INAUGURATION OF EVENT

10.30AM 12.00NOON

Dignitaries: Shri. B.S. Yeddyurappa

Honble Chief Minister of Karnataka

Dr. V.S. Acharya

Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology, Higher Education, Planning & Statistics, Muzrai, Government of Karnataka

Shri. S.V. Ranganath, I.A.S.

Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka

Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch

Secretary to the Government of India, Dept. of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare & Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research

H.E. Mr. Jerome Bonnafont

Ambassador of France to India

H.E. Mr. Freddy Svane

Ambassador of Denmark to India

Shri. M.N. Vidyashankar, I.A.S.

Principal Secretary to Govt., Department of IT, Biotechnology and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka

Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Chairperson, Karnataka Vision Group on Biotechnology, Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited

Shri. Aravind Jannu, I.A.S.

Director, Directorate of IT & BT, & MD, KBITS, Government of Karnataka

Shri. Jagdish Patankar

Managing Director MM Activ Sci-tech Communications

Followed by

INAUGURATION OF EXHIBITION & POSTER at 12.00NOON

12.30PM - 01.30PM LUNCH

INDIAS BIOTECH VISION 2015 LEADERSHIP SERIES

01.30PM 02.00PM

Keynote Speaker: Dr. M.K. Bhan

Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India

FROST & SULLIVAN INDUSTRY REPORT

02.00PM 02.30PM

Speaker: Ms. Dipta Chaudhry

Senior Consultant - Pharma & Biotech Practice, South Asia & Middle East, Frost & Sullivan

ROUND TABLE ON REGULATORY

02.30PM 04.00PM

Theme: Creation of a Regulatory Environment to Foster Innovation in the Indian Biotechnology Industry Chair & Moderator: Dr. Rashmi H. Barbhaiya
CEO and Managing Director, Advinus Therapeutics Ltd.

Panelists: Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch

Secretary to the Government of India, Dept. of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare & Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research

Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Chairperson, Karnataka Vision Group on Biotechnology, Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited

Dr. Vijay Chandru

President ABLE, Chairman & CEO, Strand Life Sciences

Dr. K.K. Tripathi

Adviser / Scientist G & Member Secretary RCGM, Department of Biotechnology, (Ministry of Science & Technology), Government of India

Mr. Apurva Shah

Group Managing Director, Veeda Clinical Research

Mr. Nitin Deshmukh

CEO, Kotak Private Equity Group

Dr. Smita Singhania

Vice President and Head, Regulatory Affairs MabPharm Pvt Ltd (Joint Venture of Cipla Ltd)

04.00PM - 04.30PM TEA BREAK

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES

02.00PM 04.45PM

GATEWAY TO EUROPE EUROPEAN BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY CENTER & UBI FRANCE
Leena Pishe Thomas - Introduction
Regional Manager, European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)

Dr. Philippe DE TAXIS DU POT

Head of Science & Technology, The Delegation of the European Union to India

Ms. Rajashree Iyer

Head - International Relations, EIRC

Mr. Gautam Khurana

Managing Partner, India Law Offices

Mr. Antoine KLOTZ

CEO, Azothis

Mr. Pascal Neuville

CEO, Domaine Thrapeutics

Mr. Francesco Maria Senatore

Buisness Development Manager, Toscana Life Sciences Foundation

Dr. Giulietta Minozzi

Researcher, Parco Tecnologico Padano of Lodi (Italy)

Dr. Marc Van de Craen

Founder, Biotech Subsidy

INVEST IN DENMARK Mr. Clemens Petersen

Vice President, Novo Nordisk

Title of the presentation : Global Life Science Opportunities in Denmark

REGENERATIVE MEDICINE: THE EMERGING LANDSCAPE FOR INNOVATIVE THERAPIES & SERVICES IN INDIA
Chair: Mr. B.N. Manohar
CEO, Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd.

04.30PM 06.00PM

Speakers: Mr. B.N. Manohar

CEO, Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Alka Sharma

Joint Director/Scientist E, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

Dr. Chandra Viswanathan

Head, Regenerative Medicine, Reliance Life Sciences

Mr. Mayur Abhaya

Executive Director, Life Cell International Pvt. Ltd.

SYSTEMS BIOLOGY & DISCOVERY PLATFORMS LEVERAGING CELLULAR PATHWAYS AND NETWORKS AS ENABLERS FOR DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Chair Dr. Kas Subramanian
Chief Scientific Officer, Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

04.30PM 06.00PM

Speakers: Dr. Kas Subramanian

Chief Scientific Officer, Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Prof. Denis Thieffry

Professor of Systems Biology, Ecole Normale Suprieure de Paris, France

Mr. K.S. Ramanujan

Head, Computational Math, Cellworks Research India Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Pawan Dhar

Director, Centre for Systems & Synthetic Biology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum

CEO CONCLAVE

07.00PM onwards
The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore

Theme: Is Indias Biotech Leadership Ready for Establishing a Global Biotech Footprint? Chair: Mr. Sujay Shetty
Leader, Pharma Life Sciences Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Panelists: Dr. G. Ilavazhagan

Director, Directorate of Life Sciences Defence Research & Development Organization, Government of India

Mr. D.A. Prasanna

Chairman & Managing Director, Ecron Acunova CRO

Dr. V.N. Balaji

Director and Chief Scientific Mentor, Jubilant Biosys Limited

Mr. Venkat Jasti

Chairman & CEO, Suven Life Sciences Limited

Dr. Vijay Chandru

President, ABLE , Chairman & CEO, Strand Life Sciences

Mr. Krishnan G.S.

