Programme
Symbiosis SolixEmpower Tech Conclave 2026
10 December 2026 · Day 1DAY 1 | THURSDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2026
8:00–9:00 AM
LOGISTICS
Networking breakfast and check-in
9:00–9:45 AM
CEREMONY
Inauguration and Welcome Address
Provost, FoMHS, SIU
President, Solix Technologies
Chancellor, SIU
9:45–10:15 AM
KEYNOTE
AI-Ready People – Knowledge in the New Age
Dr R. Raman, Vice Chancellor, SIU
10:15–10:45 AM
KEYNOTE
Big Data in Healthcare from a Physician’s Perspective
Dr Shiv Kumar Sarin
10:45–11:00 AM
TEA BREAK
11:00–11:30 AM
KEYNOTE
Generative AI in Global Health
Assoc Prof Liu Nan – Duke-NUS
11:30 AM–12:00 PM
KEYNOTE
Trust By Design: Ethics, transparency and explainability in Healthcare AI
Dr Ning Yiling, Duke-NUS
12:00–12:50 PM
PANEL
AI-Ready Governance: Data Governance / Assurance / QA with Application Knowledge Graph
Solix team (Mr Mark L)
12:50–1:30 PM
KEYNOTE AND SESSION
MedTech Innovation Ecosystem in India, and reveal of hackathon rules of team formation
Dr Dasmit Singh
1:30–2:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK
2:00–2:50 PM
PANEL
Beyond Efficiency: How Agentic AI Creates Enterprise Value Across Pharma and Other Industry Workflows
2:50–3:40 PM
PANEL
Building a Resilient Agentic Foundation for Enterprises
3:40–4:00 PM
TEA BREAK
4:00–4:50 PM
PANEL
AI and data preservation
4:50–5:00 PM
CEREMONY
Day 1 closing
DAY 2 | FRIDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2026
8:00–9:00 AM
LOGISTICS
Networking breakfast and check-in
9:00–9:30 AM
KEYNOTE
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Overview of the Largest Digital Public Health Infrastructure in the World
Dr Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, NHA
9:30–10:30 AM
PANEL
Managing Large Healthcare Data Systems
Moderator: Dr Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, CTO, Asia Healthcare
Panelist: Dr B. Sridhar
Panelist: Maj Gen Atul Kotwal Holdings; former Group CIO, Apollo Hospitals
10:30–11:20 AM
KEYNOTE
Cost effectiveness in healthcare innovation
Dr Kavita Rajshekhar
11:20–11:30 AM
TEA BREAK
11:30 AM–12:00 PM
KEYNOTE
Future of Drug Toxicity Testing
Dr Rahul Gupta, Director, GATC Health
12:00–12:30 PM
KEYNOTE
Organ-on-chips: applications in disease modelling, drug discovery and precision medicine
Dr Donald E. Ingber, Harvard University
12:30–1:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK
1:00–1:30 PM
KEYNOTE
How AI Improves Patient Flow in a Busy Hospital
Dr Rakesh Kalapala, VP & Director, Centre for AI and Innovation, AIG Hospitals
1:30–2:00 PM
PANEL
AI in Clinical Outcomes: applications for improving clinical outcomes
Moderator: Dr Ashlesha Kelkar
Panelist: Dr Keerthi Vijayan, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
Dr Gp Capt Abdul Raheem (HOD Radiology, AFMC)
Panelist: Dr Vijay Raghavan, High Fidelity Simulations, Global Surgical Institute
Dr Sudha Jasmine Rajan (CMC Vellore)
2:00–2:30 PM
KEYNOTE
AI Revolution in Robotic Surgery
Dr Mohit Bhandari
2:30–3:00 PM
DEBATE
AI in Medical Education: Boon or Bane?
Moderator: Dr Arun Jamkar
For: Dr Avinash Supe
Against: Dr (Brig.) Suman Kumar Pramanik, AFMC
3:00–3:10 PM
TEA BREAK
3:10–4:00 PM
PANEL
How Technology is Disrupting the Medical Education Landscape
Moderator: Dr AVS Suresh, NBEMS National Convenor
Panelist: Dr Y. K. Gupta
Panelist: Dr Adith Chinnaswami, Co-founder and COO, MediSim VR
Panelist: Dr Sumer Sethi, Founder, DAMS and eMedicoz
4:00–4:45 PM
PANEL
From Idea to Product
Moderator: Dr Saptarishi Ghosh
Evening
LOGISTICS
Networking dinner
DAY 3 | SATURDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2026
8:00–9:00 AM
LOGISTICS
Networking breakfast and check-in
9:00–9:30 AM
KEYNOTE
Novel Drug Delivery Vehicles
Prof. Alejandro Sosnik, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
9:30–10:00 AM
KEYNOTE
New technology for assessing foetal wellbeing (OMEGA project)
Dr Jana M. Kainerstorfer
10:00–11:45 AM
SESSION
Hackathon presentations, judging and evaluation (top 5 teams)
Student teams and jury. Dr Dasmit Singh, Lead Mentor and Jury Chair.
11:45 AM–12:00 PM
TEA BREAK
12:00–1:00 PM
CEREMONY
Valedictory & Award Ceremony
Dr Aravind Ranade, Director, National Innovation Foundation
Dr M Srinivas, Member (Health), NITI Aayog; former Director, AIIMS Delhi
1:00–1:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK