Hospital Planning and Infrastructure Summit, Kochi

Hospital Planning and Infrastructure (H.P.I.) summit takes immense pleasure in announcing the next summit which is going to be held in Kochi, Kerala on July 6, 2018 at the Le Meridien, Maradu, presented by Ideas Exchange (IDEX). The summit is a one day conference which includes panel discussions, talks by designated speakers who are industry experts followed by The Big IDEX Debate, a debate where panelist discuss in detail factors that will define the future of healthcare delivery in India. H.P.I. summit is a gathering of those involved in planning, designing, and building healthcare facilities across the region and brings experts together to uncover and discuss solutions to the challenges involved in building and retrofitting world-class hospital infrastructure in India.

Keeping in mind the needs and trends in the current healthcare industry, globally as well as in India the theme of the summit is Delivering the future of Healthcare Design: Smart and Sustainable.

In relevance to the theme, a few topics the agenda covers are the pros and cons of Ayushman Bharat scheme and its impact on the healthcare delivery in India, how is Kerala leveraging medical tourism to further deliver quality and efficient healthcare to international patients, how building technologies are impacting hospital design, how standalone clinics are surviving whilst delivering fast and efficient healthcare in tier II and III cities followed by the much awaited panel discussion around drawing lessons from consumer driven sectors which could be incorporated in the healthcare industry to deliver better services.

The speakers leading the conference are Joy Chakraborty, COO, P D Hinduja Hospital; Dr Harish Pillai, CEO, Aster Hospitals and Clinics; Vijay Raaghavan, Associate Director, PWC India; Dr Kushilab Bose, Chief of Medical Operations, Healthspring Clinics; Dr R V Asokan, President, Indian Medical Association; Dr Vivek Desai, Founder, Hosmac India; Dr George Chandy Matteethra, Director and CEO, Believers Church Medical College Hospital; Dr Roheet Rao, Head – Clinical and Business development, Stasis Labs; Dr Prem Jagyasi, MD and CEO, Dr Prem and Associates; Kunal Passi, Senior Product Specialist, Stryker India; Abdul Hameed, Sr. General Sales Manager – South India, ASP, Johnson and Johnson; Binesh Sukumar, Principal Architect, Binesh Kumar and Associates; Alex Cyriac, Chief consultant and MD, Alex Cyriac Associates; Dr R Padmakumar, Senior Consultant and HOD of Minimal Invasive Surgery, Lakeshore Hospital; Anirban Mukhuti, Head of marketing, Saint Gobain Gyproc; Herdev Singh, Healthcare Segment Leader, Dupont Protection Solutions- Surfaces; Dr Benny Joseph, CEO, Jubilee Mission Hospital Medical College and Research Institute; Dr Joseph Benaven, Managing Director, Lourde Hospital Kannur; and Dr Sanjeev Singh, Sr. Medical Superintendent, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.

H.P.I. summit is organized by Ideas Exchange (IDEX) and supported by Corian Design and Stryker India Pvt. Ltd. as the Gold Partner, Stasis Labs as the Silver Partner, Eubiq India Pvt. Ltd. as the Bronze Partner, ASP J&J as the Session Partner followed by Hosmac India as the Knowledge Partner. Adding to the Kochi Summit H.P.I. would like to further announce an invitation for the upcoming summits and exhibition as mentioned below:

• H.P.I. Summit Ahmedabad: August 24, 2018
• H.P.I. Summit & Exhibition Mumbai: October 12–14, 2018 at Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre