Our speakers
Dr. Garima Sawhney, Co-Founder, Pristyne care
Dr. Garima Sawhney, Co-Founder, Pristyn Care
Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan, CEO, LabourNet Services India Pvt. Ltd | @labournet
Gayathri, as co-founder and CEO, has built LabourNet into a respected social enterprise, by anchoring on values of growth, transparency social protection and inclusion. LabourNet has won numerous awards in the last few years for its model and contribution to society.
She has been extensively involved in policy issues & community mobilizations relating to Livelihoods, Social Security and the informal economy. Gayathri has a Doctorate in development studies with more than 20 years experience in both national and international organizations. She is been awarded with "Entrepreneur of the year - 2015" in Service Business - Training by Entrepreneur India Magazine.
Gayathri has held several advisory posts in the govt including,
• Member Adhad(UIDA)
• Member - BOCCW, Govt of Haryana
Presently she is
• CII member, National skill committee & South Region skill committee
• Member, Mentor council for construction
• Chairwoman, Indian Woman Network(IWN) Southern Regional Council Karnataka
• Member, Rashtriya Mahila Khosh(RMK), Ministry of Women and Child Development
• Member, Recognition of Prior Learning Projects, DGET
Before joining LabourNet, she has held senior positions at International Labour for eight Organizations and other multilateral organisations for eight years. Prior to joining ILO, she consulted with UNDP,UNICEF, NORAD, Eork Bank etc.. She has more than 30 publications in the areas of labour and employment and gender issues to her credit.
Dr. Geetha Manjunath, Founder, CEO & CTO, NIRAMAI Health Analytix
Dr. Harish Ahuja, Senior VP, NSE
Dr. Harish Pillai, CEO, Aster India Aster DM Healthcare
A doctor with exceptional leadership skills, Dr. Harish Pillai joined the Aster DM Healthcare Group as the CEO of Aster Medcity, Kochi in the year 2013. His ability to strategize and manage large-scale healthcare organisations helped Aster Medcity consolidate its place among the top hospitals in the country in a matter of just one year.
Subsequently, Dr. Harish Pillai was promoted as the Cluster Head of Aster DM Healthcare in Kerala and Hyderabad that included 5 hospitals. He was also responsible for commissioning the upcoming green-field projects of the group. In April 2018, Dr. Harish Pillai was promoted as the CEO of Aster India that is currently spread across 5 states and has 13 hospitals with around 4500 beds and 8 clinics.
An expert in hospital administration, quality, brand management, business strategy, product launches and joint ventures, Dr. Harish Pillai has played a significant role in the development of the healthcare industry in India and the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) by setting new benchmarks in quality and patient care.
Prior to joining Aster DM Healthcare, Dr. Harish Pillai was the CEO of Egypt’s biggest private tertiary care hospital - As Salam International Hospital, Cairo, for over 7 years. He has also been instrumental in implementing several high-value healthcare initiatives in Cairo.
One of the most influential leaders in the Indian healthcare industry, Dr. Harish Pillai is a Member of the Joint Commission International (JCI) Standards Advisory Panel; Member of Governance Council of Association of Healthcare Providers (AHPI); National Co- Chair for Medical Value Travel Committee in Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI); Elected secretary of the Kerala Medical Value Travel Society (KMVTS); visiting faculty at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai and Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) Hyderabad.
Dr. Harish Pillai has featured in the April 2018 Cover Story of Healthcare Radius Magazine and was conferred with a Special Jury Award for CEO of The Year at the 1st BW Healthcare Hospital Summit & Awards in May 2019.
A doctor with exceptional leadership skills, Dr. Harish Pillai joined the Aster DM Healthcare Group as the CEO of Aster Medcity, Kochi in the year 2013. His ability to strategize and manage large-scale healthcare organisations helped Aster Medcity consolidate its place among the top hospitals in the country in a matter of just one year.
Subsequently, Dr. Harish Pillai was promoted as the Cluster Head of Aster DM Healthcare in Kerala and Hyderabad that included 5 hospitals. He was also responsible for commissioning the upcoming green-field projects of the group. In April 2018, Dr. Harish Pillai was promoted as the CEO of Aster India that is currently spread across 5 states and has 13 hospitals with around 4500 beds and 8 clinics.
An expert in hospital administration, quality, brand management, business strategy, product launches and joint ventures, Dr. Harish Pillai has played a significant role in the development of the healthcare industry in India and the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) by setting new benchmarks in quality and patient care.
Prior to joining Aster DM Healthcare, Dr. Harish Pillai was the CEO of Egypt’s biggest private tertiary care hospital - As Salam International Hospital, Cairo, for over 7 years. He has also been instrumental in implementing several high-value healthcare initiatives in Cairo.
One of the most influential leaders in the Indian healthcare industry, Dr. Harish Pillai is a Member of the Joint Commission International (JCI) Standards Advisory Panel; Member of Governance Council of Association of Healthcare Providers (AHPI); National Co- Chair for Medical Value Travel Committee in Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI); Elected secretary of the Kerala Medical Value Travel Society (KMVTS); visiting faculty at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai and Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) Hyderabad.
Dr. Harish Pillai has featured in the April 2018 Cover Story of Healthcare Radius Magazine and was conferred with a Special Jury Award for CEO of The Year at the 1st BW Healthcare Hospital Summit & Awards in May 2019
Dr. Indu Shahani, President & Chair, ISDI | ISME | ISDI WPP
Dr. Indu Shahani, Principal of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics from 2000 to 2016, was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai for 2008 and 2009. As the Sheriff of Mumbai, she launched the 1298 Women's Helpline against domestic violence and harassment with the help of leading NGO’s. Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani has over four decades of teaching experience at the college and university level where she has played the lead role in nurturing managers with a heart, through student - empowered teaching - learning model.
While Dr. Shahani continues to be Chief Mentor of colleges of the HSNC Board, from August 1, 2016, Dr. Shahani has taken on new responsibilities as President & Chair - Academics of the Indian School of Design & Innovation (ISDI), ISDI | WPP School of Communication and the Indian School of Management & Entrepreneurship (ISME); and is the Founding Dean of ISME.
She was Member of University Grants Commission from 2011-2014. Dr. Indu Shahani who is the first Indian to be appointed Vice-Chair on the Board of the Governors of the International Baccalaureate and has over a decade of experience with the IB worldwide 2001 - 2010. Dr. Indu Shahani has been nominated on leading boards of large national and global companies that has provided an impetus for ‘academia - industry collaborations’ the subject of her PhD from University of Mumbai. She was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Westminster in London.
Dr. Shahani is a Visiting Faculty Member at the UC Berkeley, NYU Stern, USA and she is a Lead Speaker at various conferences in India and abroad. She has also developed many linkages for student and faculty exchanges with leading universities in USA, UK, Europe, South Africa, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Dr. Indu Shahani has been acknowledged worldwide as a visionary thought leader for her significant contribution to education and value-based leadership. Dr. Shahani has received many awards, prominent among them are ‘Roll of Honor’ award towards her outstanding contributions in leadership and to Education and Partnerships with Deakin University in India; ‘Excellence Award for Humanitarian Service’ by the Rotary Club of Bombay; ‘Women of the Decade Achievers Award’ by ASSOCHAM Ladies League Mumbai; ‘Citizen of Mumbai Award’ by Rotary Club of Bombay; ‘Excellence in Education Award’ at the FLO Great Women Achiever Awards; and ‘Achiever of Excellence - Women Achievers 2012’ by Bombay Management Association recognising her contribution to society at large.
@InduShahani
Dr. Ir. Ng Thiaw Seng, Head of Network Solutions - Strategic Network Evolution Market Area South East Asia, Oceania & India, Ericsson
Thiaw Seng has more than 20 years of experience in Radio Access Technology working in both operator and vendor environment. He is currently the Regional Head of Network Solutions – Strategic Network Evolution in Ericsson Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India (MOAI). He specializes in spectrum and network evolution strategy. His main scope of work is mainly dealing with analyzing operators’ network and suggests the best network evolution approach in achieving best network performance in fulfilling upcoming service requirements while ensuring the lower total cost of ownership in network evolution strategy. He is also the current Ericsson RAN Specialist Point of Contact (SPOC) in the Ericsson User Group Asia Pacific (EUGAP), driving operators’ requirement into Ericsson Solution. Thiaw Seng received his Ph.D. in Telecommunications from Multimedia University in 2013 and published several international peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Jayasankar Prasad C , CEO, Kerala Startup Mission | @startup_mission
A Management Professional with a technical background and two decades of experience in Industry/Infrastructure consulting, Public private partnerships and project/venture financing. Experienced in IT Industry, especially in the e-governance domain.
Has handled senior management portfolios in government as well as private organizations. Currently the CEO of KSUM and Director of ICFOSS and formerly the Special officer for IDZ , IIITK Pala and ICT Academy Kerala . Was the Director of Kerala State IT Mission and prior to that worked as the Chief operating officer of Vizhinjam port and Vice President and Head, PPP & Project Advisory of INKEL. Has handled varied roles like Deputy to Global head, Initial Learning Program, PMO Global ILP, Risk Officer, Quality manager, Audit &Compliance Manager and BDM - Kerala at Tata Consultancy Services.
Has worked as Assistant Director, Project Advisory in Opus Financial Services (investment Bank) and Vice President Projects in ICICI KINFRA Ltd. Has worked as District manager Bongeigaon , in FCI.
Education
Holds a PhD in Project management from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Kerala, and Masters in Business Administration from Institute of management in Kerala and Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering Trivandrum.
Other relevant information
Certified Professional on Business Excellence Leadership Program (TQMS), ISO procedures, Lateral & systems thinking tools & Financing of Projects.
Awarded Young Innovator at Tata Consultancy Services on Innovation Day 2006 for process innovations.
Dr. K Ganapathy, Director, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation
An Emeritus University Professor, Dr. Ganapathy has played an instrumental role in the growth and development of Telehealth in India. Past President of the Telemedicine Society of India, Former Secretary and Past President Neurological Society of India, Dr. Ganapathy is a DIGITAL HEALTH EXPERT for WHO. He has been well published for over the last 45 years and made more than 700 presentations at national and international conferences.