BW Healthcare Excellence Summit 2026 to focus on emerging healthcare leaders in India

India’s healthcare leadership ecosystem is set to gather for one of the sector’s most influential industry platforms as the 9th Edition of the BW Healthcare Excellence Summit & Awards 2026 takes place on 15th May 2026 at Taj MG Road Bengaluru.

Positioned as a premier knowledge-led platform, the summit will bring together leading healthcare decision-makers, hospital leaders, innovators, investors, clinicians, health-tech pioneers, diagnostic leaders, and healthcare marketers from across the country to deliberate on the future of healthcare leadership in India. Click here to block your seats

With the theme, Shaping the Future of Healthcare Leadership in India, this year’s edition will focus on addressing the operational, clinical, technological, and leadership challenges currently reshaping the healthcare ecosystem. Through keynote sessions, panel discussions, and fireside conversations, the summit will examine how healthcare institutions can scale sustainably while strengthening trust, innovation, affordability, governance, and patient-centricity.

As India’s healthcare system undergoes rapid transformation driven by digital innovation, investment momentum, policy evolution, and rising patient expectations, the summit aims to serve as a strategic platform for cross-sector dialogue and actionable leadership insights.

A Distinguished Line-Up of Industry Leaders

The summit will feature an influential roster of  speakers representing hospitals, healthcare delivery, diagnostics, med-tech, investment, and digital health, including:

Dr B S Ajaikumar – Founder & Chairman, HCG
Viren Shetty – Executive Vice Chairman & Director, Narayana Health
Srinivasan Mani – Deputy General Manager – Sales & Marketing (Scroll & Screw Chillers), Blue Star
Raj Gore – Operating Partner, Advent
Vedam Ramprasad – CEO, MedGenome
Abhishek Yadav – Managing Director, Quadria Capital
Dinesh Madhavan – President – Group Oncology & International, Apollo Hospitals
Dr Uma Nambiar – CEO, IISc Medical School Foundation
Dr Thuppil Venkatesh – QIMPRO 2024 Platinum Awardee under Healthcare, Lead Man of India, Medical Diagnostic India
Dr Kamini A Rao – Director, Medline Academics
Dr Mohan Keshavamurthy – Principal Director – Renal Sciences, Fortis Hospitals Bengaluru
Dr Pragnya Chigurupati – Consultant Surgeon – Breast Services, AIG Hospitals
Hitanshu Shah – Chief Financial Officer, Lupin Digital Health

This distinguished gathering reflects the breadth of healthcare transformation underway in India from hospital excellence and medical research to diagnostics, private equity, digital platforms, and healthcare infrastructure.

Recognising Excellence Through the BW Healthcare Excellence Awards 2026

The summit will culminate with the 9th Edition of the BW Healthcare Excellence Awards 2026, which will recognise institutions and organisations that have delivered measurable impact, innovation, operational excellence, and leadership across the healthcare spectrum.

The awards honour hospitals, diagnostic chains, healthcare platforms, public health institutions, med-tech companies, health-tech innovators, and healthcare marketing agencies that have established industry benchmarks through transformative initiatives and outcomes.

Winners have been selected through a rigorous evaluation process led by an eminent jury panel comprising distinguished healthcare leaders and experts from across the sector.

Esteemed Jury Panel

The jury for the 2026 awards includes:

Dr. Anupam Sachdeva, Chairman – Department of Pediatrics & Director, Paediatric Haemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
Dr. Thuppil Venkatesh, QIMPRO 2024 Platinum Awardee (Healthcare), Lead Man of India, Medical Diagnostic India
Dr. Sunil Khetarpal, Deputy Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers (India) – AHPI
Prof. Dr. Ravi Wankhedkar, Professor of Surgery & Head of Colo Proctology, SBH Govt. Medical College, Dhule; Chairman, IMA NAT Health Scheme
Dr. Arun Gupta, President, Delhi Medical Council (2015–2025); Founder, Medical Negligence Chambers; National Vice President, Legal Cell, Indian Medical Association
Abhishek Yadav, Managing Director, Quadria Capital
Dr. Uma Nambiar, CEO, IISc Medical School Foundation
Raj Gore, Operating Partner - Advent
Dr Sandeep Vohra, Founder & CEO, Optimann & Renowned Psychiatrist
Building the Future of Indian Healthcare Leadership

As India strengthens its position as both a healthcare delivery powerhouse and a global innovation hub, the BW Healthcare Excellence Summit & Awards 2026 is expected to spotlight the strategic leadership, institutional resilience, and collaborative thinking required to define the next era of healthcare excellence.

By bringing together policymakers, providers, investors, technologists, and institutional leaders under one platform, the summit seeks to move beyond dialogue toward shaping practical, scalable, and future-ready healthcare leadership for India.