Trustee Secretary, IIHMR
Dr. S.D. 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 field of public health. He has done pioneering work of creating and establishing new discipline of health management, and promoting research in health policy and health systems and programmes. Currently Dr Gupta is the Trustee Secretary of the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), and Distinguished Professor, IIHMR University, Jaipur. 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. The areas of research include: public health, epidemiology, health systems and management.
Chairperson, IIHMR University
Mr. Sudarshan Jain is the Chairperson of IIHMR University, Jaipur. He has a strong passion for healthcare and education sectors. He is the Secretary-General of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), Senior Advisor - Apax Partners and board member of multiple organizations. He is also the Chair of International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBMA) for 2021. He has served in several leadership positions for over 40 years in healthcare industry (Lupin, Johnson & Johnson, Piramal, Abbott) and was formerly the Managing Director at Abbott Healthcare Solutions. Mr. Jain has over 40 years track record in building businesses, brands and teams across pharmaceuticals, Over the Counter (OTC) products, hospital care, diagnostics and nutrition space. He facilitated building of over 30 brands which are among the top 300 in the Indian pharma industry.
He serves as board member of reputed organizations including Abbott India, Healthium Limited (Apax portfolio company), Indian Education Society (IES), NMIMS University, Mumbai. He has contributed significantly to shaping the healthcare policy and improving access to healthcare in India.
President, IIHMR University
Prof. P.R. Sodani is the President of IIHMR University, Jaipur. He is a Professor of Health Economics for more than two decades and mentored faculty, students, and research scholars. Prof Sodani had demonstrated academic leadership, visioning, policy planning, and strategic implementation. He had significantly contributed to creating an organizational culture for the growth and development of the University. Prof. Sodani is Secretary-General of the South-East Asia Public Health Education Institutions Network (SEAPHEIN) supported by WHO-SARO.
Prof. P.R. Sodani earned PhD in health economics and a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Professor Sodani has been associated with the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA Prof. Sodani is Associate Editor of the Journal of Health Management, an international peer reviewed journal published by SAGE Publications.
Additional Secretary (Health), NITI Aayog, Government of India
Dr. Rakesh Sarwal is a senior I.A.S. Officer and holds a MBBS degree from PGIMS, Rohtak and a Doctorate in Public Health from John Hopkins University, U.S.A. He has served in the social sector in various capacities in the North-Eastern State of Tripura and the Government of India. As Adviser (Health), he was instrumental in preparing Twelfth Five Year Plan. As Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog, he handles health, nutrition and energy portfolios. Recent works under his leadership include Best Practices in the performance of District Hospital in India, Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India, Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle, and Study on the Not-for-Profit Hospitals in India.
Technical Advisor, Health Systems Strengthening , USAID
Dr. Anuradha Jain is a clinician with formal training in public health. She has been a public health practitioner for the last 15 years. She has served in various prestigious national and international organizations. 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. For the last 7 years she has been working with the United States Agency for International Development.She has been providing strategic oversight to USAID's largest Health Systems Strengthening portfolio and USAID's COVID 19 pandemic response support for India which is over $200 million. She leads USAID's efforts to integrate WASH and Health across its portfolio.
Management and Science University, Malaysia
Executive Board of Fight Cancer Global, USA
International Coordinator-South-East Asia-Education Against Tobacco
Vice President- International Association on Public Health
Dr. Roy is leading the International Research Collaboration at International Medical School, Management and Science University. He was the Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs, Chairman of Medical Research and Ethics, and Program Head in Master in Healthcare Management at Asia Metropolitan University, Malaysia.
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 90+ original research works and books are published in a variety of high-impact journals. He is also holding adjunct professorship positions at Universities in the USA, South America, and Asian countries.
He is one of Fight Cancer Global’s (USA) executive boards, a large voluntary multi-stakeholder organization. The institution aims to transform global cancer into one patient-centric community through global engagement and collaboration to improve cancer patients’ 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. He recently led ground-breaking research related to mental health and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic that participated in 45 countries.
