Agenda

Time Session
08:00 am - 09:30 am Registration & Networking Breakfast
09:30 am - 09:45 am Welcome Address by Express Pharma + Lamp Lighting
09:45 am - 10:00 am Keynote Address - Reimagining injectable innovation: From science to scalable impact
Dr Raches Ella, CDO, Bharat Biotech
10:00 am - 10:50 am PANEL DISCUSSION- The next decade of injectables: Science, scale and new therapies
Ms Viveka Roychowdhury, Editor, Express Pharma (MODERATOR)
Mr Ankur Shah, Founder & Chairman, Invengene
Mr Atul Shastri, President - Global Operations, Eugia Pharma Specialities
Mr Raja Bhanu, DG, Pharmexcil
10:50 am - 11:05 am Superskids for manufacturing sterile injectables
Mr Vishal Wagh, Director, Adam Fabriwerk
11:05 am - 11:20 am Trends in the pharmaceutical market
Mr Thomas Bühler Heinrich, Director Sales Africa, Middle East & Asia, Optima Pharma GmbH
11:20 am - 11:35 am Beyond the vial: The evolution of injectable delivery devices
Mr Birendra Kumar David, CTO, Graviti Pharmaceuticals
11:35 am - 11:50 am Networking Activity
11:50 am - 12:05 pm Project challenges and successful implementation of inspection (VI + CCIT) technologies in injectable manufacturing
Mr Shaunak J Dave, CEO & MD, Antares Vision Group
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm Redefining sterile excellence
Dr Vellaian Karuppaiah, COO, Acme and Immacule Group
12:20 pm - 01:10 pm PANEL DISCUSSION - Sterility & compliance 2026: What global regulators expect today
Mr Rashmi Ranjan Patra, Technical Advisor (MODERATOR)
Mr Soumya Kumar Panda, Sr VP - Operations, Mankind Pharma
Mr Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Sr VP & Head-Drug Product Manufacturing, Biological E.
Mr Pradipta Kumar Swain, COO, Innoxel Lifesciences
Mr Nirvesh C Prajapati, Sr GM, Aspiro Pharma – Specialities (Hetero Group)
Mr Pavankumar R Gudi, Manager – Viral Vaccines, Serum Institute of India
Mr Kinshuk Roy, GM - Quality Assurance, Eugia Pharma Specialities
01:10 pm - 02:30 pm Networking Lunch
02:30 pm - 02:45 pm Lucky Draw
02:45 pm - 03:00 pm Beyond the warning letter: How contamination control shapes the future of injectables
Mr Enoch Daniel, Director, Svan Analytical Instruments
03:00 pm - 03:15 pm Redefining aseptic transfer – Annex 1 Influence
Mr Taabish Siddiqui, Product Manager (Sterile Transfer), Getinge
03:15 pm - 03:30 pm Engineering complexity: The rise of nano and liposomal injectables
Mr Daneshwar Kumar, Head – MSAT, Dr Reddy's Laboratories
03:30 pm - 03:45 pm Aseptic process equipments
Mr Lenin Babu N, MD, Omega Scientific Instruments
03:45 pm - 04:35 pm PANEL DISCUSSION - Beyond generics: Moving into complex injectables, oncology and biosimilars
Mr Ranjan Chakrabarti, Independent Consultant-Biopharma & Drug Discovery (MODERATOR)
Dr Shubhadeep D Sinha, Sr VP, Head – CD&MA, Hetero Drugs
Mr Tridip Mazumder, AVP - Strategic Sourcing - Packaging Material, Dr Reddy's Laboratories
Mr Girija Prasad Patro, AVP, Eugia Pharma Specialities
Dr Khalid Akhter Ansari, Senior Director R&D, Technical Operations, Rising Pharmaceuticals
Mr Munindra Roy, AGM- Packaging Development, Gland Pharma
04:35 pm - 05:20 pm Networking Break
05:20 pm - 05:40 pm Lucky Draw
05:40 pm - 05:55 pm Innovation & adoption of digital tech in Injectable operations
Mr Sridhar Balasubramanian, Head Quality – Sterile / Parenteral, Dr Reddy's Laboratories
05:55 pm - 06:45 pm PANEL DISCUSSION - India as an injectable hub: Growing CDMO strength and global partnerships
Mr Venkatanarayan V, Ex-VP & Specialist - Digital & OE, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (MODERATOR)
Mr Sandip Tarate, MD & COO, Tiefenbacher Group
Ms Mahabubi Shadick, President-Quality, Bharat Biotech International
Mr Arvind Kushwaha, VP - Quality, Kemwell Biopharma
Dr Alagumurugan Alagarswamy, Head -Complex Injectable & Ophthalmics, Alembic Pharma
Mr Balasubramanian M, Director- MSAT & Validations, Pfizer
Mr Veeraraju Nalla, Sr GM - Quality, Gland Pharma
06:45 pm - 07:15 pm Felicitation of Partners
07:15 pm - 07:30 pm Lucky Draw
07:30 pm - 07:40 pm Vote of Thanks
07:40 pm onwards Networking Cocktails & Dinner

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