Invited Talk by Mr. Harpal Singh, Mentor & Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Healthcare

Mr. Harpal Singh, Mentor & Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Healthcare Limited and Member of Board of Advisors, NIIT University will address NUtons 2017 in the auditorium.

Harpal Singh is recognized worldwide as a thinker and speaker on the integration of global healthcare. He has a diverse and wide-ranging experience (of over 35 years) in the corporate sector.

Currently he is the Mentor & Chairman Emeritus and a member of the Board of Directors of Fortis Healthcare Limited, Fortis Clinical Research Limited, Religare Enterprises Ltd., and SRL Diagnostics Ltd. He is also Director of Impact Projects Private Ltd and Impact Senior Living Estates Private Limited. He was a Non-Executive Chairman of India’s largest Pharmaceutical Company, Ranbaxy.

He is and has been associated at the Board level with some of India’s most renowned schools which include The Doon School, The Scindia School, The Shriram School, The Yadavindra Public Schools and Salwan Public Schools. He was a member of the National Round Table on School Education, a member of the Executive Committee and of the Governing Council of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a member of the Board of the Delhi Red Cross Society, a member of the Board of Governors of NIIT University, a member of India-UK Round Table and India-US Strategic dialogue. He is a Trustee of Indian National Association for the Club of Rome. He is a Member of the Board of Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Health (WISH). He is Founder and Chairman of Nanhi Chhaan Foundation. He was also a member of the Board of Governors of IIT, Indore. Currently he is the Chairman, Save the Children India and Vice Chair, Save the Children International, UK.

An alumnus of The Doon School and an (Hons.) Graduate in Economics from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. A B.S. in Economics and a Masters’ in Public Affairs from the California State University at Hayward (C.S.C.H.), California, U.S.A.