(New York, NY; April 26, 2016): For over three decades, the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has been in the forefront, educating, informing, advocating and providing a forum for the over 100,000 members whom it represents to have a collective voice in the healthcare industry in the United States.

The fluid political climate in the nation makes the healthcare industry and those who provide and benefit from healthcare services ever more challenging. Now, as the healthcare industry is rapidly evolving with the changes constantly impacting the providers, the Government, and patients, AAPI is once again playing a lead role in bringing together leaders from across the spectrum to discuss and provide insights into what to look for in the year 2020 in the healthcare sector.

Fareed Zakaria, a world renowned journalist and author will lead this in-depth Healthcare 2020 CEO Forum by AAPI, which will look at the major global developments in the rapidly changing healthcare sector, with an emphasis on new ideas and innovative solutions to Americaâ€™s complex healthcare related issues.

â€œWe are proud to have the Fareed Zakaria leading this prestigious forum,â€ says Dr. Seema Jain, President of AAPI. â€œRepresentatives from the healthcare industry, including leading CEOs from hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, academicians, intellectuals and physicians, who will focus on the changing trends in the healthcare sector and how they impact the providers, hospitals and corporations as well as the patients. The Forum will also offer insights into managing efficiently the growing costs in the delivery of healthcare services,â€ she added.

Fareed Zakaria writes a foreign affairs column for The Post. He is also the host of CNNâ€™s Fareed Zakaria GPS and a contributing editor for The Atlantic. Before being named to his position at time in October 2010, Zakaria spent 10 years overseeing Newsweekâ€™s editions abroad and eight years as the managing editor of Foreign Affairs. He is the author of â€œThe Post-American Worldâ€ (2009) and â€œThe Future of Freedomâ€ (2007). Born in India, Zakaria received a B.A. from Yale College and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

â€œThe AAPI CEO Forum, planned to be held on June 30th from 4 to 6 pm will help the delegates at the Convention in New York City at the prestigious the Marriott Marquis, Time Square in New York from June 30th to July 4th, 2016 better understand the recent trends in the delivery of healthcare to millions across the nation,â€ said Dr. Rita Ahuja, Chair Person of the Convention Committee.

Anwar Feroz, AAPIâ€™s Honorary Advisor, says, â€œThe CEO Forum will focus on the changing trends in the healthcare sector and how they impact the providers, hospitals and corporations as well as the patients. The Forum will also offer insights into managing efficiently the growing costs in the delivery of healthcare services.â€

â€œWith the changing trends and statistics in healthcare, both in India and US, we are refocusing our mission and vision, AAPI would like to make a positive meaningful impact on the healthcare delivery system both in the US and in India,â€ Dr. Seema Jain says.

Representing the interests of the over 100,000 physicians of Indian origin, leaders of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic organization of physicians, for 34 years, AAPI Convention has provided a venue for medical education programs and symposia with world renowned physicians on the cutting edge of medicine.

Dr. Seema Jain says, â€œPhysicians and healthcare professionals from across the country and internationally will convene and participate in the exchange of medical advances, to develop health policy agendas, and to encourage legislative priorities in the years to come. We look forward to seeing you in New York!â€ For more details, and sponsorship opportunities, please visit: www.aapiconvention.org and www.aapiusa.org

Fareed Zakaria to lead healthcare 2020 CEO Forum at AAPIâ€™s 34th convention