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Prof. (Dr) Padmakali Banerjee

Vice Chancellor
IILM University Gurugram

An astute academic, a thought leader, an institution builder, and a celebrated author, a management professional with path-breaking contributions to academic administration, flexible curriculum design, and skill development. Her diverse experiences have played a key role in her establishment of a broad network of professionals, spanning from creative artists to corporate leaders and policymakers.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society Arts, London, a Fellow of the Somatic Inkblot Society, USA, and WELL Mind Advisor at World Advisory -International WELL Building Institute New York. She has served as the Vice Chancellor SPSU Udaipur, Pro Vice Chancellor Amity University Gurugram. She serves as the governing body member at Medanta Institute of Education and Research, editor of the SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health and International Journal of Hinduism and Philosophy, and Bhagavad Geeta Research Foundation United Kingdom. She was featured in Outlook Spotlight Magazine, ‘India at 75- The Change Makers of Modern India’ 2022. She has received the Green Building Leadership Award, USGBC-2018, for her contribution towards sustainability.

Her book “The Power of Positivity - Optimism and the 7th Sense” published by SAGE is a popular choice globally.

As a life coach, her passion for entrepreneurship has been witnessed in the various leaders she mentored from different walks of life. She has founded the social enterprise ‘Triarup Foundation’ dedicated to the uplifting of the marginalized. Her overarching goal is to develop a brighter global community by nurturing essential skills and optimism in today's youth and to empower them for a positive change

Keynote Title

Navigating Professional Excellence through Emotional Intelligence