TALHealthFest 2026

February 16, 2026 | T-Hub, Hyderabad

TALHospitals HealthFest 2026

Dr. Kanwaljeet S. Anand

Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine

Nishith Desai

Founder
Nishith Desai Associates

Mihir Parikh

Strategic Thought Leader
Nishith Desai Associates

Deva Priyakumar

Professor and Dean (R&D)
IIIT Hyderabad

Dr. Sapptarishi Ghosh

CEO
Symbiosis Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SCEI)

Dr. V. K. Sashindran

Dean & Professor of Medicine
Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Symbiosis International

Dr. Krishnaiah Kurapati

Chief Executive Officer
Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute

Dr. Krishnamohan Yarlagadda

Director
Virinchi People's Hospitals

Joe Lancaster

VP Product Management for Enterprise AI
Solix Technologies, Inc

Evita Fernandez

Chairperson
Fernandez Foundation

Vikram Kumar

CEO
Multiplier AI

Mukti Bosco

Founder & Secretary at Healing Fields Foundation
Healing Fields

Anshu Gupta

Founder
Goonj and Gram Swabhimaan

Gopal Garg

Director - Ecosystem & Partnerships, Ashoka ASPIRe
Ashoka

Murali Krishnam

Life Sciences & AI
Solix Technologies, Inc

Uma Aysola

Global Director Communications
ACCESS Health International

Dr. Shiva Raju

Sr. Consultant Physician & Diabetologist
KIMS Hospitals

Sri Vasireddy

Co-Founder & CEO
REAN Foundation

Dr. Purnima Nagaraja

Psychiatrist
Dhrithi Wellness clinic.

Sai Gundavelli

Founder & CEO
Solix Technologies, Inc

Raju Pusapati

Drug Discovery Consultant
Solix Technologies, Inc

Prof. Dr Mallik Singaraju

Senior Consultant Oncologist
American Oncology Institute

Kishore Gadiraju

CEO
TALHospitals

Mahender Pala

Group COO
Omega Hospitals

Dr. Anupama Uppaluri

Chief Doctor
Edvenswa Ayurvedic Hospital

Dhruva Sreenivasa Chakravarthi

Global Chief Operating Officer
Humancare World Wide

Shikhar Prasad

IT Director- AI Compliance
Novartis

Anu Krishna

Founder
HERizon-Aware Women Community

Venkat Kamalakar Bundla

CEO
Marksans Pharma-EU

Uday Saxena

Strategic Co-Founder
Whale Tank Biocatalyst

Matruprasad Priyadarshi

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Advisor & Former Senior Director & General Manager
South Asia - US Pharnacioeia

Deepika T. Grandhi

India Business Development Head
Cleveland Clinic

Ramesh Matur, PhD

Founder and Director
myRNA Therapeutics

Dr. Vishal Govindahari

Vice Chair
PVRI Group of Eye Hospitals

Dr. Chandra Sekhar Manchala

Paediatrician
Malla Reddy Medical College for Women

Dr M S Bala Vidyadhar

Head - Public health & Research
Pushpagiri Eye Foundation

Dr. Raza Ali Khan

Director
Medical Operations and Quality CTSI - South Asia

Dr. Uday Goutam

Managing Director & Chairman
Goutam Neuro Care Hospital
(KPHB and Kompally locations)

Dr. S. Vijay Praveen

Managing Director, Lead ENT Consultant
Meraki ENT International Hospital. Hyderabad

Dr. Annie Thakore

Group Chief Executive Officer
Pranaam hospital

TALHealthFest 2026 Full Agenda

Keynotes & Panel Discussions

09:00 am - 10:00 am

Registrations & Networking

The
Marvel

10:00 am - 10:15 am

Inauguration

N. S. Boseraju, Minister of Minor Irrigation Science & Technology, Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka


The
Marvel

10:15 am - 10:30 am

Welcome Keynote

Sai Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Solix Technologies, Inc.


Kishore Gadiraju, Chief Evangelizing Officer – TALHospitals, Director – Touch-A-Life Foundation, CTO – Solix Technologies, Inc.

The
Marvel

10:30 am - 10:45 am

KEYNOTE

Data Security and Governace


Mark Lee, Chief Product Officer, Solix Technologies, Inc.

The
Marvel

10:45 am - 11:30 am

KEYNOTE

Future of Life


Nishith Desai, Founder, Nishith Desai Associates

Mihir Parikh, Strategic Thought Leader, Nishith Desai Associates

The
Marvel

11:30 am - 11:50 pm

KEYNOTE

Transforming Vaccine R&D: Innovations in mRNA, Conjugate, and Precision Delivery Technologies


Dr Ramesh Matur, PhD, Founder and Director, myRNA Therapeutics

The
Marvel

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

The Real State of Quantum & AI in Healthcare – Trustworthiness, Drug Discovery, Development, Diagnostics and Treatments.


Moderator: Uday Saxena, Strategic Co-Founder, Whale Tank Biocatalyst


Matruprasad Priyadarshi, Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Advisor & Former Senior Director & General Manager - South Asia - US Pharnacioeia

Dr Deva Priyakumar, PhD, Professor – IIIT

Shikhar Prasad, IT Director – AI Compliance, Novartis

Venkat Kamalakar Bundla, CEO, Marksans Pharma – EU

Vikram Kumar, CEO, Multiplier AI

The
Marvel

01:00 pm - 02:00 pm

LUNCH

The
Marvel

02:00 pm - 02:50 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Longevity & Wellness: Transforming Old age care


Moderator: Murali Krishnam, VP of Product Strategy for BioPharma Enterprise AI, SOLIX Technologies, Inc.


Dr Shiva Raju, Sr. Consultant Physician & Diabetologist, KIMS Hospitals

Prof. Dr Mallik Singaraju, Senior Oncologist, Founder, Singaraju Cancer Foundation

Dr. Chandra Sekhar Manchala, MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), Pediatrician, Malla Reddy Medical College for Women, Hyderabad

Dr Mir Raza Ali Khan, Director – Medical Operations and Quality, Multi-Speciality Units and RaaS, Citizens Speciality Hospitals

The
Marvel

03:00 pm - 03:50 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Medical Access: Global Medical Tourism Industry: India’s Strategic Role


Moderator: Dr. Bala Vidyadhar Malladi, Programme Head – Public Health & Research, Pushpagiri Vitreo Retina Institute


Mahender Pala, Group COO, Omega Hospital

Deepika T. Grandhi, India Business Development Head, Cleveland Clinic

Dhruva Sreenivasa Chakravarthi, Global COO, Humancare Worldwide

Dr. Sapptarishi Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, SCEI, Symbiosis Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Dr Annie Thakore, Group CEO, Pranaam Hospitals

The
Marvel

04:00 pm - 04:50 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Mental Health: Beyond Burnout; Digital Mental Health; Breaking Stigma


Moderator: Joe Lancaster, VP of Enterprise AI, Solix Technologies, Inc.


Dr Uday Gautam, Managing Director & Chairman, Goutam Neuro Care Hospitals – KPHB & Kompally

Dr. Vijay Praveen, Managing Director, Lead ENT Consultant, Meraki ENT International Hospital. Hyderabad

Dr. Purnima Nagaraja, Psychiatrist, Dhrithi Wellness clinic.

Anu Krishna, Founder, HERizon – Aware Women’s Community (HAWC)

The
Marvel

05:00 pm - 05:50 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Mental Health: Optimizing Health Span by Leveraging your Lifestyle Choices


Moderator: Raju Pusapati, VP Life Sciences, Solix Technologies, Inc.


Dr. Krishnamohan Yarlagadda, Director, Virinchi People's Hospitals

Dr. Anupama Uppaluri, Chief Doctor, Edvenswa Ayurvedic Hospital

Uma Aysola, Global Director – Communications, ACCESS Health International

Dr. V. K. Sashindran, Dean, Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre

The
Marvel

06:00 pm - 06:50 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Activating Community Changemakers for Healthcare


Moderator: Gopal Garg, Director – Ecosystem & Partnerships, Project ASPIRE-ASHOKA


Evita Fernandez, FRCOG (Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London), Chairperson – Fernandez Foundation; Natural Birthing and Midwifery Champion

Anshu Gupta, Founder – Goonj and Gram Swabhimaan

Mukti Bosco, Founder & Secretary, Healing Fields Foundation

Sri Vasireddy, Co-Founder & CEO, REAN Foundation

The
Marvel

06:50 pm - 07:00 pm

KEYNOTE

By Honourable Minister Sri Sridhar Babu Garu


Minister for ITE&C, Industries & Commerce and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.

The
Marvel

07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

NETWORKING DINNER

The
Marvel

*This Agenda is subject to change

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