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Academic Schedule*
A National Conference on Embracing Smart Healthcare: Predictive, Precision and Personalized Health Systems
Day 1: 17 April 2026, Friday
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | |||
| 08:30 am to 09:30 am | Registration & Breakfast | ||||
| PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM (Parallel Sessions) | |||||
| Track- I: SMCW Lecture Hall -1 | Track- II: SMCW Lecture Hall- 2 (Nutrition) |
Track- III: SMCW Lecture Hall -3 | |||
| 9:30 am to 10.15 am | Beyond Beds and Buildings: The New
Paradigm of Healthcare Prof. Dr. Ashok Thiakarajan Chief Executive Officer Arunai Medical College and Hospital - Thiruvannamalai |
Fermented Traditional Indian Foods as Precision Probiotics Dr. Shoba Suri Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi |
Signal to Safeguard: Predictive
Analytics in Public Health & Drug
Safety Dr. Shraddha Bhange Senior Medical Safety Lead, Sandoz, Pune |
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| 10.15 am to 11.00 am | Balancing Efficiency and Compassion:
The Art of Healthcare Leadership Dr. Sanjeev Singh Medical Director, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad |
Future of Indian Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods. Mr. Arun Om Lal Industry Chair Prof. NIFTEM K Kundli Sonipat, Haryana |
Strengthening Clinical Research through collaborations in India Dr. Prajak Barde Founder and Chief Medical officer (CMO) Mod Indite Communication Pvt Ltd Mumbai |
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| 11.15 am to 11.30 am | Energizers | Energizers | Energizers | ||
| 11.15 am to 11.30 am | Tea Break | ||||
| 11.30 am to 12.15 pm | Behavioural health in the era of
Precision Medicine-Ethical and
humanistic perspectives Dr Rishikesh V Behere Medical Director, Manoshanti Pune Research Fellow & Associate Consultant Psychiatry KEM Hospital Research Center, Pune |
Integrating Indian Microbiome Signatures into Personalized Nutrition Strategies Dr. Debmalya Barh, Former Professor, Department of Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution, ICB, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, Consultant, Institute Nutrigentics, Bangaluru Founder and Director, Institute Nutrigenetics, Coimbatore |
Transforming Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance Dr. Deepa Arora, Chief Executive Officer- CLINEXEL Mumbai |
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| 12.15 pm to 1.00 pm | Eco-Friendly Practices and Green Certifications in Hospitals Dr. Shridhar Kadam, Director, Indian Institute of Public Health - Bhubaneswar, |
Indian Herbal Bioactives for Personalized Gut and Immune Health. Dr. Gurmeet Singh Professor and Dean, Research and Outreach, The University of Trans Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Bangalore |
Technologies as Catalysts for Clinical Trial Efficiency Dr. Chitra Lele, Managing Director, Life Sciences Consulting, NTT DATA |
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| END OF PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM | |||||
| 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 2.30 pm to 3.15 pm | Inaugural (Moringa Auditorium) Dr. Ravi Gaur, Founder DRG PATH Labs, Chair-Medical Advisory Committee, Oncquest Laboratories Ltd. Prof. Dr. Sally Singh Head, Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, University of Leicester, UK |
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| CONFERENCE (Parallel Sessions) | |||||
| Moringa Auditorium | SMCW Lecture Hall- 2 Nutrition | ||||
| 3.15 pm to 4.15 pm | Panel Discussion Transforming the Payer-Provider Dynamics: Insurance as a Catalyst for Value-Based Care Moderator – Dr. Sukesh P Bhave Senior Vice President & Head -Operations SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd, Mumbai Panelists Mr. Sanchit Agarwal Founder & CEO, Newmi Care, Gurugram Mr. Vilas Mali Deputy Vice President Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited Mumbai | Panel Discussion Suposhit Bharat: AI-Enabled Dietary Assessment, Nutrient Profiling & Behaviour Insights for Indian Populations Moderator- Dr. G. SubbaRao Scientist G National Institute of Nutrition Hyderabad. Panelists Dr. Bharati Kulkarni Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan Raj Head, Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) Bengaluru Dr. Santosh Chaturvedi Former Dean & Senior Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangaluru, India; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya Vrindavan, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||
