Major Event

Health: Organisation, Practice, and Emerging Strategies

International Conference and Doctoral Colloquium bringing together scholars, policymakers, and practitioners for a sustained dialogue on health systems, equity, ageing, care, and emerging strategies in healthcare.

20-22 August 2026CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
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What's New

Selected participants for HOPES 2026

Results Announced

HOPES Conference 2026

The list of selected participants is now available as a downloadable PDF.

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Results Announced

Doctoral Colloquium 2026

The selected participant list is now available as a downloadable PDF.

View Results

Venue

Bangalore Central Campus

CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru - 560029, Karnataka, India.

Focus

Interdisciplinary health systems dialogue

A rigorous academic platform connecting economics, social sciences, public health, policy, and technology around contemporary health challenges.

Format

Conference plus doctoral colloquium

Early-career researchers can present work in detail and receive feedback from domain experts through the colloquium track.

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How To Reach
Campus map for CHRIST Bangalore Central Campus

Concept Note

Why this conference matters?

This three-day academic conference is designed to bring together scholars, policymakers, and practitioners working on global health systems, ageing, equity, digitisation, pharmaceutical access, indigenous medicine, migration, and AI in healthcare delivery.

The conference aims to create rigorous academic discourse on health-system challenges and the latest research in social sciences, while also opening space for evidence-based conversations on policy and practice.

It is positioned as a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration across economics, public health, and the broader social sciences so that global health challenges can be discussed from multiple lenses.

Alongside the conference, the doctoral colloquium provides a focused forum for young researchers to present ongoing work and receive detailed feedback from experts in the field.

Important Dates

Doctoral ColloquiumAugust 20, 2026
Hopes ConferenceAugust 21 & 22, 2026
Community health worker supporting vaccination in India

Themes

Conference Themes

  • Health Systems and New Challenges
  • Ageing and Care
  • Gender and Health
  • Disability Studies
  • Issues of Equity and Financial Protection
  • Pharmaceuticals and Access to Drugs
  • Sustainable Practices in Healthcare
  • Digitization and AI in Healthcare
  • Mainstreaming Indigenous Medicines
  • Health and Migration: Patients and Workers
  • Occupational Health and Safety

Speakers

Our Esteemed Speakers

Our esteemed speakers list for HOPES 2026

Our Knowledge Partners

HOPES 2026 knowledge partners