Chennai- Speakers

Dr. Prithika Chary

Dr. Prithika Chary – Neurology & Neuroscience Consultant, Kauvery Hospital

Dr Prithika Chary, MD, DM, PhD, MNAMS, MCh, is a senior Consultant Neurologist and Neurosurgeon ( the only lady in India to be qualified as both ) in the city of Chennai since 1978.

 Prithviraj Franklin

Prithviraj Franklin – Global Community Welfare Lead, Cognizant Outreach

Prithviraj Franklin is the global lead of Community Welfare initiatives of Cognizant’s employee volunteering program, Outreach.

Rajagopal G

Rajagopal G. – CEO, KITES

Rajagopal G (Raj), is an experienced business leader and a healthcare entrepreneur who chartered a career in this sector out of his passion to be part of this growing eco-system and contribute to it meaningfully.

 Dr. K.R. Gangadharan

Dr. K.R. Gangadharan – Chairman, Heritage Foundation & Founder, Heritage Medical Centre

Dr. K. R. Gangadharan, Chairman, Heritage Foundation and Founder of India’s premier private geriatric healthcare facility in 1994 at Hyderabad was privileged to serve on the Board of the International Federation on Ageing from 2004 till 2014

Ankur Gupta

Ankur Gupta – Chairman, CII Taskforce on Senior Care & Joint Managing Director, Ashiana Housing Ltd.

Mr. Ankur Gupta is the Joint Managing Director of Ashiana Housing Limited, has completed MS in Real Estate from New York University (USA). During his MS as well at Ashiana he has been focused on residential projects for senior citizens. Ashiana has a portfolio of 1700 units delivered and 1500 under

Pritish Gupta

Pritish Gupta – COO & Chief Business Officer, Dozee

Pritish Gupta is a first-generation entrepreneur leading business & operations @ Dozee (Turtle Shell Technologies Pvt. Ltd.), an award-winning contact-free health monitor. He has demonstrated history of working on high-impact projects at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and has graduated from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

 Ashwin Kumar Iyer

Ashwin Kumar Iyer – CEO, Vedaanta Senior Living

Ashwin Kumar Iyer is a Lawyer turned management professional and a well-known cultural speaker and activist. He currently heads Vedaanta Senior Living, a specialist senior care organisation as its CEO. Earlier, he also headed Serene Retirement Communities, India’s largest chain of Retirement

 Dr. Nanditha Krishna

Dr. Nanditha Krishna – Historian, Environmentalist & Writer

Dr. Nanditha Krishna is a historian, environmentalist and writer based in Chennai, Nanditha Krishna has a Ph. D. in Ancient Indian Culture from Bombay University, where she was also a Heras scholar.

K.A.V. Ramesh Kumar

K.A.V. Ramesh Kumar – Chief Operating Officer, Shriram Properties Limited

K.A.V. Ramesh Kumar, is the Chief Operating Officer (Chennai) of Shriram Properties Limited. He is also founder director of Harmony Eldercare Private Limited, a senior citizen community management services organisation.

Ramu Muthangi

Ramu Muthangi – Chief Technical Advisor, Smart Health Connect

Ramu Muthangi is the CEO & Co-founder of ApnaCare. ApnaCare connects people seeking high quality, affordable care for their elderly loved ones in India with trained, reliable professionals.

Adarsh Narahari

Adarsh Narahari – CREDAI Secretary, Founder & Managing Director, Primus Lifespaces Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Adarsh Narahari is the Managing Director of Primus Lifespaces Pvt Ltd and the pioneer in conceptualising and creating luxury communities for seniors in India. A brain child of Adarsh, Primus represents his entrepreneurial spirit and passion.

Sabita Radhakrishna

Sabita Radhakrishna – Founder, UDHAVI

Sabita Radhakrishna, an international award winning cookbook author, playwright, columnist, and freelance writer, nurtures a passion for food and textiles, and has been a textile and craft activist for over 40 years.

 Dr. Karthik N. Ramakrishnan

Dr. Karthik N. Ramakrishnan – Founder, Athulya Living

Dr. Karthik N. Ramakrishnan is a healthcare strategist and process improvement leader who has worked for one of the top 5 largest for-profit and non-profit health systems and world renowned academic medical centers in U.S and Asia.

Anasuya Mohan Rao

Anasuya Mohan Rao – Senior Manager II, Philips

Anasuya Mohan Rao is a Senior Manager II based at the Philips Innovation Campus at Bengaluru. She leads the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) pulse sequence R&D team with focus on pulse sequence software platform and algorithm development.

 Monimita Sarkar

Monimita Sarkar – Founder, Unmukt Festival

With 26 years and over 500 events, KW Conferences and its managing director, Monimita Sarkar, are well-known names in the conferences and events space.

Bruce Schwack

Bruce Schwack – Director of Communications, Netmeds

Bruce Schwack is Director of Communications for Netmeds, India’s largest licensed e-pharmacy where he oversees the firm’s communications and it’s multi-channel customer interactions.

Sindhu Shanmugam

Sindhu Shanmugam – CEO, Signature Breaks

Sindhu Shanmugam is the founder and CEO of Signature Breaks, a boutique travel company that specializes in tailor-made itineraries. She holds a Master’s degree in business from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

 Neha Sinha

Neha Sinha – Chief Executive Officer, Epoch Elder Care

Neha is a clinical psychologist by background and a dementia specialist. She started her career as a counsellor with Sanjivini Society for Mental Health, an NGO working in the field of mental health.

 N. Sridhar

N. Sridhar – Founder, Innovatus Systems

Sridhar is the founder of Innovatus Systems, an organisation proven for its innovativeness and ability to find effective software solutions to complex business issues.

Dr. Republica Sridhar

Dr. Republica Sridhar – Palliative Care Physician

The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head. Often the best part of your work will have nothing to do with potions and powders,

Bhargav Sundaram

Bhargav Sundaram – Chief Executive, Calladai Motor Works

Bhargav Sundaram is a Post graduate in Business Management from PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore. He started his career selling motorcycles for Enfield India Ltd.. He has always been attracted by what technology could offer to people and he shifted his attention to businesses with futuristic technology.

Dwarkadas Suresh

Dwarkadas Suresh

Mr. Dwarkadas Suresh who is fondly known as ‘Solar Suresh’ is a 75 year young enterprising Chennai resident. He is a graduate from premier institutions of the country – IIT Madras and IIM, Ahmedabad. His diverse experience in the field of real estate and then 18 years in the textile industry

Mukund Vedapudi

Mukund Vedapudi – Interior Architect

Born in the vibrant city of Bombay, Mukund Vedapudi distinguished himself from the Cathedral and John Conan High School, considered one of the top 3 schools in India. A ranker in English, he moved to Chennai, graduated in Sciences and went on to qualify as an Interior Architect from the Institute of Creative Studies, Detroit.

 Dr. B. Vivekanand

Dr. B. Vivekanand – Founder, NAIMISHA

Dr. B Vivekanand – a medical graduate from a premier medical college in India, and a post graduate in Rheumatology and Psychology, is an established and highly skilled physician with over 17+ years’ experience in General Medicine, Psychiatry with special interests in Geriatrics and Psychology. Apart from being