Agenda Day 1 – 18th Jan, 2026
Time
Inaugural Session – Swarn Mahal Hall
Speakers
Inaugural Session – Swarn Mahal Hall
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Registration
10:00 AM – 10:05 AM
Welcome and Lamp Lighting
10:05 AM – 10:13 AM
Welcome Note: Outlining the Vision of UP Health Tech Conclave 1.0
Shri Amit Kumar Ghosh, IAS
ACS – Medical Education & Medical Health
10:13 AM – 10:18 AM
Film on Medical Device Park
10:18 AM – 10:26 AM
State Perspective on Advancing Health Tech Ecosystem under the One Trillion Dollar Economy Initiative
Shri Awanish Kumar Awasthi (Retd. IAS)
Advisor to Hon’ble CM, GoUP
10:26 AM – 10:36 AM
Future-Ready MedTech Regulation: Enabling Innovation, Patient Safety and Global Competitiveness
Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi
Drugs Controller General of India
10:36 AM – 10:44 AM
Indian Med-Tech Industry Perspective
Mr. Rajiv Nath
Forum Coordinator, AIMED
10:44 AM – 10:52 AM
Perspective from Leading Company in the Med Tech Segment
Mr Rahul Cordeiro
Chief Financial Officer, Wipro GE Healthcare
10:52 AM – 11:00 AM
Global Med-Tech Industry Perspective
Mr Pavan Choudary
Chairman & Director General (DG),
Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI)
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Building a Globally Competitive MedTech Ecosystem: Government of India’s Vision and Policy Roadmap
Shri Manoj Joshi, IAS
Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM
Address by the Hon’ble Minister of State, Health
Shri Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh
Hon’ble State Minister, GoUP
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
Address by the Hon’ble Minister of Industries, GoUP
Shri Nand Gopal Nandi
Hon'ble Minister for Industrial Development, Export Promotion, NRI, Investment Promotion, GoUP
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Address by the Hon’ble Health Minister, GoUP
Shri Brajesh Pathak
Hon’ble Health Minister, GoUP
11:40 AM – 11:55 AM
Intoduction UP-SHRUTI
- Launch of the software (UP-IMRAS)
- Unveiling of the SOPs by the Hon Chief Minsiter
- Exchange of MOUs
Smt. Kritika Sharma, IAS
MD & CEO, UP Promote Pharma Council
11:55 AM – 12:25 PM
Address by the Hon’ble Chief Minister,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Shri Yogi Adityanath,
Hon’ble Chief Minister, GoUP
12:25 AM – 12:30 PM
Vote of Thanks
Shri Rakesh Kumar Singh,
CEO, YEIDA
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM
Lunch Break - Networking lunch with dignitaries at Board Room
MedTech Talks – Swarn Mahal Hall
MedTech Manufacturing & Testing Ecosystem
1:30 PM – 1:40 PM
Overview, Status & Roadmap: Medical Devices Park YEIDA
Shri Rakesh Kumar Singh,
CEO, YEIDA
1:40 PM – 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Leveraging and Elevating India's Manufacturing and Testing Ecosystem for Medical Device
Session Moderator:
Dr. Rajiv Chhibber, Vice President, SMT
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Panelists:
Shri Aman Sharma, Joint Secretary, Dept of Pharmaceuticals
DC Sharma, Head, Medical Research Institute for Device Assessment, Palamur Biosciences
Mr. RS Kanwar, Managing Director, Allenger
Dr. Manish A. Rachchh, Chief Executive Officer & Director (R&D), Accuprec Research Labs.
Mr. Jatin Mahajan, Managing Director, J. Mitra & Co.
Ms. Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Chief Advocacy & Policy Advisor, India & South Asia, Wipro GE Healthcare
Mr Vipul Gupta, Head, Corporate Affairs and Policy, CIPLA
Regulatory Partnerships and Engagement
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM
Global Regulatory Perspectives of Global Capability Centers of Medical Technology Companies
Mr. Rishi Sharma
Government & Public Affairs, Philips
2:55 PM – 4:00 PM
Panel Discussion:
Accelerating Symphony among State Regulators, Central Regulators, Policy Makers & Industry
Session Moderator:
Mr. Vibhav Garg, President-Global Govt Affairs, Meril
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Panelists:
Mr. Aseem Sahu, Deputy Drug Controller, CDSCO
Mr. Hitendra Sahu, Director, DoP
Smt. Roshan Jacob, IAS, Secretary - FSDA, GoUP
Dr. Ravi Rathod, Sr. General Manager, Innvolution
Mr. Sudhakar M, Director - Regulatory & Government Affairs, Becton Dickinson India
Ms Geetha Srinivas, Director - Regulatory Affairs and Quality Affairs, Intuitive Surgical
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM | Break
Global Opportunities for Indian MedTech Industry
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Global Opportunities through Middle East
Mr. Yogpal Singh,
Director, Corporate Affairs-SCO, DP World
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Global Opportunities for Indian MedTech Industry
Session Moderator:
Mr. Praveen Kumar Mittal,
Executive Director, Export Promotion Council for Medical Devices
Panelists:
Mr Milind Pappu, CEO,Nipro India
Mr. Ravi Valia, Director - Government Affairs, Medtronic
G. V. Subrahmanyam, Managing Director, Panacea Biotech
Mr. Vishal Baid, President Corporate Business, Poly Medicure and Chairman CII
Mr. Sunil Khurana, Executive Chairman, BPL Medical Technologies
Mr Deepak Sharma, Head, Government Affairs, TI Medicals
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Concluding session
Way Forward for the state & Closing Remarks
Dr. GN Singh
Advisor to Hon'ble CM, GoUP and former DCGI
DAY 1 - 18th Jan, 2026 | Parallel Session
01:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Master class on ISO 14155 - clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects
Brij Rama Hall
Agenda Day 2 – 19th Jan, 2026
10:00 AM - 04:40 PM
Master class on ISO 14155 - clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects
Swarn Mahal Hall
Agenda Day 3 – 20th Jan, 2026
MedTech Launcher - Swarn Mahal Hall
10:00 AM – 10:35 AM
Welcome & Context
Smt. Kritika Sharma, IAS
MD & CEO, UP Promote Pharma Council
10:35 AM – 10:45 AM
Overview: MedTech Accelerator
Investors Profile
Dr Sakshi Rastogi,
Techno Domain Consultant, Life Sciences at Advance Research Teck
10:45 AM – 01:30 PM
Startup Pitch Sessions
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01:30 PM – 02:30 PM | Lunch
02:30 PM – 03:20 PM
Startup Pitch Sessions
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3:20 PM – 4:00 PM
Research, Development and Innovations Schemes & Funding Opportunities
Dr. Jitendra Kumar
Managing Director, BIRAC
Dr. Suchita Markan
Scientist F, Head - Innovation and Translational Research Unit, ICMR
Prof Shubhini Saraf
Director, NIPER Raebareli
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Closing Session
Smt. Kritika Sharma, IAS
MD & CEO, UP Promote Pharma Council