In 1955, since childhood he became swyamsewak of RSS & Mishra became RSS purnkalik pracharak in 1963. Mishra, renowned Sangh pracharak, was the first elected National President of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He was three term members of Rajya Sabha 1978, 2001 and 2006. He joined politics and held many party positions at state and national level. He was a Cabinet Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh holding the portfolios of Public Works, Medical Education and Tourism during March 1997 – August 2000 period. He started a campaign where in all state highways would be made crater free. He played an important role in the formation of Uttarakhand. By his efforts and organizational capability, he was able to make a good & competent organization. First time ever Mishra contested Vidhan Sabha election in 2012 as a BJP candidate from Lucknow East assembly constituency and won the seat for BJP. He initiated many developmental projects. In 2014 Mishra became MP from Deoria constituency & later appointed as Cabinet Minister in the Modi government. He was the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises from 26 May 2014 to 2 September 2017. On 15 July 2019 he was appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh replacing Acharya Devvrat who was transferred to Gujarat as Governor. In July 2019, he was appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh replacing Acharya Devvrat. In September 2019, he was appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan and is presently a governor designate.

Padma Shri Dr. Chandrakant S. Pandav is Former Professor & Head of the Department – Centre for Community Medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He completed his MBBS and later MD in Community Medicine from AIIMS, New Delhi and M.Sc. from McMaster University Hamilton, Canada with specialization in Health Economics, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Presently he is Member of National Council on India Nutrition Challenges under Poshan Abhiyaan which is chaired by Vice-chairman of NITI Aayog. Presently he is President of Association of Indian Coalition of Control of Iodine De?ciency Disorders (ICCIDD), Regional Coordinator for Iodine Global Network (IGN) South Asia and Chairman of Coalition of Food and Nutrition Security, India. Dr. Pandav has been consultant on Iodine De?ciency Disorders (IDD) since 1983 to over 60 countries to WHO/UNICEF - South Asia, Western Paci?c, Middle East and African countries at National, Regional and Global level. Dr. Pandav has been working in the areas of Iodine De?ciency Disorders (IDD), Micronutrients, Health Systems Research, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Programme evaluation, Public-Private Partnership & Human Rights Issues

Prof. Padmanaban was brought up in a family of engineers. After completing his schooling in Bangalore, he joined an Engineering College. However, he found engineering uninteresting, and he joined the Presidency College in Madras to complete a bachelor's degree in chemistry. He completed his masters in Soil Chemistry at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore in 1966. In the early years of his research, he primarily worked in the transcriptional regulation of Eukaryotic genes in the liver. He was interested in elucidating the multifaceted role of heme in cellular processes. His group discovered the heme-biosynthetic pathway in the malarial parasite and showed it to be a drug target. He has also been interested in the area of vaccine development. His team was successful in showing the antimalarial property of Curcumin and its efficacy in combination therapy in 2004. He is awarded with number of awards like-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1983), Padma Shri (1991), Padma Bhushan (2003), Elected Fellowship of the National Academy of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Shiv Dutt Gupta is a leading Public Health professional with a distinguished academic and research career. He obtained his M.D. (Preventive & Social Medicine) from India, and Ph.D. (Epidemiology) from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. He was conferred Fellowship of Academy of Medical Science, India (FAMS) for his outstanding contribution in the ?eld of public health. Currently Dr Gupta is Trustee Secretary of the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), India, Chairman and Distinguished Professor, IIHMR University, Jaipur. He became the ?rst President of the IIHMR University in 2014. He served as the Director of WHO Collaborating Centre for District Health Systems at IIHMR facilitating management research and interventions in the health systems to improve e?ciency and e?ectiveness of health care. Dr Gupta is Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University, USA and Visiting Professor at University of Chester, UK. He is the President of WHO SEARO's South East Asia Public Health Education Network. Dr. Gupta also served as Temporary Advisor to SEARO WHO on several consultation processes. He was member of the Technical Review Panel of the Global Fund. Dr Gupta is member of several research advisory committees of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Chairs Project Review Committee of Department of Health Research Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Dr. Gupta is the recipient of QIMPRO Gold Standard Award 2009 for quality of Healthcare. Over the past three and a half decades of his distinguished career, he has completed more than 100 research studies and projects supported by various organizations/agencies and have more than 100 research publications to his credit.

Dr. P.R Sodani is one of the most dynamic leader and currently the president of IIHMR University Jaipur. He carries more than two decades of experience in teaching, research, training, consultancy and management. He has established the Centre for Health Economics at the University and is the Founder Director of the Centre . He holds appointment with the Department of International Health, Health Systems Program at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA for teaching MPH program. He holds PhD (Health Economics) and MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Prof. P. R Sodani has worked on various assignments for Johns Hopkins University, World Bank, WHO, BMGF, GAIN, UNFPA, UNICEF, Development Partners, and Governments.

Mr. Lokesh Sharma is the Senior Principal & Practice leader- Public Health, AMESA at IQVIA. He has about 15 years of experience in research and consulting with expertise in the Government and Public Sector. Over the last few years, he has led and substantially contributed towards the business growth. His key focus areas are business development & management, solution designing, service delivery, large account & project management, product development and people management. He completed his BCom from Delhi University and holds MBA in Finance from Sikkim Manipal University.

Dr Rajeev Singh is the Director General at Indian Chamber of Commerce. He is an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in Industry Associations, private sector and academics. Dr Rajeev Singh is skilled in Policy Analysis, Governmental Affairs, Strategic Planning, communication and Event Management. Dr Rajeev Singh holds PhD in Management and M.B.A. from IRMA (Institute of Rural Management). 

