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SUMMIT
विमर्श
23rd & 24th May 2025
30th& 31st July 2025
Come and be a part of the BFI network, one of SouthEast Asia’s largest platforms driving biomedical innovation
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Bridging Science and Innovation for Better Healthcare
i3 Summit “विमर्श” is a two-day event dedicated to exploring the intersection of healthcare, biomedical innovation, and emerging technologies.
It brings together visionary industry leaders, renowned scientists, leading medical colleges, and top funding organizations — all under one roof.
The why of the
Summit
Access Unmatched Funding
Tap into opportunities from a ₹1500 crore biomedical innovation pool to scale your ideas.
Engage with top journalists
in a dialogue to explore strategies for elevating science in mainstream media.
Connect with Powerhouses
Network with industry leaders, top scientists, doctors, NGO and funders to collaborate and shape transformative healthcare solutions.
Pitch Breakthrough Ideas
 To spotlight innovative, collaborative biomedical ideas through dynamic attendee pitches. Top projects will receive funding and support from BFI
The Countdown to Innovation has begun
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Who You’ll Meet
Padmashri
Prof. Dr Balram Bhargava
Former Director General, Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR)
Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anusandhan
National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Dr. Premila Mohan (TBC)
Program Director, Partnerships for Accelerated
Innovation and Research (PAIR) at Anusandhan
National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mittal
IAS(Retd)
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of
Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee
MD, Wadhwani Foundation
Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran
Executive Director and Practice Head, LKS
Dr.Ashish lele
Director, CSIR-NCL
Dr. Radha Rangarajan
Director, CSIR-CDRI
Dr. G. Karthikeyan
Executive Director, THSTI
Dr. Anant Bhan
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
Global Health Researcher and Adjunct Professor
at Yenepoya, Deemed to be University
Dr. Nikhil Agarwal
Managing Director, Foundation for Innovation and
Technology Transfer (FITT)
Dr. Geetha Manjunath
CEO and CTO, Niramai Health Analytix
Mr. Neeraj Jain
Country Director – India, Director Growth
Operations – Asia, Middle East & Europe, PATH
Dr. Souvik Maiti
Director, CSIR-IGIB, Delhi
Dr. Anil Wali
CEO, BITS BioCyTiH Foundation
Prof Deepu Philip
Professor in Charge, Startup Incubation and
Innovation Centre, IIT – Kanpur
Dr. Nalam Madhusudhana Rao
CEO, Atal Incubation Centre-Centre for Cellular
and Molecular Biology (AIC-CCMB)
Dr.Sanjay Sarin
CEO, IKP Knowledge Park.
Dr. Viswanadham Duppatla
Vice President, IKP Knowledge Park
Ms. Shilpy Kochhar
Head Business Development & Communication,
BIRAC
Ms. Shreya Malik
Program Head – Life Sciences, Wadhwani
Innovation Network, Wadhwani Foundation
Ms. Naghma Saher
Senior Consulting Editor, NDTV
Mr. Pallava Bagla
Science editor, NDTV
Padmashri
Prof. Dr Balram Bhargava
Former Director General, Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR)
Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anusandhan
National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Dr. Premila Mohan (TBC)
Program Director, Partnerships for Accelerated
Innovation and Research (PAIR) at Anusandhan
National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mittal
IAS(Retd)
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of
Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee
MD, Wadhwani Foundation
Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran
Executive Director and Practice Head, LKS
Dr.Ashish lele
Director, CSIR-NCL
Dr. Radha Rangarajan
Director, CSIR-CDRI
Dr. G. Karthikeyan
Executive Director, THSTI
Dr. Anant Bhan
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
Global Health Researcher and Adjunct Professor
at Yenepoya, Deemed to be University
Dr. Nikhil Agarwal
Managing Director, Foundation for Innovation and
Technology Transfer (FITT)
Dr. Geetha Manjunath
CEO and CTO, Niramai Health Analytix
Mr. Neeraj Jain
Country Director – India, Director Growth
Operations – Asia, Middle East & Europe, PATH
Dr. Souvik Maiti
Director, CSIR-IGIB, Delhi
Dr. Jitendra Kumar
Managing Director, Biotechnology Industry
Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
Prof. Ramgopal Rao
Vice Chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology and
Science (BITS) Pilani
Dr. Sindura Ganapathi
Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor
Ms. Shilpa Nag (IAS)
Deputy Commissioner, Chamarajanagar district,
Karnataka
Dr. Vijay Chandru
Co-founder and Chairman,CrisprBits
Ms. Cynthia McCaffrey
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India
Representative
Ms. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay
Chairman & Managing Director,
IKP Knowledge Park.
