The Global Digital Health Summit 2025, held from September 19–21 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, brought together global leaders, innovators, policymakers, and healthcare professionals to reimagine the future of healthcare through technology. Over three days, the summit featured high-level keynotes, expert panels, an innovation expo, and a scientific symposium, exploring themes from ground-up healthcare transformation to scaling impactful innovations. With participation from 2,000+ delegates across 30+ countries, GDHS 2025 served as a premier platform for sharing knowledge, forging partnerships, and accelerating the digital health revolution.
Purpose & Scope
It is a three-day flagship summit dedicated to driving the digital transformation of healthcare. It brings together leaders from industry, academia, government, startups, and investors to connect, learn, and co-create the future of healthcare.
Theme & Daily Focus
Although previous editions centered on a single theme, GDHS 2025 expands to a day-by-day thematic structure:
- Day 1 – Re-imagining Healthcare from the Ground-Up
- Day 2 – Tech-Driven Transformation Across the Ecosystem
- Day 3 – Scaling Innovations That Matter
Special Features
- Expo: A showcase of cutting-edge digital health products and services from around the world.
- Digital Health Scientific Symposium: Hosted by the Academy of Digital Health Sciences & IIM Raipur, this segment invites global researchers to present and exchange insights.
- Professional Advancement: Delegates can earn CPD-accredited certification in Artificial Intelligence and qualify as Digital Health Ambassadors, enabling them to host local workshops and maintain momentum post-summit.
Leadership & Key Speakers
The event features a rich lineup of global visionaries, including:
- Dr. Vinton G. Cerf – One of the “Fathers of the Internet,” and Google’s Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist
- Dr. Ram Charan – Business guru, author, and speaker
- Mr. Youngsuk “YS” Chi – Global Chairman, Elsevier
- Dr. Joseph C. Kvedar – Co-Chair, Global Digital Health Summit; Professor, Harvard Medical School
- Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha – Secretary, AYUSH, Government of India
- Dr. Rajeev Raghuvanshi – Drugs Controller General of India, CDSCO
- Dr. Tobias Silberzahn – Independent Advisor; Senior Fellow, Bertelsmann Foundation
- Prof. Dean Ho – Director, Institute of Digital Medicine, NUS
- Dr. José Luis Cobos Serrano – President, International Council of Nurses (ICN)
- Dr. Steve MacFeely – Chief Statistician & Director of Statistics and Data, OECD
- Dr. Ali Parsa – Founder, Quadrivia AI
- Many more, including experts from Mayo Clinic, Wadhwani Innovation Network, Bharat Serums & Vaccines, Butterfly Learnings, and others.
Audience & Scale
- The summit is expected to attract over 2,000 attendees from 30+ countries, including hospital executives, founders of healthtech startups, public health officials, investors, and innovation heads from pharma and MedTech sectors.
- Past feedback highlights a 97.6% “Outstanding” rating from nearly 4,600 participants underscoring its global significance and impact.