Our speakers
Dr. Pinky Anand, Additional Solicitor General of India, Supreme Court of India
Dr. Pinky Anand, a trustee of The Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust is a designated Senior Advocate and is the incumbent Additional Solicitor General of India. A Doctorate of Law, graduate of the Harvard Law School and an Inlaks scholar, Honorary Professor at Amity Law School, she is the second woman in India to have been awarded this high Constitutional Law office. A versatile multifaceted person, social activist, a leading lawyer in diverse fields, Dr. Anand’s accomplishments extend from legal expertise to media to politics to social activities. She has worked tirelessly for the cause of social development and has achieved numerous milestones in her endeavour be it for the development of the country, right of free speech, eradication of malpractices or the protection of children. The causes espoused by her have led us towards milestone changes in the legal fabric. Dr. Pinky Anand has been honoured with several awards for excellence in law and has led India in several international forums the BRICS Legal Forum.
Dr. Pooraan Jaiswal, Group CIO, Entero Healthcare
Dr. Pooraan Jaiswal has close to 22 years of professional experience and has worked with companies like TBZ, Globus, Rediff.com and NIIT Technologies in the past. He is PhD holder from Marymount University, Virginia, USA. He completed his Bachelors in Mathematics from Mumbai University and Masters in Technology from Manipal University.
He led various digital initiatives at TBZ ranging from moving to cloud, RPA, data analytics and AR/VR. Though jewellery business is usually considered traditional, Jaiswal within a short span of time helped TBZ redefine jewellery retail. He was the first one to roll out Mobile POS (billing application) Pan India for Globus. He has build worlds first EdTech Venture and sold it to US EdTech giant in past
Dr. Praneet Kumar, Ex - CEO, Dr. B L Kapur Memorial Hospital & Practicing Consultant - Hospital & Health Services
A senior Professional - medical graduate having post-graduate qualification in Hospital Administration; and Health & Family Welfare Management; with more than 32 years of experience as Healthcare Business Manager including 7 years as clinician. Recipient of 1999 Yoshioka / Japan Hospital Fellowship of International Hospital Federation; and listed in “Pride of Rajasthan” as an outstanding achiever in healthcare sector. Bestowed with unique attributes of leadership qualities, people management skills, out of box thinking, sound analytical capability, entrepreneurial instincts, and flair for academics & research coupled with exceptional ground level execution skills to deliver good financial and operational performance consistently. Have solid grounding in different facets of health system encompassing - healthcare delivery, its organization & management, development & financing, quality & accreditation and advocacy. A frequent speaker at conferences and public fora, have published multiple articles focusing on Planning & Design of Health Facilities, Operations & Management, IT in Healthcare including Tele-Medicine, Quality & Accreditation, Health Insurance; and Globalization & its Impact on Health Sector. Regularly conducts Management Development Programmes including Leadership and Team Building Workshops.
Dr. Pratima Sheorey, Director, SCMHRD
Dr. Pratima Sheorey is the Director of Symbiosis Centre for Management and HRD Pune, India. She did her PhD from Symbiosis International University and MBA in Marketing from the University of Pune. She has more than 20 years of experience in the academic and corporate sector. She has worked in companies like ORG-MARG (now ACNielsen), the Hero Group and others in corporate sector and has been a faculty at various Institutes of Symbiosis International University (SIU). Dr. Pratima has been an invited speaker at many national and international fora through AACSB, various corporate and non - governmental organizations. She has been a regular visiting faculty at Telecom Ecole De Management, France for Marketing Management. She has worked in the area of Market Research, Training & Consulting and Business Development. She has trained executives in many organizations in India and abroad in various behavioral and functional programmers like Service Orientation, Selling Skills, Creativity and Innovation etc. across levels. She has been instrumental in guiding her students in various national and international student competitions where they have won accolades for the institution. She has published many papers in reputed journals and participated in many conferences in India and abroad.
Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power
Dr. Praveer Sinha has over three decades of experience in the power sector and has been credited with transforming the power distribution sector and development and setting up of greenfield and brownfield power plants in India and abroad.
Dr. Sinha holds a Master's Degree in Business Law from National Law School, Bengaluru and is also professionally trained as an Electrical Engineer. He is also a member of the Faculty Board at Faculty of Management Studies and a member of Board of Governors at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi. He is a Research Scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and is also a visiting Scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA.
Before his appointment in Tata Power, Dr. Sinha was the CEO & Managing Director of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL). Tata Power-DDL is a Public Private Partnership (Joint Venture) between the Company and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, supplying power to over seven million people in North and North-West Delhi.
