Notable Invited Speakers for the 2025 Conference*
Shri Kamlesh D Patel
Global Guide, Heartfulness
Shri J. P. Nadda
Hon. Minister for Health & Family Welfare
Shri Prataprao Jadhav
Hon. Minister for AYUSH
Shri Damodar Rajanarasimha
Hon. Minister for Health, Medical & Family Welfare, Science and Technology, Telangana
Shri Rushikesh Patel
Hon. Minister, Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Gujarat
Shri Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India
Dr Rajiv Bahl
Secretary to Government of India, Department of Health Research & Director General, ICMR
Dr Vinod Kumar Paul
Member, NITI Aayog; Former Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Subhash Manchanda
Senior Consultant Cardiologist; Former Head of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Devendra Triguna
President, All India Ayurvedic Congress
Dr M. Srinivas
Director, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Tanuja Nesari
Director, ITRA, Jamnagar
Dr Deepak Chopra
Founder, Cyberhuman.ai & DeepakChopra.ai
Dr Kashinath Samangad
Director, MDNIY
Dr K. Srinath Reddy
Founder President & Honorary Distinguished Professor, PHFI
Prof. Georg Northoff
Canada Research Chair, Mind, Brain Imaging & Neuroethics, University of Ottawa, Canada
Dr Gautam Sharma
Professor, Dept. of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Mimi Guarneri
President, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM)
Dr Subarna Roy
Scientist E (Dy. Director), ICMR
Dr Judith Deutsch
Professor & Director, Rivers Lab, Rutgers University
Dr Rima Dada
Professor, Human Genetics & Molecular Genetics, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Nand Kumar
Professor in Charge, ICMR CARE, Dept. of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Shirley Telles
Director of Research, Patanjali Yogpeeth
Dr Rama Jayasundar
Dept. of NMR & MRI Facility, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Mandip Goyal
Professor & Head, Dept. of Kayachikitsa, ITRA, Jamnagar
Dr Vishwajeet Kumar
Founder, Community Empowerment Lab, TAG & Expert Member, ICMR
Dr Prem Mony
Professor, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru
Dr G. G. Gangadharan
Ayurvedacharya; Former Director, Ramaiah Ayurveda & IAIM Health Care
Dr Bimal Chhajer
CEO & MD, SAAOL Health Pvt. Ltd., India
Dr Bhupesh Patel
Professor & Head, Dept. of Dravyaguna, ITRA, Jamnagar
Dr Sharat Reddy
Executive Director, Medicover Hospital, Hyderabad
Dr Rahul Mehrotra
Chief of Non-Invasive & Clinical Cardiology, Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram
Dr Haresh Mehta
Director of Cardiology, S. L. Raheja Hospital – A Fortis Associate
Dr Shreevarma
Chief Medical Director, Wellness by Heartfulness
Dr Jayaram Thimmapuram
Director, Heartfulness Research; Academic Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Wellspan York Hospital
Dr Shrikant Mane
Director, Yale Proteomics Center
Dr Margaret Schenkman
Professor Emerita, Physical Therapy, Foundations of Rehabilitation Science
Dr Krishnamurthy Jayanna
Chair, Heartfulness Research Council; Founder, CIHW
Dr Arpan A. Bhatt
Professor & HOD, Swasthavritta and Yoga, ITRA (INI), MoAYUSH, Jamnagar
Dr Mansee Thakur
Director, MGMSBS, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai
Dr Sevith Rao
Co-Founder & Managing Trustee, Indian Heart Association
Dr Sangeetha Sampath
Professor & Head, Biochemistry, AIIMS Bibinagar, Hyderabad
Mr Kumar Bagrodia
Founder & Lead Neuroscientist, NeuroLeap
Dr Hitesh A. Vyas
Professor, Dept. of Samhita Siddhanta, ITRA
Dr Anup Thakar
Professor & Head, Dept. of Panchakarma, ITRA
Dr Trupti Khairnar
Ojas Ayurvedic & Nutrition Clinic, Bengaluru
Dr Gokula Murthy
Founder, Concierge Connected Care & Global Teleclinics, USA
Dr Kishore Sabbu
Chief Medical Director, Kanha Medical & Research Centre
Dr Veronique Nicolai
Director, Heartfulness Yoga Academy
Dr Snehal Deshpande
Director & Founder, SNEH- Developmental Therapy, Advanced Care & Research Institute
Ms Ekta Bouderlique
Founder, Quantum (R)Evolution
Dr Vivek Kumar Sharma
Professor & Head, Physiology, AIIMS, Rajkot
Dr Veena Nambiar
Professor, Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Mr Kamalakannan T. V.
CEO, Wellness by Heartfulness
Dr Hester O. Conoor
Clinical Psychologist & Director, Heartfulness Research
Dr Meenu Tiwari
Dept. of City & Regional Planning, University of North Carolina
Dr Isha Prasad Bhagwat
Convenor, IHW2025
