Frost & Sullivan Institute Visionary Leadership Forum

Advancing Inclusive Health Systems and Social Innovation in Emerging Economies | 2026

Healthcare innovation is advancing, yet millions of people in underserved communities continue to face barriers to essential care. Closing this gap requires more than new technologies. It calls for inclusive policies, community-driven solutions, stronger partnerships, and approaches that can be scaled sustainably.

The Frost & Sullivan Institute Visionary Leadership Forum brings together distinguished healthcare leaders and cross-sector stakeholders to explore practical pathways toward more accessible, equitable, and resilient health systems across emerging economies.

Date: 25 November 2026
Time: 5:00 PM IST
Format: Virtual Forum

Rethinking how healthcare reaches the people who need it most

Maternal and neonatal health inequalities, climate-related health risks, and limited rural healthcare access remain persistent challenges across emerging economies. Despite advances in medical technology and sustained policy investment, underserved populations continue to experience barriers to timely, affordable, and quality healthcare.

Emerging approaches, including AI-assisted diagnostics, telemedicine, low-cost neonatal interventions, and community-based healthcare models, offer opportunities to address these gaps. However, their impact depends on how effectively they are implemented, funded, and adapted to local needs.

The Frost & Sullivan Institute Visionary Leadership Forum is a one-hour virtual convening anchored by two distinguished healthcare leaders, both Padma Shri recipients and Frost & Sullivan Institute Visionary Leadership Award honorees. Through expert perspectives and a moderated question-and-answer session, the forum will examine how proven healthcare models can be scaled, how digital innovation can support equitable access, and how collaboration across government, healthcare, business, and development sectors can translate promising solutions into measurable outcomes.

The objective is to move the conversation beyond identifying challenges toward exploring actionable approaches to inclusive healthcare delivery and stronger health systems.

Dr. Abhay Bang

Founder-Director, SEARCH (Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health)

Dr. Abhay Bang is a Padma Shri recipient and Frost & Sullivan Institute Visionary Leadership Award honoree. His participation brings a community-health perspective to the discussion on strengthening healthcare access and translating locally grounded approaches into scalable solutions.

Dr. Armida Fernandez

Founder, SNEHA

Dr. Armida Fernandez is a Padma Shri recipient and Frost & Sullivan Institute Visionary Leadership Award honoree. Her participation brings an experienced healthcare leadership perspective to the discussion on maternal and neonatal health, equitable care, and community-focused health interventions.

Four areas of actionable intelligence

01. Scaling Proven Healthcare Models

02. Closing Maternal and Neonatal Health Gaps

03. Integrating AI and Digital Health Equitably

04. Turning Partnerships into Measurable Impact

These discussions will focus on the implementation challenges and opportunities that determine whether promising healthcare approaches can deliver meaningful impact at scale.

From healthcare innovation to equitable implementation

The challenge facing healthcare systems is not simply the availability of new treatments or technologies. It is ensuring that effective solutions reach the communities that need them, in ways that are affordable, accessible, and sustainable.

Addressing this challenge requires coordinated action across multiple dimensions:

Policy and implementation: Translating healthcare priorities into effective delivery models.
Community-driven innovation: Building on approaches that respond to local needs and realities.
Digital inclusion: Ensuring that emerging technologies expand access rather than deepen existing inequalities.
Climate resilience: Preparing healthcare systems to respond to evolving environmental and public health risks.
Sustainable financing: Aligning public, private, and philanthropic investment with measurable outcomes.

By bringing visionary healthcare leaders and cross-sector stakeholders into a shared conversation, the forum aims to advance practical thinking on how these priorities can be translated into stronger, more inclusive health systems.

Advancing Inclusive Health Systems and Social Innovation in Emerging Economies

Be part of a focused discussion on the challenges, opportunities, and collaborative approaches shaping the future of healthcare across emerging economies.

Hear perspectives from distinguished healthcare leaders, explore opportunities to scale proven models, and examine how policy, technology, community engagement, and investment can work together to expand equitable access to care.