Pharma Leaders Discuss Strategies To Thrive In An Era Of Disruption

Industry captains come together at a select meet organised by Express Pharma and Optel Group in Mumbai to chart the progress of the sector in a disruptive world

In the run up to ExpressPharma’s Silver Jubilee year starting this December, Express Pharma recently organised a round table discussion with pharma leaders, in partnership with the Optel Group in Mumbai. The round table comprised a gathering of the top notch pharma leaders who discussed and deliberated on leadership strategies needed to thrive in an era of disruption. The learnings from this initiative spanning the year will be published as a collection of thought leadership articles, designed to help pharma professionals navigate the challenging era ahead.

The discussion was moderated by Viveka Roychowdhury, Editor, Express Pharma and presided over by special guests Louis Roy, Founder and President, Optel Group Shaunak Dave, CEO and MD, Optel Group, India, Annie Dubé, Consule générale du Canada, Dominic Marcotte, Consulate General of Canada, Quebec Government.

Thought leadership from India’s pharma sector ranged from regulators like PBN Prasad, CDSCO DDC(I) CDSCO West Zone Mumbai, pharma association representatives like Daara Patel, Secretary – General, IDMA, and corporate chieftains like Aditi Kare Panandikar, Managing Director, Indoco Remedies, Dr Ajit Dangi, President and CEO, Danssen Consulting, Dr Ashok Bhattacharya, Executive Director, Takeda Pharmaceuticals India, Vinay Pinto, Executive Director, Wallace Pharmaceuticals, BG Barve, Joint Managing Director, Blue Cross Laboratories, Kedar Upadhye, Joint President & Global CFO, Cipla, Kanish Malik, President & Global Head, Glenmark Pharma and Gagan Sharma, Vice President, Bliss GVS. Vadlamudi Rao, President, Commonwealth Pharmacists Association represented aca demia as well as the voice of pharmacists.