Physician-Technologist & AI Innovator

Dr. Petty Chen is a Singapore-based physician and CEO of Milkiway.AI, where she leads development of Clerical.AI and national AI initiatives with leading hospitals. Formerly with Amazon Web Services, ASUS, and GovTech, she has shaped EMR adoption and AI-powered tools across ASEAN and Taiwan. Petty merges clinical experience with digital strategy to expand access to patient-centered, responsible innovation.

FemTech Investor & Social Entrepreneur

Singapore-based Anna Haotanto is CEO and Founder of Zora Health, Asia’s leading platform for fertility and reproductive care. Zora partners with employers and clinics across 16 countries to offer life-stage health benefits. A former Managing Director at ABZD Capital and founder of The New Savvy, Anna blends finance, media, and entrepreneurship to destigmatize women’s health topics like menopause and IVF. Her mission: empower women with dignity, access, and smart care solutions.

Translational Scientist & Inclusive Mentor

Based in California, Dr. Julie Huang is Associate Scientific Director at Neurocrine Biosciences, where she leads translational medicine programs targeting neurological and endocrine disorders. A Stanford PhD, Caltech alum, and Fulbright Fellow, she has spent over 15 years mentoring first-generation and women-in-science leaders through organizations like Women in Bio and ScholarMatch. Julie bridges immunology, neurodegeneration, and clinical development with a focus on advancing equity and human-centered science.

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 pioneers patient-led models that shift the national conversation on equity in chronic and rare care.

Wellbeing Strategist & Systems Leader

Currently based in Berlin, Ishita Mehta is Head of Marketing Strategy, Planning & Operations at HelloFresh, overseeing growth across 17 global markets. Formerly at Flipkart, she has led enterprise transformation and advised C-suite leaders on health-centered innovation. A Forbes Council member and CMO Council advisor, Ishita explores how design, behavior, and emotional health intersect. 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’s 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

Based in Sri Lanka, Dr. Haily Seneviratne is a food technologist and co-founder of 3H Innovations, where she leads research in nutraceuticals, bioplastics, and rice fortification. A PhD in Nanoscience, she also lectures in Food Science and Technology at a Sri Lankan state university. Recognized by WIPO and Geneva’s Inventions Exhibition, Haily brings scientific rigor and commercialization strategy to sustainable food tech—and inspires young researchers to do the same.

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

Based between Beijing and London, Dr. Ruby Wang is Managing Director of LINTRIS Health and a UK-trained physician with over a decade of experience across clinical care, digital health, and public policy. She has served as Head of Health at the British Embassy in China and as a UN advisor, and now sits on multiple regional health councils. A graduate of Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, and Tsinghua, Ruby drives East–West knowledge exchange to shape innovation and equity at the systems level.