Organised by Indian Transport and Logistics News

September 20, 2018, Taj, Bangalore Airport
Time Session
08.30 to 09.30 Registration
09.30 to 09.35 Welcome Address
Reji John, Editor, Indian Transport and Logistics News (ITLN)
09:35 to 09:45 Inaugural Address
Javed Malik, Chief Operating Officer, Bangalore International Airport Limited
09:45 to 10:05 Keynote Address
Manjunath M S, Cold Chain Innovation Specialist, Global Cold Chain Alliance
Inaugural panel discussion
10.05 to 11.15

Subject: Effective distribution practices for maintaining quality and product integrity of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products to achieve end-to-end visibility

Arun Chandra, General Manager, Business Development and Strategy, BIAL
T V Madhusudan, General Manager - Distribution, RPG Life Sciences
Rajeev Kumar, Director – Supply Chain, Smith & Nephew Healthcare
Gubba Kiran, CEO, Gubba Cold Storage
B Kumar, Deputy Drugs Controller, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Bangalore
Udit Mangal, Business Manager - Healthcare, Pluss Advanced Technologies
Customs Commissioner (Invited)
Reji John, Editor, Indian Transport and Logistics News (MODERATOR)
Q & A with the audience

11.15 to 11.45 Networking break
Panel Discussion
11.45 to 13.00

Subject: Industry collaboration the only way forward for pharma supply chain integrity

Ashok Bhattacharya, Executive Director, Takeda Pharmaceuticals India
Pramod Sant, Vice President, Head of Import / Export, Siemens
Prashanth Murali Kaivar, AVP and Head – Supply Chain, Tech Mahindra
Padamdeep Singh Handa, VP - BD & Client Relationships, Snowman Logistics
Pratik Mehta, AGM Airline Marketing Cargo, BIAL
Sanjeev Sharma, GM, Cargo, SpiceJet
Ryan Viegas, Head of Logistics – Asia Pacific, Teva Pharmaceuticals (MODERATOR)
Q & A with the audience

13.00 to 14.00 Networking lunch
Panel Discussion
14.00 to 15.00

Subject: Closing the gap between volume and value levels: How Good Distribution Practices will be critical

Arvind Shankar Kanda, Senior Vice President, Mylan Laboratories Limited
Deepa Satish, Deputy General Manager, Supply Chain, Jubilant Biosys
Makrand Sane, General Manager, Export Logistics, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
Manjunath M S, Cold Chain Innovation Specialist, Global Cold Chain Alliance
Reji John, Editor, Indian Transport and Logistics News (MODERATOR)
Q & A with the audience

15.00 to 15.30

Presentation: Listen to your customer - face time with your customer.
Hemanth Patel, Deputy General Manager - Supply Chain, Manipal Hospitals
15.30 to 16.00 Networking break
Panel Discussion
16.00 to 17.00

Subject: Evolving technologies for temperature monitoring solutions

Harish Jain, Director - Embiotic Laboratories & Secretary - KDPMA
Vinayak Kothurwar, Supply Chain Specialist
Ameesh Masurekar, Founder and Director, AIOCD AWACS
Arun Rao, Head of Business Development, India & SAARC, RFXcel
Abhijeet Gaddagi, Director, Sales & B.D., Shadowfax
Surya Kannoth, Associate Editor, Indian Transport and Logistics News (MODERATOR)
Q & A with the audience

17.00 to 18.00 Round table interactive group discussions and presentation by each group on their key findings

(Each group will be given a very specific challenge in the pharmaceutical logistics and supply chain and will be called to find solutions to it)
18.00 to 18.10 Closing remarks and vote of thanks
18.30 to 21.30 Cocktail and Dinner
* Subject to change