Dr Rajeev Sharma is a Medicine Doctor, a problem-solving Entrepreneur and MBA who has been a co-Founder of 2 successful International companies. He specializes in maximizing opportunities for Corporations to facilitate income that has contributed to betterment of their financial positions in Healthcare, Clean Energy, Logistic and Supply Chain Industries spanning across different regions (India, Japan, Middle East, Thailand). Dr Rajeev Sharma is experienced in leading projects and working with cross functional teams to implement projects in various geographies. He has a successful track record in the achievement of demanding targets and business objectives with the proven ability to drive management change leading Organizations. Dr Rajeev Sharma possess interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with the ability to develop mutually beneficial relationships at all organizational levels (including cross National Governments). 

Mr. Cody Hill has more than 14 years of expertise in health care administration, project management, operations, revenue cycle management, and consulting. Currently based in Dubai as a Senior Project Manager and Consultant for Houston Methodist Global Healthcare Services, Europe-Middle East-Africa, he leads project management, advisory and analytical work supporting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision Realization Office in Private Sector Participation initiative. Other prior experience includes management of a business office, patient access team, financial operations, and leading Quality Committee initiatives at Hospital Corporation of America's Fannin Surgicare Surgery Center in Houston.  Before that, he led a team at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston as patient access manager facilitating business services for more than 200 physical medicine & rehabilitation patients per day. There, he assisted with the Electronic Medical Record transition to Advanced Care 4 and Cerner Scheduling systems. He was also a project revenue cycle manager at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine where he participated in the implementation of the Epic business modalities, performed financial analysis, developed new businesses, and assembled revenue budgets.

Dr Seema Singh is Digital Health Business leader at Tata Medical and diagnostics with experience in working with and building new businesses in healthcare. She is a Medical doctor and MBA with 15 years over all experience in Business Development & Key Account management, New Product Development, GTM Strategy Planning, Clinical Medicine & Protocol Based Care, Medical Education & Research.

Practice Head with extensive experience in Management Consulting (Deloitte, EY, IQVIA) and Technology spread across multiple geographies. Experience in advising Boardrooms in formulation and execution of Strategy in Technology, Media & Telecom, Government & Public Sector, Digital Health, Digital Payments, Public Safety and Banking / Financial Services. Proven credentials in scaling up new Businesses from scratch, creating market for emerging technologies and building high performance teams. Led some of the world's largest Digital Transformation projects in the areas of Digital Health, Digital Identity, Digital Government and Digital Payments in Advisory and Program Management roles. Expertise in conceptualization and design of large / complex Government programs in areas such as Smart Cities, Digital Health, Digital Payments, Direct Benefits Transfers, e-Governance, Homeland Security, Defence, Education and Railways. Also advised several private sector organizations for formulating their Go-to-market strategy for Digital India and Smart Cities opportunities. Geographies of work experience: Europe, Africa, Middle East and South Asia / APAC.

Sagar Aloni is MHA/MBA and graduated from the University of Houston with MBA / MHA (Healthcare management). He carries over 8 years of experience in healthcare management. he also specializes in business analytics and carries the experience of managing Data and Tech-driven platform for diagnosis and Rx of chronic disease at FirstDr.

Prof. Dr. Adnan Kisa received doctorate from Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine-USA, and has been working as professor of health policy and economics, and Pro-Dean at School of Health Sciences, Kristiania University College, Norway. Dr. Kisa has an extensive global health and policy research experience focusing on health administration, health and economic development, health services utilization, comparative health systems, cost of illness, cost effectiveness of interventions in healthcare, and health outcomes research. Dr. Kisa was the Principle Investigator of the “Turkish National Burden of Disease and Cost Effectiveness Project” (Funded by the World Bank), is the principle investigator of  “Leadership and Communication Styles of Country Leaders in the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Project” (Funded by Kristiania University College), and   is a collaborator for Global Burden of Disease-Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the UW-Seattle-USA, “WHO-Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions Project”, “WHO-Adherence to Long-term Therapies Project”, “WHO-World Health Survey”, and the “Value of Vaccination Research Network” at Harvard University. He has also served as the Conference Chair and/or Host Institution Chair of the 2^nd (2002) and 6^th (2010) International Conference on Healthcare Systems.

Prof. Venkat Raman is in the area of HRD and Health Policy. He received Master’s degree from TISS, Mumbai; Ph.D. from FMS, Delhi, advanced professional training from Harvard Business School, Boston, and World Bank Institute, Washington DC. His research interest is focused on exploring and leveraging Public-Private Partnership (PPP) options to improve equitable access to health care services for the poor. He is actively engaged in advisory responsibilities with many bilateral and multilateral development partners such as The World Bank, WHO, DFID, USAID, GIZ, BMGF, and other international agencies on engaging the private sector for health service delivery in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean Region. He has been member of several high-power committees, including Working group on PPP (11th Five Year Plan), National Technical Working Group (NTWG) on engaging Private Sector in TB control, US-India Health initiative, preparing a Model Concession Agreement for PPP in NCD Care for Niti Aayog, and task force on performance-based incentives for primary care providers by the Ministry of Health, GoI. He has been a recipient of several awards and fellowships, notably McNamara fellowship of The World Bank; Ronald Coase fellowship, UC-Berkley; and ICSSR International Senior Research fellowship, Erasmus University. He has been a visiting faculty/ fellow at the Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands, University of Mauritius, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and ISB, Mohali.

Dr. Sutapa B. Neogi is Dean (Research) and a public health specialist actively engaged in research and teaching at International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Delhi. An MBBS from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata and MD in Community Medicine from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, and Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Maternal and Child Health, she has excellent academic credentials. She has a rich experience in public health and is particularly interested in implementation of projects that is relevant to national policies and programmes.  She has authored several research papers and is a reviewer of many national and international journals. She is an associate Editor of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. She offers her technical services to various academic and research bodies in the country. Her goal is to mentor students who can be change agents in future, those who can see through problems, explore them scientifically, be a link between disciplines (e.g., engineering and medicine, social science and medicine), generate synergy between research and programs and promote interdisciplinary research in the country by leading and being a part of an able team

Dr. Cinar, a distinguished health coach, is a senior research fellow at the Dundee Dental Hospital and School, Dundee University, Scotland. She is currently working on a project; a health coaching training for prisoners; in cooperation with NHS, Scotland. She is also working on implementation of health coaching training for administrators and health-care providers for prisons, in cooperation with NES (National Education Board), Scotland. She launched and run the course “Patient Focused Coaching and Communication” course at the University, in cooperation with Danish Coaching Institute; thereby implementing  a business model to oral health management. She ran an international project to assess the impact of health coaching (HC) on oral and general health among patients with diabetes-type2. She holds a PhD and DSci from the University of Helsinki, Finland and an MBA degree from Istanbul Business Administration Faculty, Turkey. She was the principal investigator of several international (IDF, FDI) and national grants (TRYG Fund, University of Copenhagen) for the project about health coaching. Dr. Cinar was awarded Women in Science Awards by L’OREAL-UNESCO during her Ph.D. studies, where she organized and ran an international project about assessing the behavioral and maternal determinants of oral health behavior and its relation with general health among adolescents.

Dr. Anuradha Jain is a clinician with formal training in public health. She has been actively practicing public health for the last 15 years. She has served in various prestigious national and international organizations like, National AIDS Control Organisation, National Health Systems Resource Centre, Save the Children, INCLEN . For the last 5 years she has been working with United States Agency for International Development. Dr Jain has contributed to conceptualization and operationalization of some of the national flagships like Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, Janani Suraksha Swasthya karyakram, India’s New Born Action Plan, background papers for HLEG and health section of 12th five-year plan of the country. At USAID she works towards  health systems strengthening to accomplish USAID’s commitment of  making universal health coverage a reality for the vulnerable populations in India. Her work primarily focuses on comprehensive primary care both urban and rural, urban health, and human resources for health.

Dr. Kevichusa Medikhru (MBBS) MD-NHM Nagaland has more than 25 years of experience in public health and health system strengthening. Under his dynamic leadership at the directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Govt.of Nagaland, he has initiated many programs. Under his able leadership, the state has been able to bring down the malaria cases drastically. He has been Mission Director for the past three years and is spearheading the prestigious Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers initiative to strengthen comprehensive primary healthcare in the state. Under his guidance, the state had recently launched the telemedicine platform – Naga Telehealth with an aim to ensure continuity of services in remote corners of this tribal state.

Dr. Bulbul Sood is a public health professional with more than 40 years of experience and was the Professor of Preventive and Social Medicine at Delhi’s Medical College for 23 years. Dr. Sood has been Jhpiego’s India Country Director since 2009. Dr. Sood has strong technical expertise in reproductive health, extensive program management experience, and is well-known in the fields of family planning (FP), maternal health and reproductive health-both in India and internationally. As Jhpiego’s India Country Director, Dr. Sood has successfully led the revitalization of the Postpartum FP / Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device program in India, leading to the Government of India (GoI) scaling up PPFP and PPIUCD services in more than 20 states and at all district-level facilities in the country’s six high-focus states. Dr. Sood was the Co-Chair of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in India from 2003 to 2010 and was successful in advancing the country’s safe motherhood agenda by working collaboratively with the GoI, bilateral and multilateral donors, UN organizations, and international and national nongovernmental organizations. Dr. Sood is a member of the World Health Organization’s Family Planning Medical Eligibility Decision-Making Committee; a member of the INFO Editorial Advisory Committee of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs; a technical advisory group member of the Maternal Health Task Force of the Harvard School of Public Health; and a member of the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Coalition and Maternal Health Task Force of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI.

Dr Kamlesh completed his masters in community medicine in 2003 from a recognized medical college in the state of Chhattisgarh. He has over 17 years of experience in implementing the programs in the state and is currently working as Professor in community medicine department medical with additional responsibilities of State nodal officer/program officer for various national programs of non-communicable diseases, National tobacco control program, National program for control of Fluorosis, Iodine deficiency disorder control program etc. In the past he has worked with European commission state partnership program as a nodal officer and was also the nodal officer for the prestigious Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers initiative.  Dr Jain is a life time member of IAPSM, IAPH and IAAH and currently holding the post of president of IAPSM state chapter.

Dr Sumedh is a Public Health Consultant with Public Health Department, Maharashtra deployed by Jhpiego Corporation. He is a medical doctor working in public health with specialization in health promotion, He is looking after health promotion policies, interventions and implementation for the Public Health Department, Government of Maharashtra (India). He is currently focused on strategizing and developing risk communication in the state response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has worked towards converging his research experience and expertise in policy advocacy towards developing innovative models of health promotion and policies more informed by evidence. He pursued his MSc in Public health from London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine, University of London and MBBS from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.

Dr. Abhay Bang is an Indian social activists and researchers working in the field of community health in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. he has revolutionized healthcare for the poorest people in India. The  WHO and UNICEF have endorsed their approach to treating new-born babies and the programme is currently being rolled out across India and in parts of Africa. He, along with his wife, founded the 'Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health' (SEARCH)– a non-profit organization, which is involved in rural health service and research.

