WORLD HEAD AND NECK CANCER DAY EVENT
Ideate Innovate and Implement
Oral Cancer Task Force Annual Meeting 2025
July 25-26, 2025 | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
Schedule
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| DAY 1 - JULY 25, 2025 Venue: Golden Jubilee Hall, ECE Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru | |
| 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM | Registration for Day 1 |
| 09:00 AM - 09:05 AM | Welcome Note Dr Rajesh Sundaresan, IISc, Bengaluru |
| 09:05 AM - 10:05 AM | Ongoing Activities: Oral Cancer Screening and Detection Emerging Technologies for Screening and Detection of Oral Lesions Chairperson: Dr Sameer Antani, NIH, USA • Dr Milind Rajadhyaksha, MSKCC, USA • Dr Arjun Singh, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai • Tony Ma, Benten Technologies, USA (Virtual) • Dr Keerthi Gurushanth, KLE, Bengaluru |
| 10:05 AM - 11:05 AM | Scaling Innovation: Technology-driven Screening of Oral Lesions Chairperson: Dr Anil Chaturvedi, NCI, USA • Dr Deepika Mishra, AIIMS, New Delhi • Dr Divya Khanna, MPMMCC, Varanasi • Dr Keduovinuo Keditsu, Putuonuo Hospital, Nagaland • Experiences from the field |
| 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM | Tech Innovation and Solutions for AI-assistance in Oral Cancer Screening AI development, AI integration into mobile, and AI Tool Usage on the Field Chairperson: Dr Phaneendra Yalavarthy, IISc, Bengaluru • Siddhant Bharadwaj, IISc, Bengaluru • Shankararama Sharma R, IISc, Bengaluru • Dr Kunal Korgaonkar, BITS Pilani Goa campus, Goa • Tejashree S, IISc, Bengaluru • Dr Lakshmi Krishnan, IISc, Bengaluru |
| 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM | AI Data Platforms and Work-flow Implementation Chairperson: Dr Arjun Singh, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai • Dr Debnath Pal, IISc, Bengaluru • Rohit Satish, ARTPARK, Bengaluru |
| 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM | Panel Discussion on Tech Solutions, Past Experience, and Future Plans Chairperson: Dr Milind Rajadhyaksha, MSKCC, USA Panelists: Dr Anil Chaturvedi, Dr Sameer Antani, Dr Deepika Mishra, Dr Keduovinuo Keditsu, Dr. Hari Krishna Raju Sagiraju, Dr Lakshmi Krishnan, Rohit Satish, Tejashree S |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch |
| 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM | Research Presentations Part I Chairperson: Dr Deepika Mishra, AIIMS, New Delhi • Dr Phaneendra Yalavarthy, IISc, Bengaluru • Dr Sumsum Sunny, MSMF, Bengaluru • Dr Praveen Birur, KLE, Biocon Foundation, Bengaluru • Dr Vijay Pillai, MSMC, Bengaluru |
| 03:20 PM - 03:50 PM | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 03:50 PM - 05:10 PM | Research Presentations Part II Chairperson: Dr Debnath Pal, IISc, Bengaluru • Dr Amritha Suresh, MSMF, Bengaluru • Dr Hardik Pandya, IISc, Bengaluru • Dr Sridharan Devarajan, IISc, Bengaluru • Dr Ramesh Hariharan, Strand Life Sciences, Bengaluru |
| 05:10 PM - 06:30 PM | Lab visits |
| DAY 2 - JULY 26, 2025 Venue: Faculty Hall, Main Building, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru | |
| 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM | Registration for Day 2 |
| 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM | Welcome Address Dr. Anupama Shetty, Biocon Foundation, Bengaluru |
| 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote Addresses - Insights into Oral Cancer Screening and Detection Chairperson: Dr Moni Kuriakose, Karkinos Healthcare, Kochi Keynote Speakers: • Dr Sameer Antani, NIH, USA • Dr Anil Chaturvedi, NCI, USA • Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Video Message Dr Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon, Bengaluru |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Keynote Speakers - Global Approach for Prevention, Screening, and Detection of Head and Neck Cancer Chairperson: Dr Moni Kuriakose, Karkinos Healthcare, Kochi Keynote Speakers: • Dr Partha Basu, IARC(WHO), France (Virtual) • Dr Vijay Chandru, ARTPARK, Bengaluru • Dr Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, RTI International India - Tentative (Virtual) |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | Release Ceremonies Release of White Paper on Oral Cancer Elimination in India Contributors: • Dr Moni Kuriakose, Karkinos Healthcare, Kochi (Lead) • Dr G.K. Rath, Ex-Head, NCI&IRCH-AIIMS, Delhi • Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai • Dr Sameer Antani, NIH, USA • Dr Anil Chaturvedi, NCI, USA • Dr Li C. Cheung, NCI, USA • Dr Partha Basu, IARC (Virtual) • Dr Saman Warnakulasuriya, King's College London, UK (Virtual) • Dr Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, RTI International India (Virtual) • Dr P.C. Gupta, Healis, Navi Mumbai • Dr Kunal Oswal, Karkinos Healthcare, Kochi (Virtual) • Dr Praveen Birur, KLE, Biocon Foundation, Bengaluru Release of Annual Consensus Documents on Head and Neck Cancer Management Moderators: Dr Neera Gupta, Eris Lifesciences, Ahmedabad | Dr Anupama Shetty, Biocon Foundation, Bengaluru Panelists: • Dr Kumar Prabhash, TMH, Mumbai (Lead) • Dr G.K. Rath, Ex Head NCI&IRCH-AIIMS, Delhi • Dr Moni Abraham Kuriakose, Karkinos Healthcare, Kochi • Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, TMC, Mumbai • Dr Govindbabu, HCG, Bengaluru • Dr Vijay Chandru, Strand Life Sciences, Bengaluru • Dr Praveen Birur, KLE, Biocon Foundation, Bengaluru |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch at MGH |
| 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | Implementation Research and Health Economics Chairperson: Dr Ganeshkumar P, ICMR-NIE, Chennai • Dr Gauravi Mishra, TMH, Mumbai • Dr Rama Baru, JNU, New Delhi (Virtual) |
| 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM | Panel Discussion - Implementation Research and Health Economics Chairperson: Dr Prabhdeep Kaur, IISc, Bengaluru Panelists: Dr Gauravi Mishra, Dr Ganeshkumar P, Dr Rama Baru, Dr Bhavani Shankara Bagepally |
| 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Vote of Thanks followed by High Tea |
Venue Information:
Day 1 (July 25, 2025): Golden Jubilee Hall, ECE Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
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Day 2 (July 26, 2025): Faculty Hall, Main Building, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
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