08 Feb 2022
3-5 PM
Past Event
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog & SAMRIDH Partnership Announcement

Event Agenda

  • Organiser:
    Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & SAMRIDH
  • Venue:
    Virtual
  • Contact Us:
    samridh@ipeglobal.com

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility, supported by USAID and implemented by IPE Global, have joined hands to support health enterprises and innovators with blended financing solutions. This collaboration envisions to unlock greater investment towards scaling up high impact and sustainable healthcare innovations targeting to improve access to affordable and quality healthcare for the vulnerable populations, in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, rural and tribal regions. This virtual event aims to mark the important partnership between Atal Innovation and SAMRIDH, and bring together sector experts to discuss the role of blended finance in solving India’s pressing health system challenges. 

Session Introduction

Dr. Chintan Vaishnav
Mission Director
Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog
Mr. Ashwajit Singh
Founder & Managing Director
IPE Global Pvt Ltd

Keynote Speakers

Shri. Amitabh Kant
CEO
NITI Aayog
Dr. Rakesh Sarwal
Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, NITI Aayog
Ms. Veena Reddy
Mission Director
USAID

White Paper Launch

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility, as part of their collaboration, are bringing out a white paper to highlight how blended finance can serve as a powerful tool to enable scale-up of high impact market-ready health solutions. The paper will offer an overview on blended finance and its role in promoting healthcare access in India, taking a closer look at blended financing structures and approaches. It will also presents case studies on existing blended finance structures deployed by IndusInd, SAMRIDH, and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and partners, and examines the current challenges to achieving blended financing at scale.

This paper will be jointly launched at the event, by senior leaders from Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog, USAID and IPE Global, followed by a presentation on the white paper and questions from the press.

Panel Discussion

Blended Finance: A pathway to improve healthcare services in India

An interactive panel discussion featuring industry experts who will share their first-hand knowledge of how blended finance can catalyse healthcare development for India’s COVID-19 recovery phase by unlocking additional sources of capital. The discussion will also bring perspectives from women entrepreneurs, exploring common challenges faced by them and their expectations in terms of financing options and policy support.

Moderator: Neeta Rao
Senior Health Lead
USAID
Dr Chintan Vaishnav
Mission Director
Atal Innovation Mission NITI Aayog
Dr. Rakesh Sarwal
Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, NITI Aayog
Roopa Satish
Country Head
Sustainable Banking

IndusInd Bank
Shanthi Mathur
Founder and CEO
PrimedeQ

Important announcement for
healthcare businesses