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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 | 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 |
Smart Food Processing Technologies for Precision Nutrition. Ms. Renuka Varier Nutritionist, Wellness Entrepreneur, and Integrated Healing Advocate, Kolhapur |
Frameworks for Governance, Accountability, and Bias Mitigation in Predictive Models Dr. Roli Mathur Scientist G & Head, ICMR-National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru |
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| 10.15 am to 11.00 am | Balancing Efficiency and Compassion:The Art of Healthcare Leadership Dr. Sameer Kulkarni, CEO., Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital,Mumbai |
Future of Indian Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods. Mr. Arun Om Lal Industry Chair Prof. NIFTEM K Kundli, Sonipat, Haryana |
Econometrics in Predictive Drugs Dr. V. Kalaiselvan Secretary cum-Scientific Director, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), MoHFW, GoI |
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| 11.00 am to 11.15 am | Energizers | ||||
| 11.15 am to 11.30 am | Tea Break | ||||
| 11.30 am to 12.15 pm | Predictive Sustainability: Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Waste Management in Healthcare Facilities Dr. Manikprabhu Dhanorkar SCWRM (Anchor) Prof. Rangan BanerjeeFounder HOSSCWRM (Anchor) Prof. Rangan Banerjee IIT Bombay (Mumbai) OR Dr. Mahendra P. Patil Chief Scientist, CSIR-NEERI (Nagpur) |
Integrating Indian Microbiome Signatures into Personalized Nutrition Strategies Dr. Janani Tamil, Founder and Director, Institute Nutrigenetics, Coimbatore |
Transforming Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance Dr. Deepa Arora, Vice President & Global Head – Pharmacovigilance & Risk Management, Lupin. |
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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, Odisha, |
Indian Herbal Bioactives for Personalized Gut and Immune Health. Dr. Megha, Associate Professor, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU) |
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) Integrated Diagnostic, Wellness and Personalized Care Dr Rahul Chawla, Neurologist | Founder, HealthPil | Bestselling Author, New Delhi |
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| CONFERENCE (Parallel Sessions) | |||||
| Moringa Auditorium | SMCW Lecture Hall- 2 | ||||
| 3.15 pm to 4.15 pm | Panel Discussion Transforming the Payer-Provider Dynamics: Insurance as a Catalyst for Value-Based Care Moderator – Mr. Mayank Bathwal , Chief Executive Officer Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Limited, Mumbai Panelists Mr. Amitabh Jain Chief Operating Officer, Star Health & Alliance Insurance, Mumbaibr Ms. Alpana Singh ,Chief Mentor -Institutional Business at Bajaj General Insurance Company, 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. Hemant Bhargav Department of Integrative Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru |
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| 4:15 pm to 4.30 pm | TEA BREAK | ||||
| 4.30 pm to 5.15 pm | Leveraging Data Segmentation for Strategic Patient Engagement Mr. Dhirendra Singh Senior Manager, Galxo Smithkline, 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), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Professor, Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK |
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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. Uday Annapure Senior Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai |
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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. Ashish Joshi Founder and Director, Foundation for Healthcare Technologies, New Delhi, India |
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| 10.15 am to 11.00 am | Transformation of Nursing Practices with AI Dr. Elizabeth Joseph Chief of Nursing & Group Nursing Head, Wockhardt Hospitals - Mumbai region |
Glycemic Response Mapping of Indian Foods for Personalized Diabetes Management Dr. Jyothi Lakshmi A. Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru |
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| 11.00 am to 11.15 am | TEA BREAK | ||||
| 11:15 am to 12.00 noon | Emergence of Digital Twin in Healthcare Dr. Smita S. Ghaisas Distinguished Engineer at Tata Research Development and Design Center TCS |
Predictive Analytics for Early Identification of Anaemia, Micronutrient Deficiencies & Hidden Hunger Dr. Priscilla C Ngaihte Consultant Public Policy Specialist, NITI Ayog, New Delhi |
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| 12.00 noon to 12:45 pm | Challenges & Opportunities in Public Health Surveillance Mr. Himanshu Chauhan, Head – Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi |
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 | Behavioural health in the era of Precision Medicine-Ethical and humanistic perspectives Dr. Santosh Chaturvedi, Professor Psychiatry & Former Dean of Behavioral Sciences, NIMHANS |
Fermented Traditional Indian Foods as Precision Probiotics Dr. Shoba Suri Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi |
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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. Shinjini Bhatnagar Professor of Eminence / Head, Pediatric Biology Centre (PBC–THSTI), Faridabad, NCR |
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| 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm | VALEDICTORY CEREMONY (Moringa Auditorium) Guest of Honor Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, National Health Authority, GOI Dr. V. Mohan Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, Chennai 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 | ||||
