Healthcare Investment Summit on September 30

VCCircle's is organising First ever dedicated Healthcare Investment Summit on September 30, at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, New Delhi. This will be a platform for gathering of India's topmost healthcare entrepreneurs and executives, leading private equity fund managers, venture capitalists, bankers, advisors and management consultants. Speakers are Aluri Srinivasa Rao - Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Private Equity, Sunil Diwakar - Managing Partner, IL&FS InvestmentManagers Ltd.,Satish Mandhana - Managing Director, IDFC Private Equity, Sudhir Sethi - Founder & MD, IDG Ventures India, Mohanjit Jolly - Executive Director, DFJ India, Varun Sahni - India Director, Acumen Fund, Chandra Shekhar Reddy - General Partner, Ventureast, Rakesh Pande - CEO, Kaya Ltd., Dr Arvind Lal - Chairman & MD, Dr. LalPathLabs Pvt. Ltd. Dr Ashwin Naik - Co-founder and CEO, Vaatsalya Healthcare.

The Indian healthcare sector is on the cusp of explosive growth. The industry, currently valued at $35 billion, is expected to reach over $75 billion by 2012 and $150 billion by 2017, according to a report by Technopak Advisors.According to Confederation of Indian Industry, an investment of $50 billion every year for next 20 years. As for hospital beds alone, India needs an immediate investment of $82 billion. Simply put, India needs to add 3.1 million beds by 2018 to

the existing 1.1 million. This also means huge demand for medical device makers and suppliers, diagnostic laboratories, pharmacy chains, and other services providers, besides for pharmaceutical and biotech firms.

AGENDA of the forum

The $50-Billion-A-Year Healthcare Opportunity - Opportunities, challenges, policy bottlenecks and the latest trends in the Indian Healthcare sector. What are the roles for private equity, venture capital and corporates in building robust healthcare system in both rural and urban India? What are the dealmaking opportunities in this sector? How do we participate in the healthcare infrastructure opportunity? How to negotiate public-private partnerships? Hospitals & Healthcare Delivery - Opportunities in large multi-specialty hospitals as well as single-specialty hospitals (such as cardiology, urology, cancer, maternity etc). What are the challenges in running such businesses? What is the return on investment? The opportunities in large metros versus Tier II cities. Investing in capital intensive & high gestation period segments Healthcare For Masses - How attractive is affordable healthcare market?. How do you participate in this opportunity both in urban and rural areas?

Pharmacies, Outpatient Healthcare, IT & other opportunities. Consolidation opportunities in fragmented pharmaceuticals sector. Cross border deals. Funding for research & development firms Venture Capital Investments In Healthcare. Role of venture capital, early stage or growth, Opportunities in providers of products & services that suit unique needs of the Indian market. For further details can contact at [email protected]