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Speakers GEMS 2026

Keynote Speakers
Dr. Eric Horvitz
Dr. Eric Horvitz
Chief Scientific Officer
Microsoft
Dr. K Hari Prasad
Dr. K Hari Prasad
Pioneer of Emergency Medicine and EMS in India, Former President of the Hospital Division at Apollo Hospitals and Operating Advisor
Kedaara Capital
Prof. Sarang Deo
Prof. Sarang Deo
Professor, Operations Management Deputy Dean - Faculty & Research
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Shrikant M. Vaidya
Shrikant M. Vaidya
Former Chairman
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Dr. Nisreen Maghraby
Dr. Nisreen Maghraby
Asst. Professor - Consultant EM/Trauma & Disaster Management
College of Medicine -IAU
DIO - Academy Director
Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital (HMG)
Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

International Speakers
Prof. Parag Singhal OBE
Prof. Parag Singhal OBE
Professor, University of Bolton & University of South Wales
Consultant Endocrinologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Chief Executive Officer
BAPIO Training Academy
UK
Dr. Erol Unluer
Dr. Erol Unluer
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Founder, Sonoschool
Member, Royal College of Emergency Medicine
University Hospitals
Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Dr. Amjad Obeid
Dr. Amjad Obeid
Senior Consultant Emergency Medicine
FIA F1 Medical Delegate
Head of Emergency Department
Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital (HMG)
Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Arif Mattoo
Dr. Arif Mattoo
Clinical Quality Lead and Chief Specialist Emergency Medicine
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital (HMG)
Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. George P. Abraham
Dr. George P. Abraham
President & Managing Trustee, Indian Institute of Emergency Medical Sciences (IIEMS)
President & CEO
Emergicare LLC
Houston, Texas, USA
"The Nancy Caroline EMS Leadership Oration"
Dr. Caleb J Dresser
Dr. Caleb J Dresser
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School, USA
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
USA
Suresh Babu Katta
Suresh Babu Katta
Clinical Instructor Faculty of Health Sciences
Higher Colleges of Technology
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Jesús Daniel López Tapia
Prof. Jesús Daniel López Tapia
Regional Representative of Latin America
International Federation For Emergency Medicine
Mexico
Dr. Quincy Chopra
Dr. Quincy Chopra
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mission Hospital
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Dr. Bala Sridhar PhD
Dr. Bala Sridhar PhD
Advisor to BAPIO
United Kingdom
Prof. M Dato Dr. Rishya Manikam
Prof. M Dato Dr. Rishya Manikam
Senior Consultant Trauma, Emergency and Acute Care Physician
Universiti Malaya Specialist/Medical Center
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Professor Lee Alan Wallis
Professor Lee Alan Wallis
Senior Technical Officer (Emergency, Critical and Operative Care)
WHO Headquarters
Geneva
"GEMS 2026 Oration"

National Speakers
Dr. Ratna Kumar Natta
Dr. Ratna Kumar Natta
HOD
(Emergency Department Intensivist)
Emergency Medicine
AIG Hospitals
Hyderabad
Dr. Imran Shareef
Dr. Imran Shareef
Head of Department and Sr. Consultant Emergency Medicine
AIG Hospitals
Banjara Hills, Telangana
Prof. Rakesh Garg
Prof. Rakesh Garg
Professor, Department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine, Dr B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital and National Cancer Institute
AIIMS
New Delhi, Delhi
"The Peter Safar Resuscitation Oration"
Dr. Ramakrishna Vijay Varma
Dr. Ramakrishna Vijay Varma
Group Head – Healthcare Logistics
Apollo Hospitals
Chennai
Dr. Kiran Kumar Varma K
Dr. Kiran Kumar Varma K
Associate clinical Director & Zonal HOD
Dept of Emergency Medicine
Care Hospitals
Hyderabad
Prof. Bejon Kumar Misra
Prof. Bejon Kumar Misra
Author and International Consumer Policy Expert
Board Member, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO)
Professor of Practice
Erba Global Institute of Medical Technology
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Anand Kumar V
Anand Kumar V
Advisor - Training and Protocols Development
Govt.of Karnataka
108 Arogyakavacha Project
Akanksha Singh
Akanksha Singh
Government Relations
Project Director
Green Genome India Pvt Ltd
Ashish Jain
Ashish Jain
Chief Executive Officer
Healthcare Sector Skill Council
Dr. Saima Shabnum
Dr. Saima Shabnum
Senior Consultant And
Head of Emergency Department
Indian Spinal Injuries Centre
New Delhi
Dr. Shalini Nalwad
Dr. Shalini Nalwad
Founder and Director
International Critical-Care Air Transfer Team (ICATT)
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Dr. Goma Bali Bajaj
Dr. Goma Bali Bajaj
Senior Consultant and Head
Emergency Medicine
Fortis Hospital, Greater Noida, UP
Secretary, Public and Environmental Special Interest Group (SIG)
and Member
Disaster Medicine Special Interest Group
International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM)
Dr. Ankita Roy Chawla
Dr. Ankita Roy Chawla
Medical Director
KIMS Hospital
Gachibowli, Hyderabad
Dr. Nayan Sriramula
Dr. Nayan Sriramula
Head of Emergency Medicine and Trauma
Medicover Hospitals
Hyderabad, Telangana
Dr. Narendranath Jena
Dr. Narendranath Jena
Founder & President
The Indian College of Emergency Medicine (TICEM)
Director & Head, Institute of Emergency Medicine
Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre & Meenakshi Super Specialty Hospital
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Ashima Sharma
Dr. Ashima Sharma
Senior Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences
Hyderabad, Telangana
Dr. Nikhil Paul
Dr. Nikhil Paul
Assistant Professor
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Founder & Director
Outdoor Medics Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
Dr. B K Rana
Dr. B K Rana
Founding CEO
Quality & Accreditation Institute (QAI)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shelke
Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shelke
Director
Spero Healthcare Innovations
Dr. Rahul Katta
Dr. Rahul Katta
Group Lead for Emergency Services & PMO Lead
Star Hospitals
New Delhi
Dr. Sudeshna Ganguly
Dr. Sudeshna Ganguly
Medical Director – India
Teladoc Health International
India
Dr. Suhail Murtaza Nazki
Dr. Suhail Murtaza Nazki
Medical Superintendent &
Senior Consultant / HOD – Emergency Medicine
Ujala Cygnus JK Medicity Hospital
Jammu

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