Dr. Roy earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor of Medicine from Saint Louis University, Philippines. He also finished his Masters of Public Health in the same university where he graduated highest Latin Honor- Magna Cum Laude. Also, he completed his Commonwealth Executive Master in Business Administration in Malaysia and was honored with the Outstanding Post-Graduate Thesis Award. He is passionate and an advocator of quality education; thus, he obtained his Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching Methodology at Asia Metropolitan University and Post Graduate Certificate in Distance Education at the University of the Philippines. As a Monash University Full Scholar, Dr. Roy is in the final year of his Ph.D. in Public Health at Monash University, Australia. He is also pursuing his Ph.D. in Education in Malaysia as a full scholar.
His research focuses on epidemiology, health promotion, public policy, research methodology, communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental health, nutrition, aging and quality of life, social and behavioural health, and healthcare management.
Founder Brand Innerworld and Communications Advisor
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
Ms. Chaudhari is an advertising, branding and marketing expert with over 27 years of experience building healthcare brands. She is a Co-founder of Brand Innerworld, a brand consultancy firm specializing in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical brands.
As a Co-founder of Brand Innerworld Consultancy, Gauri is currently involved in Brand Audits, Life-cycle management and Insight mining studies. Brand Innerworld engages in several exploratory studies to understand physicians’ and patients’ attitudes and behavior and their impact on healthcare brands, including hospitals, food and OTC brands and pharmaceutical businesses.
Ms. Gauri has been mentoring and marketing teams by providing on-the-job coaching. In the past 27 years, Gauri has been associated with several Rx and OTC brands, Rx to OTC switches and mass media and digital campaigns to build disease awareness.
Ms. Gauri has authored a book, The Perfect Pill: 10 Steps to Build a Strong Healthcare Brand, published by Sage Publication. The book has been a great success and is declared as ‘Hot Release’ by Amazon.
Ms. Gauri is a communication advisor to Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance. Gauri is on the advisory board of USA-based pharma contract research firm Advinno, Edu Tech firm Pharma State academy and Med-Tech company InnoCad. Gauri is a writer and is often quoted in mainline and trade publications.
Senior Visiting Fellow,
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia &
Former Director, Communicable Diseases,
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India
Dr. Jai Prakash Narain is a public health professional, trained epidemiologist, global health mentor, author, and health policy analyst. Presently, is associated with the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and with the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi
Dr. Narain served the World Health Organization (WHO) for more than two decades as Director, Department of Communicable Diseases, Regional Adviser in HIV and TB programmes; medical officer for TB/HIV Research (WHO HQ, Geneva); and Head HIV/STI at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (under PAHO/WHO, Washington DC).
In India, at the National Centre for Disease Control as Senior adviser, and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as Senior Resident, Centre for Community Medicine.He obtained his MBBS and MD degrees from AIIMS, New Delhi and MPH and MS from Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA. Published more than 100 papers and authored/edited 12 books.
Chief of Party-NISHTHA, Jhpiego
Dr. Swati Mahajan is a medical doctor, public health professional, and a passionate leader striving towards Health for All. She has more than 15 years of rich public health experience in conceptualizing, designing, implementing, monitoring, and managing large scale projects related to Health Systems’ Strengthening, Primary Healthcare, Human Resources for Health, Digital Health, Infectious & non-infectious diseases, Public Health Surveillance and Urban Health in close coordination with national and state governments. Her core competencies include technical and thought leadership, policy advocacy, stakeholder engagement, strategic program design, results-based program management, large-scale operations management, leading teams, strategizing, and establishing partnerships for greater impact and scale-up.
Dr. Swati has been with Jhpiego for over seven years and in her current role, she is currently the Chief of Party for USAID funded NISHTHA project and national team leads for comprehensive primary healthcare for Jhpiego swhere she leads a team working across 14 states to provide technical assistance for the prestigious MoHFW’s Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers program. Dr. Swati has also led Jhpiego’s Human Resources for Health programs since September 2014 and has worked in the development of a roadmap for rolling out and strengthening midwifery services in India, strengthening the quality of nursing education in public as well as private sector nursing training institutions in high focus states and advocating for policy and regulatory reforms in nursing.