Dr Abhay and his organization SEARCH have been felicitated with a number of awards like-Padma Shri in 2018, Time Magazine the Global Health Heroes 2005, The Lancet has honored the couple as 'the pioneers of health care in rural India. They  are the first recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr. Nirmala Nair is cofounder of Ekjut, a non-profit voluntary organization of India. Ekjut's partnering communities are the indigenous people, people living in the underserved districts and the urban homeless. Ekjut works on the theme of Survive, Blossom, Thrive and Transform. Started in Jharkhand and, has now expanded to other Indian states such as Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. The NGO’s main focus has been on empowering rural communities by facilitating participatory learning and action for reducing new-born mortality and to improve the state of affairs of mothers, new-born, child health and nutrition. Ekjut received the WHO India Public Health Champion Award in 2015 and, the Society of the Clinical Trial – Trial of the Year Award in 2011.

Chandrakant Lahariya is a medical doctor, public health practitioner and public policy strategist. For the last 12+ years, he has coordinated World Health Organization’s work in India on new vaccines introduction; routine immunization; health systems strengthening and universal health coverage.    Chandrakant has contributed to drafting & development of India’s first National Vaccine Policy (2011), third National Health Policy (2017), National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), and Ayushman Bharat Program (2018), amongst other. He has published more than 200 articles (in reputed national and international medical journals & in mainstream newspapers and magazines). Dr Lahariya is the youngest fellow ever elected to the Indian Public Health Association (IPHA) & has received Govt of India/ Indian Council of Medical Research’s Dr BC Srivastava Foundation Award for ‘translating community-based research in public policy’ (year 2012).

Ajay Dandekar did his Ph. D from Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. He has worked on the issue of Denotified and Nomadic Communities, and Pastoral Nomadic groups. He has done work on the agrarian crisis and farmers suicides. He has published widely in the arena of policy issues pertaining to Denotified and Nomadic Communities, Agrarian Crisis as well as on the issues of Tribal Areas and Governance. He has had the distinction of serving of many a government of India committees including the Planning Commission. Lately his research interest has spilled over in the issues of resources and conflict in the tribal heartland and has contributed number of policy papers and writings on the same. He was awarded the International Visitor Leadership Programme: United States of America, 2010.

He is the Country Head for American society for quality (ASQ India and South Asia. Hands-on experience in driving Profit Centre Operations, International Business Development and Global Marketing.
Have been instrumental in setting up two successful global business ventures in India, driven both organic and inorganic growth strategies, set up multiple channel operations and driven strategic collaboration meeting shareholder expectation with business profitability.

Mr. V.S. Raghavendra Rao leads the commercial team and is responsible for driving Wipro GE`s commercial strategy, strong customer relationships & market expansion plans. He drives all of direct and indirect channels across HCS business to ensure adoption & access of technology is made possible to all healthcare facilities across India & S. Asia region.
Rao is a Sr. Healthcare leader who has been with Wipro GE for 20+years. Before moving to his current role, he served the Company in various leadership roles spanning P&L and senior management assignments. He is a horizontal leader working with product, care area, education, commercial excellence, inside sales teams in creating a one-GE healthcare approach and developed and deployed growth plans resulting in superior market entitlement with a customer-centric approach.
Rao holds a B.Tech ( Electronics & Communication Engg.) from Andhra University and an MBA from cochin University.

Currently working as Senior Vice President & Head - Quality & Service Excellence for Max Healthcare, which has 14 hospitals in north India, offering services in over 30 medical disciplines with over 2,300 doctors, 10,000 employees and over 2.2 million patients from over 80 countries. Facilitated the implementation of more than 400 Six Sigma projects. Responsible for making Max Healthcare a preferred Hospital known for its Quality culture, service excellence & patient care.

Ankur Kapadia is Chief Technology O?cer at Mocingbird, USA. He is also the co- founder of the company. He has done his MS and MBA from Yale University. He carries 20+ years of experience. MOCINGBIRD is a Web and mobile platform that helps healthcare providers e?ciently track their education and credential compliance through their career growth. He is an experienced technologist in Digital Health and IoT products.

Dr. Chandra is a professor of Healthcare Administration program at University of Houston-Clear Lake and served as faculty chair of the program for ten years. Dr. Chandra was also a healthcare and management consultant. He is published in Hospital Topics, Journal of Medical Marketing, Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, Journal of Healthcare Management, among others. He has served as vice president of MBAA International, president of the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators, and on the Board of Directors of both the Federation of Business Disciplines and the Marketing Management Association.

Bill Stroube is Professor of Health Services Administration at the University of Evansville.  Before joining the University of Evansville faculty in 1998, he spent twelve years in management positions in the pharmaceutical industry, and eight years at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Stroube maintains an active research program and has authored and co-authored over 60 publications in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings. His research and teaching interests include international health care issues, medical ethics, and health care marketing and strategy. He is Past President of the Division of Biology and Medicine of the American Nuclear Society, and the Past President of the international Business and Health Administration Association.  He has served as the Conference Chair of the 8^th (2014) and 12^th (2018) International Conference on Healthcare Systems and Global Business Issues that were held in Harlaxton College, U.K.  He has also served as a CME Speaker on several Medical Ethics related conferences held aboard cruise ships.

He has extensive international experience leading student groups through several health care systems.  He has taught over twenty-five summer classes in various formats in England, Hungary, Slovakia, and China. Dr. Stroube has served as Adjunct Professor at IMS Union University in Dehradun, India, and is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK.

