institutions for adopting digital education: Dr. Saurabh Mehta, Chief Academic Officer & Professor, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication at Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai
2. Enhanced student experience and self-motivated value-driven users are increasing the competition among academic platforms: Dr. Veena Dutta, Registrar, UPES
3. We have to untrain in order to train with digital learning technology: Dr. S S Sehgal, Director Engineering and Registrar at Chandigarh University
4. ERP and Cloud computing has transformed the digital learning: Prof. Sangeeta Shah Bharadwaj, Chairperson – Digital Infrastructure at MDI Gurgaon
5. AI-driven learning mechanism is mainstreaming digital education: S Sudhindra, Professor, Associate Dean (Academics) & Chair – Information Systems and Technology Area at T A PAI Management Institute, Manipal
6. Automation must be adopted to free humans from repetitive and mundane work: Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO, Senior Evangelist, Fortinet