Dr C Raj Kumar,
Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal Global University

Professor C. Raj Kumar is the Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University and the Dean of the Jindal Global Law School. Professor Kumar spearheaded the initiative to establish the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), India's first global law school, the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS); India's first multi-disciplinary global business school, Jindal Global Business School (JGBS); India's first global policy school, Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) and India's first public policy school, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy in the National Capital Region of Delhi (Sonipat, Haryana). Professor Kumar is also a Member of the National Legal Knowledge Council (NLKC). He was a faculty member at the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong, where he taught for many years. He was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, UK, where he obtained his Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) degree; a Landon Gammon Fellow at the Harvard Law School, USA, where he obtained his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree and a James Souverine Gallo Memorial Scholar at the Harvard University. He was awarded the Doctor of Legal Science (SJD) by the University of Hong Kong. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the University of Delhi, India; and a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree from the Loyola College of the University of Madras, India.

Professor Kumar's areas of specialisation, include, human rights and development, terrorism and national security, corruption and governance, law and disaster management, comparative constitutional law and legal education. He has over hundred publications to his credit and has published widely in journals and law reviews in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan and USA, some of which are the American University International Law Review, Asia Pacific Law Review, Australian Journal of Asian Law, Columbia Journal of Asian Law, Corporate Governance International, Denver Journal of International Law & Policy, Hong Kong Lawyer, Human Rights Quarterly, Indian Journal of Criminology, Indian Journal of Public Administration, ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, Journal of the International Peace Research Institute, Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, Michigan State Journal of International Law, New England Journal of International and Comparative Law, Proceedings of the American Society of International Law, San Diego International Law Journal, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, and Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law. He has authored and edited four books: CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSPARENCY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE (2011) published by the Oxford University Press; HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT: LAW, POLICY AND GOVERNANCE (2006) (edited) published by LexisNexis, Butterworths; TSUNAMI AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT: LAW AND GOVERNANCE (2006) (edited) published by Sweet & Maxwell Thomson; and HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL EMPOWERMENT (2007) (edited) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). He has contributed shorter articles in newspapers and magazines published from Hong Kong, India and the UK, which include, South China Morning Post, The Standard, Frontline, The Hindu, The Pioneer and Open Democracy. He has been interviewed on issues relating to human rights and governance by the media in Hong Kong and Japan, including radio and television, which include, Star News & ATV (both TV), and RTHK & NHK (both Radio).

 

Professor Kumar has held consultancy assignments in the field of human rights and governance. He has been a Consultant to the United Nations University (UNU), Tokyo; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and the International Council for Human Rights Policy (ICHRP), Geneva. He has advised the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in Sri Lanka and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India on issues relating to corruption and good governance. Professor Kumar is an Attorney at Law and is admitted to the Bar Council of Delhi, India and the Bar of the State of New York, USA.

 

   SPEAKERS
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Dr Abraham Koshy,
Professor of Marketing, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Dr. Anadi S Pande,
Vice President, (HRM, Corporate Planning & Strategy) Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
Dr Anubha Singh,
Dean, Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Bangalore
Dr Apoorva Palkar
President COME; & Director, SIMCA
Mr Ashok Mittal,
Chancellor, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar
Mr Atul Dhawan,
Regional Managing Partner (North) & National Leader -Clients & Markets, Deloitte Haskins and Sells
Dr AM Sherry,
Chairman-Admissions, IMT Group & Director IMT-CDL
Dr Bala Balachandran,
Founder, Great Lakes Institute of Management
Mr Bharat Gulia,
Senior Manager, Ernst & Young & Co-author of ‘Higher Education in India’ Report
Dr Bibek Banerjee,
Director, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad
Dr C Raj Kumar,
Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal Global University
Dr Eileen Peacock,
Senior VP & Chief Officer, Asia of AACSB International
Dr GPC Nayar,
Chairman, SCMS Group
Dr H Chaturvedi,
Director, BIMTECH
Dr Jitendra K Das,
Director, FORE School of Management
Mr Kunal Dureja,
Country Manager –Career Education, Software Group-India/SA, IBM India
Dr MJ Xavier,
Director, IIM Ranchi
Mr M Masood,
President, Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS)
Mr Madan Padaki,
Co-founder & Director, MeritTrac; & CEO, Erudient
Dr Murali Chandrashekaran,
Director, Robert H. Lee Graduate School, Sauder School of Business, UBC, Canada
Dr. Nagesh Rao
Director, MICA
Mr Nitish Jain,
President & Director, SP Jain School of Global Management
Mr P K Gupta,
Chancellor, Sharda University, Delhi NCR
Dr PV Ramana,
Chairman, ITM Group
Dr PY Agnihotri,
Director, IIM Tiruchirappalli
Dr Pandit Mali,
Director, Indira Institute of Management, Pune
Dr Pritam Singh,
Director General, International Management Institute (IMI)
Mr R C Bhargava,
Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Dr RC Natarajan,
Director, TAPMI
Dr. R. K. Mishra,
Director, Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)
Dr. R.Nandagopal,
Director, PSG Institute of Management
Dr. Rajan Saxena,
Vice-Chancellor, NMIMS Mumbai
Dr Rajiv K. Sinha,
Lonnie Ostrom Chair in Business, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, USA; & Dean, MYRA School of Business
Dr Rajani Gupte,
Director, Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)
Dr S S Mantha
Chairman,All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Professor Said Irandoust,
President, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Ms Savita Mahajan,
Deputy Dean & CEO, ISB – Mohali
Mr. Sanjay Padode,
Secretary, IFIM Bangalore
Ms Sharon Bamford,
Chief Executive, Association of Masters in Business Administration (AMBA), UK
Dr Soumitra Dutta,
Dean Designate, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
Prof. Stephen Rawlinson,
Academic President, JRE Group of Institutions
Mr. T.K Srirang,
Senior General Manager, Human Resources Management Group, ICICI Bank.
Mr Vijay K Thadani,
CEO, NIIT Limited & Co-Founder, NIIT University
Mr Vivek Agarwal,
Chief Executive Officer, Liqvid
Dr.Zhou Lin,
Dean, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jaio Tong University, Shanghai, China