He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Murray State University, an MBA in finance from the University of Maryland, and a PhD in analytical and nuclear chemistry from the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Daya Krishan Mangal, Doctorate in Medicine (Preventive and Social Medicine), University of Rajasthan, India; Fellow of Indian Public Health Association has served as a teacher in medical colleges of Rajasthan in di?erent capacities for more than 25 years and also worked as Community Health Consultant, Government of Libya, Senior Research Scientist, The Futures Group International, Dy. Director IEC Bureau, Directorate of Health Services, Government of Rajasthan, Associate Professor at Health Management wing, Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration, and O?cer on Special Duty with Government of Rajasthan on secondment. After seeking voluntary retirement from Government of Rajasthan in 2004, Dr. Mangal has worked with UNPFA India Country O?ce and at UNFPA's State O?ces at Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra for ten years. During his illustrious career of more than 35 years in public health, Dr. Mangal has made signi?cant contributions at policy and programme levels in the areas of health system strengthening, health communication, health training and research. He possesses extensive experience of working in di?erent cultural settings and with multi-disciplinary teams. Dr. Mangal has published 25 scienti?c articles in peer reviewed National and International journals and contributed in several reports and chapters in books on public health issues. His current interests are Health systems strengthening, health systems research, quality of care and Reproductive Health

Prof. Sanjay Zodpey presently works as Vice President – Academics, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi and also holds leadership position as Director at Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi. His background as a physician, epidemiologist, scientist and thought leader on public health uniquely position him to drive the global public health agenda. He has been investigator for more than 125 research, program development, technical assistance and capacity development projects supported by various donor agencies, development partners and governments. He is the recipient of numerous honors and research awards. Prof. Zodpey has authored more than 325 scientific publications in international and Indian peer reviewed-journals.

Dr. Ernst von Kimakowitz is Director and co-founder of the Humanistic Management Center. His work is focused on advancing the Center by developing thought leadership, engaging in higher education activities and providing advisory services on impactful business conduct to private and public sector organizations. Dr. Ernst von Kimakowitz holds a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics (LSE), London, UK. Following his Master’s Degree, he spent four years working in strategy consulting with a leading management consulting firm based in London, England. Subsequently he went to the University of St Gallen in St Gallen, Switzerland where he earned an award-winning Ph.D. from the University’s Institute for Business Ethics.

Prof. Anastasiya Aleksandrova Marcheva has more than 35 years of a career spanning in industry and education. She has a Master's Degree from Higher Institute of Finance and Economics Svishtov, in Scienti?c Organization of Management. Prof. Anastasiya has participated in several international seminars and workshops and has delivered many lectures and training in many foreign universities. Prof. Anastasiya is a member of numerous organizations, including the Union of quality professionals, Club "9000", The World Association for Case Method Research & Application (WACRA), Member of the Advisory board of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Management. She has participated in several editorial boards and compiled several publications. Prof. Anastasiya has several research and publication to her credit. She has vast experience in organizing and conducting empirical statistical surveys, developing methodologies for analysis and planning, and organizing seminar on the application of case study methods.

With over 20 years of professional experience in a range of diverse sectors including consulting, business, non-profits, media, UN and international think tanks, I have worked in senior leadership roles both in India and internationally with focus on strategy, program management, oversight and financial regulations, negotiations, corporate social responsibility, business sustainability and development cooperation issues. I also hold privilege in drafting and working on seminal reports and research works at the highest levels including at the United Nations levels besides being member on the boards of businesses, non-profits and United Nations. 

David Wyant, PhD, MA, MBA is an Assistant Professor of Management at Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee.  He holds a PhD in Health Services Research Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota, and a MBA in Finance and an MA in Economics from the Ohio State University. He has taught in healthcare management programs since 1995, including at Iowa (College of Medicine, College of Public Health), Xavier (College of Social Sciences), Western Kentucky (College of Health and Human Services) and Weber State (College of Health Professions).  At Belmont, he teaches Healthcare Financial Management, Health Care Information Management, and Statistics in the Massey College of Business and in the nursing school’s DNP program.  Prior to academia, he worked with healthcare providers and state legislature study commissions, beginning with the Ohio Nursing Home Commission in 1977.  His grant awards include funding from the National Institutes of Health to investigate merging healthcare claims data with cancer registry data to study the effectiveness of alternative treatment protocols. His research is published in leading healthcare journals, including Hospital Topics, Medical Care, the Journal of Healthcare Information Management, and Community Mental Health Journal.  He serves on the editorial boards of several highly regarded journals, including Hospital Topics, the oldest journal in Healthcare Administration field.  He served as the Coordinator of International Symposium of the 2015 Associate of University Programs in Health Administration conference, and has presented at several international conferences in India, UK, aboard cruise ships, and USA.  He is active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), the Healthcare Management and Information Systems Society (HIMSS), and the Association of University Programs in Healthcare Administration (AUPHA).   

Dr. Roy is a Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs and an Associate Professor of Public Health and Healthcare Management at Asia Metropolitan University, Malaysia. He is also the Deputy Head of Medical Research and Program Consultant in Master in Healthcare Management.

Dr. Roy is an award-winning researcher with an international reputation for excellence and innovation.  He is an editorial board member in several international journals, and his research works published in a variety of high impact journals.

He is one of the executive boards of Fight Cancer Global (USA), a large voluntary multi-stakeholder organization. The goal of the institution is to transform global cancer into one patient-centric community through global engagement and collaboration to improve cancer patient’s lives worldwide. Dr. Roy is also the international coordinator of Education Against Tobacco in Southeast Asia. He is making a significant contribution in addressing the social determinants of health tobacco prevention and cessation across South-East Asia. Recently, he led ground-breaking research related to mental health and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis that participated in 45 countries.

