Physician-Technologist & AI Innovator

Dr. Petty Chen is a Singapore-based physician and CEO of Milkiway.AI, where she developed Clerical.AI—a platform helping doctors and nurses deliver personalized, evidence-based patient recommendations. Combining clinical insight with product design, she ensures tools are practical and scalable. With experience at Amazon Web Services, ASUS, and GovTech, Petty has advanced digital and AI healthcare adoption across Asia, focusing on responsible, patient-centered innovation.

FemTech Investor & Social Entrepreneur

Anna Haotanto, based in Singapore, is the Founder and CEO of Zora Health, Asia’s leading platform for fertility, menopause, and family healthcare. Zora delivers personalized life‑stage health solutions through employer partnerships and a network of clinics across 16 countries. Formerly a Managing Director at ABZD Capital and founder of The New Savvy, Anna blends finance, media, and entrepreneurship to challenge taboos in women’s health and empower women with dignity, access, and intelligent care.

Translational Scientist & Inclusive Mentor

Based in California, Dr. Julie Huang is Associate Scientific Director of Translational Medicine at Neurocrine Biosciences, where she leads programs targeting neurological and endocrine disorders. A Stanford PhD, Caltech alum, and Fulbright Fellow, she combines expertise in immunology, neurodegeneration, and clinical development with a commitment to equity and human-centered science. Through nonprofit leadership, Julie has mentored 50+ women and first-generation students fostering their growth as future STEM leaders.

Precision Health Strategist & Builder

Elaine Jiang is based in Hong Kong and serves as Founding Partner and Chief Innovation & Growth Officer at Humansa Group, where she leads cross-border expansion and integrates global technologies into precision health systems. Formerly a Partner at BCG, she advised Fortune 500 firms in healthcare and consumer sectors. With 17+ years of experience, Elaine champions inclusive, culturally relevant health innovation across Asia-Pacific.

Inclusive Health Systems Designer

Carina Kohli, based in Mumbai, is the founder and CEO of Humm Care, a digital health platform serving 100+ Indian cities with accessible, stigma-free care for women and families. Since launching in 2020, she has focused on closing India’s healthcare gaps through empathy, research, and community-rooted innovation. Carina works with clinicians and technologists to build systems that move healthcare from transactional to trust-based, especially for underserved populations.

Rare Disease Advocate & Ecosystem Builder

Based in China, Tao Ma is Secretary General of the Illness Challenge Foundation—the country’s first nonprofit founded by a rare disease patient. With 14+ years in public welfare, she leads cross-sector efforts to expand access for rare disease patients, connecting hospitals, tech firms, and policymakers. An MBA candidate at Peking University and former Visiting Scholar at Emory, Tao is advancing patient-driven models that are reshaping the national dialogue on equity in social security and heath care for rare diseases.

Wellbeing Strategist & Systems Leader

Currently based in Berlin, Ishita Mehta is Head of Marketing Strategy, Planning & Operations at HelloFresh, with the mission to change the way people eat, overseeing growth across 17 global markets. Formerly at Flipkart, she has led enterprise transformation and advised C-suite leaders. A Forbes Council and CMO Council member, Ishita explores how design, behavior, and emotional health intersect at scale. She is building systems that help people access healthier choices - not through willpower, but by design.

Global Health Educator & Systems Thinker

Janani Ramesh works across the U.S.–India corridor, bridging her roots in South India with her upbringing in the U.S. She directs Project Prana Foundation, where she leads innovation education programs in global health, including pilots with Harvard GAMI. A USC alum, she also co-founded CAREspaces to address gender-based violence in the Indian arts community. Janani’s work blends systems thinking, justice-centered pedagogy, and participatory design to democratize innovation and reimagine care.

Digital Health Pioneer, Pakistan

Born and raised in Karachi, Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sehat Kahani, Pakistan’s largest digital health platform. Her work reconnects women doctors to practice and delivers over 4 million consultations across 63 e-clinics and a mobile app. A Rolex Laureate and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Sara drives tech-enabled care delivery and gender-inclusive health systems in underserved regions.

Food Scientist & Sustainable Innovator

Dr. Haily Seneviratne, a Sri Lankan food technologist with a PhD in Nanoscience, is the co-founder and CEO of 3H Innovations. She leads a young research team focused on nutraceuticals, natural colorants, bioplastics, fortified foods, and natural extract-based products. Also a lecturer in Food Science and Technology, she has received international recognition from WIPO and won gold medals at the Geneva Inventions Exhibition. She is dedicated to bridging scientific research with real-world applications and empowering future innovators.

Design Thinker & Health Equity Champion

May Sripatanaskul is the Bangkok-based founder and CEO of LUKKID, a design innovation consultancy that transforms health and public systems across Asia. Trained in bioengineering at Penn and business at Stanford, she co-creates solutions to advance equity in primary care and public services. A former d.school d.leader, May partners with hospitals and governments to foster co-creation cultures that bring human-centered care to the forefront of policy and innovation.

FemTech Entrepreneur & Policy Disruptor

Born in Asia, raised in Africa, and educated in Europe, Dr. Amina Sugimoto is the Tokyo-based CEO of fermata Inc., a trailblazing FemTech company catalyzing change in Japan’s women’s health sector. With a doctorate in Public Health and Health Economics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, she builds infrastructure that enables global innovators to navigate Japan’s regulatory and cultural landscape. Amina is reshaping healthcare systems by fusing advocacy, entrepreneurship, and cross-border collaboration.

Global Health Strategist & Connector

Dr. Ruby Wang is a London-based practising physician and founder of LINTRIS Health, a consultancy bridging global health, life sciences and healthtech across East and West. She writes the ChinaHealthPulse newsletter and sits on the Royal Society of Medicine’s Digital Health Council, previously leading as the UK government's Head of Health and UN advisor in China. A Cambridge, Oxford, UCL and Tsinghua alum, she is passionate about cross-cultural solutions in clinical care, public policy and innovation.

FemTech Founder & Access Advocate

Based in Indonesia, Sastya Wardani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ovy Health, a digital women’s health platform focused on fertility and hormonal care. Through AI-powered tools, diagnostics, and a virtual nurse, Ovy helps women navigate care earlier and with greater clarity. Partnering with over 130 clinics and labs, Sastya is redefining access to personalized, preventive healthcare and positioning Southeast Asia as a rising hub for femtech innovation.