14 February 2017 14:51:07 IST

IIMB to host conclave on affordable healthcare

The conclave will have experts from World Bank and the Government, among others

The Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship (CCGC) and the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at IIM Bangalore, along with SustainabilityNext, an e-magazine which provides relevant content from practitioners and thought leaders, will host a one-day conclave on ‘Affordable Healthcare - Building India’s Future Health Economy’ on Saturday, February 18 at the campus between 9 am and 6 pm.

The purpose of the conclave is to contribute to the dialogue on affordable healthcare policy and its execution, subjects which are of huge importance to the country’s future. The conclave will have experts from academia, industry, start-ups, impact funding, the World Bank and Government sharing their ideas.

The conclave looks to facilitate conversations among various stakeholders so that the pain points of affordable healthcare are addressed and better linkages built, thereby offering immense opportunities for meeting the healthcare demands of the poor. The affordable healthcare segment offers vast prospects for investors and start-ups, and is a major career opportunity for professionals. This segment can grow at a rapid pace if the various challenges it faces currently are addressed by all stakeholders.

The conclave’s focus will be on solutions, influencing policy, stoking innovations and building a robust ecosystem involving all stakeholders in this space. The core emphasis will be on the start-up ecosystem and impact funding.

Putting together a strong post-conclave process is in the pipeline, so that the outcome and impact of the conclave is maximized and shared with the relevant ecosystem. The conclave will target to: facilitate at least ten linkages between NGOs, start-ups, investors; to bring out a white paper by a research fellow on affordable healthcare based on the discussions of the conclave, and publish highlights in SustainabilityNext and post it on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to push the debate into the public space.

To register, send an email at centrecgc@iimb.ernet.in