Foundation Excellence – Network and Spend Optimization
Panel discussion: Demystifying Procurement for Indian Pharma Organizations: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward

Free registration

Fri, 25 June, 2021 |
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM IST

As India struggles to cope with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus shifts from discovering what works to delivering what works.

From the challenges of procuring active ingredients and manufacturing equipment from across the globe, to scaling up the process in line with regulatory compliances and then tracking the products thought the supply chain as they move from factory gate to patient, pharma companies are ramping up their operational processes.

The opportunity is to build a resilient procurement cycle, which is responsive to emerging diseases beyond the pandemic as well as cost efficient and focused on spend optimization.

Opportunities lie in reworking procurement strategies, using digital tools to track spends, consider alternative suppliers and revamp supply chains.

In this session, on Foundation Excellence – Network and Spend Optimization we have a select panel of experts discussing the challenges & opportunities for life-sciences organizations, possible solutions and what should businesses be prepared to become resilient in the next normal

Panel discussion: Demystifying Procurement for Indian Pharma Organizations: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward
Talk points for the expert panel discussion:
  • Uncertainty of supply and demand
  • Adoption of new regulations
  • Shift in collaboration across the eco-system

Why attend?
  • Pinpoint the uncertainties of supply and demand
  • Understand how new regulations will impact your supply chain
  • Explore possible solutions to become resilient in the next normal

Agenda:

TIME SESSION
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM Welcome Note :

Rajesh Kuppuswamy, Health Sciences Industry Advisor, SAP India

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM Opening Keynote : Network & Spend Optimization for Pharma Industry

S G Belapure, Senior technical Advisor, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliances

3:50 PM – 4:40 PM Panel Discussion : Demystifying Procurement for Indian Pharma Organizations: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward
Panelists :

Dr. Mahesh Bhalgat, Chief Operating Officer, Syngene International

Dr. Madhu Talla, Sr. Vice President, Global Procurement Ajanta Pharma Ltd

Sachin Ghosalkar, Sr. Vice President – Operations, Indoco Remedies

Anurag Sharma, Partner, Consulting - Technology Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

Debashis Majumder, Director, SAP Intelligent Spend Management, India

Moderator :

Viveka Roychowdhury Editor Express Pharma & Express Healthcare

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM Session : SAP Intelligent Spend Management
Helping life sciences companies to transform their supply chain

Debashis Majumder, Director, SAP Intelligent Spend Management, India

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks

Speakers:

Rajesh Kuppuswamy, Ph.D.

Life Sciences and Health Care Industry Advisor, SAP

S G Belapure

Senior technical Advisor, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliances

Debashis Majumder

Director
SAP Intelligent Spend Management, India


Panelists:

Dr. Mahesh Bhalgat

Chief Operating Officer,
Syngene International

Dr. Madhu Talla

Sr. Vice President
Global Procurement
Ajanta Pharma Ltd

Sachin Ghosalkar

Sr. Vice President – Operations,
Indoco Remedies


Anurag Sharma

Partner, Consulting - Technology
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

Debashis Majumder

Director
SAP Intelligent Spend Management, India


Moderator:

Viveka Roychowdhury

Editor
Express Pharma and Express Healthcare


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.


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