Foundation Excellence – Network and Spend Optimization

Panel discussion: Demystifying Procurement for Indian Pharma Organizations: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward

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:

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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

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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

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Moderator:

Viveka Roychowdhury

Editor
Express Pharma and Express Healthcare