Our speakers

Suman Sharma, Managing Director, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

Sumant Banerji, National Editor, Mint (Moderator)

Sumant Bhargavan, Executive Director, ITC

Sumant Sinha, Founder, Chairman and CEO, ReNew

Sumit Sen, Partner, Actis

Sundar Srinivasan, Vice President - AI & Search, Microsoft India Development Center

Suneeta Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals

Suneeta Reddy is the Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s foremost and trusted healthcare provider. A member of the founding family, Suneeta Reddy started working with Apollo Hospitals in 1989. Under her stewardship Apollo Hospitals has emerged as a forerunner of integrated healthcare and also has a robust presence across the healthcare spectrum; the Group has touched the lives of over 150 million individuals from 140 countries.

Spearheading the finance and strategy functions, Suneeta Reddy was instrumental in bringing the first FDI into healthcare in India and subsequently in taking the organization to international equity markets through a successful GDR. It has been her deep domain knowledge and foresight that has guided Apollo's emergence as a formidable, financially sound hospital enterprise. In her extensive career, she has overseen several Greenfield and Brownfield projects. Now, with a clear focus to making the company future ready, she is heading efforts to transform Apollo Hospitals into a digitally enabled organization.

Suneeta is deeply committed to ensuring that Apollo Hospitals delivers world-class clinical outcomes. She oversees the implementation of contemporary protocols to continuously enhance clinical outcomes. She leads the organisation’s work on introducing clinical innovation and mentors the Apollo Clinical Innovation Group, which identifies, incubates and implements clinical innovations.

She also serves on the Board of several Apollo Hospitals' Group companies. Through her close involvement, effort and patience, she has guided these companies on the path of growth and profitability.

Positions:

  • A patron member of ICC (India International Chamber of Commerce) serving as the President for the year 2022-2023.

  • She is the Vice President of AIMA (All India Management Association) which is the Apex body for management in India with over 38000 members and close to 6000 corporate/institutional members.

  • She has held leadership positions including Co-Chairperson of Healthcare Sub Committee - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). She is a member of the CII National Council, the CII Healthcare Council, the CII Family Business Council She was the Chairperson of the CII Asia Health Summit 2020. She was a member of the India – UK CEO Forum.

  • She is a Director on the Board of Chennai International Centre (CIC), a platform for free thought and expression on a diverse set of topics.

  • She is the member of the Harvard India Advisory Board (IAB), HBS South Asia Advisory Board. She has served as a member of the Harvard Business School Medical Advisory Board.

  • Suneeta is a member of the Governing Board of Sai University, a private university to promote, conceptualize and bring about a paradigm shift through development of outstanding leadership, research, knowledge and ideas for education.

  • She is a member of CNBC International’s Global Sustainability Forum, one of only two members from India.

  • She also represents Apollo Hospitals as a founding member of the Global Parity Alliance of the World Economic Forum in India, working for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

 

Awards:

 

  • In 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 Ms.Suneeta Reddy was featured among the top ten in Fortune India’s list of Most Powerful Women, which recognises women in business who are making an impact by virtue of their business acumen and social and cultural influence.

  • Business Today’s Most Powerful Women in Indian Business Awards 2019 & 2022.

  • Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence - Businesswoman of the Year Award 2020.

  • Best CEO Award from Business Today in 2023.


Suneeta Reddy received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations, Economics and Marketing from Stella Maris College in Chennai. She holds a Diploma in Financial Management from the Institute of Financial Management and Research, Chennai and has completed the Owner / President Management Program at Harvard Business School (HBS), Boston, USA.

Sunil Bhaskaran, CEO and MD, AirAsia India

Sunil Chemmankotil, Country Manager, Adecco India

Sunil brings over two & half decades of invaluable experience in diverse industries, with a major part of his career being spent in the staffing space. Sunil's illustrious career spans across geographies, where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a keen understanding of the evolving landscape of talent, technology, and business transformation. His most recent role was as the CEO of TeamLease Digital, where he spearheaded the business for nearly 5 years, leading it to achieve market leadership in the specialized staffing space in India.

Before TeamLease, he was with Quess Corp Ltd based out of the USA. He started his journey in the staffing space with Adecco India and has worked for over 7 years in various roles across the business vertical. He began his career with Xerox where he honed his skills in sales and marketing. Eager to explore new opportunities he later transitioned to 3M where he continued to leverage his expertise to drive forward and contribute to the company’s growth.

Sunil is a strong advocate of lifelong learning and has recently graduated with a degree in Executive Business Management from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Known for his compassionate leadership and decisive approach, Sunil is dedicated to nurturing strong teams and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence. We are confident that his strategic insights and dynamic leadership will steer our organization towards even greater achievements.

Apart from work, he is also a fitness enthusiast and an ardent runner, having several marathons under his belt. He is married to Ruchika and is blessed with two lovely daughters Dhwani & Nidhi.

Sunil Goyal, Managing Director & Fund Manager, YourNest Venture Capital