Dr. Roy earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a medical degree from Saint Louis University, Philippines. He also finished his Masters of Public Health in the same university where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in Public Health at Monash University as a full scholar and Ph.D. in Education at Asia-E University.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Amann has been designing and delivering executive education seminars for more than 16 years. He currently serves as professor of strategy as well as the academic director of degree and custom programs of HEC Paris in Qatar. He is a graduate of key faculty development programs worldwide, such as Harvard University's MLE, IMD's ITP, IESE's IFP, and EFMD's International Deans' Program. He published 15 books for executives and compiled more than 100 case studies for his executive education seminars. He received several researches and teaching awards. Most notably, he was repeatedly honored for delivering the best CEMS course amongst all courses offered in 17 European countries.

Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch, full professor of management, her research re?ects her interest in CSR and integrity in management and management education. She has served as the AOM ITC Chair and has chaired the AOM Carolyn Dexter Award Committee. She is the recipient of MED's Best PDW and Outstanding Reviewer awards. She has 20 books, published by leading houses like Emerald, Greenleaf, Palgrave Macmillan, Information Age Publishing (IAP). In the UN Global Compact/PRME initiative, she has managed an international research team as part of the project “Sensitizing Future Business Leaders: Developing Anti-Corruption Guidelines for Curriculum Change. Agata is an editor of book series in IAP, USA

Ashok Agarwal, MPH has a background in both general medicine and public health initiatives. Over the last 25 years, he has been the driving force behind the creation of several unique public health and rural development institutions throughout India. After graduating from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (formerly the School of Hygiene and Public Health) with a Master of Public Health degree in 1983, he set up the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) in Jaipur, the first such institution in Asia. The Institute today has expanded to include centers in Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and Kabul. In addition, he is the founder of a blood bank and hematology research center in Kolkata, which was designed to provide the city’s impoverished residents with the most modern hematological services in eastern India.  He is the managing trustee of Bhoruka Charitable Trust, which provides education, water, sanitation, rural health and economic development in 800 villages in Rajasthan alone.  He is also involved in the world’s largest user fee-based rural drinking water supply, Aapni Yojana, supplying  water to 350 villages, or about half a million people. Presently, he is an active member of the boards of Sobhasaria Engineering College, BRCM College of Engineering & Technology and the Environmental Sanitation Institute.

Ramasamy completed his PhD in Physics in 1967 from the University of Madras and won the Governor-Chancellor’s Gold medal for best thesis of the year. He is a former Vice Chancellor of Alagappa University and Founder & Director of Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University. P. Ramasamy is a recipient of UNESCO instituted Neil Bohr’s Gold Medal in the year 1998 and has received the Kharazmi International Festival Award 1998 by the President of Islamic Republic of Iran. A study undertaken by National Institute of Science and Technology & Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, named Dr. P. Ramasamy among the most productive scientists in India (Period 1996-2006). Dr. P. Ramasamy has been awarded more than 40 international fellowships and has written 7 books and edited 15. He has held memberships in more than 30 professional bodies including Vice President, Indian Physical Society; Vice President of Indian Chapter of International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy etc.

Prof. S.P. Thyagarajan, is a D.Sc., in Medical Microbiology in addition to his Ph.D. and M.D. Degrees, and Fellowship titles including those by National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medical Sciences. He has put in 50 years of teaching and research experience in Tamilnadu Medical Colleges, University of Madras and Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research. He has till date completed 60 research projects funded by national and inter-national funding agencies and has published 347 research papers and 20 books; He is the recipient of 42 International/National/State Awards in recognition of his scientific and academic contributions. He has collaborated with international Scientists/Clinicians from 26 countries; He has guided 32 candidates for their Ph.D. and 12 candidates for post-doctoral research. He is the inventor of a patented drug called “VIROHEP” for the treatment of Chronic jaundice, called Hepatitis-B from the Indian medicinal plant, Phyllanthus amarus. Prof. S. P. Thyagarajan, on completion of his term as Vice Chancellor of University of Madras, has currently taken up the position of Professor of Eminence &Dean (Research) at Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai. He continues to serve as Chairman/Member of Expert Committees of UGC/ICMR/DST/DBT/DRDO/MOES/WHO/NAAC Peer Teams and developed UGC Regulations, Multicentric Research projects of funding agencies and National Programmes of MHRD including RUSA for the State Universities and Colleges,
,Currently, Prof.S.P.Thyagarajan, on invitation, has taken up the position of Chancellor, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women (UGC supported Deemed to be University), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Prof Deepak Dwivedi is a Journalist with over three decades of learnings with leading media houses in India and abroad. As Political Editor covered sensitive Ministry meetings, Regular PM briefings and Cabinet proceedings. Accompanied the PM, President and other visiting dignities in their in-country tours/visits. While working as a Special Correspondent and later as the Political Editor, was deeply interested in-depth knowledge of the criminal justice systems as also its interplay often clashing with the human rights as a specific focus. His over three decades of active Journalism includes his position as Chairman of the Board, Chief Editor Dainik Bhaskar Group Noida, Member CSR Advisory Board ActionAid Association, United Nations PRME Member, Academic Council on the United Nations System ACUNS - Expert Member on Poverty & Human Rights Central & South Asia, Instrumental & Lead Development Journalism initiatives with UNICEF, Jury Member UNICEF India and Founder President Nagrik Foundation, working on supporting SDGs.

