Pune - Experts at the Semiconductor & Renewable Energy Vision Meet held at MIT World Peace University (MIT–WPU) emphasized that the future of technological leadership will be shaped by professionals who can think and operate across disciplines. The event underlined the urgent need for a new talent paradigm to address fast-evolving global challenges.
Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Satyam Priyadarshi, CEO, Reignite Future, USA, introduced the concept of “AVATAR talent,” describing individuals who are Always, Versatile, Adaptable, Transformative, Agile and Resilient. He stated that the future-ready professionals must be capable of integrating structured and unstructured knowledge, collaborating across domains and apply exponential technologies responsibly.
The Vision Meet was hosted by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and featured keynote sessions by leading industry and academic experts , including Apoorwa Kapse, Senior Industry Leader, Marvell Technology, Pune; Dr. Arvind Shaligram, Professor Emeritus and CEO, SPPU Research Park Foundation; Dr. Sunil Kulkarni, Director, ANSK; and Dr. Satishchandra Ogale, Director, Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE), TCG-CREST, Kolkata, and Emeritus Professor, IISER Pune.
Opening the event, Dr. Prasad Khandekar, Chief Academic Officer, MIT–WPU, said, India is witnessing a source critical shift where talent development and ecosystem growth are converging. He reaffirmed the university's commitment to strengthening infrastructure, curriculum and industry partnerships to position the campus as a hub for semiconductor education and research.
Sharing industry perspectives, Apoorva kabse advised students to focus on strong fundamentals in digital electronics and system level understanding nothing that applied skills naturally follow Dr. Arvind Shaligram highlighted that India’s semiconductor ecosystem will require nearly 1.5 million skilled professionals over the coming decades, underlining the scale of future opportunities.
The Event concluded with remarks by Dr.Parul Jadhav, Program Director, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, who reiterated MIT–WPU’s focus on industry-aligned curricula, research-led learning, and sustained collaboration to nurture future-ready talent.
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