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Conference Agenda 2026

Conference Theme – Driving Innovation to Shape the Future of Clinical Care

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  • Day 1 – 21st August 2026
  • Day 2 – 22nd August 2026
  • Day 3 – 23rd August 2026
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration & Networking

10:00 AM - 11:10 AM

Welcome Address and Conference Inauguration

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Special Address:

Prof. (Dr.) Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Founder & Chairman, Health Parliament & Academy of Digital Health Sciences

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: From Expansion to Excellence: The Next Chapter for Multi-Specialty Hospitals

TALKPOINTS:

  • From Scale to Strategy: How consolidation is reshaping competitive advantage
  • Beyond metros: Building viable business models in emerging cities
  • Tech-enabled care pathways: Driving clinical excellence across large networks
  • Expanding the care footprint: Tier 2 & 3 markets as the next growth frontier
  • Building outcome-driven healthcare: Shift towards value-based models

MODERATOR:

Prof. (Dr.) Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Founder & Chairman, Health Parliament & Academy of Digital Health Sciences

PANELISTS:

Mr. Joy Chakraborty, Chief Operating Officer, P D Hinduja Hospital

Dr. Shuchin Bajaj, Founder Director, Ujala Cygnus Hospital

Dr. Sheenu Jhawar, Promoter & Director, Apex Hospitals, TiE Global

Cdr. Navneet Bali, Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, Clearmedi Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Dr Sarvesh Agarwal, Group CEO, Rajasthan Hospital

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: The Future of Cardiac Care: From Intervention to Prevention

TALKPOINTS:

  • Shift from reactive to preventive cardiology
  • Growth of minimally invasive and transcatheter interventions
  • AI-driven risk prediction and early diagnosis
  • Cost vs outcomes: Making advanced cardiac therapies accessible
12:50 PM - 13:10 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Orthopaedics 2.0: Mobility, Regeneration & Rapid Recovery

TALKPOINTS:

  • Evolution of joint replacement and robotic-assisted surgeries
  • Sports medicine and regenerative therapies (stem cells, biologics)
  • Short-stay and day-care orthopaedic procedures
  • Rehabilitation as a continuum of care
  • Demand surge driven by ageing population and lifestyle disorders
13:10 PM - 14:10 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: Specialty vs Scale: Where Will the Next Value Be Created?

TALKPOINTS:

  • Multi-specialty vs single-specialty: Competing or co-existing models?
  • High-growth specialties: Oncology, fertility, cardiology, orthopaedics
  • Margin profiles and scalability of specialty platforms
  • Patient preference shifts toward focused care delivery

PANELISTS:

Dr Sanjeev Singh, Medical Director, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

Dr. Nidhi Bhim Sain, Medical Specialist, ESIC Hospital, Gurugram

Dr. Avichala Taxak, Consultant, Endovascular and Interventional Radiology, Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital

14:10 PM - 14:30 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Critical Care Without Walls: The New ICU Ecosystem

TALKPOINTS:

  • Integration of emergency, ICU, and step-down care
  • Standardisation of ICU protocols across hospital networks
  • Workforce challenges: Intensivist shortages and training models
  • Tele-ICU and remote critical care monitoring
  • Outcomes, mortality metrics, and quality benchmarks

PANELIST:

Dr. Ashish Malik, Senior Consultant Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

14:30 PM - 15:00 PM

EXPERT TALKS: The Future of Medical Education: Continuous, Digital and Personalized (CME 2.0)

TALKPOINTS:

  • Shift from episodic learning to continuous upskilling
  • AI-driven and adaptive learning platforms
  • Role of Simulation, AR/VR and immersive clinical training
  • Industry role in enabling CME at scale
  • Measuring outcomes and impact of medical education

PANELIST:

Ms. Snehada Ahire, Associate Director India (BU - HST & ITT), Baxter India

15:00 PM - 16:00 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: The New Diagnostics Economy: Scale, Speed & Strategic Value

TALKPOINTS:

  • Rise of national diagnostic chains vs regional specialists
  • Partnerships with hospitals, insurers, and digital health platforms
  • Shift toward precision diagnostics and personalised medicine
  • Regulatory evolution: Quality standards, accreditation, and compliance
  • Monetising diagnostics: Subscription models, preventive health packages

PANELIST:

Dr. Ruchika K Goel, Associate Director - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medanta (Gurugram)

16:00 PM - 16:30 PM

EXPERT TALKS: Affordability vs Innovation: Can Healthcare Be Both Advanced and Accessible?

