Dr. Ashok S. Shettar is Vice-Chancellor of KLE Technological University, Hubli.). He has ME and PhD in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Dr. Shettar has over 30 years’ experience in engineering education and administration He was a member of the Executive Council and Academic Council of Visvesvaraya Technological University in Belgaum. Presently he is also Chairman of CII, North Karnataka Zone. In 2005, he received the Rotary Centennial Award for Professional Excellence. His expertise lies in strategic planning and institutional development, Engineering Education Research and Industry -Institute‐ Society interaction in regional development. Dr. Shettar was program committee chairman for the first ‘International Conference on Transformation In Engineering Education’ (ICTIEE-2014). He is a member of advisory board of ‘Journal of Engineering Education Transformation” (JEET).  He has played an important role in establishing and growing “Centre for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ at BVB, which has emerged as pioneering model to nurture entrepreneurial ecosystem in Tier-II cities of India.