i-connect is a series of iconic 75 Industry connect (‘i’-connect) events to showcase the achievements in various S&T areas. It will consolidate the efforts of DSIR/CSIR, DBT, and DST department of Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Science to reach out to industries to jointly conduct the events. These diversified events include mega industry conferences, plenary talks, technical exhibitions, B2B meetings, round table discussions as well as breakout sessions to enable promotion and fostering of business. They bring in best minds in the industry, to share the progress, challenges in different sectors and sessions by subject matter experts to share their feedback on various technologies & establishment of network around focus area, assessment of capabilities of R&D setup to meet future requirements and identification of niche areas for collaborative R&D with industry. IITM HTIC’s Healthcare Conclave being one of the 75 i-connect events is excited to host its next Conclave on the topic Rural Technology. The aim of the series is to bring successful entrepreneurs, Technical and Business experts from different domains under health care to share insights and to discuss the upcoming trends, Innovation, technologies, and bottlenecks.