Our speakers
Dr. S. B Vikram, CMD, Vikram Hospital Pvt. Ltd
S. B. Vikram,,M.D. serves as Managing Director and Physician of Vikram Hospital Private Limited. Mr. Vikram served as Consultant Physician at B.M.Hospital Mysore. He holds a MBBS from JSS, Mysore in 1991. He holds a MD from JNM, Belgaum in 1995.
Dr. S. Subramanian, MD & Head of Investment Banking, Axis Capital Ltd
Dr. S. Subramanian is the Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at Axis Capital Limited.
He has over 27 years of experience in the financial services, during which period he set up and ran equity research at DSP Financial Consultants and the equities broking business at HG Asia Ltd. and UBS Warburg. In the last 13 + years at Axis Capital, Subramanian has led several land mark transactions including those of Coal India, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Petroleum, NTPC, etc. in the Indian Capital Markets.
He holds a Doctoral Degree from the Indian Management Ahmedabad. His dissertation topic was titled “The Impact of Political and Economical Events on Stock Price Behavior.” During this period, he also studied at ESSEC in Paris under a French government scholarship as an exchange scholar.
His other interests include reading and traveling. He has delivered several lectures and talks at the Executive Development Programme at various IIM’s and conferences organized by Euro Money, Metal Bulletin as well as by Bombay Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Sadananda Maiya, Founder & MD, Maiyas Beverages and Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Maiyas Beverages and food is a 4 years old company founded by Dr. P. Sadananda Maiya who was also the founder and Managing Director of MTR Foods Limited. He sold MTR FOODS to Orkla, a Norwegian conglomerate in 2007. Since then, he has spent the past few years in researching new techniques in Food processing and Cooking. The result is MAIYAS BEVERAGES AND FOODS PVT LTD. Currently we are having 7 landmark restaurants in Bangalore and one of the them is at International Airport.
He is done his Mechanical engineering & he joined MTR foods where he developed several products which is still popular worldwide he is the first person to use Nano technology in food and beverages. Result is Xpress Rasam (1 min Rasam first time in the world). also products like Curd rice, Curd wada, Banana milk shake, cold filter coffee, Sugarcane juice with 1 to 2 year shelf life, without using any preservative or additives.
Dr. Sameer Khan, CEO, Rockland Hospitals
Dr. Sameer Ahmed Khan, MBBS, MHA, is the CEO of the Rockland hospitals. Rockland Hospital was started as a 100 Bed Unit in South Delhi in 2004 and Under his leadership, now the group runs 800 beds in the Delhi NCR region with three hospitals covering all levels of Healthcare. As the Group CEO he is responsible for the Healthcare Business and currently building a team to deliver both clinical and financial results. He is actively engaged in hiring a top notch team in addition to streamlining the processes so that the business is ready for the explosive growth it is witnessing.
He was previously Chief Operating Officer at NOVA MEDICAL CENTERS. At Nova he was responsible the Profit and loss of the company, ensure robust operational excellence, manage Projects and the essential areas of Growth, IT and Doctor Engagement. In his major part of career he was associated with Fortis Healthcare as a Director. He was involved in Medical Strategy and Operations, Revenue and Capital Budgeting and its review, Hospital Planning, Technology Management, Doctor Engagement, Project Management and devising appropriate Medical and Growth Strategy. He is a seasoned professional with over 15 years’ experience in Healthcare Industry .A trained clinician and manager who has worked with two of the largest Healthcare Organizations in the country; namely - Apollo Hospital Group and Fortis Healthcare.
Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group
Dr. Sangita Reddy is a Global Healthcare Leader, Indian Entrepreneur and Humanitarian. She is the Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited - Asia's largest and most trusted healthcare group. Dr. Sangita Reddy is also the President of The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Passionately committed to transforming healthcare system through technological advancements, she is accelerating positive transformation for effective healthcare service delivery. She has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by Macquarie University Australia, in recognition of her untiring efforts and resolute commitment to bringing transformative changes in healthcare, development of Health IT and championing manifold initiatives both in India and abroad. She is the Honorary Consul of Brazil in Hyderabad, appointed by the Govt. of India and also an erstwhile member of the World Economic Forum.
