Ashoke Bose is a health economist, technologist, and social innovation entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of AGR Health, LLC, and the Founder of the M. L. Bose Memorial Health Foundation, advancing community-driven health initiatives grounded in social responsibility and mutual aid. With more than three decades of experience spanning healthcare economics, data systems, and sustainable technology, Bose has worked across the United States, Europe, and Asia, including senior roles at IBM (USA and China). He is widely recognized for his work on peer-to-peer (P2P) healthcare payment models, social capital–based health financing, and alternative economic frameworks that challenge insurance-centric health systems. He is the originator of the Generalized Elastic Coupon (GEC) Model and a co-inventor on U.S. patents related to distributed data architectures. Bose holds a Master’s degree in Health Administration from Cornell University and has presented his work at global forums including the World Congress on Health Economics and ISPOR. As a keynote speaker at Healthcare 2026, he brings a comparative, human-centered perspective on health systems reform.