Dr Payal Keswarpu is a physician-entrepreneur, with expertise in driving healthcare product innovations and leading multi-talented teams across continents. Several publications and patents on a variety of biomedical and technological issues, for developing innovative solutions for user needs.
 
 
 

Dr Prashanth is an ENT Consultant & Head of Department of ENT at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital and Endoscopic skullbase surgeon at HCG, Bangalore He is a healthcare consultant and Program director at NSRCEL IIM-Bangalore.
 
 
 
 

He is an Oncosurgeon and a TEDx speaker and inventor of the Aum Voice Prosthesis a 1$ speaking device for throat cancer patients – an innovation that has been considered among the 100 global social innovations. He has more than 18 patents filed for his innovations on medical devices, drugs, techniques and theories. International advisor to World Health Organisation Tobacco Free Initiatives.

Dr Naveen is an ENT surgeon and management professional with over 25 years of experience in clinical and healthcare management. He has held a senior management position in a major Oncology Chain of Hospitals, and is a mentor for start-ups in the healthcare industry.
 
 
 
 

With over a decade in the not-for-profit sector, she excels in utilizing technology for scalable, impactful interventions. As a key figure in setting up the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Dayananda Sagar Institutions, she chairs the Startup Committee at Bangalore Chamber of Commerce and contributes to ISBA and TiE Bangalore.
 
 
 
 

As Advisor of Approval Bureau at AICTE HQ in New Delhi, Dr. Ramesh Unnikrishnan oversees higher and technical education regulation in India. From Lecturer to regional leadership, his commitment shapes academic quality and standards.
 
 
 
 

Dr Ravi Nayar is the program lead. He is an ENT surgeon from PGI Chandigarh with extensive academic and research experience in India and abroad. He is passionate about mentoring the next generation of biomedical innovators.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Akanksha graduated from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Education with an M.S. in Medical Devices. She finished her industrial project and internship in quality assurance for medical devices at Boston Scientific Pvt Ltd. She has worked as the COO of a startup called Iota Design & Innovations Lab Pvt Ltd., where she was responsible for commercializing diagnostic devices, determining product-market fit, and making pitches for new technologies.

Founder and Director of HiiiH Innovations Private Limited. He trained at St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore was a Stanford-India Biodesign (SIB) Fellow and holds an MBA degree in Entrepreneurship and Hospital Management.