MS. SHARLENE J. CHICHGAR

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, WORLD BANK INDIA

Ms. Chichgar serves as a Senior Environmental Specialist at World Bank India. She has been working in the area of environment, water resources and climate change for 9 years, providing investment, analytical and advisory services.

DR. V.L. KUMAR

HEAD OF PHARMACOLOGY, AIIMS - NEW DELHI

Dr. Kumar is a Professor and Head of the Pharmacology department at AIIMS-New Delhi. Her research interests include the anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory mechanisms of drugs and botanicals and molecular biology of steroid receptors, regulation of receptors and its relevance in hormone dependent cancers. She is also the Chief of the National Poison Information Centre (NPIC),…

DR. VINAY KUMAR KHANNA

CHIEF SCIENTIST, SYSTEMS TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT, CSIR-IITR

Dr. Khanna has over 35 years experience and specialises in the nervous/cephalic system related effects of lead poisoning, among other heavy metals. He is the Secretary HQ of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences and has published extensively in national and international journals.

DR. SACHIN GUPTA

SENIOR ADVISOR (MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH), UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Gupta is a public health professional with an advanced degree in public health (MPH in Tropical Health from School of Population Health University of Queensland, Australia), over 20 years experience and wide exposure in varied settings – Government, Bilateral / Multilateral and Non Government Organizations. He has vast xperience in policy formulation, advocacy, project…

MS. PAYDEN

DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVE TO MALDIVES, WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

Ms. Payden has served the World Health Organisation for over 16 years now. She works with the Government of India as well as state governments to help provide guidelines, standards, training and technical assistance in various projects such as hemovigilance, hepatitis control, promotion of digital health etc.

MR. LUIGI D’AQUINO

CHIEF OF HEALTH, UNICEF KENYA

Mr. D’Aquino has nearly 20 years of experience in the international development sector, having contributed to the design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of maternal, newborn and child health policies and programs through either long term assignments (Angola, Cambodia, Sudan, Mozambique), or through short term pieces of technical assistance to numerous countries in Africa and…

DR. HEMALATHA R.

GENERAL MANAGER, MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, YASHODA HOSPITALS; ADVISOR, PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION INDIA EX-DIRECTOR, ICMR- NIN

Dr. Hemalatha, a nutrition researcher with a medical background, specializes in the critical field of maternal and child health and nutrition. Her extensive work, comprising clinical and fundamental studies, has yielded valuable insights into the pivotal role of nutrition and gut bacteria in growth and development, endotoxemia, inflammation, insulin resistance, and lipid profiles. One of…

MS. DEBANJANA

COUNTRY DIRECTOR, PURE EARTH INDIA

DR. INDU BHUSHAN

FOUNDING PRESIDENT, I-LEAP AND FORMER CEO, AYUSHMAN BHARAT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Dr Indu Bhushan is a former Indian bureaucrat and economist. He was the first CEO of Ayushman Bharat, an Indian government agency providing national healthcare coverage to the low-income population of the country. His career spans over 40 years and across a multitude of sectors. He received his B.Tech from IIT-BHU and his Postgraduate Diploma…