{"id":1231,"date":"2020-06-19T06:41:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T06:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/?post_type=event&p=1231"},"modified":"2020-07-17T06:47:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T06:47:08","slug":"ask-anything-series-padma-shri-tv-mohandas-pai-ms-nisha-holla-mr-serge-bhachu-june-25-2020-4-00-pm-6-00-pm","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/forms.gle\/vr5aBw9QrL2b3miSA","title":{"rendered":"Ask Me Anything Series – Padma Shri TV Mohandas Pai, Ms. Nisha Holla & Mr. Serge Bhachu on June 25, 2020 @ 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm"},"content":{"rendered":"

#ASK_ME_ANYTHING_SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IIT Madras HTIC Medtech Incubator is excited to host the weekly ”\u00a0Ask\u00a0Me\u00a0Anything\u00a0Series<\/strong>\u00a0” The aim of the session is to bring experts from different sectors to answer some pertinent questions that matter the most to start-ups.\u00a0 Pen down your questions related to “Healthcare opportunities in India<\/strong>“. We have two sessions this week. The first session is by\u00a0Padma\u00a0Shri\u00a0TV Mohandas Pai<\/strong>\u00a0– Chairman, 3one4 Capital\u00a0<\/b>&\u00a0<\/strong>Ms.\u00a0Nisha Holla<\/strong>\u00a0– Technology Fellow C-CAMP<\/strong>. The second session by\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Serge Bhachu<\/strong>, MD Sparta Group , Director Virtudent,\u00a0\u00a0EForAll<\/b> & Trustee, Deshpande Foundation & Deshpande Education Trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Session Topic :\u00a0Ask Anything on Healthcare Opportunities in India<\/strong>
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Date: 25th June 2020 (Thursday)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Session 1:\u00a0Padma\u00a0Shri\u00a0TV Mohandas Pai\u00a0<\/strong>(LinkedIn)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>& Ms. Nisha Holla\u00a0<\/strong>(LinkedIn)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Session Time: 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Break: 5.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Session 2: Mr. Serge Bhachu\u00a0<\/strong>(LinkedIn)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Session 2: 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm (IST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

To Register:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/forms.gle\/vr5aBw9QrL2b3miSA<\/a><\/p>\n

Link to join:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/meet.google.com\/bbk-oowt-rnt<\/a><\/p>\n

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Padma\u00a0Shri. TV MOHANDAS PAI – CHAIRMAN, 3ONE4 <\/b>\u00a0CAPITAL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV Mohandas Pai is Chairman of Aarin Capital, Chairman of 3one4 Capital, Chairman of Manipal Global Education, a Member of the Board of Havells India, Former Chairman of the FICCI Skills and Higher Education Committees, Past President of\u00a0AIMA, Chairman of multiple SEBI committees, Founder- Trustee of the Akshaya Patra Foundation, Former Investment Committee Member of the SIDBI India Aspiration Fund and the India Fund of Funds, and a Former Member of the Board of the National Stock Exchange of India.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mohan served as a Member of the Board and CFO at Infosys, one of India\u2019s largest software services companies. Over a 17-year period, he was voted \u2019CFO of the Year\u2019 multiple times,\u00a0spearheaded the first listing of an India-registered company on NASDAQ, and headed several\u00a0additional departments. Mohan has also helped launch 14+ different investment vehicles\u00a0across private equity and venture capital which have cumulatively invested in over 250\u00a0companies with a capital base of $400+ Million. In 2000, he co-founded the Akshaya Patra\u00a0Foundation, Bangalore – a mid-day meal program for school children. Today, this program\u00a0feeds 18 lakh+ children each\u00a0day in\u00a013,500+ government schools across India.\u00a0Mohan was awarded the\u00a0Padma\u00a0Shri\u00a0award by the President of India in 2015 and the\u00a0Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2004.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ms. NISHA HOLLA – TECHNOLOGY FELLOW, C-CAMP<\/strong><\/p>\n

She\u00a0is a researcher and engineer. She regularly writes about the Indian economy\u00a0and technology. Nisha produced India\u2019s first report on deep science innovation, as Consulting\u00a0Editor for YourStory.\u00a0Nisha is Technology Fellow at the Center for Cellular and\u00a0Molecular Platforms, India\u2019s premier life-sciences\u00a0innovation hub. She was the co-founder of Biomoneta\u00a0Research, a biotech start-up. Nisha recently moved back to\u00a0India from Silicon Valley where she worked at the cutting\u00a0edge of product development in semiconductors at\u00a0Applied Materials, and fuel cell technology at Bloom\u00a0Energy.<\/em><\/p>\n

The author writes regularly about the Indian economy, education, employment & technology. They produced several reports on Human Capital Development of India, Maharashtra 2025 – Road to USD One Trillion, India’s response to COVID-19, Karnataka’s response to COVID-19 and were key contributors to the Bengaluru Innovation Report 2019.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. SERGE BHACHU – MD, VIRTUDENT,\u00a0EForAll<\/b> & TRUSTEE, DESHPANDE FOUNDATION & DESHPANDE EDUCATION TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serge has enjoyed several roles at Sparta since 2008 and is Managing Director. Serge’s prior roles have spanned executive positions in legal, finance and operations in startups through large enterprise companies. Serge currently serves as a Director for Virtudent, and board observer for Instylla and Axtria as well as Trustee for the Deshpande Foundation and Deshpande Educational Trust and Director for EforAll.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t