Smart MedTech | SEMICON India

12 Sept 2024, Thursday | 09:30 - 11:30 Hrs

Location: IEML, Level 2, Hall 2, Conference Room 3

Transforming Global Healthcare with India's MedTech Innovations Powered by Semiconductors and AI

India's rapid economic growth is projected to make it the third-largest economy this decade and the second largest by 2050. With a large young population requiring high-quality healthcare, India must find innovative ways to provide access at an affordable cost to match outcomes of the Global North.

This session explores the immense potential of India's MedTech innovation ecosystem, supported by the convergence of the industry, government, and academia. As India embarks on ambitious initiatives to build a semiconductor industry and become an AI powerhouse, the focus is on how advancements in semiconductors and AI are transforming healthcare by providing high-volume, cost-effective, and accessible solutions at the community level.

The session will outline India's role in placing semiconductors at the heart of MedTech to achieve accessible, impactful, and sustainable healthcare for everyone globally. It will bring together key stakeholders to plan a path forward and identify immediate priorities as well as investment and partnership opportunities.

Co-Organizers

Time	Program
09:30	Keynote session Chair- Dr Nandini Tandon, Venture Capitalist, Silicon Valley; Co-founder, Indus Setu Foundation
09:30 - 09:35	Opening Welcome Ajit Manocha, President and CEO, SEMI Vinod Dham, Father of the Pentium Chip
09:35 - 09:40	Opening Speaker: Accelerating Global Health Equity: FDA's Vision Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drugs Administration, Government of the United States of America
09:40 - 09:50	Keynote Speaker: India's Blueprint for the Future of AI and Semiconductor Enabled Healthcare S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
09:50 - 10:10	Interdisciplinary Fireside Chat: Harnessing Public-Private Partnership for Tech-Enabled Health for Al -Dr. Rakesh Bhatnagar, National Science Chair, Jawaharlal Nehru University -Mona Khandhar, Principal Secretary, Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat -Anshuman Tripathi, Member of the National Security Advisory Board -Dr. Chang Yee-Shyi, Executive Director, Taiwan Baojia Health Management International Holdings
	Plenary Panel Chair- Dr. Anurag Mairal, Adjunct Professor of Medicine and the Director, Global Outreach Programs at Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, Stanford University
10:10 - 10:55	Panel Debate: Convergence of MedTech, Semiconductors and AI for Transforming Global Healthcare -Mehnaz Ansari, Senior Regional Representative, South Asia, USTDA -Dr. Stephan Guttowski, Managing Director, Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) -Pankaj Mohindroo, Founder and President, Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA)
10:55 - 11:25	Roundtable Discussion: Innovation, Investment, and Implementation Moderator: -Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Co-founder, DeepTech for Bharat Foundation Panelists: -Dr. Ayesha Chaudhary, India Director, WomenLift Health -Neeraj Jain, Director for Growth, PATH - Asia, the Middle East and Europe (AMEE) -Sunil Singh, Founder & CEO, UnivLabs Technologies Private Limited -Venkatakrishnan S, CTO & Head of R&D, Forus Health
	Closing Remarks
11:25 - 11:30	Next Steps and Wrap up Dr. Nandini Tandon, Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley and Co-Founder, IndusSetu Global Foundation