Join Us at PPL Conclave 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:30 am - 11:00 am | Arrival of Guests + Registration of Delegates and Guests + Tea and refreshments |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Welcome Address by Express Pharma + Lamp Lighting Ceremony |
| 11:15 am - 11:45 am |
LEADERSHIP LENS: What pharma leaders must get right about packaging Ms Viveka Roychowdhury, Editor, Express Pharma (MODERATOR) Dr K Anand Kumar, MD, Indian Immunologicals Mr M Gopi Reddy, VP and Head - Corporate Quality, Sun Pharma Mr Atul Shastri, President - Global Operations, Eugia Pharma Specialities |
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION- Smart, Digital, Connected: The new age of packaging Mr Avinash Kumar Talwar, VP & Head Strategic Procurement - Packaging, Global Procurement, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (MODERATOR) Mr Manoj Kumar Pananchukunnath, CSO, Biocon Mr Prasad Satam, VP & Head-Packaging Research Development, Aurobindo Pharma Dr Tathagata Dutta, President, Jodas Expoim Mr Sekhar Babu Puli, AVP, Head - Packaging Development, MSN Laboratories Mr Subhrajit Bhowmik, Associate Director - Procurement and Packaging Development, Cipla Health Mr Mahendra Kumar Sahu, GM, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries |
| 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm |
Strategies to speed up serialisation Ms Tripti Nakhare, VP-Regulatory Affairs and Packaging Development, FDC |
| 12:45 pm - 02:00 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 02:00 pm - 02:20 pm |
Combination products: From strategy to verification Mr Prabhaharan Sankaran, Manager-Technical Customer Services (TCS), India, West Pharmaceutical Services |
| 02:20 pm - 02:40 pm |
Role of innovative active packaging in controlling nitrosamines Dr Vivek Jha, Head - R&D, Cilicant Mr Dhairy Sharma, Manager-Business Development (Healthcare Division), Cilicant |
| 02:40 pm - 02:55 pm |
Driving sustainability in pharmaceutical packaging Mr Manjunath Nadella, AVP & Head-Packaging Development, Strides Pharma Science |
| 02:55 pm - 03:10 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 03:10 pm - 03:25 pm |
Nitrosamines impurities in pharmaceuticals - The rubber stopper connection Mr Nitin R Khaladkar, Head R&D - Rubber Stopper, Bharat Rubber Works |
| 03: 25 pm - 03:40 pm |
Safe packaging inks for pharma applications Mr Jatin Takkar, Head – Product Safety & Regulatory, Siegwerk India |
| 03:40 pm - 04:25 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION: Future-proofing packaging for advanced therapies Dr Sajeev Chandran, VP, OOD - Pharma R&D, Lupin (MODERATOR) Mr Loganathan S, AVP, Onesource Biopharma Dr Vaibhav Dubey, Sr GM, Kashiv Biosciences Mr Kumar Suman, Head - Packaging Development (Injectables and Devices), Macleods Pharmaceuticals Mr Dhananjay M Chaudhari, DGM – Packaging Development (Formulations), Indoco Remedies Mr M Naresh, Technical Lead – Packaging and Drug Device Combination Products, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories |
| 04:25 pm - 05:00 pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 05:00 pm - 05:15 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 05:15 pm - 05:30 pm | Simplifying inspections & securing traceability – AI-driven inspection and track & trace solutions for pharma Mr Vijaya Kumar K, Regional Manager – South, Sun Teknovation |
| 05:30 pm - 05:45 pm | Code quality verification with clarity Mr Shivashankar Nagarajan, Director, Sandilyam Automation Systems |
| 05:45 pm - 06:00 pm | How AI enhanced the quality of pharma packaging in the last two years Mr Jitesh Jadhav, Manager – Packaging & Medical Devices, Sun Pharma |
| 06:00 pm - 06:45 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION- Packaging regulations: What’s changing and why it matters Mr Praveen Kumar Narlanka, AVP-Packaging Development, Aurobindo Pharma (MODERATOR) Mr Tridip Mazumder, AVP, Strategic Sourcing – Packaging Material, Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Mr Shivaji Chakraborty, Head- Packaging Development, Fresenius Kabi Oncology Mr Sailesh YHNB, Associate Director, Novo Nordisk Dr Srikanth Reddy Sokkula, Head - Regulatory Affairs, Jodas Expoim Mr Narendhar Kavide, Head – AGM – Packaging & Device development, Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies Ms Leena Padala, Sr. Scientist – II (Head), Eugia Pharma Research Centre Mr Nagendra Kumar Mall, Associate Manager, Global Pharma R&D, Baxter Pharmaceuticals India |
