Dr. Shailendra Bajpai is a specialist physician trained in Internal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology with over 30 yrs. of experience in clinical practice, public health, biopharmaceuticals and health technology. He is currently the Medical & Public Affairs Director- Asia for embecta (formerly Becton Dickinson Diabetes Care), based in Singapore. He had his medical education and training at renowned academic institutions and international COEs including the All India Institute of Medical Science, International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, USA, by the American Diabetes Association and by Vienna School of Clinical Research. Dr. Bajpai is passionate about improving the lives of people with Diabetes and their loved ones. He has established several PPPs in developing countries, including Asia with the objective of enhancing the knowledge & skills of the providers, creating advocacy, improving access, and uplifting the standards of care through multi-stakeholder healthcare ecosystems. Dr. Bajpai has been involved as a clinical research physician and medical advisor in the development programs of Air Insulin, incretin mimetics, certolizumab pegol, rotigotine and with the launch of first in class incretin mimetic- exenatide (Byetta), lixisenatide (Lyxumia), insulin analogues (Insulin Lispro, Insulin IGlar U300), GLP-1 agonists & Insulin combinations (Soliqua) as well as several other drugs in cardio-metabolic and neuropsychiatry therapeutic areas. He has also worked on Digital Health and Medical technology solutions in Diabetes and CV- metabolic space. He has authored several original research articles in peer reviewed international scientific journals and is on the editorial board of journals of repute. He is an SME, a speaker & author on health and wellness topics for diverse audiences including public, patients, providers and policy makers. He has founded and works closely with Non-profits in education, health and wellness and in the social impact sector. He has recently been featured in the book ‘A dose of inspiration’ - 100 purpose stories from pharma leaders . His work includes education on living well with diabetes, management of Diabetes, & health and wellbeing with a holistic perspective. He firmly believes that community and peer support, patient empowerment, awareness, education and advocacy with the proper use of technology can move the needle for prevention, diagnosis, and better management of Diabetes and other chronic diseases. He contributes to the integrated care, health tech & med-tech ecosystem as an SME mentor. He is also a meditation and mindfulness practitioner and coach.