TALKPOINTS:

  • How to strike the right balance
  • Pricing models for high-cost therapies (biologics, gene therapies)
  • Value-based healthcare and outcome-driven reimbursement
  • Role of generics, biosimilars and cost innovation
  • Expanding access in emerging vs developed markets
  • Policy and industry alignment for equitable innovation
16:30 PM - 16:40 PM

Day 1 Closing Remarks

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Registration & Networking

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: India Beyond Metros: Building Scalable Healthcare in Tier 2 & 3 Markets

TALKPOINTS:

  • Bridging India’s healthcare access gap through geographic expansion
  • Investment viability: Greenfield vs acquisitions in regional markets
  • Pricing strategies and payer mix evolution in non-metro markets
  • Talent availability and clinical quality challenges beyond metros
  • Balancing affordability with profitability in a price-sensitive market

PANELISTS:

Dr. Chandan Kumar, Chief of Staff, Medanta The Medicity

Mr. Ajay Mahipal, Co-Founder and General Partner, HealthKois

Mr. Saurabh Gupta, Regional Director - Greater Mumbai, KIMS Hospitals

Dr. Harshal Mahesh Goel, Consultant - Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital

Dr. Meenakshi N, Senior Consultant, Apollo Hospital and Clinic Delhi and Noida

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Reinventing Cancer Care: Precision, Personalisation & Platform Models

TALKPOINTS:

  • Cost of innovation: Balancing cutting-edge care with affordability
  • Rise of precision oncology and targeted therapies
  • Integrating diagnostics, genomics, and treatment pathways
  • Day-care oncology and outpatient chemotherapy models
  • Scaling oncology networks beyond metros
  • Future pathways to make universal health coverage truly inclusive, preventive, and sustainable

Dr. Tejinder (Sethi) Kataria, Chairperson Division of Radiation Oncology, Medanta Cancer Institute, Gurugram

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Interventional Radiology in medicine

TALKPOINTS:

  • Interventional Radiology: Minimally Invasive, Surgery-Free Solutions for Countless Conditions You Never Knew Could Be Treated

Dr Raghav Seth, Consultant - Department of Interventional Radiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

12:40 PM - 13:40 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: Tech-Enabled Healthcare: From Digitisation to Intelligence

TALKPOINTS:

  • Predictive analytics for hospital operations and patient outcomes
  • Emerging role of AI in clinical decision-making and diagnostics
  • Tele-ICU, remote care, and hybrid care delivery models
  • Digital health records and interoperability under National Digital Health Mission (NDHM)
  • Cybersecurity, data privacy, and ethical AI in healthcare

MODERATOR:

Mr. Anjan Bose, Founding Secretary General, NATHEALTH & Former President, Philips Healthcare & Consumer Lifestyle

PANELISTS:

Dr. Ratna Devi, CEO, DakshamA Health and Director, Patient Academy for Innovation and Research

Dr. Rajiv Kovil, Founder & Director, Zandra Healthcare & Consultant Diabetologist, Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital

Dr Sukriti Sud, Assistant Manager Medical Strategy and Operations, Fortis Healthcare

Dr Amit Agrawal, Additional Director, Fortis Healthcare

Dr Tapaswini Pradhan, Senior consultant, Head and Neck Oncosurgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi- Noida

13:40 PM - 14:00 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Running Paperless Hospital Using Smart Technology For Better Care

TALKPOINTS:

  • What makes a hospital truly ‘Smart’?
  • Boosting efficiency and reducing human error
  • Bridging Patient Care with Real-Time Monitoring
  • Can the combination of AI and IoT transform not just the clinical environment but also hospital design, maintenance, and the patient journey
  • Ensuring Data Security and Patient Privacy

Prof. Shibu John, Professor & Head, Department of Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

14:00 PM - 14:20 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Next-Gen Diabetes & Metabolic Care

TALKPOINTS:

  • Managing obesity as a chronic disease
  • Rise of advanced therapies including GLP-1 and combination treatments
  • Integrated care models: Endocrinology + cardiology + nephrology
14:20 PM - 15:20 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: Supply Chain Resilience: Building Agile and Secure Global Healthcare Networks

TALKPOINTS:

  • Lessons from pandemic-driven disruptions
  • Localization vs global sourcing strategies
  • Digital supply chains: visibility, traceability and forecasting
  • Managing cold chain and complex biologics logistics
  • Risk mitigation, redundancy and supplier diversification

PANELISTS:

Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Head – Central Buying Unit, Care Hospitals- QCIL

Mr. Vikas Goyal, Head of Supply Chain Management, CFortis Hospital – Gurugram (FMRI)

15:20 PM - 15:50 PM

EXPERT TALKS: More Testing, Better Outcomes—or Just More Data?

