DR. ASHISH JHA

Dean, Brown University  School of Public Health, USA

Dr. Ashish Jha is a physician,  health policy researcher and  Dean of the Brown University  School of Public Health. A  globally recognized expert on  pandemic preparedness and  health policy, he previously  was K.T. Li Professor of Global  Health at the Harvard T.H.Chan  School of Public Health and  Director of the Harvard Global  Health Institute.

PROF. M V PADMA  SRIVASTAVA

Chief Neurosciences Center,  AIIMS, India

Prof. M V Padma Srivastava  is the head of the neurology  department at the All India  Institute of Medical Sciences.  Known for developing the  Acute Stroke Programme, a  medical initiative that sup-  ports patients with epilepsy  and stroke, she received the

Padma Shri for her pioneering  contributions to medical  science.

DR. BHASKAR  RAMAMURTHI

Director, IIT Madras, India

Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi is  the Director of IIT Madras. A  communications and signal  processing specialist, he has  received  multiple awards  for his innovative research.  Currently, he is Director of  the Center for Excellence in  Wireless Technology and a

Fellow of the Indian National  Academy of Engineering and  of the Institute of Electrical  and Electronics Engineers.

PROF. SANJAY  SARMA

Vice President for Open  Learning, MIT, USA

Prof. Sanjay Sarma is the Vice  President for Open Learning  at MIT, as well as the Fred  Fort Flowers and Daniel

Fort Flowers Professor of  Mechanical Engineering. His  groundbreaking work seeks to  transform teaching and learn-  ing throughout the world. He  serves on the board of several  innovative technology com-  panies and advises numerous  national governments and  global companies.