BW BusinessWorld unveils HealthNext India Summit & Awards

A new flagship platform bringing together the people shaping the future of Indian healthcare, curated by the team behind one of the country’s established healthcare leadership platforms.

BW BusinessWorld has announced the HealthNext India Summit & Awards, a landmark platform bringing together healthcare leaders, policymakers, clinicians, innovators, entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders for a defining conversation on the future of healthcare in India. The flagship gathering will take place on December 1st, 2026 in New Delhi.

Indian healthcare is at a defining moment. From preventive and personalised care to AI, digital health, cybersecurity, medical innovation and changing patient expectations, the forces shaping the sector today extend far beyond traditional healthcare delivery. BWHealthNext India is being created to bring these conversations together and set the agenda for what comes next.

The platform is curated by a team with a proven track record of building influential healthcare leadership platforms. The team was instrumental in conceptualising and delivering a leading healthcare summit and awards platform, incepted in 2021 and successfully run through 2024, bringing together some of the industry's most prominent healthcare leaders.

Now at BW BusinessWorld, the team returns with a larger vision: to create a more expansive, inclusive and future-facing platform for an industry that has itself undergone profound change. BW BusinessWorld HealthNext India will bring perspectives from hospitals and healthcare delivery, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, diagnostics, digital health, health insurance, public health and wellness, alongside policymakers and the medical community.

The summit will address the questions defining healthcare’s next decade, from building a healthier and more resilient India and reimagining healthcare delivery to preventive health, chronic disease management, cybersecurity, AI and emerging technologies, personalised medicine and the future of medicine.

It will also examine a fundamental shift in the healthcare conversation: from healthcare to health. As technology changes how people access information and make health decisions, the platform will explore the rise of digital-first patients, new-age health educators and the evolving relationship between doctors, patients and healthcare brands.

The BW HealthNext India Awards will recognise individuals, institutions and organisations demonstrating excellence and meaningful impact across healthcare. The awards will celebrate achievements spanning clinical excellence, healthcare delivery, innovation, technology, accessibility and patient impact.

The summit will feature keynote addresses, CXO conversations, high-impact panels, fireside discussions and curated industry sessions, culminating in an awards evening celebrating the people and organisations shaping the future of Indian healthcare.

With HealthNext India, BW BusinessWorld aims to establish a powerful new meeting point for the healthcare ecosystem where ideas meet experience, innovation meets impact, and the leaders shaping tomorrow’s healthcare meet in one room.

The future of Indian healthcare is being written now. BWHealthNext India brings its architects together.

Nominations for the BW HealthNext India Awards are now open.