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HAICon - Health AI for All Conference
Our first Health AI for All Conference took place in Nepal in 2025, bringing together innovators, researchers, and leaders from around the world. HAICon 2025 was a powerful start to a growing global dialogue on equitable, ethical, and impactful Health AI.
Highlights from HAICon-2025
20+ Speakers from 8 Countries
Keynotes from Global Health AI Pioneers
Focus on Real-World Impact in Underserved Regions
Numerous Collaborations Sparked
Conference Schedule
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration | Registration at Sankalan Hall, Aloft Hotel |
| 09:15 - 09:25 | Welcome | Kiran Raj Pandey (on behalf of Conference Chairs), HAICon |
| 09:25 - 09:30 | Welcome | Allison Gocotano (Acting WHO Representative to Nepal), World Health Organization |
| Session 1 - The nature of healthcare work and the need and opportunity for Health AI (Chair: Madan Upadhayaya) | ||
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Keynote | Karthik Adapa (Regional Adviser for Digital Health), WHO SEARO |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Invited Talk | Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi (Physician-Scientist), Makerere/Cambridge University |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Invited Talk | Prajwal Ghimire (Surgeon-Scientist), King's College London (v) |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | Panel | Panel Discussion 1 (Moderator: Victoria Mukami) |
| Lunch Break | ||
| Session 2 - Health AI as a global public good (Chair: Bernd Appelt) | ||
| 13:15 - 13:45 | Invited Talk | Binod Bhattarai (AI Scientist), University of Aberdeen |
| 13:45 - 14:15 | Invited Talk | KM Gopakumar (IP Regime Expert), Third World Network (v) |
| 14:15 - 14:45 | Invited Talk | Kilian Koespell (Research Scientist and Entrepreneur), GE Healthcare |
| 14:45 - 15:45 | Panel | Panel Discussion 2 (Moderator: Jana Fehr) |
| Tea/Snack Break | ||
| Workshops (Chair: Binod Bhattarai) | ||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Workshop | Shashi Bhattarai: MCDA App for Clinical Application |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Workshop | Binod Bhattarai: Iterative AI Tool for Clinical Learning |