Dr. Vinay Nandicoori
Director, CSIR-CCMB
Dr. Satya Prakash Dash
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
President of Strategy, Partnerships & Acceleration,
Bigtech; Founding and Former Head of Strategy,
BIRAC
Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)
Dr. Premnath Venugopalan
Founding Director, Venture Center
Dr. Anand Anandkumar
CEO and Managing Director, Bugworks
Ms. Laina Emmanuel
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
BrainSightAI
Prof. Sunil Bhand
Senior Professor, BITS Pilani
KK Birla Goa Campus
Dr. R K Shandil
Director, FNDR
Sh. Piyush Mishra
Chief Operating Officer, Startup Incubation and
Innovation Centre, IIT – Kanpur
Dr. Ramjee Pallela
Chief Operating Officer, AIC-CCMB
Dr. Sridhar Ramanathan
CEO, IKP EDEN & Senior Vice President,
IKP Knowledge Park
Mr. Ankit Saxena
Director, DS Centre of Entrepreneurship
Foundation for Innovation and Technology
Transfer (FITT)
Ms. Shivanshi Kapoor
Program Manager – Strategy, Partnerships and
Communications, PATH
Dr. Manbeena Chawla
Executive Editor, BioSpectrum India & Asia
Mr. Amitabh Sinha
Deputy Editor, The Indian Express
Dr. Nidhi Thakur
Team Lead- One Health Mission PMU, Office of
the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government
of India
Dr. Jitendra Kumar
Managing Director, Biotechnology Industry
Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
Prof. Ramgopal Rao
Vice Chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology and
Science (BITS) Pilani
Dr. Sindura Ganapathi
Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor
Ms. Shilpa Nag (IAS)
Deputy Commissioner, Chamarajanagar district,
Karnataka
Dr. Vijay Chandru
Co-founder and Chairman,CrisprBits
Ms. Cynthia McCaffrey
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India
Representative
Ms. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay
Chairman & Managing Director, IKP Knowledge Park.
Dr. Vinay Nandicoori
Director, CSIR-CCMB
Dr. Satya Prakash Dash
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
President of Strategy, Partnerships & Acceleration,
Bigtech; Founding and Former Head of Strategy,
BIRAC
Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director, Centre
for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)
Dr. Premnath Venugopalan
Founding Director, Venture Center
Dr. Anand Anandkumar
CEO and Managing Director, Bugworks
Ms. Laina Emmanuel
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
BrainSightAI
Prof. Sunil Bhand
Senior Professor, BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus
Padmashri
Prof. Dr Balram Bhargava
Former Director General, Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR)
Dr. Jitendra Kumar
Managing Director, Biotechnology Industry
Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anusandhan
National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Prof. Ramgopal Rao
Vice Chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology and
Science (BITS) Pilani
Dr. Premila Mohan (TBC)
Program Director, Partnerships for Accelerated
Innovation and Research (PAIR) at Anusandhan
National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Dr. Sindura Ganapathi
Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mittal
IAS(Retd)
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of
Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Shilpa Nag (IAS)
Deputy Commissioner, Chamarajanagar district,
Karnataka
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee
MD, Wadhwani Foundation
Dr. Vijay Chandru
Co-founder and Chairman,CrisprBits
Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran
Executive Director and Practice Head, LKS
Ms. Cynthia McCaffrey
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India
Representative
Dr.Ashish lele
Director, CSIR-NCL
Ms. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay
Chairman & Managing Director, IKP Knowledge Park.
