Festus Susilo

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Dr. Festus Susilo is the CEO of Mitra Plumbon Healthcare, a leading private hospital group in Indonesia. He earned his medical degree from the University of Indonesia, followed by postgraduate studies in healthcare management and a neurosurgery residency program.

Farouk Meralli

Farouk Meralli is the Founder and CEO of SwipeRx, a pioneering healthtech platform that connects over 50,000 pharmacies and 300,000 pharmacy professionals across Southeast Asia, collectively serving more than 150 million patients.

Prior to founding SwipeRx, he held senior roles at Pfizer, Sanofi, and Roche. Farouk has been recognized globally as a Harvard Alumni Public Health Innovator, a UBS Global Visionary, and an Endeavor Entrepreneur. He also co-founded Borderless World Volunteers, a nonprofit advancing youth-led global health initiatives.

Overview of SwipeRx

This presentation gives an overview of SwipeRx, an all-in-one application designed for pharmacy professionals that leverages technology and proprietary data to enhance operations, regulatory compliance, and product offerings.

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted was the Director for Nutrition, Health and Food Security Impact Area Platform, CGIAR until early this year. She was previously the Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish. She was awarded the 2021 World Food Prize for her ground-breaking research, critical insights, and landmark innovations in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems. She was awarded the 2021 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for research innovation. 

Shreehari Acharya

Shreehari Acharya is a public health professional with over 15 years of experience working across Asia, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Currently, he serves as Program Manager of the CSO Platform at ALIGHT South East Asia, based in Thailand, where he leads regional initiatives to strengthen health and community systems, supports civil society engagement, and promotes equitable access to malaria and other health services, particularly for remote, marginalized, ethnic, mobile, and migrant populations.