| 06:45 pm - 07:30 pm | Networking Break |
| 07:30 pm onwards | PPL Awards 2026 |
| 07:30 pm- 07:50 pm | Welcome Address + Methodology of the awards |
| 07:50 pm - 08:30 pm | Presentation of PPL Leadership Awards + Presentation of PPL Innovation Awards |
| 08:30 pm - 08:40 pm | Concluding remarks |
| 08:40 pm onwards | Networking Cocktail & Gala Dinner |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 07.30 am - 09.30 am | Networking Breakfast in the pre-conference area |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - India Pharma Inc's global moment and the role of packaging Mr Chakravarthi AVPS, Chairman, Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs (FOPE), Telangana & AP |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am |
SPECIAL ADDRESS - India's pharmaceutical leadership: Connecting global trends to India's evolution Mr Hari Kiran Chereddi, MD & CEO, HRV Pharma |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am |
PANEL DISCUSSION - What India Pharma Inc wants: The partner playbook Mr Ajay Bapat, Packaging Consultant (MODERATOR) Mr Prafull V Deshpande, Team Lead - Packaging Development (R&D), Lupin Mr Satyanarayana Nandula, AGM and Head - Packaging Development, Laurus Labs Mr Munindra Roy, AGM- Packaging Development, Gland Pharma Mr Amit Pathak, Group Manager, Inventia Healthcare Mr Hari Prasad, Sr Manager – Packaging & Development, Jodas Expoim Ms Mamta Rani, Team Lead - Packaging Development, Dr Reddy's Laboratories |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am |
ActivePac™ – Redefining active moisture absorption with extended shelf life Mr Anil H Mittal, MD, Alutech Packaging |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
PANEL DISCUSSION - Sustainable packaging: Why it makes business sense Dr Ravikumar N, President – Formulations R&D, MSN Laboratories (MODERATOR) Mr Prabir Das, Mentor and Advisor, Packaging & Labelling Mr Bhupesh Kumar Mittal, Technical Packaging Program Lead, Bayer Consumer Healthcare Mr Avadhesh Sarawagi, DGM and Head - Packaging Development, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Mr Ramesh Punnam, DGM, Aurobindo Pharma Mr Pradip Som, Head-Packaging Development, Aculife Healthcare Mr Bhavesh A Shah, AGM-Packaging Development, Intas Pharmaceuticals |
| 11.45 am - 12:15 pm | NETWORKING TEA/COFFEE BREAK + Check out |
| 12:15 pm – 01:00 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION - Packaging 2035: Technologies, trends and transformations ahead Mr Soumyanath Mishra, AVP & Head – Packaging Development, Mankind Research Centre (MODERATOR) Mr Chandi Prasad Ravipati, Head – Packaging Development, Aurobindo Pharma Ms Anahita Karande, GM, Alkem Laboratories Dr Pradeep Kumar Vishwakarma, Associate Director, MSTG - Respiratory, Cipla Mr G V Srinivas, Associate Director – Packaging R&D, DifGen Pharmaceuticals Mr Anurag Chauhan, Assistant GM, Digitalization, Automation & Analytics (India & Ireland), Amneal Pharmaceuticals Mr Dattatraya Batwal, Head - Packaging Development, Sandoz India Mr Rajendra R Shetty, Sr Manager, Packaging Innovation, Abbott |
| 01:00 pm - 01:10 pm | Concluding Remarks + Vote of Thanks |
| 01.10 pm onwards | Networking Lunch |
Express Pharma, first published as Express Pharma Pulse in 1994, is today India’s leading business fortnightly for the pharmaceutical industry. With the patronage of its readers, Express Pharma has grown to become the No.1 Business News Magazine for the pharmaceutical industry. The editorial contents include: news, views, analysis and interviews, under four main segments: Market (The business of pharmaceuticals), Management (Insight for managing pharma), Research (Expertise for drug development) and Pharma Life (HR issues with a pharma focus). Besides this, we bring out periodic specials like the quarterly Pharma Technology Review, Packaging Special and LABNEXT.
