5th & 6th March 2026 | Taj Vivanta, Kolkata
Explore key insights, discussions, and outcomes from the International Workshop.
View Report Download PDFThe International Workshop 2026 on the Future of Healthcare brings together global thought leaders, policymakers, healthcare innovators, financiers, and practitioners to explore how healthcare systems must evolve to meet the demands of tomorrow.
Over two immersive days, the workshop will examine the most pressing challenges shaping healthcare worldwideβranging from the growing burden of chronic diseases and financing care delivery, to technology adoption, resilient supply chains, and the governance of health data.
Through high-impact panel discussions and expert dialogues, the workshop aims to move beyond theory into practical, scalable solutions for inclusive and sustainable healthcare systems.
Exploring whether health systems can keep pace with rising non-communicable diseases through prevention, primary care strengthening, and chronic care readiness.
Moderator
Gautam Chakraborty
Director at Innovative Financing; Ex-Senior Health Finance Specialist at USAID - New Delhi, India
Dr. Naseer Masoodi
Vice Chair Dept. of Medicine; Deputy Chair IRB; Chair Informatics Optimization Committee at Hamad Medical Corporation- Qatar, Middle East
Dr. Dinesh Baswal
Deputy Commissioner Maternal health at Ministry of Health & Family Welfare India- New Delhi, India
Soumitro Ghosh
Chief of Party ABT Associates; Senior Advisor of Health, Nutrition and WASH - New Delhi, India
Abhishek Mishra
Associate Vice President β Digital Health Transformation & Innovation, iKure -New Delhi, India
Healthcare Financing, OPD Access & Affordability β shifting focus from episodic treatment to continuous, affordable care.
Moderator
Nilanjan Roy
Former General Manager, Times Business Group
Rieko Yano
Ex General Manager, Mitsubishi Shoji Taiyo; CEO of Prourgn LLC -Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Naseer Masoodi
Vice Chair Dept. of Medicine; Deputy Chair IRB; Chair Informatics Optimization Committee at Hamad Medical Corporation - Qatar, Middle East
Dr. Lena Robra
Head of Academic Engagement, Swissnex- Bangalore, India
Pompy Sridhar
Director, India, MSD for Mothers
Unlocking scalable healthcare expansion through blended finance, philanthropy, and impact capital.
Moderator
Pompy Sridhar
Director, India, MSD for Mothers
Madhavika Bajoria
Executive Director at AVPN - Maharashtra, India
Carl Nicholas
General Partner, Head of Impact & ESGVerge Health-Tech Fund - Philippines
Annette Jung
Member of the Advisory Board Philips Germany; Impact Finance Advisory at Develop2Impact - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aparna Dua
Partner at The Blended Finance Company (TBFC)
Understanding why med-tech adoption fails and identifying systemic solutions for scale.
Moderator
Sivaram Rajagopalan
ExAP Business Head Hewlett-Packard & Philips Medical & Ex MD Laerdal Medical South Asia; CEO Shiva Consultants LLP
Prof. Yoshiro Okazaki
Faculty of Human Sciences at Waseda University, Japan - Tokya, Japan
Dilpreet Singh
Founder and CEO, Juvoxa; Partner & JAPAC Head; Consulting Services -Singapore
Dr. M.V Ravi Kumar
Advisor, Mentor & Founder, IMPACT Foundation; Strategic Advisor for Innovation & Social Enterprises; Rotary-led avoidable blindness and eye-care initiatives - Bangalore, India
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee
Managing Director, Wadhwani Foundation - India
Strengthening supply chains to ensure reliable, equitable healthcare delivery systems.
Moderator
Soumitro Ghosh
Chief of Party ABT Associates; Senior Advisor of Health, Nutrition and WASH
Sivaram Rajagopalan
ExAP Business Head Hewlett-Packard & Philips Medical & Ex MD Laerdal Medical South Asia; CEO Shiva Consultants LLP
Annette Jung
Member of the Advisory Board Philips Germany; Impact Finance Advisory at Develop2Impact- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Prof. Vivek Choudhary
Assistant Professor at Nanyang Business School-Singapore
Ramakrishnan Ganesan
Abt Associates, Global - New Delhi, India
Ensuring trust in healthcare systems through secure digital governance and ethical data frameworks.
Moderator
Dilpreet Singh
Juvoxa, Singapore
Prof. Vivek Choudhary
Assistant Professor at Nanyang Business School-Singapore
Arun Khanna
Director at Karbir Asia; Ex-Asia President at Dun & Bradstreet; Ex-Senior Director- Asia Pacific at Johnsonville - Singapore
Abhishek Mishra
Associate Vice President β Digital Health Transformation & Innovation, iKure - New Delhi, India
Krishna Bhaskar
Senior IAS officer of the Telangana cadre - Telangana, India
09:30 β 10:00 | Registration & Networking
10:00 β 10:15 | Opening Ceremony by Sujay Santra
10:15 β 11:15 | Experience Before Framework by Arun Khanna
11:20 β 12:20 | Panel 01: NCD 2030: Can Health Systems Keep Up?
12:20 β 12:35 | The Reflect & Recharge Interval
12:40 β 13:40 | Panel 02: Paying for Care, Not Just for Illness: Healthcare Financing, OPD Access and Affordability
13:40 β 14:40 | Connect @ Lunch
14:45 β 15:45 | Panel 03: Blended & Catalytic Financing for Healthcare Scale
15:50 β 16:20 | The Reflect & Recharge Interval
16:25 β 17:25 | Panel 04: When Innovation Meets Reality: Why Med-Tech Adoption Fails?
17:30 β 18:00 | From Innovation to Field Deployment
18:00 β 18:40 | Refresh & Reset
19:00 β 20:30 | Dine & Dialogue
09:30 β 10:00 | Connect & Convene
10:10 β 10:40 | From Insight to Action: Setting the Agenda for the Day
10:45 β 11:45 | Panel 5: Supply Chain that Sustains Care: The Backbone of Reliable and Equitable Care Delivery
11:50 β 12:20 | The Innovation Showcase
12:25 β 12:55 | The Reflect & Recharge Interval
13:00 β 14:00 | Panel 6: Governed by Trust: Data Security and Governance as the Backbone of Digital Healthcare
14:00 β 15:00 | Connect @ Lunch
15:10 β 16:10 | Open House Discussion: Operating Model for Scale
16:20 β 16:50 | Key Takeaways & Closing Note by Sujay Santra
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