Mr. Amitabh Kant is presently CEO of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI). He is a member of the Indian Administrative Service, IAS (Kerala Cadre: 1980 batch). He is the author of Branding India - An Incredible Story. Mr. Kant has been a key driver of the “Make in India”, Startup India, “Incredible India” and God’s Own Country” initiatives that positioned India and Kerala State as leading manufacturing and tourism destinations. These campaigns have won several international awards and embraced a host of activities – infrastructure development, product enhancement, private-public partnership and positioning and branding based on extensive market research.  Mr. Kant also conceptualized the “Atithi Devo Bhavah” – “Guest is God” campaign to train Taxi Drivers, Guides, immigration officials and make them stake holders in the tourism development process.  Mr. Amitabh Kant was also the National Project Director of the Rural Tourism Project of UNDP which made a paradigm shift in spreading tourism to Indian villages which had core-competency in handicrafts, handloom and culture.
In his capacity as Secretary (Industries) Govt. of India, Mr. Kant drove the Ease of Doing Business initiative and ranking of States on outcome parameters. He is the Chairman of the Committee to implement Digital Payment in India.
Mr. Kant has been the recipient of Economic Time Policy Change Agent of the Year Award, the Bloomberg TV Personality of the year Award, the NDTV Administrator of the year Award and the Distinguished Fellowship of the Institute of Directors. He is the recipient of One Globe Award-2016 for leadership in Transforming Governance for the 21st Century. He is a Member of the Steering Board of “Shaping the Future of Production Systems” of World Economic Forum. He is also the recipient of Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship award by the Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is also the recipient of Golden Peacock Award for leadership in Economic Transformation - 2017.
Mr. Amitabh Kant has worked as CMD – ITDC, Joint Secretary – Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Secretary – Tourism, Government of Kerala, Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation, District Collector, Kozikhode and Managing Director, Matsyafed. During his tenure in Kerala, he structured the Calicut Airport as a private sector project based on User’s Free and developed the BSES Power Project and Mattanchery Bridge under Private Public Partnership. He was also responsible for introducing new technology (fiberglass crafts and outboard motor) in the fisheries sector and launching beach level auctions which substantially enhanced returns to traditional fishermen.
Mr. Amitabh Kant did his schooling from Modern School, Delhi, graduation in Economics (Hons) from St. Stephens, Delhi University and M.A from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is a Chevening Scholar.

Dr. Shiv has 22 years of experience in teaching research and education management. Formerly he was Executive Director (Management) at Chandigarh University, Senior Professor and Dean at CMR University, Bangalore; Vice Chancellor at Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya, Professor and Dean (Strategic Planning and International Relations) at CMR University, Bangalore (India); Professor and Head of Business Studies at Mzumbe University Dar Es Salaam Campus (Tanzania) and Dean, Faculty of Management at VBS Purvanchal University (India). He has been visiting faculty/ researcher to: Coventry University (UK) and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (India) programs in Tanzania; HEC, Paris; University of Witwatersand, South Africa; ISAE, Brazil; and BITS, Pilani. As a trainer and facilitator, he has worked with a number of companies and institutions including National Thermal Power Corporation (India) and International Society for Advancement of Scientific Publications (INASP, UK). His corporate experience includes advisory and board membership roles in different companies in India, South Africa and Tanzania including 3year advisory term at University of Stellenbosch Executive Education Limited, South Africa. He has published more than 75 articles, book-chapters and case-studies including six books on 'Management Education' and 'Executive Education' theme. He is member in United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Global Working Group on 'Anti-Corruption in Management Curricula' and 'Poverty Eradication through Management Education'.

Prof. S.Narula, a healthcare sales and marketing professional with result oriented 23 yrs industry and 3.5 yrs of academic experience. Prof. S.Narula has worked at industry level in distinguished pharmaceuticals companies like GSK, Unichem, and Emcure in various capacities. His last industry assignment was with Group Cheviot - General Manager (Project), responsible for business diversi?cation of the Group business. He was Country head for Zenaust Pty Ltd (Australia) for brief period. Dr.S.Narula obtained his MBA &Ph.D degree from R.A.Poddar Institute of Management. Before Joining IIHMR, has worked for 3.5 yrs in M.M.University (Mullana).Spearheaded successfully BBA/MBA programs as a Program Coordinator, was responsible for launching-Ace Club, Spectrum, Students Cell at Department level and Educare,Support& Initiatives and Project Sarvodaya at the University level. Also launched Pre Summer training Orientation program for the Management students and introduced various live projects for the students. Have published few research articles on Brand and Career Management.

Dr. Deepti Sharma is Associate Professor, HR at IIHMR University. She has rich blend of 13 years of experience in corporate and academics including her experience in Axis Bank , HR Professional in corporate and academics includes reputed institutes like Manipal University Jaipur. She has earned her Phd from University of Rajasthan in Employee engagement. She has completed her MBA in Human Resource (HR) from Amity University Noida and BSc from reputed Maharani College Jaipur. She has qualified University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test Examination for university level lectureship. She has Proven capabilities in working with crossfunctional teams for evolving strategic vision and driving the overall operations. She has successfully organised and participated various Management programmes including HR Conclave, Conference, Seminar, workshop and FDP. She has also enrich experience as Live project Co- Ordinator along with handling of Social media. She Participated in terms of Paper presentation in various national and International Conferences including Meiji University (Tokyo), Malaysia International University (Malaysia) etc. She also has research papers published in national and international Journals in various areas like Glass ceiling, Employee Engagement (EE), Employee experience (EX), Demonetization, Sentiment Analysis etc. Her area of interest includes Human Resource Management, Organisation Behaviour and Human Resource Planning.

Ratna Verma is Social Development Specialist having 15 years’ experience of leading and managing Rural Development Programmes, Research, Training and Capacity Building Programmes primarily in the areas of Gender, Social Inclusion, Livelihood, Women Empowerment & governance, and Child Rights. Her research work on ‘Early Literacy and Language Pedagogy’ with Digantar, Jaipur and Leeds University UK was one of the significant contributions. Ratna possesses thorough experience of work with diverse communities that helped her to understand various policy gaps and issues in development. As an expert, she has contributed to various policy formulation/changes, and right-based programmes of Ministry of Rural Development, GoI, UNDP India, Department of Panchayati Raj and various Civil Society Organizations in India. Her interest and experience in capacity building and training provided her credentials to be a Resource Person and Master Trainer for National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, Rajasthan Police Academy and Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration for designing and facilitating trainings on various development issues. She has been associated with Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands and The Japan Foundation Asia Centre as a fellow and got trained on Global issues of Food Security, Human Mobility and Diversity.

