Celebrating the 3rd Edition of Excellence and Innovation
Welcome to the epicentre of groundbreaking advancements in women's health – the Global Women's Health Innovation Conference & Awards (GWHIC). Since our inaugural event in 2022, we've been on a transformative journey, and we're thrilled to announce our 3rd edition taking place at the VMCC Convention Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in the vibrant city of Mumbai on December 11, 2024.
A Remarkable Evolution
From launching India's first event dedicated to women's health & health equity, the Global Women’s Health Innovation Conference & Awards (GWHIC) has evolved into a trailblazing platform at the forefront of women's health innovation, femtech and digital health.
Our growth is a testament to the industry's recognition of the value we bring to the table. In 2023, we witnessed unprecedented success, gathering brilliant minds, industry leaders, and visionaries under one roof. A powerful agenda that covered the entire lifespan of a woman, it featured many first-time topics that were never covered in any conference before.
The conference highlighted crucial subjects often relegated to silence. Addressing taboo topics, we brought them to the forefront of discussions, marking a significant debut in shedding light on subjects of utmost importance yet often overlooked in mainstream discourse.
This year's event is garnering strong support from leading industry players and changemakers. Through strategic collaborations and meaningful partnerships, we are ensuring that the event will bring together great minds, visionaries, public health & government bodies that can help accelerate this transformation, health practitioners and innovators including the bright and young sparks from reputed healthcare and tech universities to showcase their innovations and be a part of these conversations about advancing women's health and making health equity a reality in India and beyond.
GWHIC 2024 - Be A Part Of This Mission
We introduced the inaugural GWHIC Innovation Awards for Excellence at GWHIC 2023. Recognizing and celebrating trailblazers who are making a profound impact on women’s health through their unwavering passion, innovative approaches, and disruptive ideas.
We honoured those driving positive change in the landscape of women’s well-being and health.
GWHIC Awards 2024 will include additional categories that recognize the commitment and dedication of these individuals/organisations in helping make a difference in women’s health. Award Nominations are opening from August 15, 2024 onwards till October 31, 2024. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to get recognized for your passion, dedication, and excellence.
Partner, Senior Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frost & Sullivan
Reenita Das is a healthcare futurist and strategist, passionate about changing the healthcare industry. She got voted the top 100 women in Femtech and Healthtech and the top 50 Healthcare strategists to follow in 2021.
She has lived and worked in over 10 countries in the world, focusing on healthcare issues and working with public and private sector to implement growth change strategies.
Das currently serves as Partner and Senior Vice President and is the first woman Partner at Frost & Sullivan. In addition, she is the Founder of GLOW (Growth and Innovation of Women) program. She is also on the Board of a non profit “High Tech High Heels” Silicon Valley that focuses on increasing gender diversity for STEM. She is also part of the AdvisoryBoard in Arab Health.
In her current role, Das manages a global business and works largely with clients on futuristic scenarios and forecasts in understanding how healthcare will operate 20 years from today. She is focused heavily on rethinking consumer business models as healthcare makes a transition to health and identifying opportunities with companies outside of healthcare to bring solutions to the healthcare sector.
She is also focusing heavily on showcasing “Femtech” and the growth opportunities from this new sector which includes advising femtech companies on the right strategies and commercial business models to success.
CEO, Bagchi Parthasarthy Hospital, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. Uma Nambiar is a trained neurosurgeon and a well experienced hospital administrator with considerable understanding of the Indian, African and Sri Lankan Healthcare systems.
She specializes in plan/ design, review and commissioning of new hospitals, business process re-engineering, audits across the hospital ecosystem, process standardization & quality in the healthcare system as well as use of information technology in Healthcare.
A passionate believer of Technology & Digital Transformation in the Healthcare ecosystem, winner of numerous awards, actively involved in promotion of Digital Health, she is also an avid traveller, painter and a keen photographer.
She has mentored many students who are successful leaders in the Healthcare Industry today.
Dr. Uma Nambiar is the CEO, Bagchi-Parthasarthy Hospital, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
She is also an Independent Director & Board Member, Hemas Group of Hospitals, Sri Lanka, Independent Director, Board Member, IIHMR- Bangalore
She is also Chairperson, Risk Management Committee, Hemas Group of Hospitals, Sri Lanka, Vice President, Telemedicine Society of India, Kerala state chapter, and EC member, National Body of TSI.
Medical Director, Divakars Speciality Hospital; FIGO Chair Well Women Healthcare Committee
Dr. Hema Divakar is a distinguished medical professional and leader in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. As the Medical Director and Consultant ObGyn at Divakars Speciality Hospital in Bengaluru, she brings extensive expertise and compassionate care to her patients.
In her role as CEO & Chairman of ARTIST, she spearheads initiatives to enhance medical skills and training across Asia. Her commitment to advancing women's health is further exemplified by her tenure as the Chair of the Well Woman Healthcare Committee at FIGO from 2021 to 2023.
Dr. Divakar's influential leadership was also recognized during her presidency at FOGSI in 2013, where she made significant contributions to the field. As the National Technical Convenor for FOGSI MANYATA Quality Accreditation, she continues to champion quality standards in maternal and child healthcare.
Co-founder & CEO - Elda Health
Swathi Kulkarni is the Co-Founder and CEO of Elda Health, a full-stack platform enabling women to understand their health issues, identify precautionary measures, gain access to meaningful diagnoses, and above all prioritize their own health.
Over the course of her career spanning more than 18 years, Swathi has built several businesses such as Nua and Inksedge from scratch and also played strategic roles in companies such as Intel, Komli, etc. She is passionate about building start-ups and scaling them by using cutting-edge tech and consumer insights. She is adept at identifying challenge areas and deploying structured approaches to handle the chaos.
A serial entrepreneur from the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad and BITS Pilani, Swathi is a leading #femtech leader, innovator, and supporter of the health care industry in a huge way. Her commitment to healthcare equality and passion makes her a pioneer healthcare women leader in India.
As the Global Women's Health Innovation Conference Advisory Board member, Swathi is guiding the leadership team to build a truly remarkable and impactful conference.
Founder - Human Centric Healthcare Ecosystem
Bharat Gera is a pioneer in the digital transformation of healthcare by leveraging innovative technology aligned with strategic goals since 1999.
Truly ahead of the times, his vision and ability to understand the importance and potential of technology in healthcare sets him apart. Bharat has a sterling journey as an innovation healthcare leader where he designed and implemented multiple projects for Digital Healthcare across stakeholders globally.
Among his many key achievements, Bharat designed and implemented Telemedicine Registry and Evaluation Study for India and was responsible for the creation of Virtual Family Visit, a unique innovative service for Wockhardt Hospital, winning international acclaim as the first hospital to offer web visits in 1998.
He has over two decades of experience in the Healthcare domain both in India and USA, covering Healthcare Providers, Health Insurance, and the Pharmaceutical/Drugs Industry.
Bharat is once again leading the innovation curve and is in the process of setting up a platform for the digital healthcare ecosystem to collaborate and advocate human centricity in the delivery of healthcare solutions.
A true health innovator to the core, Bharat is guiding the leadership team of the Global Women's Health Innovation Conference to stay true to the spirit of innovation.
We are often asked what made us decide on Women’s Health as a topic of discussion. Why did we choose to create and build an event and a movement around it knowing that it is not going to be an easy path to tread on, especially considering it was never a mainstream topic of discussion in India?
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