She is an ardent advocate for policy and regulatory reforms for Universal Health Coverage, reaching the last mile, ensuring equity and quality in healthcare, and co-designing sustainable local solutions.
Dr. Swati is a member of various working groups/ task forces of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India such as task force on Role of Multipurpose Health workers in Primary Healthcare, taskforce for Community Health Officer mentoring, NITI Aayog led a working group on raising the profile of Nursing Personnel in India, and Technical Resource Group for National Urban Health Mission.
State Nodal Officer-CPHC, M.P
Dr. O. P. Tiwari, completed MBBS in 1977 and PGD in Community Medicine in 1986. His has 12 years’ clinical experience in DH Jhabua, and 11 years as SMO in WHO in UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Punjab and MP, 3 years as STL in WHO in MP. He was Deputy Director (Immunization) in Directorate of Health services for 4 years. From the last 3 years, he is managing and leading the AB-HWC portfolio in NHM-MP as State Nodal Officer. He has decades of experience in public health and expertise in program planning, management and implementation. Apart from this, he is a well-known poet, writer and public speaker.
Senior Consultant, Knowledge Management Division,
National Health Systems Resource Centre
Mr. Khanna is currently working as Senior Consultant in Knowledge Management Division at National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) from last 12 years. Mr. Khanna has over 30 years of exp in Health and Development sector with GoI and Development Partners. Areas of expertise: Community Health, Advocacy, Research & Training, Communication and Program Management.
Chief Operating Officer,
Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services,
Government of Maharashtra
Dr. Shelke holds the master’s degree in Health Services Management from London South Bank University, London, UK. He also holds a Certificate of Global Business Leadership certification, from Harward Publishing, SSL and U 21 Global University, Singapore. He has attended an International Visiting Scholar program in Emergency Medicine at Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, USA.Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shelke is Chief Operating Officer at BVG India Ltd. for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Segment. Before coming to BVG India Ltd, in year 2012, he held various positions at Emergency Management and Research Institute from year 2006 to year 2012. Key responsibilities included Head of Operations of the EMS for Goa state and Program Director Post Graduate Program in Emergency Care (Stanford University, USA- EMRI initiative) at Hyderabad, India. Prior to year 2004, he has worked with Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Hardikar Trauma Hospital and Giriraj Hospital, Pune as Emergency Medical Service Officer in emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit.
Dr. Shelke is Adjunct Faculty at Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University and Visiting faculty at IIHMR, Bangalore. His volunteer contribution includes, as the Regional Faculty for Asia Pacific Region on behalf of American Heart Association, USA and as member of Global Development Committee for International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Organisation, USA.
Country Director, PATH India
Mr. Neeraj Jain is PATH’s India Country Director since June 2016. He is also the Director of the South Asia Hub covering Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal & Sri Lanka since 2020. He oversees the strategic, programmatic, engagement and financial operations for a matrix of global and in-country programs implemented across PATH’s offices in South Asia. He also represents PATH to governments, policymakers, the global health community, donors, and media.
Mr. Neeraj comes with over 30 years of experience across business development, marketing and strategic management in organisations across Asia and Europe.
Prior to PATH, Neeraj was the Chief Executive at WaterAid, India. He played a critical role towards promoting importance of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in improving child health and representing the organisation at the central and state level in India.
Managing Director, HOSMAC India Private Limited
Dr. Vivek Desai is the founder of HOSMAC India Pvt. Ltd. Dr. Desai is a medical graduate with a post-graduation in hospital management and business management. Dr Desai major areas of interest are strategic business planning, macro level project co-ordination and incubating new business ideas. He has been special invitee on major industry bodies like Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), and the Indian Merchant Chambers (IMC), among others. He has also worked as an advisor to the World Bank, USAID, Indian Ministry of Health etc.
Chief Operating Officer, PD Hinduja Hospital
Mr. Chakraborty is currently holding the position of Chief Operating Officer after holding the position of Senior Director – Operations of Hinduja Hospital. Mr. Joy joined as Deputy Director – Administration in Hinduja Hospital in March 2007.
