Ajay Tandon is Lead Economist in the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, working in the South Asia Region. He previously worked with the research department of the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines. Earlier, he was an economist at the World Health Organization in Geneva working on issues related to measuring health system performance. He has also held visiting research appointments at Oxford University and Harvard University. He received his bachelor’s degree from St. Stephen’s College (India) and a PhD in economics from Virginia Tech (USA).

Soumya Swaminathan is a pediatrician and global health leader with over four decades of experience in clinical care and research. She served as Chief Scientist at the WHO and as DG of the ICMR, Govt. of India. Currently, Chairperson of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation and Principal Advisor to India’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme. A Fellow of leading global academies, she has authored more than 480 publications. Her current work focuses on climate change, nutrition, and the health of women and children.

Viren Shetty is the Vice Chairman of Narayana Health, a globally recognized healthcare group dedicated towards making healthcare accessible to all. In his prior role, Viren was responsible for Hospital Operations, Investor Relations, Business Planning, Technology Transformation, and Business Expansion. He is currently leading a program to transform NH into a fully Integrated Healthcare Organization encompassing Hospitals, Health Insurance, Clinics, Daycare centres, and Digital health – both in India and overseas.

Kush M Parmar, M.D., Ph.D., is a Managing Partner at 5AM Ventures and serves on the boards of Ensoma, Entrada (NASDAQ: TRDA), GlycoEra, Precede Bioscience, and Prolynx, with prior board roles across multiple biotech companies. He is on advisory boards of Harvard Medical School, Penn Medicine, Princeton University, and the Grace Science Foundation, and is a Kauffman Fellow. Dr. Parmar trained at Princeton University and Harvard Medical School and is based in Boston.

Sanjay Nagral, MS, FACS, is a Mumbai-based surgeon specialising in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery and Director of Surgical Gastroenterology at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre. He trained at GS Medical College and KEM Hospital and completed fellowships at King’s College Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital, London. He has over 120 publications, edited surgical textbooks, and serves on ethics and editorial boards, including BMJ. He is publisher of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics and a noted public health writer.

Sunita Nadhamuni is a Board Member & Advisor at Medtronic LABS and has built health technology systems in India, enrolling over 450 million people across 31 states. Formerly Global Head of Social Innovation at Dell, she led the implementation of the Government of India’s NCD Portal with Tata Trusts. With a decade of Silicon Valley experience, her expertise spans digital public infrastructure, primary healthcare, and government systems. She is Chairperson of Arghyam, a foundation supporting India’s Jal Jeevan Mission for domestic water security.

Nachiket Mor has a PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. His work is focused on the design of national and regional health systems. He is a Visiting Scientist at The Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health, and a Visiting Professor at the Indian School of Business.

Karthik Muralidharan is the Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics at UC San Diego. His research focuses on public finance and development economics, particularly improving education, health, welfare, and public service delivery, and has been published in leading journals including AER, QJE, JPE, and Econometrica. He actively advises governments in India and engages in public scholarship. He is also co-founder and Scientific Director of the Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States.

Dr. Santhosh Mathew leads on State Execution Capacity and Health Systems Design in India for the Gates Foundation. From 1985 to 2017, he had a career as a civil servant in the Indian Administrative Service. During this time, among other assignments, he served as Additional Chief Secretary for the Government of Bihar, Chair of the National Council for Teacher Education and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. From 1994 to 2000, he was Professor of Social Management at India’s Civil Service college in Mussoorie and from 2000 to 2003, Country Director of the Leadership for Environment and Development program in India.

Santhosh holds a PhD in Development Studies from IDS, Sussex, an MSc in Social Research Methods from the University of Sussex, an MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai.

Alok Bansal is Co-founder & Executive Vice Chairman, PB Fintech Limited that owns India’s leading Insurtech brand Policybazaar. The group has recently incubated a healthcare venture to bring payer and healthcare service provider together to enable superior product offering and service to health insurance customers. Prior to PolicyBazaar.com, Alok has worked in various cross-functional roles with Mahindra & Mahindra and GE. He holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta and has a special interest in science & technology and economic empowerment.

As Tata 1mg’s Co-founder, Gaurav drives its consumer businesses and shapes its cutting-edge product and technology strategy. With a background in Computer Science from IIT Delhi and over a decade of experience in the Silicon Valley, he’s pioneering leveraging AI and ML for healthcare. Under his leadership, Tata 1mg is recognized globally for innovation in healthcare tech, reshaping the industry landscape.