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Summit Agenda

Explore the high-level schedules, panel debates, expert sessions and networking opportunities at PharmaNext Global Summit 2026.

Event Schedule Flow

September 19th, 2026  –  Le Méridien, Hyderabad

08:00 AM : 09:00 AM

Registration & Welcome

09:00 AM : 09:35 AM

Inauguration & Welcome Address By:

Shri C Damodar Raja Narasimha
Health and Medical Cabinet Minister of Telangana
Government of Telangana
Chakravarthi AVPS
Global Ambassador at World Packaging Organisation
Chairman (Telangana & AP), Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs (FOPE)
Sarvesh Singh
CEO & Director
Telangana Life Sciences, Government of Telangana
K Raja Bhanu
Director General
Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India
Prof. Dr. Y K Gupta
President
AIIMS Kalyani
Rashmi Ranjan Patra
Independent Consultant
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Milan Jena
Director
Allegan Global Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
9:40 AM : 10:00 AM Keynote Session

Topic: The Next Decade of Life Sciences: Innovation, Technology, Manufacturing and Sustainable Growth

Speaker
Sarvesh Singh
CEO & Director
Telangana Life Sciences, Government of Telangana
10:00 AM : 10:40 AM CEO Roundtable Session

Topic: The Future of Global Pharma : Navigating Global Disruption, Innovation, and Growth

Moderator
Rashmi Ranjan Patra
Independent Consultant
Speakers
Kolli Sarath
Founder & CEO
Boltzmann Labs
Sarvesh Singh
CEO & Director
Telangana Life Sciences, Government of Telangana
Praveena Tirumuru
Chief Executive Officer
Virchow Foundation
Harish Alladi
Founder and CEO
MEDIFODIL Smart Pharma Solutions
Dr. Rachana Tripathi
Chief Executive Officer and Founder Director
Huwel Lifesciences
Dr. Raghu .R
CEO
Molecular Solutions
Sanyam Bansal
Founder & Owner
Indo Global Chemicals
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM Leadership Panel-1

Session on API & Drug Discovery

Topic: Building a Future-Ready API Industry: Strengthening India's Global Leadership through Innovation, Sustainability, and Supply Chain Resilience

Moderator
Dr Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya
Global Health Care Consultant at Zentra Healthcare Consulting
Speakers
Gurpreet Singh
Chief Business Officer, Pharmacovigilance & Clinical
Pivot Path
Dr. P. Krishnaiah
Dy. Director
Neuland Laboratories
Anshul Agrawal
Chief Business Officer & Head CDMO
SCL Life Sciences
Dr. Pranab Haldar
Director API Partnerships
Sandoz Group AG
Gaurav Arora
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
BioPharma Centrum Private Limited
Ramkumar Esakki
Chief Operating Officer
PI Health Sciences Ltd
Dr. Venkatapathi Raju Penmetsa
Director
PharmCrux
11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

Networking Tea Break

11:40 AM : 12:20 PM Leadership Panel - 2

Session on formulation & Manufacturing

Topic: Pharma Manufacturing 4.0: Accelerating Innovation through AI, Automation, Digitalization and Continuous Manufacturing

Moderator
Dr. Vellian Karupaih
COO at Shilpa Medicare Limited
Speakers
Dr. Pramod Ganji
Chief Quality Officer
AiZen Algo Pvt. Ltd.
Ratnakar Satapathy
Site MDM & Deployment Lead for OneERP Global
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Kolli Sarath
Founder & CEO
Boltzmann Labs
Dr. A. Rama Mohana Rao
President – Chief Quality Officer
Aurobindo Pharma
Amarendra Babu P
Dy Director
Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council
Radha Srikrishna
Director R&D/CDMO Operations
Magnim Biotech Private Limited
12:25 PM - 12:40 PM Technical Session 1

Topic: LYSCAR19: A Novel Pan-Isoform Human Anti-CD19 CAR-T Platform Designed to Mitigate CD19 Antigen Escape and Reduce Relapse

Speaker
Dr. Ananda Gopu Perumal, PhD
Founder & Managing Director
Lysine Biotech Private Limited
12:40 PM - 12:55 PM Technical Session-2

Topic: New Approach Methodologies in Drug Development: From Regulatory Acceptance to Industry Practice in India

Speaker
Ranjith Kumar Velusamy
Chief Business Officer & Co-Founder
Biodimension Technology Pvt Ltd
12:55 PM - 13:15 PM Buyer Seller Meet

A dedicated networking space for Business Meetings & Partnership Discussions | Vendor Interactions

13:15 PM - 14:10 PM

Networking Lunch

14:10 PM : 14:50 PM Leadership Panel-3

Session on Biosimilar, biotech

Topic: Positioning India as a Global Hub for Biologics, Biosimilars and Cell & Gene Therapies

Moderator
Dr. Ranjan Chakrabarti
Biopharma and Drug Discovery Professional, Ex VP – Dr. Reddy's Laboratories & US Pharmacopeia
Speakers
Dr. Subrahmanyam Vangala
Co-Founder & Director
Reagene Innovations Pvt Ltd
Dr. Maloy Ghosh
CSO
Zumutor Biologics Inc.
Arpan Shah
Senior General Manager
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
Dr. Indrashree Dusane
Head Operations & GM
HCAH India
Dr. Ananda Gopu Perumal
Founder, Managing Director & CTO
Lysine Biotech
Dr. Shalu Kasliwal
Founder and Managing Director
Klinforsche Clinical Science Pvt. Ltd.
14:55 PM - 15:10 PM Technical session 3

Topic: Future ready drug delivery in India: Tackling complex molecules, patient centric dosage forms & sustainable formulation challenges

Speaker
Anup Avijit Choudhary
Vice President & Delivery Manager
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
15:15 PM - 15:55 PM Leadership Panel 4

Session on Innovation & R&D

Topic: Pharma/Biotech Innovation R&D : Discovery to Market

Moderator
Dr. Subrahmanyam Vangala
Co-Founder & Director at Reagene Innovations Pvt Ltd
Speakers
Sridivya Palacharla
CEO and Co-Founder
SafeVig Solutions
Dr. Uday Saxena
Co-Founder & CSO
Utopia Therapeutics
Monalisa Onwuka
MICC Operation Head
Medifodil Smart Pharma Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Vishwottam Nagaraj Kandikere
VP, Biology Solutions
Aragen Life Sciences Limited
Nishith Vyas
Senior Manager, Biomedical Research Strategy Portfolio and Operations
Novartis
16:00 PM - 16:15 PM

Tea Break

16:15 PM - 16:55 PM Leadership Panel-5

Topic: A Complete 360° View of the Pharmaceutical Ecosystem

Moderator
Dr Y Sridhar Reddy
Clinical Pharmacologist, Global Safety Leader, Medical Scientific Expert; Honorable Secretary, Industry Pharmacy Division at Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA)
Speakers
Dr. Indrashree Dusane
Head Operations & GM
HCAH India
Dr Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya
Global Health Care Consultant
Zentra Healthcare Consulting
Gurmeet Singh
Business Development Manager Asia
AppChem
Mallikarjun Dulam
Head of Pharmacovigilance & QPPV
Chemo India Formulation (an Unit of Insud Pharma)
Dr. Raghu .R
CEO
Molecular Solutions
Dr. Tilak Kumar Sha
Vice President, Quality & Compliance
Zenara Pharma Pvt Ltd
17:00 PM - 17:30 PM

Distribution Awards to Nominees & Group Photos

17:30 PM   |   Closing Ceremony

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