Healthcare Futures Forum
A closed-door multi-stakeholder dialogue bringing together policymakers, academicians, healthcare providers, and industry leaders to discuss the future of Allied & Healthcare in India.
As technology, new models of care, and changing patient needs reshape the healthcare landscape, building a workforce with the right skills, training, and industry exposure will be critical to India’s next phase of healthcare growth.
Against this backdrop, Virohan and India House are bringing together stakeholders at the Healthcare Futures Forum - a closed-door roundtable in New Delhi to explore the future of healthcare and the growing role of Allied & Healthcare Professionals.
The dialogue will examine how Technology & Al, the Healthcare Workforce of the Future, and Systemic Preparedness can come together to shape a future-ready healthcare system.
Participants
Government & Policy Regulators
Mr. Kamal Pant
Chairperson UPSAHC
Dr. Prasad VG
Member, NCAHP, Associate Professor & Program Coordinator, Centre for Allied Health Sciences, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Mr. Ashish Kumar Jha
Member, UPSAHC & Director, Composite Regional Centre (CRC), Varanasi, DEPwD, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.
Mr. Mohammad Mohsin
Principal Secretary, Medical Education. Karnataka
Mr. Hari Kumar Ragi
NCAHP Dialysis Curriculum Member, General Secretary, Indian Association of Dialysis Technologists, Senior Dialysis Tech and Faculty, Joint Secretary, JMFTI
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Prof. (Dr.) R.K. Sharma
Member, Uttar Pradesh SCAHP, Professor Emeritus, Santosh Deemed University
Mr. Gurvinder Singh Wadhawan
NCAHP Curriculum Task Force (Radiotherapy Technology) Chief Coordinator Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institue & Research Centre
Healthcare Organizations
Dr. Anant Pandhare
President, AIIMS, Nagpur
Dr. Arjun Dang
Chief Executive Officer, & Partner, Dang's Lab
Mr. Kabir Mahajan
Chief Operating Officer, Mahajan Imaging & Labs
Dr. Ravi Gaur
Chair Medical Advisory Committee, Oncquest Labs
Dr. Saarthak Bakshi
Chief Executive Officer, Risaa IVF
Ms. Ojaswini Kapoor
Chief Executive Officer, Bloom IVF
Dr. Sandeep Bansal
Ex-Director Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital
Ms. Megha Gupta
Head HR, Fortis Escorts
Dr. Monika Prabhakar
Group Head, Operations National & International Labs
Mr. Kuldeep Rawat
AVP HR, Redcliffe Labs
Academia
Dr. Rajiv Yeravedkar
Provost Symbiosis International University
Dr. Santosh Bharadwaj
Senior Health Advisor, Associate Dean, School of Healthcare, Rishihood University, Advisor to State Health Systems Resource Center, Chhattisgarh
Dr. Amitabh Ranjan
Registrar, Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)
Dr. Debmalya Bhattacharya
Pro Vice Chancellor, MIT Shillong
Prof. (Dr.) Saahil Arora
Dean, School of Healthcare and Allied Sciences, G.D. Goenka University
Prof. SA Khan
Head, Department of Physiotherapy, Dean, SAHSR, Jamia Hamdard
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Ms. Poonam Narang
Director, Prof. GB Pant Institute, Ex Dean . (Radiology)
Dr. Pradeeba Sridar
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Sciences & Technology IIT Madras
Dr. Dinesh Kalyanasundaram
Associate Professor, Bio medical Engineering, IITD
Dr. Kalidas Chavan Dattatraya
Dean, ESIC Medical College
Dr. Vani Narula
Professor, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia
Industry
Dr. Narin Sehgal
Secretary, Delhi State Chapter, Association of Healthcare Providers India (AHPI)
Dr. Suhas Deshmukh
Ex-Director, National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Dr. Sudha Chandrashekharan
Advisor, Health System Transformation Platform, Tata Trusts, Senior Advisor, Urban Health & State Lead, Odisha & Karnataka, HSTP
Dr. Shubnum Singh
Principal Advisor Health Policy, Confederation Of Indian Industry (CII)
Mr. Ravi Rathod
Advisor (Health), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr. Sarthak Thapliyal
Senior Team Lead, Foundation for Economic Development (FED)
Key Discussion Themes
01
Technology, AI & the Future of Healthcare
• AI, automation, diagnostics and MedTech are reshaping healthcare delivery.
• The discussion will examine how AHPs and education systems must adapt to these emerging technologies.02
People - The Healthcare Workforce of the Future
• India’s growing healthcare demand calls for a larger, more skilled and distributed workforce.
• The discussion will explore how AHP demand, education, skilling and career pathways must evolve.03
Systemic Preparedness - Architecture for a Future-Ready System
• A future-ready healthcare workforce depends on institutions and systems that can enable its growth.
• The discussion will explore how education, clinical capacity, regulation and national frameworks must evolve to support quality, safety and scale.
Purpose of the Dialogue
The roundtable seeks to:
AHP Workforce Evolution
Examine the evolving role of Allied & Healthcare Professionals (AHPs) in building a future-ready healthcare workforce.
Changing Healthcare Landscape
Explore how technology, education, policy and changing models of care will reshape workforce demand, and what academia, and employers need to do in response.
Regulatory Alignment
Identify gaps between regulatory intent and on-ground implementation.
System Roadmap
Surface actionable insights on workforce readiness and institutional capacity and contribute to a structured national reference report.
Past Events
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Padma Health Conclave
19th August, 2026
India International Centre, New Delhi
Dialogue Room - Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable
Allied & Healthcare for Viksit Bharat 2047
13th March 2026Constitution Club of India, New Delhi
Dialogue Room - Panel Discussion
Role of Allied & Healthcare in Viksit Bharat 2047
3rd February, 2026AIIMS, Nagpur
About Virohan
With nearly a decade of advancing Allied & Healthcare education, Virohan partners with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to strengthen industry - aligned AHP programs through industry expertise, technology enabled learning and practical training.
Virohan is also actively involved in policy conversations with NCAHP, contributing to the evolving landscape of Allied & Healthcare education and workforce development.
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