Mr. Chakraborty current responsibility is to ensure optimal level capacity utilization of hospital resources. He is also keen on developing knowledge management in healthcare along with creating a trained human resource pool for the sector especially for the segment of allied health professionals. Mr. Joy was actively involved in developing and teaching programs related to the healthcare management field in SRMC.
Mr. Chakraborty is currently a Member of the National Healthcare Committee. He is also a member of the accreditation committee of NABH and Health Sector Skill Council (HSSC). He is a member of prestigious bodies like the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and the Academy of Hospital Administrators. He has been invited to the board of studies and many other positions in various academic institutions across the country.
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Operations, Fortis Healthcare
Ms. Richa Singh Debgupta, a Healthcare Management Professional with her twenty-three years of experience has been associated with some of the leading healthcare delivery brands in India. She has been with Fortis Healthcare for close to 12 years and currently holds the position of Chief of strategy and Operations with the group. She has completed her master’s Program in Hospital Management from the prestigious Indian Institute of Healthcare Management Research, Jaipur. She has also augmented her training in short terms courses in transformational leadership from one of the best B Schools Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and AIMA, Delhi.
Ms. Richa is the recipient of an award from President of India for running most energy-efficient hospitals across the country. She has also been conferred as Best Women Healthcare Leader by ABP news.
Senior Consultant, NITI Aayog, Government of India
Dr. Sumana is a medical doctor and health & hospital management professional with over 15 years of clinical and managerial experience. Her management experience spans the sectors of health insurance, hospitals, and digital healthcare. She has worked in senior management positions in some of the leading hospitals in India, including the Apollo hospitals, Medanta group of hospitals and India Operations of Parkway Pantai. Presently she is Senior Consultant in Niti Aayog (erstwhile planning commission of India), the apex policy thinks tank of the Government Of India. Prior to this she worked as the Vice President Clinical Services of DTDHI Health India Private Limited, a MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Digital Health Start Up. She was seeded 12th in India in tennis in the sub-juniors. She has taught the health management class at IIM- Bangalore and was also awarded the 9th International woman of Courage award in 2019. Additionally, she has volunteered her time with NGOs in the space of rural healthcare and has a keen interest in medicolegal and health policy issues. She writes regularly in the media on health policy issues.
Dr. Sumana delivered the keynote address on ‘Health for All’ in National Symposium on ‘Development of Technology for Nation Building and Defense’ August 2018 LIN. She was the Panellist at International Arogya- 2017, an international conference organized by FICCI in association with Ministry of commerce and industry and Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and attended by 72 countries worldwide. Dr. Sumana is an alumnus of Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore; Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur; INSEAD Business school, France; and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (in chronologic order).
Executive Director, Micro Labs Limited
Mr. Ashok is Executive Director, Micro Labs Ltd. India in his current role, he is responsible for managing close to USD 500 million Business of India, Americas, Australia and New initiatives
Mr. Ashok has a successful career spanning 40 years in the Pharma Industry. Prior to joining Micro, he was associated with Ranbaxy Laboratories as Vice President and Country Head India Region managing formulation business of US$ 325 million in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Before Ranbaxy he was associated with Unichem Laboratories as Chief Executive (Pharma), managing the India formulations business. In this role he was responsible for managing marketing, manufacturing & business development activities. He has also provided leadership to Unisearch Ltd. (formerly Upjohn division of Unichem) as Executive Director.
He has been actively associated with Industry forums such as IPA (Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance) . He is also associated with premier management institutes like IIMA and NMIMS etc
Mr. Ashok has done his MBA from IIM Ahmadabad and completed his post-graduation in Food Technology with minor in Biochemistry, Mr. Ashok also did Global Advance Management from ISB- Kellogg.
Chief Marketing Officer, USV
Ms. Farida Hussain, Chief Marketing Officer at USV Pvt Limited. Responsible for India and Emerging market business. 30 yrs experience in pharmaceutical industry in various roles including medical, marketing, business development, sales, and head of businesses. Have been an honarary professor and on board of studies at NMIMS (Mumbai) for pharmaceutical management program.
