Enabling, strengthening and amplifying India’s ageing ecosystem

Co-Founder of Dementia India Alliance (DIA) and Patron of Shraddha Maanu Foundation.

Shyam is an Electrical Engineer and an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies of Delhi University. He has more than 4 decades of experience in configuring and delivering solutions to large corporations in India, W. Europe, Asia Pacific as well as the United States in areas as diverse as Process Design, Knowledge Management and Technology Based Training.

He is a Consultant and Faculty in Leadership of Self & Teams; Innovation & Design Thinking; Vision & Culture; Change & New Initiatives. He has been a Subject Matter Expert with SHRM and an empanelled Faculty with Harvard Business School Publishing.

As the first Dean of Executive Education at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad – he set up the Executive Education practice of the school.

A leading researcher in the biology of aging in India. As Head of the SAInI Laboratory (Signaling in Aging, Inflammation, and Infection) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), his primary focus in geroscience is understanding the molecular mechanisms driving cellular aging, inflammation, and tissue degeneration.

Key research focus areas include investigations into drug-target class called GPCRs, and how cell-surface signaling cascades change as cells undergo senescence (aging). Deepak also works to identify molecules regulating DNA damage response (DDR) pathways that initiate and maintain the senescent cell state, as well as intrinsic anti-aging mechanisms triggered by cellular stress. Another area of investigation uses live-cell imaging, multi-omics (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics), and 3D cell culture models to explore “inflammaging” – the chronic, low-grade inflammation associated with getting old – and how aged cells alter tissue microenvironments.

Beyond basic research, Deepak serves as the convener and faculty coordinator for IISc’s Longevity India Initiative. In this role, he leads efforts to advance healthy aging research across India – bridging multi-disciplinary scientific discoveries with clinical partnerships, to identify biomarkers of aging and extend human health span.

Gerontologist and Chief Operating Officer at Vayah Vikas with extensive experience spanning gerontology, healthy ageing, nonprofit leadership, and digital transformation.

Pavithra has led the design and scaling of community-based healthy ageing, caregiver support, age-friendly community, and workforce ageing initiatives across India, while contributing to ageing policy development with government stakeholders.

Passionately committed to advancing equity and dignity in ageing, her research focuses on social gerontology, older women, and creating innovative, evidence-based solutions that enable older adults to live healthier, more independent, and fulfilling lives.

A dedicated neuroscience professional with deep expertise in dementia care, elder care project management, neuropsychiatric assessments, care planning, and team leadership.

Ramani has a proven track record in designing and managing active aging projects, along with experience in proposal writing, grant management, and fundraising.

She is also the Executive Director of the not-for-profit Dementia India Alliance, where she leads strategic development, advocacy efforts, and program execution - while facilitating high-quality dementia care services across the country.

PhD in Ageing Biology from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru - with depth of research experience spanning cell biology, signalling and translational approaches to extend human healthspan.

As the Mazumdar-Shaw Longevity Fellow in Longevity India, her focus is on bridging cutting-edge ageing research with real-world impact through translational science, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Suramya is an Editor for Longevity at ResearchHub, advancing open peer review and decentralized science. She is also Co-Managing Director for Nucleate India, fostering the next generation of biotech founders and innovators. She is deeply committed to open science, longevity biotech and space biology.

As Head – Partnerships & CRM at Vayah Vikas, she leads strategic partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and resource mobilization - to support the organisation’s mission of empowering older adults.

Joyce Mathew Kurian has significant experience in senior care, building collaborations with healthcare, academic, government, and social impact organisations.

Driven by an obsession for creating meaningful impact in the ageing ecosystem, she contributes to strategy, programme development, fundraising, and process improvement, and is passionate about creating significant collaborations that improve the quality of life of older adults.