The concurrent theme for the conference was banking and insurance
DY Patil University of Management recently hosted ‘India 2020 – 7th National Conference on Health & Hospital Management and the 3rd National Conference on Banking & Insurance’. The conference was attended by more than 780 people consisting of healthcare professionals, medical and non- medical students across different colleges in Mumbai. It focused on the opportunities and challenges in the healthcare and banking industries.
The conference was inaugurated by Dr Gustad Daver, Medical Director, HN Reliance Hospital; Joy Chakraborty, COO, Hinduja Hospital; Pravin Bhansal, President-Project Finance, DHFL; Dr Sanjay Oak, Vice Chancellor; Dr DY Patil University; Dr R Gopal, Director, DY Patil University School of Management; Dr Nitin Sippy, Associate Professor- Health and Hospital Management and Mangesh Jadhav, Assistant Professor -Banking and Insurance.
Dr Oak said, “Today, hospitals not only needs medical professionals, but they need managers and leaders to maintain the equilibrium that healthcare system requires.” He also mentioned the legal challenges faced by the healthcare industry that hinders access to good healthcare services.
In the inaugural address, Dr Daver said, “We need leaders in our industry who can come up with innovative ways, with a passion and agility, to bridge the gap between people and the healthcare system.” He also gave insights to aspiring medical attendees on the various aspects of cadaver donation and its importance.
Chakraborty emphasised on the required skilled sets of the healthcare industry, and stated that with a growth rate of 12 per cent annually, the healthcare industry requires managers, who are well accomplished with the knowledge of hospital business.
Dr Gopal said, “India is shining on the global map and progressing fast. Healthcare and banking are the two strong pillars for any nation to grow. Both these management sectors will create huge job opportunities by the year 2020. Thus, as a school of management, we decided to educate the young Indians about the career opportunities and challenges in both these areas.”
Bhansal said, “Today, technology has opened several doors for the aspiring students like you, to make a fruitful career in banking and insurance industry.”
The panel discussion on banking and insurance was moderated by Dr Gopal. The participants were Deepak Pande, Former Sr VP, Axis Bank; Apeksha M, VP; SBI Capital, Akshay Kakde, Asst VP, Credit Suisse and Vikas Patil, Asst VP, Axis Bank. The variants in the banking and insurance sector were the key highlights of the panel discussion.
The healthcare panelists included Dr Rajendra Patankar, COO, Nanavati Hospital, Dr Sameer Khan, CEO, Suasth Healthcare, Dr Anupam Karmakar, COO, Guru Nanak Hospital and it was moderated by Dr Sippy. The panelists addressed the opportunities and challenges in the healthcare industry.
The conference had a intercollegiate debate in which students from TML Nursing and Dental, Fortis Nursing, Bharti Nursing and Dental, Khalsa College and 20 other colleges took part. After around three rounds of debate, Khalsa College emerged as the winner.
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