Head - India Business, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Mr. Sandeep has over 23 years of General Management, Sales, Marketing and functional leadership experience with sectoral expertise across Healthcare, FMCG and Consumer Durables and geographical expertise across South Asia. Currently he is heading the India Business at Dr Reddy’s. Previously he has been associated with organisations like Abbott Laboratories Ltd., Marico Ltd and Godrej Appliances Ltd.
Managing Director and CEO, Bharat Serums
Mr. Navangul is the Managing Director at Bharat Serums and Vaccines based in Ambernath, Maharashtra. Previously, Mr. Navangul has served on the board of Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd. India, and Fulford India. Mr. Navangul has held several leadership roles through his 30-year career such as Managing Director for Janssen (Pharmaceutical Division of Johnson & Johnson) in India and South Asia; Managing Director for MSD Pharmaceuticals, Philippines; Commercial Director for MSD India and South Asia.
Mr. Navangul has also served as the Vice President of OPPI (Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India) from 2014 to 2019, Chairman of AMCHAM Pharma committee (American Chamber of Commerce) from 2016 to 2019 and Chairman, Medical and Regulatory Committee from 2016 to 2019. He has been on the Academic Board of NMMIS Pharma management, IES Management school and IIHMR, Jaipur. He is also a management committee member of the well-known Victoria Memorial School for the Blind, Mumbai. He is specialties in API marketing, Financial Controlling, Exports, Project Management & Strategy, Supply Chain.
Vice President, Public Health Foundation of India
Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi
National President, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
Prof. Sanjay Zodpey presently works as Vice President – Academics, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi and 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 150 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 400 scientific publications in international and Indian peer reviewed journals. Recently he is ranked in top 2 percent scientists across the world for his stellar research contribution in the field of Tropical Medicine.
Professor of Healthcare Administration, College of Business
University of Houston - Clear Lake, USA
Professor Ashish Chandra is a Professor of Healthcare Administration, College of Business at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL), Houston, Texas, USA where he also served as the Department Chair for over four years at UHCL. Dr. Chandra has over 25 years of university level teaching experience in the U.S. He is an internationally known healthcare administration academician and has served as an external program evaluator for many institutions in the U.S. and abroad. He also serves on the academic advisory board of several educational institutions in Turkey and India. Dr. Chandra had the distinct honor of being the Commencement Speaker at the 2018 December commencement of the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, USA. He has also been a keynote speaker at numerous international conferences, including the 2020 World Conference Public Health.
Dr. Chandra is a prolific researcher and has over 75 publications in refereed journals, three edited books, a dozen book chapters, and over 250 publications in conference proceedings. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Hospital Topics (the oldest journal in healthcare administration field – 100 years in existence). He has served on the editorial board of about a dozen international journals and has also served as a guest editor for the journals: Health Marketing Quarterly, and Management Decision. Professor Chandra has received numerous awards and recognition related to teaching, research, and service. Prof. Chandra has served as the President of FOUR major international academic organizations like the Business and Health Administration Association; the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators; the MBAA International; and the Federation of Business Disciplines.
Senior Director, Policy and Public Affairs, Pfizer
Mr. Sharad Goswami is a recognized and respected specialist in public affairs and strategic communications, with a career spanning almost two decades. Sharad leads Corporate Affairs at Pfizer in India. He is responsible for the overall corporate communications function with oversight over government relations, public affairs and Corporate Responsibility.
As a member of Pfizer’s India Leadership Team, Mr. Sharad represents the organization in its engagements with key external stakeholders including policy experts and media, and focuses on building partnerships, advocating for patient centric policy, and advancing dialogue on access to healthcare and medicines. Mr. Sharad holds a graduate degree in Applied Zoology and a Master’s in Business Administration.
