Leap- 15 Days Programme Schedule(This is the tentative program schedule, subject to change. Some of the speakers mentioned are yet to be contacted)

Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment

Day/Time 9.30 AM-11.00 AM 11.30 AM-1.00 PM 2.00 PM-3.30 PM 4.00 PM-5.30 PM

Day 1 Welcome note and introduction

Speakers: i) B Venkatesh Kumar, Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy & Governance, TISS ii) Shalini Bharat, Director, TISS

Strategies and skills for effective leadership and management - I (Fundamentals of transformational leadership)

Speaker: Anurag Kumar, Director, IISC Bangalore

Lunch Interface between academia and administration: Challenges and how the two can harmoniously co-exist

Speaker: Dr. M.S. Ananth, Former Director, IIT Madras

Strategic planning and data driven decision making

Speaker: Dr. Sharon M. Ravitch, Professor, GSE, University of Pennsylvania

Day 2 Use of effective communication strategy (Building clear and sound pathways of internal communication for effective institutional governance)

Speaker: Sanjiv Mehta, CEO, Hindustan Unilever Limited

Stress and time management for multi-tasking leaders

Speaker: Raghunath Medge, President- Mumbai Dabbawala Association

Emotional intelligence for academic leaders

TBD

Managing difficult people

Speaker: Om Prakash Rawat, Chief Election Commissioner of India

Day 3 Nurturing talent in an institutional structure and preparing them for future leadership positions

Speaker: Errol D’Souza, Director, IIM Ahmedabad

Motivating staff: Insights from case studies

Speaker: Prof. Krishna N. Ganesh, Director, IISER, Tirupati

Improving accountability of staff: Strategies and insights

TBD

Group work-I

Day 4 Nurturing talent in an institutional structure and preparing them for future leadership positions

Speaker: Errol D’Souza, Director, IIM Ahmedabad

Motivating staff: Insights from case studies

Speaker: Prof. Krishna N. Ganesh, Director, IISER, Tirupati

Improving accountability of staff: Strategies and insights

(Speaker to be decided)

Group work-I

Day 5 Immersion Visit (IIT Bombay/IISER Pune/University of Bombay/IGIDR/ TIFR)

Day 6 Engaging stakeholders: Understanding stakeholder perspectives and mastering the art of negotiation

Speaker: G. Parthasarathy, Chancellor, Central University of Jammu

Managing conflicts with external stakeholders

TBD

Effective team building in a university context

Speaker: Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras

Managing diversity for equity and excellence: Case study

Speaker: Shalini Bharat, Director, TISS

Day 7 Balancing Autonomy and Accountability for effective governance

Speaker: Urjit Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Institutional excellence, distributed leadership and diffusion of authority

Speaker: Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairperson, Atomic Energy Commission of India

Engaging with multiple levels of management to increase accountability and maximize transparency

Speaker: Bharath Visweswariah, Director of Investments at Omidyar Network

Managing effective public relations and building the institutional brand

Speaker: Prasoon Joshi, CEO of McCann World group India and Chairman (Asia Pacific)

Day 8 Outsourcing, procurement and tendering : Strategies for transparency and efficiency

(Speaker to be decided)

Ensuring effective documentation: Overcoming the current challenges (Participatory session)

(Speaker to be decided)

Harnessing technology for improved university governance

Speaker: Prukalpa Sankar, Co-Founder, SocialCops

Group work-II

In-country Schedule (10 days)

Day/Time 9.30 AM-11.00 AM 11.30 AM-1.00 PM 2.00 PM-3.30 PM 4.00 PM-5.30 PM

Day 9 Creating a sustainable campus : Insights from case studies

(Speaker to be decided)

Gender sensitivity, inclusiveness and affirmative action

Speaker: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Former Principal, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi

Establishing and operating an effective grievance redressal system

Speaker: Prukalpa Sankar, Co-Founder, SocialCops

Reporting task- II

Day 10 Reporting Task Reporting Task Lunch Concluding SessionSpeaker: Arvind Panagariya, Professor at Columbia University

Day/Time 9.30 AM-11.00 AM 11.30 AM-1.00 PM 2.00 PM-3.30 PM 4.00 PM-5.30 PM

Day 11 Institutional research: Data and systematic decision making

Speakers: i) Pam Grossman, Dean, GSE, University of Pennsylvaniaii) Dr. Sharon M. Ravitch, Professor, GSE, University of Pennsylvaniaiii) Dr. B Venkatesh Kumar, Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy & Governance, TISS

Institutional excellence through better governance

Speaker: Prof. Matthew Hartley, Executive Director, Penn AHEAD, GSE, University of Pennsylvania

Creating a research and innovation ecosystem

(Speaker to be decided)

Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship: Creating ecosystems for innovation hubs and start up facility

Led by: Pennovation, University of Pennsylvania

Day 12 Planning and budgeting for Institutional excellence

Speaker: Peter Eckel, Senior Fellow & Director of Leadership Programs, University of Pennsylvania

Understanding financial management: Effective budgeting practices

Speaker: Chief Finance Officer, GSE, University of Pennsylvania

Indicators of financial health of HEIs, assessing financial health of HEIs

(Speaker to be decided)

Strategies and skills for effective leadership and management - II (Visionary leadership in higher education: From Vision to Strategy)

Speaker: Laura W. Perna, Executive Director, Penn AHEAD, GSE, University of Pennsylvania

Day 13 Understanding academia-industry linkages

TBD

Need and strategies for industry collaborations

TBD

Immersion Visit (Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania)

Day 14 Understanding student-centric issues- I (Psychology of young adults and teacher-student relationship)

TBD

Understanding student centric issues- II

TBD

Promising practices for improving student learning outcomes

(Speaker to be decided)

Vocational education and improving employability

Speaker: David Finegold, President, Chatham University

Day 15 Developing a robust international partnership: A case study approach

Speaker: Alan Ruby, Senior Scholar, GSE, University of Pennsylvania

Talent enhancement through internationalisation

Speaker: Alan Ruby, Senior Scholar, GSE, University of Pennsylvania

Programme finale task (if any)/ Experience sharing

(Speaker to be decided)

Concluding session

Out-of country Schedule (5 days)

University of Pennsylvania | Stanford University | Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania