VCCircle Healthcare Investment Summit 2012, one of the flagship events under the VCCircle umbrella, will attract 300+ industry participants including top healthcare entrepreneurs, in addition to Partners/CEOs of leading Private Equity and Venture Capital funds tomorrow at ITC Grand Central, Mumbai. The forum now in its fourth edition has been a huge success in the industry bringing together the who’s who of the industry under one roof.
Here is preview what the whole day agenda debates and discusses on the Indian healthcare industry:
AGENDA
10:00am - 11:00am
Panel I: Investing In Indian Healthcare - Past experiences & lessons for the future
Why rapidly changing customer aspirations & growing awareness of healthcare needs along with rising disposable income & insurance covers are making Indian Healthcare sector attractive for investments? Which are the emerging sectors that will drive growth in the sector? Is investing in Indian healthcare infrastructure a winning proposition -- will it lure private equity investors?
Monika Sood - President & CEO, Feedback Infrastructure (Moderator)
Dr. A Velumani - CMD, Thyrocare Technologies Ltd
Dr. Vikram Chhatwal - Operating Partner, Advent International
Dr Amit Varma – Managing Director - Healthcare, Religare Enterprises Limited
Dr. Om Manchanda – CEO, Dr. Lal PathLabs Pvt. Ltd
Niten Malhan – MD, Warburg Pincus India Pvt. Ltd
11:00am - 11:30am
Entrepreneur Interview
Dr. N.Krishna Reddy - CEO, Care Hospitals Group:
Shrija Agrawal - Associate Editor, VCCircle (Interviewer)
11:30am - 11:45am
Tea & Networking
11:45am - 12:45pm
Panel II: Multispecialty Tertiary Care – What is the road ahead
High fixed operating costs & slower build-up of occupancy is resulting in operating losses in initial years for multi-specialty clinics -- is there a way & how can we innovate? Higher Capex, higher obsolescence of medical equipment along with higher human resources expenditure -- can we make tertiary care affordable in India? Are hospital chains focusing on untapped opportunities -- underserved segments along with various geographies?
Abhay Pandey - MD, Sequoia Capital India (Moderator)
Shravan Talwar - CEO, Moolchand Healthcare
Dr. K Ravindranath - Chairman & MD, Global Hospitals Group
Siddharth Dhondiyal - Director, India Value Fund Advisors
Shyam Powar – Director, Allegro Advisors Pvt Ltd
12:45pm - 2:00pm
Lunch & Networking
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel III: Single Specialty – Emerging business models
What are the emerging single specialty plays? Status check on eye care, dental care, oncology, fertility clinics, dialysis, orthopedic centers and daycare surgeries, cardiac and cancer clinics. A good business model with higher margins and less investment with entrepreneur's clear vision are fast attracting attention of investors. Will we see the emergence of a new breed of entrepreneurs backed by venture capital & private equity funds?
Ben Mathias - Executive Director, NEA (Moderator)
Dr. Amit Sachdeva - Director, Axiss Dental Pvt. Ltd
Avinash Ojha - President & COO, RG Stone Hospital
Sanjay Arte - Partner, India Value Fund Advisors
Shrenik M Khasgiwala - Director, Brand Capital
Rajat Goel – CEO, Eye-Q Vision Pvt. Ltd.
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Entrepreneur Story I:
Dr. G.S.K Velu, MD, Trivitron Healthcare, will make an address on:
- The company’s early days and business model
- Significant milestones
- Growth path and projections
- How it raised private equity funding and scaled
Dr. G.S.K Velu, MD, Trivitron Healthcare
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Tea & Networking
3:45pm - 4:15pm
Entrepreneur Story II:
Shriram Vijayakumar - MD & Founder, DaVita NephroLife will make an address on:
- The company’s early days and business model
- Significant milestones
- Growth path and projections
- How it raised private equity funding and scaled
Shriram Vijayakumar - MD & Founder, DaVita NephroLife
4:15pm - 5:15pm
Panel IV: Delivering patient centric healthcare
Why India lacks in delivering patient centric healthcare- what can be done? Can we establish a right doctor- patient engagement model to make it more rational, cost-effective and efficient? Scouting for right medical practitioners still remains a big dilemma- will it change? Overcoming challenges in patient centric healthcare & delivery networks- perspective from medical professionals. How can technology aid this cause?
Amit Mookim - Partner, National Industry Head – Healthcare, KPMG (Moderator)
Viren Shetty - Director, Narayana Hrudayalaya
Manish Makharia - ED-Investments, TVS Capital Funds Limited
Dr. Praneet Kumar – CEO, Dr. B L Kapur Memorial Hospital
Dr. Anand Ashok Shroff – Director, Shroff Eyecare
5:15pm - 5:20pm
Concluding Remarks
5:30pm onwards
VCCircle Unwind
A zone for informal networking and establishing contacts with entrepreneurs and investors over cocktails
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