Our speakers
Dr. Velumani Arokiaswamy, Creator, Thyrocare
Born in Appanaickenpatti, Coimbatore in 1959.
Did his MSc and PhD from Mumbai University in Thyroid Biochemistry.
After working for 14 years in BARC, started a business and brand, Thyrocare in 1995.
In 2016 it got listed in NSE and in June 2021 he exited Thyrocare when it touched a Billion USD valuation.
A story teller par excellence - on "Life, Career and Business"
Dr. Vikram Chhatwal, Chairman, Medi Assist India TPA Pvt Ltd
Dr. Vikram Chhatwal graduated with an undergraduate medical degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. He trained at Department of Surgery at the National University of Singapore and obtained a Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Medicine. He studied international business at a premier French engineering school, Ecole Nationale des ponts et Chaussees, Paris. He went on to study at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Boston. He is currently the Chairman of the Board at MediAssist India.
Prior to this he was the CEO of Reliance Health, a Reliance ADA Group Company. ‘Reliance Health’ had interests across hospitals, health insurance administration (TPA), disease management and health care IT. He was the project leader and built the largest privately-funded hospital, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.
He was part of the founding team, as Chief Executive, of the largest Indian healthcare BPO and IT companies, Apollo Health Street Limited, and had a concurrent position as the CIO for the Apollo Hospitals Group.
Dr. Villo Morawala Patell, Founder, Chairperson & MD, Avesthagen Ltd.
Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell is Founder, Chairperson and Managing Director of AVESTHAGEN LIMITED. AVESTHAGEN is globally recognized as a leading systems biology company with a unique model focused on the convergence of food, pharma and population geneticsTM. A convergence that leads to continuous and path-breaking innovations in predictive, preventive, personalized healthcareTM.
Owing to her pioneering work in the field of molecular biology, Dr. Patell has long-standing professional relationships with individuals, institutions and corporates working in the domain of biotechnology across the world. She is a key member of the Task Force and Vision Group for Biotechnology, instituted by the State Government of Karnataka and founding member of the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE). Dr. Patell has been Awarded the 'Officer of the National Order of Merit' by the President of the French Republic in April 2008, received prestigious Karmaveer Puraskar as a Corporate Citizen for her contribution in the field of agriculture and healthcare in Nov 2009 by iCONGO (Indian Confederation of NGOs) & Karmaveer Puraskar is a National Award for Social Justice & Citizen Action, the Adolfo Ibanez University Award for her achievements in innovation and creation of value, Outstanding Zarathushti Entrepreneur Award from World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce 2009, Kerana Tuhan Untuk Manusia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Parsi Entrepreneur par Excellence by the Mumbai Parsi Punchayet, Parsi Entrepreneur Par Excellence Award from Bombay Parsi Panchayat in May 2008, Astitva Award for Excellence in Science and Technology presented by the Zee-Archana Astitva Awards, the BioSpectrum Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2006, Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur for the year 2005-2006 from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), The Ojaswini Udyamita Alankaran Award 2004.
Dr. VL Ramprasad, CEO, MedGenome Labs
Dr. Vedam Ramprasad is a scientist with several peer-reviewed publications to his credit. He believes in harnessing the power of genomics for providing better outlook to patients. He has been with MedGenome since its inception and spearheads operations and strategy. He has been a prime driver in building the diverse genetic testing portfolio MedGenome offers.
He is also credited for launching some of the critical genetic tests at affordable price which include the Non-Invasive Pre-natal test (NIPT), Carrier screening test, and Liquid Biopsy to name a few. His commitment to adhere to the highest quality standards and processes has been instrumental in obtaining CAP accreditation for MedGenome. With over a two decade of experience, Dr. Ramprasad was previously associated with Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Spinco Biotech and SciGenom labs. He holds a Master’s degree and a PhD from BITS, Pilani.
