Manipal Global SDG Convergence, organised by Manipal Academy of Higher Education, from 24-26 March 2026.
| Committee | Members |
|---|---|
| Chief Patron | Dr. Ramdas M. Pai — Chancellor, MAHE |
| Dr. Ranjan R. Pai — President, MAHE Trust & Chairman, MEMG Bengaluru | |
| Patrons | Dr. H. S. Ballal — Pro-Chancellor, MAHE |
| Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh — Vice Chancellor, MAHE | |
| Dr. Narayana Sabhahit — Pro-Vice Chancellor (Technology & Science), MAHE | |
| Dr. Sharath Rao — Pro-Vice Chancellor (Health Sciences) | |
| Dr. Madhu Veeraraghavan — Pro-Vice Chancellor, MLHS & MAHE Bengaluru | |
| Dr. Dilip G. Naik — Pro-Vice Chancellor, MAHE Mangalore Campus | |
| Dr. S. Sudhindra, Pro Vice Chancellor - MAHE Dubai | |
| Dr. Anand Venugopal — Chief Operating Officer (Operations) | |
| Dr. P. Giridhar Kini — Registrar, MAHE | |
| Advisory Board | Dr. Christopher Sudhakar — Director, Quality, MAHE |
| Dr. Sandeep S. Shenoy — Director, Compliance & I/C Director, MSCE | |
| Mr. Shridhar Rao — Director, General Services, MAHE | |
| Dr Harish S Kumar — Director, Corporate Relations, MAHE | |
| Dr. Naveen Salins — Director, Directorate of Research, MAHE | |
| Dr. Anup Naha — Director, OIAC, MAHE | |
| Dr. Cherian Varghese — Director, Prasanna School of Public Health | |
| Dr. Santosh K. V — Deputy Director Research (Technical & Management), Directorate of Research, MAHE | |
| Convener | Dr. Vivek Pandi — Assistant Professor, MCNS |
| Co-Convener | Mr. Srikant R. Gumaste — Data Scientist, Quality Department, MAHE |
| Mr. Chandan Somashekar — Senior Executive, General Service, MAHE | |
| Dr. Navya Vyas — Associate Professor, Prasanna School of Public Health | |
| Ms. Linsy Mathew — Assistant Director, Corporate Relations & Assistant Professor, MSCE | |
| Scientific Advisory Committee | Dr. Ketaki Chowkhani — Assistant Professor, Manipal Centre for Humanities, MISHA |
| Dr. Anoop Kumar Shukla — Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), MSAP | |
| Dr. Madhwesh N — Associate Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, MIT | |
| Mr. Vaibhav Jain — Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), MSAP | |
| Dr. Mangala M Pai - Deputy Director – Quality & Compliance, Mangalore Campus | |
| Dr. Tithishri Kundu — Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, MTMC | |
| Dr. Sopia Mukherjee — Assistant Professor, Microbiology, MTMC | |
| Logistics Committee | Mr. Starwin Johnson — Executive, Environmental Sustainability, General Service, MAHE |
| Dr. Arathi Rao — Additional Professor, PSPH | |
| Dr. Usha Rani — Associate Professor, Healthcare & Hospital Management, PSPH | |
| Dr. Brayal Dsouza — Associate Professor, Healthcare & Hospital Management, PSPH | |
| Dr Swati K S, Associate Professor, Coordinator - MHA Programme & Quality, PSPH | |
| Food Committee | Ms. Anusha Pai — Assistant Professor, WGSHA |
| Mr. Nakul Shetty K — Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), ECE, MIT | |
| Chef Kshama Vishwakarma — HOD (In-charge), F&B Production, WGSHA | |
| Dr. Pramod Lambor — Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, MCHP | |
| Finance Committee | Dr. Satish Kumar — Associate Professor & Assistant Director (RIC), MSCE |
| Dr. Abhishek Rao — Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), MSCE | |
| Dr. Vishweswar Sastry — Assistant Director, Quality & Compliance, MAHE Bengaluru Campus | |
| Registration Committee | Dr. Shashidhara Y N — Professor, Community Health Nursing, MCON |
| Dr. Srinivas Hebbar — Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Pharmaceutics, MCOPS | |
| Dr. Anusha Priyadarsini K — Assistant Professor, Dietetics & Applied Nutrition, WGSHA | |
| Dr. Nanditha R Sujir — Associate Professor, Oral Medicine & Radiology, MCODS Mangalore | |
| Dr. Sheela S — Associate Professor, Speech & Hearing, MCHP | |
| Dr. Deepak D — Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, MIT Manipal | |
| Mr. Ragavendra — Assistant Professor - Selection Grade, Hotel Administration & Hospitality, WGSHA | |
| Dr. Shwetha M — Assistant Director, CDS, MAHE Bengaluru Campus | |
| Accommodation Committee | Dr. Vinish V — Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), Community Health Nursing, MCON |
| Mr. Sachin Shet — Assistant Radiological Safety Officer, Physics, MIT | |
| PR & Marketing Committee | Ms. Archana R Nayak — Assistant Director, Communications & Branding |
| Dr. Udit Kr Chakraborty — SMU | |
| Dr. Deepak Kumar Singhal — Associate Professor, Public Health Dentistry, MCODS | |
| Dr. Manish Tiwari — MUJ | |
| Dr. Ankit Mundra — MUJ | |
| Dr. Shruthi — Associate Professor, Oral Medicine & Radiology, MCODS | |
| Sponsorships Committee | Dr. Bhakti More — Chairperson & Professor, School of Design & Architecture, MAHE Dubai |
| Dr. Praveen Kumar S E — Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology & QMR, MTMC Jamshedpur | |
| Dr. Ravishankar Dudhe — Associate Professor, Senior Scale, SOEIT, MAHE Dubai | |
| Operations Committee | Mr. Chandrashekar Rao — Deputy Manager (Admin & Operations), Quality & Compliance |
| Ms. Jayamala P — Senior Executive (Admin & Operations), Quality & Compliance | |
| Ms. Shruti S Poojari — Associate, Quality & Compliance | |
| Cultural Committee | Dr. Surya Harikrishnan — Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), MIAP |
Manipal Global SDG Convergence, organised by Manipal Academy of Higher Education, from 24-26 March 2026.