HBA hosts third India Leadership Summit 2026 on leadership in AI era

The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association hosted its third India Leadership Summit 2026, bringing together healthcare and life sciences professionals. The two-day event focused on influential leadership, AI, career reinvention, commercial skills and the transition from functional expertise to enterprise leadership.

Hyderabad: Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) organised its two-day third India Leadership Summit (ILS) 2026 here. Bringing together senior and emerging professionals from healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, CROs and Global Capability Centres (GCCs), the summit was anchored in the theme “Command the Shift: Influential Leadership in the Age of AI & Global Capability.”

The first day featured four masterclasses at Amgen India focused on practical leadership capabilities—from influencing across matrixed organisations and building commercial acumen to career reinvention and leading what AI cannot replace.

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The second day brought these ideas to life through conversations with leaders who have navigated these challenges firsthand. Amitabh Dube, Country President and Managing Director, Novartis India, and leaders from Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, ZS Associates, Novartis and other leading organisations shared perspectives on leading under pressure, reinvention and the transition from functional expert to enterprise leader.