Gupta-Klinsky India Institute

GKII pleased to highlight an upcoming event hosted by the Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative in the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, former U.S. Surgeon General, in conversation with Professor Ruth Karron will discuss "Vaccine Day: Promoting the best vaccine science and policy at a time of uncertainty."

Where: Sommer Hall or Zoom
When: April 15

Learn More: https://centerforimmunizationresearch.org/events/2026/promoting-the-best-vaccine-science-and-policy-at-a-time-of-uncertainty

Dr. Adams, currently Executive Director of Health Empowerment Initiatives and the Center for Community Health Enhancement and Learning (HEAL) at Purdue University, has led national efforts to advance mental health, wellness, and address substance misuse.

Diplomacy continues to play a defining role in shaping global cooperation and stability.

We’re pleased to announe Ambassador Namgya Khampa will be delivering a keynote on U.S.-India relations at .

A senior officer of the Indian Foreign Service with over two decades of experience, she currently serves as Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Washington, D.C., leading key aspects of India–U.S. diplomatic engagement. Her career includes postings in China, the United Nations in New York, and as India’s High Commissioner to Kenya and Ambassador to Somalia.

At , she will bring insights on diplomacy, global governance, and India’s evolving role on the international stage.

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Human health and planetary health are deeply interconnected.

We’re pleased to announce Rachel Marcus as the next speaker at .

Rachel is the Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health and the Planetary Health Alliance, where she leads efforts to advance a global movement at the intersection of environment, health, and policy. She is also an Associate Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Previously, she spent over a decade at the United States Agency for International Development, managing large-scale, multi-sectoral health programs across more than 60 countries, focused on building resilient and equitable health systems.

At , she will join a discussion on reimagining systems to advance dignity and agency in the climate era, exploring how integrated approaches across health, environment, and policy can drive sustainable and equitable outcomes.

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Philanthropy is being reshaped by tighter capital, shifting priorities, and the need for more collaborative models.

We’re pleased to welcome , Co-Founder of , as a session chair at .

Neera will lead the discussion on philanthropy in a world of shrinking global funds, examining which models can sustain impact, scale effectively, and strengthen collaboration across donors, governments, and civil society.

Since co-founding Dasra in 1999, Neera has been at the forefront of building India’s social impact ecosystem, mobilizing capital, enabling partnerships, and supporting organizations working across adolescents, urban sanitation, and governance. Her work has helped unlock millions in funding and scale high-impact initiatives across the country.

At , she will guide a critical conversation on the future of philanthropy and the pathways that will define long-term, sustainable impact.

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As global economic ties shift, India’s role in shaping trade, technology, and strategic alignment is becoming increasingly central.

We’re pleased to welcome Rick Rossow to .

Richard ‘Rick’ Rossow is Senior Adviser and Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he focuses on strengthening U.S.–India economic engagement, with a unique emphasis on India’s states and regional dynamics. With over 25 years of experience working on U.S.–India relations, he brings deep expertise across trade, investment, and policy.

At , he will discuss how India is navigating a fragmenting global economy, balancing trade priorities, technological partnerships, and strategic autonomy.

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Innovation ecosystems thrive when academia, capital, and entrepreneurship move together.

We’re pleased to welcome Alexander Triantis, Dean of to .

An expert in corporate financial strategy and valuation, Dean Triantis has led a period of major academic innovation at Carey, expanding MBA and MS programs, launching interdisciplinary initiatives in AI and the Business of Health, and strengthening partnerships across the Johns Hopkins ecosystem.

At , he will join a discussion on how startups, venture capital, and research institutions can work together to build India’s next generation of deep-tech innovation.

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The conversations shaping the future should reflect the leadership shaping the world. Today, we’re recognizing the women shaping the conversations at the Hopkins India Conference 2026.

From geopolitics and climate science to technology, entrepreneurship, literature, and public policy, women leaders are helping define the ideas and partnerships that will shape our shared future.

We’re proud that women represent 50% of our speakers at , upholding the same level of representation from the inaugural edition of the conference in 2025.

Why does this matter? Because the challenges we are discussing, climate transition, global security, technological transformation, economic growth, and democratic resilience, require the broadest possible range of expertise and lived experience.

When diverse voices are present at the table, the quality of debate improves, blind spots shrink, and better solutions emerge.

Representation is not simply about fairness. It strengthens the conversations that drive ideas, innovation, and impact.

We’re pleased to welcome Lisa Curtis to for a discussion on the evolving strategic landscape across the Indo-Pacific and South Asia.

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Lisa is the director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) where her work focuses on U.S. policy toward the Indo-Pacific and South Asia. She previously served as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for South and Central Asia at the National Security Council from 2017 to 2021.

Across more than two decades in public service, she has held roles at the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Department of State, and the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and served as a diplomat at the U.S. embassies in Islamabad and New Delhi. In 2020, she received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for her work at the NSC.

Curtis currently serves as Board Chair of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, is a board member of Women for Afghanistan, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻. 𝗙𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲.

We’re pleased to welcome Dr Sweta Chakraborty to .

🎟️ Limited seats available. Buy your tickets now: https://tinyurl.com/HIC2026

Dr. Chakraborty is the CEO of We Don’t Have Time North America, the world’s largest multimedia platform dedicated to climate content development and distribution. A behavioral scientist and globally recognized commentator, she is regularly featured on major international media outlets including CNN, BBC, and MSNBC.

She serves as a judge and nominator for The Earthshot Prize, sits on the steering committee of the Global Commons Alliance, and advises leading institutions and Fortune 100 companies on climate strategy and communication.

Join us at for a conversation on how behavior, media, and governance drive durable climate action.

Factories, grids, and supply chains now run on data as much as they run on machinery. Our next speaker leads at that intersection of industry and intelligence.

We’re pleased to welcome Girish Rishi to .

🎟️ Limited seats remaining. Register now: https://tinyurl.com/HIC2026

Rishi is the Chief Executive Officer of , the leading Industrial DataOps platform company that harnesses the power of data and AI to deliver actionable insights to the energy and industrial sectors. He previously served as CEO of Blue Yonder, leading its transition to the cloud and driving strong growth, innovation, and customer impact.

Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at Motorola, Tyco International, and Symbol Technologies, building global IoT and software businesses at scale.

Rishi has a master’s degree in public policy from The Johns Hopkins University, an MBA from the University of Hartford, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Mumbai. Girish is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Join us at for a conversation on AI, industrial transformation, and leadership in complex systems.

𝗔 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮. 𝗔𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗵’𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸. 𝗔 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁.

We’re pleased to kick off our speaker announcements with 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗵’𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗱𝗮𝗿.

🎟️ Limited seats available. Buy your tickets now: https://tinyurl.com/HIC2026

Megha is the author of A Guardian and a Thief, winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence and recognized among the year’s most notable books by leading global publications. Her debut, A Burning, was a New York Times bestseller and a National Book Award nominee. Her work examines power, inequality, media, and the pressures that shape public life.

Born and raised in Kolkata and now based in New York, she brings a perspective that bridges India and the United States.

Megha joins us at for a conversation that will explore storytelling in an era defined by climate urgency and social change.