Our speakers

Vishakha Singh, Founder and CEO, Red Polka

Vishakha Singh, a marketing professional has 16 years of experience in business strategy, brand building and shopper marketing behaviour. Alumni of The Times School of Marketing, she has played a critical role in launching and building some of the top media brands in her past job experiences. Her guiding principle is to be knowledge-driven and accountable, thus creating value for oneself and all stakeholders in the eco-chain.

Vishal Agarwal, Cofounder, LocoBuzz

Vishal Aggarwal, Group Head Corporate Development & Planning, Sterlite Technologies Limited

Vishal is a seasoned Corporate Development leader, with over 16 years of experience in M&A, Strategy, Finance, Venture Capital, Fund Raise, Investor Relations, Legal, Risk Management and Capital Markets. He comes with a strong track record of understanding the context and the environment in which global businesses operate, helping them navigate challenging waters and shaping their strategies. Vishal has been successfully building and leading cross-functional teams to create and execute impactful growth strategies across Telecom, Services Tech, Software, Automotive Industries etc.

Vishal has been with STL for more than 12 years and spearheads the growth initiatives for the Company and before that worked at Minda Corporation for 4 years.
At STL Vishal has been playing a pivotal role in driving the strategic roadmap and has orchestrated the Company’s foray into new business segments and new markets. Over the years, Vishal has successfully closed acquisitions/investments/JVs for the Group in UK, Italy, Israel, Japan, India, Brazil and China collectively valued more than 1 Billion Dollars. He has championed the post-merger integration for these cross border acquisitions by putting in place a post-merger operating model and framework as well as bridging cultural gaps through effective strategic communication.  He is also heading the FP&A and Corporate Planning function for STL Group to support short-term and long-term strategic plans of the Company, driving financial and capital allocation strategies for the Group.

Vishal also plays a crucial role in driving sustainable shareholder value creation through an active investor relations and capital markets program ensuring high standards of corporate governance. He has been representing the Company to the Global and Indian Investor fraternity, helping attain significant value for shareholders.

His ingeniousness of value unlocking led to immense shareholder maximisation through the first capital market transaction of its kind in India that involved the demerger of power and telecom businesses in 2015. The deal yielded 10x value creation in 2 years. He recently led a multi-million-dollar share buyback program for STL which resulted in more than doubling of the market capitalisation.

Vishal is a Computer Science Engineer and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Department of Management Sciences, Pune University.

Vishal Anand, Chief Product Officer, Dailyhunt

Vishal Anand is the Chief Product Officer at Dailyhunt, India’s largest news & e-books application with over 100 million installed users.  His career spans between the US, Japan and India where he has led product and engineering teams for large scale consumer software products. Along with a passion for building products, Anand is a voracious reader and derives happiness in bringing never before available Indian literature in the hands of Indian mobile users through Dailyhunt.

Vishal has a B-Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from the NSIT-University of Delhi and MBA from University of Washington.

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Vishal Bali, Group CEO, Fortis Healthcare Limited

Vishal Bali is Group CEO for Fortis Healthcare, which operates an integrated healthcare delivery network across 8 countries in Asia. The healthcare verticals of the company span 600 primary care centers, 240 diagnostic centres, day care speciality and 65 Hospitals. Fortis Healthcare is amongst the fastest growing healthcare delivery organizations in Asia with presence in different verticals of healthcare including Primary Care, Diagnostics and  Hospitals  powered by human capital strength of 18,000 people.

Vishal has dedicated more than 2 decades to healthcare management and is recognized for successfully building and leading global healthcare delivery organizations in Asia. His previous assignments include spearheading the growth of Wockhardt Hospitals as one of the largest specialty hospital chains in India as its CEO. His expertise in successfully integrating healthcare strategy, operations and management through Information technology has set industry benchmarks.

Vishal completed his Bachelors in Science and Masters in Business Administration from Bombay University and completed an advance program in hospital management from Boston. He sits on the board of leading healthcare organisations and has been an invited member of the Strategic Initiatives group of Joint Commission International, US and on the Global Agenda Healthcare Council of the World Economic Forum. His keen interest in education and globalisation of healthcare takes him to leading Healthcare Education Institutes and Business Schools globally, which includes a case study at the Harvard Business School. He is an active member of various Industry bodies and a globally recognized industry public speaker.

Vishal Bali, Executive Chairman, Asia Healthcare Holdings

Vishal Bali stands among Asia’s most influential healthcare leaders — a visionary who has redefined how healthcare is delivered, scaled, and humanised across emerging and developed markets. Over a career spanning more than three and a half decades, he has built and led billion-dollar healthcare delivery organisations across 12 countries, pioneering models that integrate scale with purpose.

As Executive Chairman of Asia Healthcare Holdings (AHH) and Senior Advisor to TPG Growth, Vishal leads a first-of-its-kind, single-speciality healthcare platform backed by global investors GIC and TPG Growth. Under his leadership, AHH has become synonymous with transformative growth and innovation, creating category leaders across fertility, oncology, women’s health, mother-and-child care and urology & nephrology care. His work embodies a deep belief that the future of healthcare lies in combining specialisation, technology, and compassionate access at scale.

Previously, he served as the Global CEO of Fortis Healthcare and the CEO & Managing Director of Wockhardt Hospitals, where he spearheaded expansion, integration, and innovation across some of India’s most respected healthcare brands.

Vishal’s influence extends well beyond the corporate sphere. He sits on the boards of leading global healthcare organisations and has served as a member of the Strategic Initiatives Group of the Joint Commission International (USA) and the Global Agenda Council on Healthcare of the World Economic Forum. His leadership journey has been featured as a case study at Harvard Business School, underscoring his impact on global healthcare delivery models.

Beyond the boardroom, Vishal’s commitment to social equity finds expression in his work with the Neonates Foundation of India, which provides life-saving neonatal care to newborns from underprivileged families.

A sought-after global speaker and industry voice, Vishal continues to champion the transformation of healthcare through innovation, policy reform, and human-centred leadership—building systems that deliver both clinical excellence and compassionate care.

Vishal Beri, CEO, Hinduja Healthcare Limited

Dr. Vishal Beri is the Chief Executive Officer of Hinduja Healthcare Surgical (HHS), Mumbai. HHS marks the Hinduja group’s foray into the corporate healthcare sector. In his current role, Dr. Beri is responsible for the overall functioning of this hospital and driving strategic healthcare initiatives for the company.

His vision for HHS is to be the best in class neighborhood hospital providing personalized quality medical care and service with an ‘un-hospital’ like engagement with patients and their families. In his words “HHS will provide up-end personalized care in an environment that is accommodating rather than intimidating”.

A medical doctor, Dr. Beri has done his MBBS from KEM hospital, Mumbai and his post-graduation in Orthopedic Surgery from Nair Hospital. He practiced as a Consultant Orthopedic surgeon to four years before moving on to obtain a Management Degree from the prestigious Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.

Dr. Beri brings with him over 15 years of rich experience in the healthcare domain, both as a clinician as well as a management professional. Prior to HHS, Dr. Beri was the Chief Operating Officer of BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore, where he was involved with the HIMS implementation, ramping up of hospital capacity, forging strategic alliances with other smaller hospitals within the city as well as preparing the hospital for accreditation.

When not working, he loves travelling and meeting new people. He is also regularly invited for talks and panel discussions at several prominent healthcare forums.

Vishal Bhatia, Chief Digital Officer, Canara Bank

Vishal Chahal, Director, Automation & AP Cloud Pak Lab, IBM Software Labs, India & South Asia

Vishal Chahal, Director - Automation & AP Cloud Pak Lab, IBM Software Labs