Healthcare Summit

Introduction

Healthcare in India has two faces, one of plush and high-tech private hospitals and healthcare centres in metros and large towns, and the other of government-run healthcare centres all over the country. The government-run facilities are always under extreme pressure, with more patients streaming than they can handle, dilapidated living conditions and creaking equipment, doctors and nursing staff who are stretched to the end of their tether at all times, and volatile patients and their families who frequently resort to violence and intimidatory measures when faced with dire situations.

This face of Indian healthcare took on a decidedly ugly face during the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially during the first two waves, when Covid vaccinations were still not done. The shortage of beds, doctors, nurses and oxygen crippled the system, and the battle took a mental toll not only on patients but even doctors, nurses, and managers of India’s hospitals. Since then, things have improved, and India handled the third and fourth waves of Covid-19 very well, and the vaccination program has also been effective.

But there are several challenges that remain extant. A population of 1.4 billion, a large chunk of which is poor and cannot afford to pay for healthcare or even for medical insurance, is at the crux of the problem. A crumbling public healthcare infrastructure, not only in villages and small towns, but even in larger cities and metros, has made healthcare access on time very difficult. Estimates suggest the ratio of allopathic doctors to people in India is 1:1511. Plus, there is always a shortage of funding, wide disparity in quality between urban and rural facilities, not enough insurance coverage, low understanding and awareness of preventive care, delays in diagnosis, etc.

While there has been a lot of concerted effort both by the government and private industry, yet it simply has not been enough. Lifestyle changes have also contributed to an increase of diseases such as cancer, heart attacks, among other things. To deliberate on these challenges and work towards long-term solutions, Mint brings together experts across all stakeholders in the ecosystem, for a day of brainstorming and sharing of ideas.

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Agenda

2:00 PM onwards

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Guest Registrations & Lunch

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM

Welcome Address

Ravi Krishnan, Editor-in-Chief, Mint

3:10 PM – 3:40 PM

Keynote address - AYUSH: India's gift to the world

Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush

3:40 PM – 4:00 PM

Fireside Chat - Super speciality hospitals: Challenges and the way forward

Speakers:

Dr. Upasana Arora, CEO and Managing Director, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospitals

Moderator: Alokesh Bhattacharyya, Deputy Managing Editor, Mint

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Panel Discussion - Insuring the uninsured: Health insurance's penetration challenge

Speakers:

Mayank Gupta, COO & Co-Founder, Zopper

Dr. Bhabatosh Mishra, Director- Product, Underwriting & Claims, Niva Bupa Health Insurance

Shilpa Arora, Co-Founder & COO, Insurance Samadhan

Rishi Mathur, Chief Distribution Officer – Alternate Channels and Chief Strategy Officer, Canara HSBC Life Insurance

Moderator: Aprajita Sharma, Assistant Editor, Mint

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Fireside chat - High tech with scale: The future of healthcare

Speaker:

Vishal Bali, Executive Chairman, AH Holdings

Moderator: Goutam Das, Editor Long Story, Mint Primer

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Tea Break

6:00 PM – 6:40 PM

Panel Discussion - Healthtech's cost-cutting and scaling-up imperatives

Speakers:

Ashish Venkataramani, Partner, Eight Roads Ventures

Prashant Tandon, CEO & Founder, Tata 1mg

Shashank N.D., Co-Founder & CEO, Practo

Gautam Chopra, Co-Founder and CEO, BeatO

Moderator: Sneha Shah, Senior Assistant Editor, Mint

6:40 PM – 7:30 PM

Panel Discussion - Indian Healthcare: Challenges and opportunities of the future

Speakers:

Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev, Chairman and Managing Director, Centre for Sight

Vivek Srivastava, Co-Founder and CEO, HCAH India

Dr. Om Manchanda, Managing Director, Dr Lal PathLabs

Aryaman Tandon, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Praxis Global Alliance

Prof. Tanuja Manoj Nesari, Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda

Moderator: Alokesh Bhattacharyya, Deputy Managing Editor, Mint

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Fireside Chat - The next pandemic. Are we ready?

Speakers:

Dr Kaushal K Verma, Dean (Research), AIIMS

Moderator: Utpal Bhaskar, Assistant Managing Editor, Mint

8:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Keynote address - What Indian Healthcare Needs: The Policy Perspective

Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

8:30 PM – onwards

Networking, Dinner & Cocktails

Guests of Honour

Shri Sudhansh Pant

Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Speakers

Shri Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha

Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH

Vishal Bali

Executive Chairman, AH Holdings

Prashant Tandon

Founder & CEO, Tata 1mg

Shashank ND

Co-Founder and CEO, Practo

Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev

Chairman and Managing Director, Centre For Sight

Professor (Dr.) Mahipal. S. Sachdev, Chairman & Medical Director of Centre for Sight is a renowned ophthalmic Surgeon who is recognized for his expertise in the area of Cataract, Refractive & Corneal Surgery, both nationally and internationally. He was honored with Padmashri award on January 26, 2007. In the year 2017, he attained Professorship in Ophthalmology & in year 2020 has been elected as President of All India Ophthalmological Society. He is widely credited to be pioneer in India in propagating the technique of Phacoemulsification for cataract surgery and Lasik Laser for removal of glasses.

