Dr. Uma Nambiar
CEOIndian Institute of Science Medical School Foundation & Chairperson, DHIA (DHIndia Association)
The Next Decade of Healthcare: What Must Change, What Must Endure
Healthcare is no longer being shaped by technology alone. It is being redefined by how technology, policy, leadership, and clinical excellence come together.
Artificial Intelligence is moving into clinical workflows. Digital infrastructure is becoming foundational. Care is extending beyond hospital walls. Patients expect more connected, personalized, and seamless healthcare experiences.
As India enters the next phase of healthcare transformation, the focus must shift from adoption to execution, from isolated innovation to system-wide impact, and from individual success stories to sustainable change.
The DHN Policy Roundtable | Bengaluru brings together senior healthcare leaders for a focused conversation on the decisions, collaborations, and priorities that will define the next decade of healthcare.
The future of healthcare will not be built by one institution, one technology, or one policy.
It will be shaped through collaboration between hospitals, government, industry, innovators, academia, and the broader healthcare ecosystem.
The DHN Policy Roundtable is designed to facilitate exactly those conversations.
Hosted in a confidential, closed-door setting, the roundtable enables healthcare leaders to openly discuss emerging opportunities, systemic challenges, policy priorities, and practical strategies that can accelerate meaningful transformation across India's healthcare landscape.
Bengaluru stands at the intersection of healthcare, technology, research, and innovation.
With one of India's strongest ecosystems of hospitals, Global Capability Centers, HealthTech startups, AI companies, research institutions, and digital health innovators, the city has become a catalyst for the future of healthcare.
The Bengaluru edition will explore how India can strengthen its position as a global leader in healthcare innovation while building more connected, intelligent, and resilient health systems.
Healthcare is evolving faster than ever before.
Technology will continue to reshape how care is delivered, managed, and experienced. Yet the foundations of great healthcare remain unchanged - trust, clinical excellence, patient safety, accessibility, and compassionate care.
This roundtable will examine how healthcare leaders can embrace transformation while preserving the principles that matter most.
As healthcare moves beyond traditional care settings, organizations must prepare for a future driven by connected care, intelligent systems, predictive insights, and personalized patient experiences.
The discussion will explore how hospitals can build future-ready care models while strengthening operational resilience, workforce readiness, and patient outcomes.
What will define a leading healthcare organization in 2035, and what decisions must leaders make today to build it?
Healthcare innovation is becoming one of the defining economic opportunities of the decade.
India has the talent, capability, and ecosystem to lead the next generation of healthcare innovation - from Artificial Intelligence and digital platforms to globally scalable healthcare products and research.
This discussion will examine how collaboration between providers, government, academia, startups, and industry can position India as a global creator of healthcare innovation.
How can India move from adopting healthcare innovation to creating it at global scale?
The DHN Policy Roundtable is intentionally designed as a focused leadership forum.
Every aspect of the experience encourages meaningful participation, strategic dialogue, and executive networking.
This is not a conference.
It is a leadership conversation where every voice around the table contributes to shaping the future of healthcare.
Indian Institute of Science Medical School Foundation & Chairperson, DHIA (DHIndia Association)
CHARAKA, Centre of Excellence for HealthTech, MedTech, and Assistive Technologies, Govt of Karnataka
Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute
Telemedicine Society of India
Govt of Karnataka
Aster DM Healthcare, India
Somerset Indus Health Fund
Narayana Health
Apollo Hospitals Karnataka
Sagar Hospital
Hosmat Hospitals
HCG
Aster DM Healthcare, India
Medicover Hospital
PwC
Dell
Philips
St John's Medical College and Research Centre
Siemens Healthineers
SeCURE Hospitals
Managing Director, Sales Datanyx
NVIDIA
Sparsh Hospital
The roundtable will convene senior leaders from across India's healthcare ecosystem, including:
CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CMIOs, COOs, Heads of Digital Transformation, Innovation Leaders, Smart Hospital Leaders.
ABDM ecosystem leaders, Mission Directors, Public Health Leaders, Policy Advisors, Government representatives.
HealthTech founders, AI leaders, Digital Health experts, Clinical Informatics leaders, Healthcare IT companies, Cybersecurity leaders, Research institutions, Investors, and ecosystem partners.
The objective of the DHN Policy Roundtable extends beyond dialogue.
The discussions will contribute towards:
The DHN Policy Roundtable is an invitation-only leadership initiative that convenes senior decision-makers to discuss the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of healthcare.
Each edition brings together leaders from hospitals, government, HealthTech, academia, and industry to exchange perspectives, address critical priorities, and foster collaboration that drives meaningful change across the healthcare ecosystem.
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