Dr. Yask Sharma, CISO, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Dr.Mahipal S. Sachdev, Chairman and Medical Director, Center for Sight | @CentreforSight
Dr Mahipal. S. Sachdev, Chairman & Medical Director of Centre For Sight was honored with Padmashri award on January 26, 2007. He is a renowned ophthalmic Surgeon who is recognized for his expertise in the area of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, both nationally and internationally. He has a penchant for emerging technology and is a leader in adopting world class technology to the Indian Ophthalmic space. He holds the distinction of having performed the maximum number of femtosecond assisted bladefree cataract surgeries in the country.
He pursued his medical education at the graduate and post graduate level at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He later joined AIIMS as a Faculty Member. In the year 1989 on a sabbatical from the AIIMS and to master the latest in eye care, he took up a Fellowship at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA for a year and then returned to AIIMS. Upon his return he pioneered the technique of phacoemulsification stitchless cataract surgery in India.
He has authored over 5 books on cataract & Refractive surgery including the first book on phaco by an Indian Ophthalmologist. These books are today referred to by every budding Ophthalmologist.
Dr.Ruchi Dass, CEO & Founder, HealthCursor Consulting Group
Dr. Ruchi Dass is the Founder of HealthCursor Consulting Group. An award winning Physician from India with a Post Graduate in Preventive and Promotional Healthcare and with medical technology applied expertise. Dr. Dass has been involved in Healthcare IT, e-learning and ICT projects for the public/private sector in India. During this period, she has managed several projects that seek to use mobile phones and wireless technologies to accelerate the achievement of the United Nation’s health related Millennium Development Goals across the world.
Dr Dass is the Innovation Leader to UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children, Washington DC, USA and is also on the Panel of HIMSS Innovation Community for Asia and Europe. Prior to becoming a “Thought leader” for m-Health, Dr Dass led the Business development and Operations of Lifetime Wellness Rx (An Apollo Group Initiative).
Dr Ruchi Dass is a judge to GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2011, 2012 and 2013. She is a part of the ICT4D team India and recently judged the most coveted “GSMA’s Best mHealth Innovation Awards 2012” in Barcelona, Spain identifying the excellence and innovation in mobile communications that can be of significance to Healthcare.
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Dr.T.C.Nair, Ex-member, Securities Exchange Board of India
Dr.T.C.Nair is Ex-member of Securities Exchange Board of India. He spent long years with Reserve Bank of India and SEBI. Presently he is a consultant advising corporate entities, central banks and capital market regulators in Africa and the Middle East on money, credit, foreign exchange, equity and commodity markets. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Mumbai. He has been on several committees set up by the RBI, SEBI and Government and speaker at several conferences, the world over.
Durga Raghunath, Co-founder and CEO, Juggernaut
Durga Raghunath is Co-founder and CEO, Juggernaut Books Pvt Ltd, a mobile-first book publishing startup that aims to reimagine book making, and buying for India's smartphone users. Previously she was CEO Network18 Digital where she lead three news websites, a fin-tech site and mobile. She is also the founder of India's first exclusively digital newsroom, Firstpost. Before that she lead digital in India for WSJ and Mint. She most recently lead Growth at Zomato for a period of five months before she co-founded Juggernaut.
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Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India
Currently working as Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs since June 2017, Mr Durga Shanker Mishra belongs to 1984 batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from Uttar Pradesh cadre. He has held various senior assignments in Union and State Governments covering Revenue Administration, Internal Security, Vigilance, Civil Aviation, Tourism, Sports, Agriculture & Research, Taxation, Medical & Health, Mining and Urban Development. He has served as Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for over two years.
BTech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, Mr Mishra is MBA in International Business from University of Western Sydney, Australia and Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy from the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands. He has taken keen interest in promoting good governance and has published various papers on the subjects related to good governance, public administration and development administration in national/ international journals and books. He has represented Union/ State Government at various national/ international fora and participated in such Workshops/ Conferences. He had been visiting faculty in the University of Guelph, Canada. He is fond of trekking, sports and tourism.