In 1996, Professor (Dr.) Mahipal Sachdev stepped out of AIIMS with a dream of creating a world class eye hospital. “Centre for Sight” is an outcome of that.

Professor (Dr.) Mahipal is a visionary and leader. He has always been the torchbearer in the field of eye care pioneering several procedures including laser assisted blade less surgery for cataract and Lasik. Prof. Mahipal learned about “Phaco” (Stich less micro incision cataract surgery) while pursuing his fellowship in United States. He knew it was next big thing in ophthalmology. Prof. Mahipal was among the first to introduce Lasik and Phakic IOLs & Femtosecond laser technology for lasik. Prof. Mahipal also has pioneered blade free Femtocatarct technology 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. Prof. Mahipal is an active contributor of articles on eye health in mass media for the benefit of the general public also.

He has been recognized globally with fellowships and scholarships from the “Fifth International Symposium on Immunopathology”- Japan, “International Society of Eye Research”, “Research to Prevent Blindness”, New York, “Fisons award by the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists”, USA amongst others. In India he has won the “A C Aggrawal Memorial Trophy”, “Col. Ranagachary Certificate”, “Krishna Sohan Singh Trophy”, “Dr Ishwar Chand Silver Jubilee Award” to name a few. Prof. Mahipal Sachdev has recently been awarded “Dr. S.N. Mitter Oration award” in DOS conference held in April 2017”. Prof. Mahipal has also received “Life Time Achievement Award- Ophthalmology” at Times Health Care Achievers program held in Delhi. To add on Prof. Mahipal was honored with a Gold Medal in KOSCON conference 2017 in Bengaluru.

Recently, Prof. (Dr.) Mahipal S. Sachdev was honored with Padamshree Prof. Dr. TP Lahane Award Award at MOSCON 2022. Further, he was honored with Dr. Hari Mohan Oration 2022 in 73rd DOS Conference at New Delhi. He is presently also member of the Global Advisory Board, J & J. Prof. Sachdev was felicitated with the APACRS Certified Educator (A.C.E) award, and was also awarded appreciation as the IIRSI representative, at the APACRS 2023, Singapore.

Prof. (Dr.) Mahipal S. Sachdev is a rare combination of a brilliant surgeon, an entrepreneur and above all, a compassionate human being. He has ensured that the Indian Flag remains flying high in the domain of eye care and that the patients in India have access to the best and the latest when it comes to treating their eyes in line with his own mission statement “…. every eye deserves the best”.

Vivek Srivastava

Co-Founder and CEO, HCAH India

Dr. Om Manchanda

Managing Director, Dr. Lal PathLabs

Dr. Bhabatosh Mishra

Director- Product, Underwriting & Claims, Niva Bupa Health Insurance

Gautam Chopra

Co-Founder and CEO, BeatO

Dr. Kaushal K Verma

Dean (Research), AIIMS

Shilpa Arora

Co-Founder & COO, Insurance Samadhan

Prof. Tanuja Manoj Nesari

Director, AII India Institute of Ayurveda

Rishi Mathur

Chief Distribution Officer - Alternate Channels and Chief Strategy Officer, Canara HSBC Life Insurance

Dr. Upasana Arora

CEO and Managing Director, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital

Ashish Venkataramani

Partner, Eight Roads Ventures

Mayank Gupta

COO & Co-Founder, Zopper

Aryaman Tandon

Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Praxis Global Alliance

Aryaman leads growth, strategy, business model innovation, digital & technology, and performance improvement engagements with technology and internet clients. He is the new age agile leader with deep expertise in strategy, financial investment evaluation, ops & growth hacking, adjacency expansion, performance improvement, technology, and digital and analytics led use case design; across Technology, Internet, e-commerce, Consumer, Healthcare, and Automotive sectors.

Aryaman has led and delivered engagements across new-age sectors like Technology, Internet, and e-commerce including B2C E-commerce, Online Grocery, B2B e-commerce and Services, Hospitality and Travel, Online Cabs, Shared Mobility, 2W Mobility, Home Improvement, EVs, Consumer Applications, EdTech, HealthTech, etc., Commercial and Private Vehicles, Consumer Goods and FMCG and Healthcare: Hospitals, Homecare, and Elderly Care.

Before this, Aryaman has been a serial entrepreneur. He was the Founder and CEO of HR-Tech startup Tapp. He was also the founder and CEO of an EdTech venture WizMunk. Aryaman was a Leader in the Delhi office of the global consultancy major – Bain & Company front-ending business engagements across India, Australia, UK, USA, China, Turkey, Netherlands markets. At Bain, he worked deeply in strategy, performance improvement, and private equity practices.

Aryaman led over 30 engagements spanning a variety of sectors and capabilities. Aryaman was also the Knowledge Partner for Marico Innovation Awards 2012 where he led a lot of Bain’s work in the startup landscape in India. He was also the Knowledge Partner of NATHEALTH – Healthcare Federation of India.