Dr. Prem Pavoor, MD, Fidelity Growth Partners India
Prem Pavoor is a Managing Director at FIL Capital Advisors (India) Private Limited and leads investments in the life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing and agricultural inputs sectors.
Prem was previously based in the United States with McKinsey & Company’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Products Practice in New Jersey where he advised clients on areas that included R&D, business development, manufacturing optimisation and post-merger integrations.
His patented doctoral thesis work, performed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, focused on enhancing the performance of medical implants. He was awarded the MIT-OMNOVA award for Excellence in Polymer Research.
Prem holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), Mumbai, a MS and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Practice from MIT and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Dr. R. Kishore Kumar, CMD & Sr Consultant Neonatologist, Cloudnine (Kids Clinic India)
Dr. R. Kishore Kumar founded Cloudnine in 2007 to realize his vision of high quality maternal and neonatal healthcare in India, on par with international standards. He saw a lot of deaths during his training in India, but hardly saw any deaths during his 16 year tenure in the developed world. There also saw what the "intact" survival of a premature baby means to the parents. Hence he had this dream of providing similar care in India, and is committed to his passion for scaling new heights in neonatology. He pioneered this concept of maternal healthcare in India with Cloudnine - a facility dedicated to providing exclusive and comprehensive services in maternal and child care. As the Founding Chairman, Managing Director and senior neonatologist, he has been instrumental in securing the pinnacle attained by Cloudnine today.
In just 7 years since inception - Cloudnine has received several awards and also has scaled up from 1 centre to currently operating 6 centres and will be 11 centres by next year - clearly they have become leaders in this segment. He has been invited by MNC like GE, Accenture for motivational speeches about leadership qualities and revolutionary role in India.
Dr. Kishore is an internationally acclaimed neonatologist who has worked in four continents over the course of his career - covering North America, UK, Asia and 12 years in Australia. He completed his MBBS from India and his DCH from Mysore University and London. He also has an MD with a gold medal from Mysore University, MRCP (Paed) & FRCPCH from UK as well as MRCPI (Paed) and FRCPI from Ireland. He has also completed his Fellowship in Neonatal ICU with an FRACP from Melbourne, Australia. Among his many achievements - he says two stick out in his mind - a happy family having a premature baby surviving intact and also getting felicitated by Bill Clinton, former US President in 2006.
Dr. Raajiv Singhal, Director - Head of Healthcare Operations, The Abraaj Group | @abraajgroup
Dr. Raajiv Singhal, Managing Director and Group CEO, Marengo Asia Hospitals
As the Managing Director and Group CEO, Dr Raajiv Singhal leads investment and fundraising at Marengo Asia Hospitals, spearheading several critical initiatives contributing to the growth and impact. He is involved in meticulous due diligence, financial analysis, and engagement with potential investors. Engagement in mergers and acquisitions to expand Marengo Asia Hospitals footprints, strategize partnerships & acquisitions, and integrate the assets into existing operations. On the global stage, he is committed to forging international tie-ups and partnerships that promote knowledge exchange, collaborations, and innovations in healthcare. Dr Singhal has led domestic and international forums for discussions and initiatives that advance healthcare practices and standards worldwide.
Dr. Raajiv Singhal, Group CEO, Care Hospitals & MD - Healthcare Operations, Evercare India
- Prior to joining Evercare Group, was the Group CEO of Sakra World Hospitals, Bangalore, an Indo-Japanese joint venture.
- Vice President at Fortis Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare chains in India.
- Successfully implemented the hub and spoke model in cardiac super-specialty by establishing 20 Heart Command Centers in India, Dubai, Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
- Served in the Indian Army for 13 years as a surgeon in the toughest terrains, including Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world, and the jungles of northeast India.
A Graduate and Post Graduate of the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune and an alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad, I have extensive experience of over 25 years in the healthcare industry. I have played an instrumental role in setting-up the first e-ICU concept in India and have established Hub and Spoke model for several successful Heart Command Centers in India and abroad including UAE, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
I also serve as visiting faculty for management programs at prestigious institutes like AIIMS, AFMC, and Symbiosis University of Health Sciences. I am actively associated with various Healthcare Committees such as FICCI and served as Co-Chair of the FICCI Committee on Health Insurance and member of FICCI Health Services National Committee. I was also felicitated by Governor of Karnataka for outstanding contribution for ‘Innovation in Healthcare’.
As Group CEO of CARE Hospitals, I was entrusted with the responsibility to turn around CARE group of hospitals with over 2000 beds across 12 hospitals in November 2017. Created the biggest group turnaround in Indian healthcare as Group CEO amidst harsh realities of difficult financial circumstances and severe external and internal pressures.
Conferred with “Economic times healthcare business leader award for 2018-19”
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