TALKPOINTS:

  • Are we over-testing or under-utilising diagnostic insights?
  • Clinical decision-making: Are doctors leveraging diagnostics effectively?
  • Cost vs clinical value: Where is the real ROI?
  • Data overload vs actionable intelligence
  • Aligning diagnostics with outcomes-based healthcare

Dr. Shelly Mahajan, Lab Director - Pathology Genomics, Mahajan Imaging & Labs

15:50 PM - 16:10 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Capital to Care: Redefining ROI in Healthcare Delivery

TALKPOINTS:

  • Balancing affordability with profitability in a price-sensitive market
  • Beyond EBITDA: Measuring clinical outcomes vs financial performance
  • Investor expectations vs ground realities in hospital operations
  • What truly drives valuations today - Occupancy OR efficiency?

Mr. Mehirr Nath Choppra, Founder, Doctor Of Laxmi — Healthcare Advisory

16:10 PM - 16:30 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: The Future of Fertility: Integrating Science, Technology, and Ethics

TALKPOINTS:

  • Fertility Preservation
  • IVF Innovations
  • Reproductive Genetics and Ethical Considerations Around Advanced Reproductive Technologies
16:30 PM - 16:40 PM

Day 2 Closing Remarks

09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Registration & Networking

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Women’s Health at the Centre: From Fertility to Menopause Care

TALKPOINTS:

  • Fertility care as a high-growth specialty
  • High-risk pregnancy management and maternal care models
  • Hormonal health, menopause, and preventive screening
  • Rise of boutique vs hospital-based women’s health centres
  • Investment trends in women-centric healthcare platforms

Dr (Major) Pooja Sinha, Professor(obstetrics and Gynecology), Army college of medical sciences, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi

11:50 AM - 12:50 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Workforce of the Future: Skills, Talent and Leadership in a Digital Health Era

TALKPOINTS:

  • New skillsets: AI, data, digital health competencies
  • Redefining roles of clinicians and healthcare professionals
  • Leadership in a tech-driven healthcare ecosystem
  • Addressing global talent shortages
  • Continuous learning and workforce transformation

PANELISTS:

Mr. Goutam Bhattacharya, Chief Executive Officer, Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council

Dr. Saraansh Bansal, Consultant - Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Max Healthcare

Dr. Nidhi Gupta, Director, Abhyaashi, Smilespecial Foundation

Mr. Ajitabh Alwin Thomas, Associate General Manager, Max Healthcare

12:50 PM - 13:10 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Improving Hospital Profitability from Pharmacy and Lab

TALKPOINTS:

  • Procurement optimisation
  • Inventory management
  • Wastage & error reduction
  • Improving operational efficiency
  • KPI monitoring
13:10 PM - 13:30 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: The New Age of Pulmonary & Critical Respiratory Care

TALKPOINTS:

  • Growth in chronic respiratory disease management (COPD, asthma
  • Non-invasive ventilation and home-based respiratory care
  • ICU capacity planning for respiratory emergencies
  • Environmental and lifestyle factors driving disease burden
  • Post-COVID learnings shaping respiratory care infrastructure
13:30 PM - 14:30 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) alongside Medical Education

TALKPOINTS:

  • CNE strengthens quality of patient care
  • Parity with medical education
  • Technology and changing healthcare
  • Leadership and specialization
  • Challenges in India
  • Importance of simulation-based education
  • Interprofessional learning
  • Policy recommandation
14:30 PM - 14:50 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Neurosciences: The Next Frontier in High-Complexity Care

TALKPOINTS:

  • Advances in stroke management and neuro-interventions
  • Growth of neuro-rehabilitation and long-term care
  • Integration of neurology, neurosurgery, and critical care
  • AI in brain imaging and early diagnosis
  • High-cost infrastructure vs patient access challenges

PANELIST:

Dr. Oshin Puri, Research Fellow, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai

14:50 PM - 15:10 PM

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION: Bridging the gap: integrating oral health into total healthcare

TALKPOINTS:

  • Beyond the Teeth: Exploring emerging research on the connection between oral bacteria and Alzheimer’s or pneumonia.
  • The Current Divide: Why the Gap Exists - How disparate billing systems prevent patients from seeking holistic care.
  • The Cost of Disconnection - How poor oral health complicates the management of chronic illnesses and reduces overall quality of life
  • Strategies for Integration - The importance of unified Electronic Health Records (EHR) so all providers see the full picture.
  • The "Need of the Hour": A Call to Action - Advocating for legislative changes to include dental care in universal healthcare mandates.

PANELIST:

Dr. Ragini Suri, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental Avenue

15:10 PM - 15:10 PM

Day 3 Closing Remarks

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