Influencing Global Healthcare - As an influential policy maker and reformist, she is actively engaged with governments and industry bodies on aspects of public health and policy development. Dr. Sangita Reddy has been nominated by the Government of India as a Member of the Technology Development Board, Department of Science and Technology. She is an Executive Member at National Association of Software & Services Cos (NASSCOM) and was on the Board for Development Institute, USA and GAVI.Org. She was an elected Member of the Steering Committee on Health for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) by the Planning Commission, Government of India.
She has advocated and influenced policy reforms and is an acclaimed speaker on global healthcare forums around the world including the World Health Congress. As a member of the Rockefeller Working Group she contributes to the development of private sector’s role in the global healthcare industry.
Driving Healthcare Technology & Innovation - A firm believer in the potential of leveraging technology in a holistic manner, Dr. Sangita Reddy is focused on setting benchmarks in futuristic health care projects enabling IOT, AI, Data Analytics, drone tech and Block Chain. A driving force for the eHealth initiatives, it is under her leadership that Apollo Hospitals has received three consecutive HiMSS-Elsevier ICT achievement awards and four hospitals have achieved the HiMSS Level-6 certification. Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad has emerged as Asia’s first Health City.
In an initiative to build a healthier India, Dr. Sangita Reddy launched Mobile Clinics equipped with high-end technology for advanced screening of NCDs for reaching the masses who do not have easy access to affordable and quality healthcare.
An Entrepreneur Promoting Affordable and Sustainable Social Initiatives - Committed to building a more inclusive healthcare ecosystem in the nation, one of her initiatives has been Apollo Reach, which aims to build a string of secondary care hospitals in rural areas across India. It is under her leadership that the world’s 1st Telemedicine Centre, at an altitude of 14,000 feet, has been successfully established by Apollo Telehealth.
Dr. Sangita Reddy is also Chairman at Apollo Knowledge, an education initiative focused on shaping healthcare human capital for tomorrow. Apollo Knowledge initiatives such as setting up of Medical Colleges, the online learning platform Medvarsity and Apollo MedSkills, go a long way towards achievement of this objective. Today, Apollo MedSkills is the largest and most preferred healthcare skilling institution in India.
Driving Humanitarian Initiatives - Dr. Sangita Reddy heads Apollo Philanthropy, an umbrella entity encompassing ‘Save a Child’s Heart Initiative’, SAHI, CURE and the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation. She was also in the forefront of the formation of the Total Health Foundation which aims to improve the 'total health' of people by acting on the wider determinants of health as well as providing access to healthcare.
Steering the awareness and cause of Organ Donation, Dr. Sangita Reddy has implemented initiatives to bring together volunteer groups, healthcare organizations, civil society organizations, governments, NGO's and public sector institutions on a common platform to create an Organ Donation Bank.
Educational Qualifications - A graduate in Science from the Women’s Christian College in Chennai, India, Dr. Sangita Reddy has pursued post-graduation courses in Hospital Administration from Rutgers University, Harvard University and the National University of Singapore.
Directorships - Dr. Sangita Reddy is director of 16 companies in India dealing in Healthcare, Alternate Energy, Real Estate and Software Development
Awards and Recognitions - Dr. Sangita Reddy has been a recipient of numerous prestigious awards for business and leadership. In 2019, she was presented with the “Best Female Healthcare Leader “Mediko award from the prestigious Indian Medical Association.International Women Entrepreneur 2019 award from the IWEC Foundation &The Healthcare Transformation Leader’s Award’ for her exemplary role in India’s healthcare sector at India's Biggest Event on Innovation in Healthcare – ‘Healthcare in today’s Digital India. Dr.Sangita Reddy has also been featured by LinkedIn in the “Top Voices 2019 India List”.
