Agenda

KEY TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

Day 1, 24th May 2012
08:00 – 09:00    Registration and welcome refreshments
 
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome address by Exito
 
09:15 – 09:30 Opening Address by conference Chairperson
 
09:30 – 10:00 Keynote address by Cognizant

Mr. Sairamkumar Jayaraman - VP & Head of Life Science Practice

Topic: IT Innovation to drive the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry.
The demand for innovation in an increasingly complex, global business environment has necessitated new approaches to organization because the requirements for success in the marketplace have changed in a number of profound ways. Have a broader perspective on the technology sector and how its innovation is pushing the industry to greater heights.
 
10: 00 – 10:45 Panel Discussion "The Big Debate - IT Outsourcing or Internal IT"

With fascinating technologies becoming a practical reality, it seems that the pharmaceutical industry is set for a great deal of IT-driven change in the near future. The big question mark is that whether companies prefer to work by outsourcing their IT functions or develop and emphasize on their own internal IT infrastructure. Which works and what module is best suited for a market like India.

Panelist:
Mr. Gopal Rangaraj – VP IT – Reliance Life Science
Mr. Jitendra Mishra – CIO – Elder Pharma
Mr. Balasubramanian Sankaranarayanan – Cognizant - Director Life Science Practice

Moderator: Frost & Sullivan
 
10:45 – 11:15 Keynote Address by Adobe India

Mr. Sunil Pandita – Head – Digital Enterprise Solutions Business

Topic: Leverage information for innovation and profitability
 
11:15 – 11:45 Keynote address by Mahindra Special Services Group

Mr. Puneet Garkhel-Head Risk

Topic: Importance of Business Security Risk Management in today’s globalised pharmaceutical sector: Role of Leaders/Entrepreneurs to manage people and technology threats and ensure business growth
 
11:45 – 12:45 Networking Coffee break & Pre scheduled one-to-one meetings (x3)
 
12:45 – 13:30 Panel Discussion "Why Invest in Technology"

Mr. Puneet Garkhel-Head Risk

Pharmaceutical companies in India must invest in technologies that help them achieve operational excellence while fostering internal and external collaboration. The industry must focus on leveraging technology to exploit fully the global growth opportunities. The IT spending of companies reflects their strategies to introduce new drugs, enter new markets, and be more competitive in the challenging Asian pharmaceutical market.

Panelist:
Mr.Milind Khamkar – Head of IT – Sanofi Aventis
Mr. Rajeev Agarwal - GM Philips Healthcare Informatics - Philips
Mrs. Shailaja Dicholka – AGM IT - Piramal Life Sciences
Mr. Mohar Tiwari – VP IT – Glanmark Pharmaceuticals
 
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break
 
14:30 – 15:00 Keynote Address by Frost & Sullivan

Mr. Shrinivas Shikaripurkar – Program Manager – Automation & Electronics SAME

Topic: RFID Application in Healthcare
 
15:00 – 15:30 Keynote Address by Gandhi & Associates

Mr. Vishal Gandhi – Founder & MP

Topic: "Key Legal Terms--Information Technology Contracts."
 
15:30 – 16:30 Networking Coffee break & Pre scheduled one-to-one meetings (x3)
 
16:30 – 17:00 Keynote Address by Acuvate Software

"Wonder Platform – Endless Possibilities" by M Prabhakar Rao – Director - Industry Solutions
 
17:00 – 17:05 Event Closure


Day 2, 25th May 2012
09:00 – 10:00    Welcome Coffee
 
10:00 – 10:30 Keynote Address by Diaspark Inc

Mr. Chandrashekhar Vyas - SharePoint Practice Head

Topic: Information Management – Moving away from Digital Chaos
 
10:30 – 11:00 Keynote address by Bilcare

Mr. Manoj Arora – Global CIO

Topic: Medicine exports from Indian – Track & Trace
 
11:00 – 12:15 Networking Coffee break & Pre scheduled one-to-one meetings (x8)
 
12:15 – 12:45 Keynote Address by Cognizant

Mr. Raghuraman Krishnamurthy - Principal Architect - Technology Cognizant

Topic: "Mobile technologies to meet the challenges for the pharmaceutical industry"
The pharmaceutical industry has experienced strong growth in recent years – thanks to mobile technology.
 
12:45 – 13:00 Event closure
 
13:00 Lunch Break

Who can attend

  • CEO
  • MD
  • Information technology director
  • Lab Informatics
  • IT Research and Innovation
  • Discovery Information
  • R&D IT
  • Enabling Technologies
  • Bioinformatics
  • Data Management
  • Data Mining
  • Text Mining
  • Knowledge Management
  • Semantic
  • Informatics
  • Scientific Computing
  • Business Support
  • Analytical Development
  • Enterprise Architect
  • Information Systems
  • Biometrics
  • Applications, Operations, Research Infrastructure