Dr. Radha Rangarajan
Director, CSIR-CDRI
Dr. Vinay Nandicoori
Director, CSIR-CCMB
Dr. G. Karthikeyan
Executive Director, THSTI
Dr. Satya Prakash Dash
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
President of Strategy, Partnerships & Acceleration,
Bigtech; Founding and Former Head of Strategy,
BIRAC
Dr. Anant Bhan
Senior Advisor, Blockchain For Impact (BFI);
Global Health Researcher and Adjunct Professor
at Yenepoya, Deemed to be University
Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director, Centre
for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)
Dr. Nikhil Agarwal
Managing Director, Foundation for Innovation and
Technology Transfer (FITT)
Dr. Premnath Venugopalan
Founding Director, Venture Center
Dr. Geetha Manjunath
CEO and CTO, Niramai Health Analytix
Dr. Anand Anandkumar
CEO and Managing Director, Bugworks
Mr. Neeraj Jain
Country Director – India, Director Growth
Operations – Asia, Middle East & Europe, PATH
Ms. Laina Emmanuel
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
BrainSightAI
Dr. Souvik Maiti
Director, CSIR-IGIB, Delhi
Prof. Sunil Bhand
Senior Professor, BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus
Dr. Anil Wali
CEO, BITS BioCyTiH Foundation
Dr. R K Shandil
Director, FNDR
Prof Deepu Philip
Professor in Charge, Startup Incubation and
Innovation Centre, IIT – Kanpur
Sh. Piyush Mishra
Chief Operating Officer, Startup Incubation and
Innovation Centre, IIT – Kanpur
Dr. Nalam Madhusudhana Rao
CEO, Atal Incubation Centre-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (AIC-CCMB)
Dr. Ramjee Pallela
Chief Operating Officer, AIC-CCMB
Dr.Sanjay Sarin
CEO, IKP Knowledge Park.
Dr. Sridhar Ramanathan
CEO, IKP EDEN & Senior Vice President, IKP Knowledge Park
Dr. Viswanadham Duppatla
Vice President, IKP Knowledge Park
Mr. Ankit Saxena
Director, DS Centre of Entrepreneurship
Foundation for Innovation and Technology
Transfer (FITT)
Ms. Shilpy Kochhar
Head Business Development & Communication,
BIRAC
Ms. Shivanshi Kapoor
Program Manager – Strategy, Partnerships and
Communications, PATH
Ms. Shreya Malik
Program Head – Life Sciences, Wadhwani
Innovation Network, Wadhwani Foundation
Dr. Manbeena Chawla
Executive Editor, BioSpectrum India & Asia
Ms. Naghma Saher
Senior Consulting Editor, NDTV
Mr. Amitabh Sinha
Deputy Editor, The Indian Express
Mr. Pallava Bagla
Science editor, NDTV
Dr. Nidhi Thakur
Team Lead- One Health Mission PMU, Office of
the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government
of India
Dr.Ashish lele
Director, CSIR-NCL
Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran
Executive Director and Practice Head, LKS
Prof. Ramgopal Rao
VC, BITS Pilani
Dr. Vinay Nandicoori
Director, CSIR-CCMB
Dr. Premnath Venugopalan
Founding Director, Venture Center
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee
MD, Wadhwani Foundation
Dr. Anil Wali
CEO, BITS BioCyTiH Foundation
Dr. G. Karthikeyan
Executive Director, THSTI
Prof. Sunil Bhand
Senior Professor, BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus
Dr. Geetha Manjunath
CEO and CTO, Niramai Health Analytix
Dr. R K Shandil
Director, FNDR
Dr. Radha Rangarajan
Director, CSIR-CDRI
Dr. Ramjee Pallela
Chief Operating Officer, AIC-CCMB
Ms.Laina Emmanuel
Co-founder and CEO, BrainSightAI
Dr. Souvik Maiti
Director, CSIR-IGIB, Delhi
Dr. Sindura Ganapathi
Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor
Dr.Sanjay Sarin
CEO, IKP Knowledge Park.
Dr. Pramod Viswanath
Forrest G. Hamrick Professor in Engineering, Princeton
Dr. Viswanadham Duppatla
Vice President, IKP Knowledge Park
Dr. Vijay Chandru
Co-founder and Chairman,CrisprBits
Dr. Sridhar Ramanathan
CEO, IKP EDEN & Senior Vice President, IKP Knowledge Park
Dr.Sanjay Sarin
CEO, IKP Knowledge Park.
Dr.Ashish lele
Director, CSIR-NCL
Ms.Laina Emmanuel
Co-founder and CEO, BrainSightAI
Dr.Sanjay Sarin
CEO, IKP Knowledge Park.
Dr.Ashish lele
Director, CSIR-NCL
Ms.Laina Emmanuel
Co-founder and CEO, BrainSightAI
Dr.Ashish lele
Director, CSIR-NCL
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