In 2007, FICCI Ladies Organization, Hyderabad chapter awarded Dr. Sangita Reddy for her contribution to ‘Women Power & Entrepreneurship’. In 2005-06 Dr. Sangita Reddy was awarded the Top Woman Entrepreneur in the Information and Communication Technology Sector by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. In 1998, Dr. Sangita Reddy received the Young Manager of the Year Award from the Hyderabad Management Association.
Dr. Sanjay Arora, MD & Founder, Suburban Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd
Dr. Sanjay Arora is the founder & managing Director of a diagnostic center, Suburban Diagnostics India Pvt Ltd. Since 1994, he has expanded 14 main centers and over 22 collection centers with handling 2000 patients per day catering to all pathology investigations including Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Histopathology, Cytology, Clinical Pathology, Serology along with X ray, ECG, Stress test (TMT), Sonography, 2D echo, Color Doppler and Health Checkups while handling staff strength of over 600 employees and catering to a patient profile from direct walk-ins to refer and hospital samples and corporate clients including insurance medicals. He also worked as a lecturer of pathology in J J hospital.
Dr Sanjay did his MBBS from Grant Medical college/ Bombay university, DPB from College of physicians and surgeons & MD (path) from Grant Medical college/Bombay university.
Dr. Sanjay Parikh, Executive VP- Europe and Member of the Board, Indegene Lifesystems Pvt Ltd
Dr.Parikh has more than two decades of experience in business development and operations in the health-care, medical devices, and pharmaceutical industries. He has rich experience in market development across multiple geographies and a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical/health-care landscape worldwide.
As Executive Vice President of Indegene, he is responsible for the company’s business performance in Europe; he is also responsible for driving some of the company’s core strategic initiatives.
Before joining Indegene, he was the health care venture partner in a large British VC firm. He has also held various leadership positions in the medical diagnostics industry. Dr. Parikh holds a BTech from IIT, Bombay, and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Dr. Sanjeev K. Chaudhry, MD, Super Religare Laboratories Ltd
Dr. Sanjeev K Chaudhry is an accomplished management professional, author and researcher. He is presently Managing Director of SRL Limited and Chairman of CSC Nutrigenomics Pte Limited, Singapore. He also serves on the Board of Directors of several companies and institutions in India and abroad.
SRL Limited is India’s largest and world’s leading Healthcare Diagnostics Company. The company runs a network of 250 Pathology Laboratories and Radiology Centers in India and serves over ten million people annually.
He was the South Asia head of DuPont Solae until June 2006, a position he held for eleven years. Prior to that he served as Chairman & Managing Director of Modern Food Industries and was the youngest person to head a Government of India company. He was also the first CEO of NatOleo Sdn Bhd Malaysia one of world’s largest producers of Oleochemicals.
He has a Ph.D in Business Administration from Columbia University, United States and holds a university record for Masters in Economics at Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Dr. Sanjeev Rastogi, Chief Executive Officer, GCC at Adani Group
Dr. Santanu Chattopadhyay, Founder & CEO, NationWide Primary Healthcare Services Pvt. Ltd.
Dr Santanu Chattopadhyay is an alumnus of INSEAD, Fontainebleau (2003) and Royal College of Physicians of London (1997) and holds a Master Degree in Internal Medicine from PGIMER, Chandigarh (1995). His career spans over two decades spent in clinical medicine, pharmaceuticals, clinical research and KPO/consulting industry in India and abroad. Although trained as Gastroenterologist and Internist, his passion lies in developing a robust Primary Healthcare system for India.
Dr Chatopadhyay founded NationWide, a pioneering chain of Primary Care clinics in 2010 and rapidly scaled it up to 35 clinics across Bangalore & Delhi-NCR in a short span of less than 4 years.
He has a track record of excellent leadership and building businesses from scratch and making them profitable in a short span of time in trans-cultural settings. He has previously worked in several internationally renowned hospitals and organizations such as Barts and the London Medical School, University Hospitals of Leicester, PGIMER (Chandigarh), Johnson & Johnson and Indegene Lifesystems.