Professor of Marketing and International Business
Chairperson - India Gold Policy Center @IIMA
Chairperson – NSE Center for Behavioral Science in Economics, Finance and Marketing
Professor Sahay joined IIMA in June 2004 from London Business School where he had been teaching since his Ph.D. in 1996 from the University of Texas at Austin. He is an alumnus of IIMA (where he did his PGP) and IIT Kanpur (from where he did his B.Tech.). His primary areas of interest include marketing strategy, pricing, neuroscience and consumer behavior, brand management, high tech marketing, international trade and investment. Sectorally, he has worked extensively in pharmaceuticals, cement, building materials, telecom, broadcast, automotive, FMCG, education and financial services sectors among others. At the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, he has taught the basic marketing courses on the PGP, PGPX and PGP-PMP programs. In addition, he offers elective courses on pricing, brand management, neuroscience and consumer behavior, tracking organizational performance and brand management and valuation, innovation and fintech. His executive education and consulting clients come primarily from the financial services, pharmaceuticals, building materials conglomerates, automotive, FMCG, retail and media sectors. His teaching ratings are consistently in the 9/10 range. He leads the IIMA executive education programs on pricing, neuroscience in marketing, enhancing salesforce performance and fintech. He has consulted and done corporate training for more than 50 clients in India and abroad. He has written 30 international peer reviewed articles, 65 cases and more than 50 articles for business magazines and newspapers.
Professor Sahay is currently an independent director on the board of Brandscapes Consultancy Pvt. Ltd, HIL Ltd. (a CK Birla Group firm), Matter Motor Works Ltd. and Director on the board of IFCI Limited and HIL International Gmbh. He is a member of the working group on Gold established by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and of the NITI Aayog Committee to Transform Gold Markets. He has worked extensively on research on pricing of pharmaceuticals in India. He has been a member of the FICCI Sub-Committee on Pharmaceuticals. He was a member of the team that developed the Innovation Index for the Pharma industry that is intended for use by the Government of India and the industry to monitor progress in R&D in pharma in India.
His latest papers appear in “Judgment and Decision Making in 2017 (there are limits to loss aversion), Journal of Global Marketing” in 2018 (there are limits to quantity changes in FMCG products before customers react ), Resources Policy in 2020 (that gold purchase has strong cultural influences – some of which have led to failure of policy measures like the GMS) and the European Journal of Marketing (2021; on dual brand personalities, Implicit Theories and Word of Mouth). He is the author of a case book on marketing strategy called Cases in Pricing, Marketing Communications and Distribution. His second book - on “Brands and the Brain” - is expected to be published in April 2022.
Vice Chancellor, Atmiya University, Rajkot
Dr. Shiv K. Tripathi is Vice Chancellor at Atmiya University, India. India. Shiv leads Humanistic Management Network, India Chapter. Dr. Shiv has 24 years of experience in teaching research and education management. Earlier he has worked with IIHMR University, Jaipur; Chandigarh University; CMR University, Bangalore; Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya; Mzumbe University Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and VBS Purvanchal University (India). 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. Dr. Shiv has published more than 75 articles, book-chapters and case-studies including six books. 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.’ Shiv has academic interest in ethics, humanism, sustainability, strategy, supply-chains, management education and higher education management.
Professor of Health Policy and Economics,
School of Health Sciences, Kristiania University College, Norway
Prof. Adnan Kisa is a professor of health policy and economics and has extensive global health and policy research experience focusing on health and economic development, comparative health systems, the cost-effectiveness of interventions in healthcare, and health outcomes research.
Prof. Kisa has more than 200 peer-reviewed published articles, books, book chapters, research reports in health policy and economics, and member of many international health institutions, scientific boards, and editorial boards. Dr. Kisa is project leader of “the Leadership and Communication Styles of Country Leaders in the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Project“ (Funded by Kristiania University College), was the Principal Investigator of the “Turkish National Burden of Disease and Cost-Effectiveness Project” (Funded by the World Bank), is a scientific collaborator for Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington-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 the Harvard University. Prof. Kisa has received numerous awards and recognition related to teaching, research, and service throughout his career. Dr. Kisa is also holding adjunct professorship positions at Tulane University and the University of South Carolina.