| 4:15 pm to 4.45 pm | TEA BREAK | ||||
| 4.45 pm to 5.15 pm | Citizen Centric Smart Healthcare Dr. Sameer Guliani Chief Operating Officer NIPRO Corporation-Global, Mumbai |
Mapping India’s Metabolic Future: Predictive Models for NCD Burden reduction by 2047 Dr. Prabhakaran D Executive Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), Professor, Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Gurgaon, India |
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| 5:15 pm to 6.00 pm | Smart Healthcare & Accreditation: Transforming Quality and Patient Safety in the Digital Era Ms. Rashmi Srivastava Vice President – Group Quality Narayana Health, Bengaluru |
Predictive Surveillance Systems to Combat Food Adulteration in Indian Markets Dr. Suresh Itapu, Chief Executive Officer, NutriTech Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India |
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| 7.00 pm onwards | Networking Dinner (SMCW courtyard) | ||||
Day 2: 18 April 2026, Saturday
*Tentative schedule subject to change
| 8.00 am to 09.00 am | Registration & Breakfast | ||||
| 9.00 am to 9.30 am | Oral Paper Presentation (Moringa Auditorium) | ||||
| Parallel Sessions | |||||
| Moringa Auditorium | SMCW Lecture Hall- 2 | ||||
| 9.30 am to 10.15 am | Industry insights on innovation pipelines and sustainable business models. Mr. Kumar Abhishek, Head – Lab Operations, Tata 1 Mg, Gurugram |
Digital India, Healthy India: Technologies Transforming Nutrition and Disease Prevention Dr. Sumit Kalra Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Jodhpur |
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| 10.15 am to 11.00 am | Transformation of Nursing Practices with AI Dr. Mrs. Pournima Naik Principal, MVP Institute of Nursing, Nashik |
Smart Food Processing Technologies for Precision Nutrition. Dr. Prabodh Halde Global Regulatory, Public Policy & Advocacy Leader, Head Global Regulatory, Public Policy & Advocacy at Marico Ltd, Mumbai |
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| 11.00 am to 11.15 am | TEA BREAK | ||||
| 11:15 am to 12.00 noon | MEmergence of Digital Twin in Healthcare Dr. Shahanara Valawalkar, Scientist, Johns Hopkins India, Pune |
Glycemic Response Mapping of Indian Foods for Personalized Diabetes Management Dr. Shobana Shanmugam Senior Scientist & Head, Diabetes Food Technology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai |
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| 12.00 noon to 12:45 pm | Challenges & Opportunities in Public Health Surveillance Dr. A C Mishra, Director, Interactive Research School for Health Affairs, Pune |
Personalized Nutrition for India’s Vulnerable Population Dr. Madan Gopal Advisors & Head Public Health Administration,National Health Systems Resource Centre, New Delhi |
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| 12:45 pm to 01.00 pm | Energizers | Energizers | |||
| 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm | LUNCH | ||||
| 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Predictive Sustainability: Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Waste Management in Healthcare Facilities Dr. Manikprabhu Dhanorkar SCWRM (Anchor) Mr. Sivaranjani Subramanian, CEO, Environmental Management Center Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai. |
Predictive Analytics for Early Identification of Anaemia, Micronutrient Deficiencies & Hidden Hunger
Dr. Jyoti Sharma Professor and Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon |
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| 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm | Legal Implications of AI-Driven Personalized Healthcare
Solutions Dr. Sanjay Gupte, Director, Gupte Hospital, Pune |
Data-Guided Nutrition Strategies to Prevent Childhood Growth Faltering in India Dr. Pratibha Dwarkanath Professor, Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangaluru |
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| 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm | VALEDICTORY CEREMONY (Moringa Auditorium) Guest of Honor Ms. Namita Thapar Executive Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Pune Presided By: Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar Chancellor, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) |
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| 4:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Group Photograph | ||||
