Dr. Ashish Jha is a physician, health policy researcher and Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. A globally recognized expert on pandemic preparedness and health policy, he previously was K.T. Li Professor of Global Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute.

Dr. M V Padma Srivastava is the head of the neurology department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Known for developing the Acute Stroke Programme, a medical initiative that supports patients with epilepsy and stroke, she received the Padma Shri for her pioneering contributions to medical science.

Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi is the Director of IIT Madras. A communications and signal processing specialist, he has received multiple awards for his innovative research. Currently, he is Director of the Center for Excellence in Wireless Technology and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Dr. Sanjay Sarma is the Vice President for Open Learning at MIT, as well as the Fred Fort Flowers and Daniel Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His groundbreaking work seeks to transform teaching and learning throughout the world. He serves on the board of several innovative technology companies and advises numerous national governments and global companies.