Organizing Secretary, Pradanya 2022
Dean and Proctor, IIHMR University
Professor Mahender Kumar is a hospital administrator. He holds his MBBS degree from SMS Medical college Jaipur, MD in Hospital Administration from AFMC Pune, Diplomate NBE degree in Health Administration incl Hospital Administration from NAMS, New Delhi. He is a qualified NABH Assessor. His 35 Years of service with Indian Army has given him a varied experience of managing medical establishments in India and in Sri Lanka during the period of conflict. His main interest is in Hospital management, Disaster Management and Accreditation of medical establishments.
Professor, IIHMR University
Dr. Tripti Bisawa is currently working as Professor and IQAC Coordinator with IIHMR University, Jaipur. She has an academic experience of around 23 years. She has worked as Associate Professor with International School of Informatics and Management, Jaipur for more than 15 years. She has also served as a visiting faculty at R.A. Podar Institute of Management, Faculty of Management Studies, Jaipur. She has been a Resource Person for Foundation Training Programmes of State Service Officers at Officers Training School (OTS)-HCM RIPA- Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration, Training Programme of Rajasthan Yuva Vikas Prerak Internship at Rajasthan Institute of Cooperative Education and Management (RICEM). She has conducted Training Session & Capacity Building workshops on Time Management, Problem Solving and Stress Management at SIMAT. She has also been a Resource Person for Institutional Training Programme for newly Recruited Assistant Engineers of RVPNL conducted at Officers Training School (OTS)-HCM RIPA- Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration. She is also a resource person for Leadership Certification Program for Community Health Officers (CHO), a collaborative program of USAID, NISHTHA, Jhpiego and IIHMR University. Her Preferred topics for training sessions include- Stress Management, Decision Making, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, Team Building, Leadership, Time Management and many more.
In her extensive career, she has also been associated with IMS, Dehradun, ICFAI, Jaipur, Shankara Institute of Management and Technology, Jaipur, to name a few. She was editor of OORJA- International Journal of Management & IT. She has been the editor of couple of books of abstracts/proceedings/Souvenir and Track Chair of National/International conferences. She has authored a book and published several research papers and book reviews. She is approved research supervisor of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota and IIS (Deemed to be) University, Jaipur and also academic counsellor and project guide for IGNOU- MBA and PGDRD courses. A good number of Ph.D. degrees have been awarded under her supervision. She has research experience in the areas of Marketing and Consumer Preferences, Human Resource Management and General Management.
The courses taught by her include Principles and Practices of Management, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management, Business Laws, Leadership Skills and Change Management, Performance Management and Retention Strategies, Organization Development, Learning and Development.
Associate Professor, IIHMR University
Dr. Prashant Sharma is Associate Professor (Finance) at IIHMR University, Jaipur. Prior to joining IIHMR University, he was associated with Jaipuria Institute of Management Jaipur as Assistant Professor (Finance) & Programme Director of (PGDM & FPM) and National Institute of Financial Management (An institute of Ministry of Finance, Government of India) as fulltime research fellow. At NIFM, he was part of the study team which conducted research on “Unaccounted Income and Wealth in India and Abroad” popularly known as Black Money Project, sponsored by CBDT, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. With more than 9 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Sharma is the Fellow of National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad. He has completed Post Graduation in 2010 in the field of Finance and Marketing Management from School of Management, Gautam Buddha University Greater Noida and graduation in 2008 in field of Mathematics from Dr. B R Ambedkar University Agra. He is a keen researcher, experienced trainer and dedicated teacher who is having interest and expertise in the field of finance and data analytics. He has expertise on various computational tools i.e. R, SPSS, E-Views, Python etc. Apart from data analytics, his areas of research and teaching are asset pricing dynamics, corporate finance, capital markets and econometrics. He has published numerous papers in Scopus and ABDC indexed journals and presented research papers to various national and international conference conducted at various reputed institutes i.e. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kashipur etc. He has also been shortlisted to participate in various workshops sponsored by Government of India, AICTE, ISI Calcutta etc. He is recipient of various awards such as Best Faculty Award and Best Research Methodology Award for paper presentation in doctoral conference.
