iGHP Special Lecture Series “Technology for Affordable Health Care”

Institute for Global Health Policy Research (iGHP), National Center for Global Healthand Medicine (NCGM) is delighted to announce the upcoming seminar titled,"Technology for Affordable Health Care", to be held on Friday, March 16, 2018.
The seminar includes a keynote address by Mr. Rohit Kumar Pandey, co-founder andCEO of SigTuple Technologies Pvt Ltd. and a panel discussion with prominent startup CEOs, academia and government officials who are leading the area of medical
innovation in Japan. Mr. Pandey will share with us the development of rapidly
evolving artificial intelligence (AI)-powered medical technology in India, in particular
by introducing the visual media diagnosis and analysis system developed bySigTuple.
The panel speakers will introduce the latest development and usage of AI in
healthcare such as in the area of telemedicine. The panel will also discuss on how
these technological innovations can contribute to improve healthcare delivery anddeliver affordable health care in the era of the next-generation Universal Health
Coverage (UHC).
Following the seminar, we will have a networking event with the speakers. Pleasefeel free to join us for the networking event as well.

1. Seminar Details

Date & Time

Friday, March 16, 2018, 17:00-19:00 (Network event to follow
until 20:30)

Topic"Technology for Affordable Health Care"

Venue

Institute for Global Health Policy Research (iGHP), Bureau ofInternational Cooperation (Ground floor, Training Center
Building), National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo

Accesshttp://kyokuhp.ncgm.go.jp/eng/aboutus/access.html

Language

English only (No Japanese interpretation will be available)

Admission

Free of charge and open to public.
Advance registration is required.

Seating capacity80

2. Agenda (tentative)

17:00-17:05

Welcome Remarks: Eiji Hinoshita, Director-General, Bureau ofInternational Health Cooperation, NCGM

17:05-17:40

Keynote Address: “Technology for Affordable Health Care: theinnovative undertakings by a start-up venture in India”
Rohit Kumar Pandey, co-founder and CEO, SigTuple Technologies

17:40-18:40

Panel Discussion
Moderator:• Kenji Shibuya, Director, iGHP, NCGM
Panelists:• Seigo Hara, CEO, Medical Information Company for Innovation(MICIN), Inc.
• Mei Haruya, Manager, Strategic Innovation Department,GlaxoSmithKline K.K.
• Yumi Kawata, Public Relations/Government Relations, Medley,•••Inc.
Hayato Kume, Deputy Director, Medical Care Planning Division,Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Sayaka Tomihara, Principal Deputy Director, Healthcare Industries
Division, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group, Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry
Hiroaki Miyata, Director, Department of Global Health Systems
and Innovation, iGHP, NCGM

18:40-18:55

Q&A

18:55-19:00

Closing

19:15-20:30

Networking at iGHP

About the Keynote speaker:
Rohit Kumar Pandey, Co-founder and CEO, SigTuple

Rohit started SigTuple along with Apurv and Tatha in July 2015. He is responsiblefor product evangelism, operations, strategy and partnership in SigTuple. Rohit is atechnology enthusiast who enjoys challenging tasks. He is passionate about
deliverying value powered by technology.
Piror to starting SigTuple, Rohit was Director of the Big Data Platform Engineering
team in AmEx Big Data Labs. He was responsible for the development of Big Data
Platform and delivery of intelligent data products for AmEx customers.
Rohit has rich experiences in building strong tech teams, delivery of large scalesystems powered by machine learning and big data.
Rohit has earned a masers degree in Information Technology from IIIT Bangalore in2007.