Sazzad Parwez is an Economist with Ph.D (Economics) from Centre for Studies in Economics and Planning, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar (India). Academically he has also done M.Phil (Economics) from Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar and MBA from Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi. He also possesses diploma in Entrepreneurship from Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), Gandhinagar. He has previously taught as Assistant Professor in National Institute of Social Work and Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar. His research experience as Programme Officer at KCG, Department of Higher Education, Government of Gujarat, Ahmedabad was contributary on education research. He has published extensively with more than 15 papers in the area of Development Economics, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He has also presented papers in several national and international conferences and seminars. He is member of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan; Globalics, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Indian Association of Agriculture Economics, New Delhi and Trialect, CA, United States of America. He is also guest reviewer of many peer-reviewed national and international journals. He has also managed research projects on developmental and health issues. His research area are Development Economics, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

Dr. Arindam Das is Associate Professor at the IIHMR University, Jaipur and Associate of the Johns Hopkins University, USA. He is a Demographer and completed Masters Degree and Ph.D. in Population Studies from International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. Prior to that he obtained his Graduation (Honors) and Post- Graduation Degree in Economics from Banaras Hindu University. He taught Demography, Applied Demography, Data Management and Analysis, Community Studies in various Post Graduate programs, MPH and Ph.D. program at the University. He has also been invited by various universities and institutions for teaching and lectures to teach in Post Graduate and Ph.D courses. He published widely and presented various articles in journals, edited books, and conferences in India and abroad. Throughout his academics, he received several awards and fellowships, namely, Graduate Student and Merit Scholarship by UGC, Government of India Fellowship, Junior and Senior Research Fellowship from UGC. He also received Chandrasekharan Gold Medal award for securing first position in Master of Population Studies at IIPS, Mumbai. Besides teaching Dr. Das has been involved in various Research Projects of the university since he joined IIHMR in 2008. He led the Afghanistan Mortality Survey (2009-2011) which was carried out in collaboration with Ministry of Public Health, Government of Afghanistan, USAID and ICF International, USA. He was successfully lead and executed several large-scale surveys such as, Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (2016-18), National Family Health Surveys (NFHS, 2015-16) and District Level Household and Facility Surveys (2012-13) across different states in India. He has also offered his consultancy services and advice to different national and international organizations like UNFPA, Save the Children, Johns Hopkins University, USA, Child in Need Institute and Grameen Foundation, USA for carrying out their research activities in India. He visited several countries such as Afghanistan, Dubai, Bangladesh, Nepal, USA, and Malaysia for presenting research papers, talk and other academic and research activities.

Dr. Sandesh Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor, IHMR holds PhD in Hospital Management from SGVU Jaipur and Master’s Degree (MBA) in Healthcare Administration from Oklahoma University, USA, preceded by MBBS from LMC. He has been teaching in the field of health and hospital management courses for 11 years in reputed institutes including Nims University Jaipur and Baqai Medical University. He also possesses Clinical/Administrative experience of 2 years in hospitals like Wake Med Hospital, Raleigh, USA. His research interests lie in the areas of Hospital Management and Healthcare Administration. Dr. Sharma also presented various research papers in national and international journals.

Dr. Anshuman Sewda is a genetic epidemiologist with more than 10 years of academic and research experience in the United States. He earned both MPH and PhD degrees in Epidemiology from the University of Texas (UTHealth) School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA, and was the recipient of Rufus K. Guthrie Scholarship and President James T. & Nancy B. Willerson Scholarship. He gave an invited talk on his doctoral dissertation at the National Institutes of Health (11th Structural Birth Defects Meeting, NIH/NICHD, Bethesda, MD, USA). An inductee of the prestigious Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health (Alpha Iota Chapter; founded in 1924), Dr. Sewda has worked at several prestigious institutions, such as the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (frequently ranked #1 cancer hospital in the US), Human Genetics Center (UTHealth), and McGovern Medical School (UTHealth). Later, he completed a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences. He worked on two of the world’s largest genomics research projects: 1) Craniosynostosis Network Consortium in collaboration with several US-based and international institutions, including University of Oxford (UK), University of Heidelberg (Germany), University of Bordeaux (France), and Hospital Sant Joan De Déu (Spain); and 2) Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) genetics project in collaboration with University of Washington and other US-based institutions.

Dr. Sheenu Jain is Associate Professor, Marketing, Chair, Centre for Innovation, Incubation, Entrepreneurship (CIIE), and Chair Marketing & Communications at IIHMR University. She has worked for a short stint with Jaipur Rugs as Assistant General Manager, Marketing & Communication. Before this, she was faculty in marketing and entrepreneurship at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur. She has over 16+ years of experience in academia, consulting, start-up training, digital marketing, and student mentorship. She has earned her Ph.D. in green marketing. She holds a multi-disciplinary master's degree in MBA (marketing), M.Com, and MSc applied psychology. She headed the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation as a young management scholar at IIM Calcutta for about three years. She is also an ISB, Hyderabad, certified entrepreneurship educator. Goldman Sachs and London Business School have selected her for the 10,000 women entrepreneur programs. She is also a certified master trainer from the Wadhwani Foundation on entrepreneurship education. She is a Design thinking expert and carried out consulting with various organizations.