Associate Professor, IIHMR University
Dr. Surya Prakash is Associate Professor, Supply Chain Management at IIHMR University, Jaipur, and Head IPR Cell. Dr. Surya did his Ph.D. from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, India in Supply Chain Management. He had completed a Master's in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Rajasthan. He has worked for NorthCap University (formerly ITM University) Gurgaon and BML Munjal University (BMU) Gurgaon in past. In BMU he was Assistant Dean (Academic Operations), School of Engineering, Board of Management Member, and Nodal Officer for ARIIA, Govt of India Ranking, coordinator student life, etc. He taught industrial and operations management courses such as Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Production Planning, Quality Management, Technology Management, Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing Management, etc. in various Post Graduate programs, Undergraduate and Ph.D. programs. He has also been invited by industry and academic institutions for expert lectures/sessions/conference chair. He published widely and presented impactful research articles in top-rated international journals (ANOR, EJOR, SCMIJ, Cleaner Production, etc.). He won several awards including MHRS fellowships, Best research paper award in ICHA-18 at NUS Singapore, All-round performer award from BMU, etc. He is a supervisor for 03 Ph.D. scholars in the area of operations management, technology management, supply chain management. He has also supervised more than 25 UG and PG dissertations and internships over time.
Associate Professor, IIHMR University
Dr. Sheenu Jain brings a unique combination of multi-disciplinary academic qualifications and co-curricular as well as administrative and managerial capabilities such as curriculum design, managing startups, setting up entrepreneurship and incubation centre, brand store, setting up E-cell, conducting programs, and networking with State Governmental agencies and local industry associations such as CII, TiE, and FICCI.
17+ years of experience as marketing and entrepreneurship educator, competent writer, start-up enthusiast, master trainer for management programs, Dr. Sheenu Jain is Associate Professor, Marketing, Chair, Centre for Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), and Chair Marketing & Communications at IIHMR University, Jaipur. She is also the co-founder at IIHMR Startups.
Prior to this, for 9 years (2010-19) Dr. Jain was faculty in Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur. She has had a brief industry experience with Jaipur Rugs as Assistant General Manager, Marketing & Communication. She has earned her PhD in green marketing. Dr. Jain was selected as Young Management Scholar and headed Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at IIM Calcutta. Dr. Jain holds multi-disciplinary degrees in MBA, MCom, and MSc (Applied psychology). She is a certified Entrepreneurship educator, Master trainer and mentor from ISB Hyderabad and National Entrepreneurship Network. Dr. Jain was selected as one of the three winners from over 200 applicants around the world for World Bank- CES Global Tech Challenge: Solutions for Women in 2020.
Dr. Jain has more than 30 papers and 15 cases published in various refereed journals of national and international repute to her credit. Her area of interest includes Behavioral Communication, Understanding the Consumer Mind, Green Marketing, Digital Marketing, Retail Management, Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship.
Assistant Professor, IIHMR University
Dr. Piyusha Majumdar, Ph. D; M.Sc in Anthropology from Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, She is working as a faculty in SDG School of Public health, IIHMR University. She is a public health Specialist, Implementation Researcher, also involved as a Co-PI in a multi-country research project of ‘Synthesis and Translation of Research & Innovation in Polio Eradication’ (STRIPE) Project in India in partnership with Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Department of International Health, US. https://stripe.jhu.edu/about-us/consortium-partners/ She leads the qualitative research of the STRIPE project and has worked collaboratively with other eight country partners to contribute towards knowledge synthesis and worked as a teaching team member and developed various module of “Implementation Science” course. She has previously worked with The Inclen Trust International, Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi and GfK India. She has been instrumental in Designing High-Quality Project Proposals for National and International clients and brilliantly implemented Multiple Research Projects in the area of Implementation Research, Public Health, Child health & Nutrition, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, Tobacco control and Health communication. Some of the prestigious international projects were awarded by UNICEF, World Lung Foundation, Institute of Health Metrics & Evaluation, USA and International Union against TB & Lung Diseases. As a faculty at IIHMR, she has been vigorously involved in guiding, mentoring and teaching MBA students. She has plethora of publications for national and international journals. She is also an Editorial Board member for Academic Journal of Anthropological Studies and Review Editor for Frontiers in Tropical Diseases.