Viveka Roychowdhury, Editor, Express Healthcare, in her welcome address, thanked all the dignitaries, speakers and delegates for being a part of the inaugural edition of Healthcare Senate, on behalf on The Indian Express Group. She gave an overview of the journey traversed by Express Healthcare in the 16 years since its inception, withstanding the test of time. She said that Healthcare Senate and Healthcare Sabha, a platform launched in March earlier this year for public health stakeholders, were a part of Express Healthcare’s evolution to the next level. She also highlighted that they were attempts to bring the stakeholders of on the same platform and create a blueprint for the future leaders to reform and revolutionise healthcare in India. She gave a preview of the sessions in store for the thought leaders of the private healthcare fraternity at the three-day event, held at HICC, Novotel in Hyderabad.