Dr. Soumya Swaminathan was appointed WHO's first Chief Scientist in March 2019. A paediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research. Dr Swaminathan was Secretary to the Government of India for Health Research and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research from 2015 to 2017. She also served as Coordinator of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases in Geneva. She received her academic training in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and has published more than 350 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. She is an elected Foreign Fellow of the US National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of all three science academies in India. The Science division's role is to ensure that WHO stays ahead of the curve and leverages advances in science and technology for public health and clinical care, as well as ensuring that the norms, standards and guidelines produced by WHO are scientifically excellent, relevant and timely. Her vision is to ensure that WHO is at the cutting edge of science and is able to translate new knowledge into meaningful impact on population health worldwide. More details available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soumya_Swaminathan

Prof. Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan is an Emeritus Professor and former director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru. He was the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Govt of India from March 2018 to April 2022. Earlier, he served as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, during January 2013 to January 2018. In 2012, he was elected as Fellow of The Royal Society and in April 2014, he was elected as a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences. He was conferred the Padma Shri in January 2013. A Bachelor of Technology graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975. Completed doctoral work in 1983 in the field of Molecular Biology. A PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. More details can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-k-vijayraghavan-8a870811/?originalSubdomain=in

A graduate in Science from the Women's Christian College in Chennai, India, she pursued post-graduation courses in Hospital Administration from Rutgers University, Harvard University and the National University of Singapore. In 2017 she was conferred an Honorary Doctorate by Macquarie University Australia. She is a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF). In December 2019, she became the President of the industry chamber, FICCI for 2019-2020. She has been nominated by the Government of India as a Member of the Technology Development Board, Department of Science and Technology. She is an Honorary Consul of Brazil in Hyderabad. Under her leadership, Apollo Hospitals received three consecutive HiMSS-Elsevier ICT achievement awards and four hospitals have achieved the HiMSS Level-6 certification. She has been a recipient of numerous prestigious awards for business and leadership. More details can be found at https://www.drsangitareddy.com/

Prof. Govindan Rangarajan is the Director of IISc. Obtained an Integrated MSc (Hons) degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a PhD from the University of Maryland, USA. He worked at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab, University of California, before returning to India in 1992. He has been a faculty member of the Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), since 1992. He is a JC Bose National Fellow. Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He was awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques (Knight of the Order of Academic Palms) by the Government of France. He was also a Homi Bhabha Fellow. He was instrumental in setting up and running the interdisciplinary PhD programme in mathematical sciences. More details can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govindan_Rangarajan

Dr. Amit Mehndiratta received his D.Phil. in Engineering Science from University of Oxford, UK. Amit is a fully qualified medical doctor with MBBS from Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India and Master's in Medical Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP). Currently Amit is a joint faculty in biomedical engineering at Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. 2021 Amit established a Center for Advanced Research and Excellence in Disability & Assistive Technology (CARE-DAT), a joint venture Centre of Excellence (CoE), among IIT Delhi and AIIMS, New Delhi, under the aegis of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). More details can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-mehndiratta-907b4413/

Prof. Shabbir Syed-Abdul is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics and an Adjunct Professor at School of Gerontology and Long-Term Care at Taipei Medical University, Taiwan. He is the Principal Investigator at International Center for Health Information Technology. More details can be found at https://www.profshabbir.com/.

Prof. Rifat Latifi is currently the Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair, International Affairs at the College of Medicine, Tucson, University of Arizona. He served as Minister of Health, Republic of Kosovo from Nov 2021 to Oct 2022. He pioneered telemedicine in Kosovo and Albania, and authored tens of articles published in scientific journals. He is the President and Founder at the International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation, Idaho, USA. His research interests are - Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Telemedicine, telepresence and teleteaching, establishment of telemedicine in rural America and developing countries, nutrition support in critically ill and trauma patients, distance learning re-operative surgery. More details can be found at: https://medicine.arizona.edu/person/rifat-latifi-md

Dr. Neshad Asllani is co-founder and Head of Board of Directors at Klinika Digjitale - Digital Clinic, a digital health platform, launched in February 2019. In March 2022, Klinika Digjitale established Digital Clinic for Ukraine in coordination with Ternopil National Medical University in Ukraine. In 1995, Dr. Asllani, opened the first private clinic in Kosovo bringing the first CT Scanner and opened a modern- equipped diagnostic center. In 2010, he initiated Health Center of Excellence - HCE, global platform for health cooperation. He is the Lead Ambassador at Telehealth and Medicine Today, Kosovo Chapter and also Digital Expert at eHealthHub Europe since 2017. He was on the board of the Kosovo American Education Fund - KAEF for 7-years and 2-years as a Co-Chair supporting education of young students. Currently Dr. Asllani is the Head of Division of the Rotary Leadership Institute for Kosovo and Albania. Dr. Asllani is acknowledged with a Medal of Merit from Kosovo Police for his contribution on missing persons in Kosovo. Dr. Asllani has authored many books and articles. Details can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/neshadasllani/recent-activity/posts/