Conference Program

Event Schedule Conference Program

8:30 - 9:00 hrs.

Registrations & Networking

9:00 - 9:10 hrs.

Welcome Note

9:10 - 9:30 hrs.

Tech - enabled Affordable Healthcare - The Future

Himanshu Patel Chair Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay

speaker-1

Prof. Rohit Shrivastava

9:30 - 9:50 hrs.

FEMTECH – Unlocking the opportunities for everyday clinician

Medical Director, Consultant ObGyn,
Divakars Speciality Hospital;
Division Director Well Women Healthcare, FIGO;
Chairperson, ARTIST

speaker-1

Dr. Hema Divakar

9:50- 10:20 hrs.

Investment Insights: Opportunities in the Women’s Health Startup Ecosystem

A deep dive on the evolving women’s health startup landscape. Gain a deeper understanding of the funding landscape and learn strategies to maximize impact and scalability in the women’s health sector.

Fireside Chat 

Sandeep Singhal
Senior Advisor, Avaana Capital, Healthcare Lead, ACT Grants

With
Swathi Kulkarni
Co-Founder & CEO, Elda Health

speaker-1

Sandeep Singhal

speaker-2

Swathi Kulkarni

10:20 - 10:40 hrs.

Public/Private Initiatives for empowering Women’s Health Ecosystem In India

Dr. Jaydeep Tank
President
The Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI)

speaker-1

Dr. Jaydeep Tank

10:40 - 11:00 hrs.

Disruptive Keynote Session Healthcare 2040: Shaping the Future of Health and Key Drivers of Change

  • Evaluate the implications of advancements toward personalized and predictive
    health
  • Analyzing the roles of AI, immersive visualization technology, robots, and other emerging technologies in the new healthcare ecosystem
  • Exploring top growth opportunities in healthcare landscape over second half of this century.

Reenita Das
Partner, Senior Vice President, Healthcare and Life Sciences
Frost & Sullivan

speaker-1

Reenita Das

11:00- 11:25 hrs.

Coffee & Conversations

11:25 - 11:55 hrs.

Innovations in Cancer Care - Bridging Research and Patient Outcomes

Explore the latest advancements in HPV screening & Cervical Cancer. The role of Innovation in prevention, diagnostics and care. Discussions on affordable and accessible solutions, and findings of a recent research conducted on HPV in India.

Sripriya Rao
Chief Growth Officer (Women's Wellness), Karkinos

Dr.Rashmi Tiwari
Senior Project Research Scientist, IIT Bombay

Dr.Sharmila Pimple
Professor & Physician, Dept. of Preventive Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital

Moderated by:
Manbeena Chawla, PhD
Executive Editor, BioSpectrum India & Asia

speaker-1

Sripriya Rao

speaker-2

Dr. Rashmi Tiwari

speaker-3

Manbeena Chawla

speaker-4

Dr. Sharmila A. Pimple

11:55 - 12:15 hrs.

Keynote Address

Chairperson -NABH, Co-founder & Director, Koita Foundation

speaker-1

Mr. Rizwan Koita

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Women’s Health Innovation & Community Impact Awards Student Abstract Challenge Awards

Ceremony & Felicitation Presided By Awards Jury Members

12:45 - 13:45 hrs.

Lunch, Networking & Innovation Showcase

13:45 - 14:15 hrs.

Learnings From The Playground - Unlocking Sports Science For Women’s Health

Session

Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar
Provost, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University

Panel Session
Dr. Nayana Nimkar, Director, Director, Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences
Dr. Shiny Raizada, Assistant Professor, Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences
Moderated By:
Dr. Beulah Sebastian, Head Sports, Department of Sports Recreation and Wellness

speaker-1

Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar

13:45 pm - 17:00 hrs

Femtech Round Table Session - Breakout Room

View FemTech Round Table Session - Parallel Session

14:15 - 14:45 hrs.

Future of Workplace Wellness - Women's Health Innovation

Real-world case studies with companies that have implemented healthtech/femtech in the workplace. The future of workplace health and the growing role of technology in creating inclusive, supportive environments for women.

Dr.Ruksheda Syeda
President, Bombay Psychiatric Society, Psychiatrist, Trellis Family Center

Carina Kohli
Founder & CEO, Humm Care

Moderated By:

Dr. Arundati Muralidharan, Founder, Menstrual Health Action for Impact (MHAi)

speaker-1

Dr. Ruksheda Syeda

speaker-2

Carina Kohli

speaker-3

Dr. Arundati Muralidharan

14:45 - 15:15 hrs.

Future of Cardio Healthcare and the Rising Role of Women

Health of future lies in choices - individuals and in collective choices made by healthcare community investing in understanding gender differences and serve women

Arindam Sen
CEO & Director, Heartnet

speaker-1

Arindam Sen

15:15 - 15:45 hrs.

Women Scientists Innovate: Improving Health with AI

Dr. Krithika Rangarajan
Associate Professor, Radiology, AIIMS
Dr. Deepika Mishra
Additional Professor, Dept. of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Centre of Dental Education and Research, AIIMS
Dr. Chandramallika Basak
Associate Professor, University of Texas, Dallas; Cognitive Neuroscientist; Visiting Associate Professor, Koita Centre for Digital Health, IIT Bombay
Dr. Roomani Srivastava
Research Associate (Data Science); CARISMMA (India Alliance Team Science Project); The George Institute of Global Health, India [PhD Scholar, Koita Centre for Digital Health, IITB]
Moderated By:
Dr.Kshitij Jadav
Assistant Professor, Koita Centre for Digital Health, IIT Bombay; Sectoral Expert (Health & AI and Chief Project Coordinator, AI Centres of Excellence, MoE, Gov. of India

15:45 - 16:15 hrs.

Democratizing IVF, the Roadmap for the Future

Fireside chat

Innovations in technology, policy reforms, what is the way forward to help drive down costs and widen accessibility.

Dr Vrunda B Desai M.D
Medical Director, CooperSurgical & Adjunct Asst. Professor, Yale University School of Medicine

Dr.Madhuri Patil
Clinical Director, Dr.Patil's Fertility & Endoscopy Clinic

speaker-1

Dr. Vrunda B Desai

speaker-2

Dr. Madhuri Patil

16:15 - 16:30 hrs.

Coffee Conversations

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

Empowering Patient-Centered Care

Dr. Uma Nambiar

CEO, Indian Institute of Science Medical School Foundation - Bagchi Parthasarthy Hospital

Dr. Alok Modi

Medical Director, Kevalya Hospital & Dr Alok Modi's Diabetes Center

Bhavana Issar

Founder CEO, Caregiver Saathi

Moderated By:

Bharat Gera

Founder, Human Centric Healthcare Ecosystem

speaker-1

Bharat Gera

speaker-2

Dr. Uma Nambiar

speaker-3

Bhavana Issar

speaker-4

Dr. Alok Modi

17:00 - 17:45 hrs.

Awareness To Action..The Way Forward!

An action oriented discussion with leaders in Healthcare on the deliberations and action points from the 1st Femtech Round Table Series.

(Presented by FEMTECH360)

Dr. Hema Divakar

CEO & Chairman, ARTIST for Her, Medical Director,
Divakars Speciality Hospital, Division Director Well Women Healthcare, FIGO

Reenita Das
Partner, Senior Vice President, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Frost & Sullivan

Dr. Alexander Thomas
Chair, AHPI India, Chair, HSSC India

Dr. Ajay Khera
Country Director, Engender Health

Dr.Parag Bhamre
Associate Director for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, JHPIEGO

Prof Bhaskar Bhatt
Dean & Professor, UPES Dehradun

Dr. Sandeep Bhalla
Vice President-Projects. ECHO India

speaker-1

Reenita Das

speaker-2

Dr. Hema Divakar

speaker-3

Dr. Alexander Thomas

speaker-4

Dr. Ajay Khera

speaker-5

Dr. Parag Bhamare

17:45 - 18:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks

18:00 PM

Conference Concludes

Conference Concludes

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Adolescent Care

Chairpersons

Dr. Sampathkumari / Dr. Arun Boruah

Moderators
Dr. Ajay Khera / Dr. Hema Divakar

Panelist
Dr.Jayam Kannan
Dr.Alka Pandey
Dr.Ashwini Bhalerao
Dr.Vidya Thobbi
Dr.Shobha Shyavi

Innovators

MK Pharma

Medtronics

2:45 - 3:45 PM

Reproductive Care

Chairpersons
Dr. Uday Thanawala / Dr. Madhuri Patil

Changing the landscape for
managing high-risk pregnancies

Moderators
Dr. Shyam Desai / Dr. Hema Divakar

Panelist
Dr.Charmila Ayyavoo
Dr.Ameya Purandare
Dr.Kartik Bhagat
Dr.Samita Bharadwaj

Innovators

BABY BEAT Device - Doto Health
OXYTO App
JHPIEGO Remote Monitoring

3:45 - 4:45 PM

The Life Course Approach Beyond Pregnancy

Chairpersons
Dr. Meeta Singh / Dr Anju Soni

Moderators
Dr.Alexander Thomas / Dr. Hema Divakar

Panelist
Dr.Priya Ganesh
Dr.Bharati Rajshekar
Dr.Sonia Mandappa
Dr.Vinita Singh
Dr.Vidhu Mudgal
Dr.Prabha Desai
Dr.Jyothi GS

Innovators

Breast Cancer Screening - NIRAMAI
NCD Care - COOEY Health
HPV Testing Kits - Green Array

4:45 - 5:00 PM

Human Centric Designs – Making Innovations Work For Us

Dr.Bhaskar Bhatt, Dean & Professor, UPES Dehradun