Regional President, India, Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Aditya Handa

M.D & C.E.O, Abellon Group of Companies

INDIAS BIOTECH VISION 2015 LEADERSHIP SERIES

10.30AM 11.00AM

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Chairperson, Karnataka Vision Group on Biotechnology, Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited

11.00AM - 11.30AM TEA BREAK

BIOPARTNERING INDIA COMPANY PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

11.30AM 04.30PM

Dr. Philipe Gabant

Head of Business Development, Delphi Genetics

Dr. Maarten Van Dongen

Executive, BioPortEurope

Dr. Sarma Duddu

President & CEO, TARIS Biomedica

Dr. Sujan K. Dhar

Chief Executive Officer, Abexome Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

Ms. Ccile LESTURGEON

Product Manager Life Sciences, Emerging Markets, EMEIA, Beckman Coulter International S.A.

Dr. Claire Isabelle Bungard

Application Specialist, Leica Microsystems

Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed

Chief Operating Officer, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms

Dr. Amal K. Mukhopadhayay

Associate of MIDPL, Mayar Infrastructure Development Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Rajesh Venkateswaran

Director, Optimal Strategix Group, Inc.

Dr. Harish
Director, ICBIO Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sandeep Baluni

Head, Corporate Sales, Elsevier-Science & Technology

Ms. Aarohi Badyal

Manager, Business Development, Alexandria Equities Management (India) Pvt. Ltd.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES WHILE RECRUITING INDUSTRY READY WORKFORCE

Chair: Prof. G. Padmanaban

11.30AM 01.00PM

NASI-Platinum Jubilee Chair/ Hon. Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science

Panelists: Dr. S.R. Rao

Adviser, Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India

Dr. K. Dharmalingam
DBT Distinguished Biotechnology Research Professor, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University

Mr. Ravi C. Dasgupta

Vice President - Group HR, Biocon Ltd.

Dr. Maulishree Agrahari

Professor & Key Resource Person - Biotechnology, PES Institute of Technology

Mr. Shyam Suryanarayanan

Founder and CEO, C-DRIVE HR Services Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Varun Aggarwal

Co-founder and Director, Aspiring Minds

FINANCE & INVESTMENTS IN BIOTECH

11.30AM 01.00PM

Chair: Mr. Kapil Khandelwal

Director, Makven Capital Private Limited

Panelists: Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee

Strategic Advisor- R&D Initiative India, Wellcome Trust

Dr. Renu Swarup

Adviser, Ministry of Science & Technology, Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India

Dr. Purnima Sharma

Managing Director, Biotech Consortium India Limited

Dr. Sunny Sharma

Senior Managing Director - Asia, OrbiMed Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Krathish Bopanna

President & Executive Director, Semler Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Ravi Tyagi

Head, SME Project, National Stock Exchange

01.00pm - 02.30pm LUNCH & SCHEDULED VISIT TO EXHIBITION

TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATIONS IN DRUG DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT

Chair: Dr. Vijay Chandru
President, ABLE , Chairman & CEO, Strand Life Sciences

02.30PM 04.00PM

Speakers: Dr. Pawan Saharan

Chairman & CEO-Biomix Network [Link], Biomix Network Ltd., Partner-AMUL-World's largest Dairy

Dr. Supreet Deshpande

Director, V Life Sciences Technologies

Dr. Cyrus Karkaria

President, Biotech Division, Lupin Ltd.

Mr. Achin Gupta

Sr. Vice President Corporate Strategy, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Mr. S. Shriram
Principal Co-ordinator, Operations, Evolva Biotech

04.00PM - 04.30PM TEA BREAK

Session Brought to you by

INVEST IN DENMARK

CLINICAL TRIALS & CONTRACT RESEARCH - WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR INDIA TO ACHIEVE LEADERSHIP POSITION
Chair: Dr. Goutam Das
Consultant, Goutam Das Consultancy

02.30PM 04.00PM

Speakers: Dr. Ganesh Sambasivam

Co-founder and CSO, Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Dhananjay B. Patankar

Vice President - Biologics, Syngene International Limited

Mr. Balaji Iyengar

Country Manager & CEO - India, Ecron Acunova CRO

Session Brought to you by

ECRON ACUNOVA

VACCINES NEW DEVELOPMENTS & EFFECTIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Chair: Dr. L.R. Sood
Secretary, Indian Academy of Vaccinology and Immunobiology

04.30PM 06.00PM

Speaker: Dr. L.R. Sood

Secretary, Indian Academy of Vaccinology and Immunobiology

Prof. G. Jagadeesh
Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science

Dr. S.K. Jana

Additional Director, R&D and Manufacturing, Human Vaccine Development, Serum Institute of India Ltd.

Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran

Head, Life Sciences, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Dr. Kapil Maithal

Director, Program Management, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

BIOINFORMATICS & NEXT GENERATION GENOMICS: GENERATION, ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION OF DATA FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Chair: Dr. Binay Panda
Chief Officer & Head - Ganit Labs Bio - IT Centre, IBAB

04.30PM - 06.00PM

Speakers: Dr. Binay Panda

Chief Officer & Head - Ganit Labs Bio - IT Centre, IBAB

Dr. Suresh Venkataram

Chief Scientific Officer, Semler Research Center Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Chandra Verma

Head, Division of Biomolecular Modelling & Design, Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), Singapore

Dr. Surendra K. Chikara

Chief Scientific Officer, Xcelris Genomics , Xcelris Labs Ltd.

Mr. Manish Bali

Sales Director (PSG) - Asia South, NVIDIA Graphics Pvt. Ltd.

Session Brought to you by

XCELRIS & NVIDIA

AWARDS FUNCTION

06.30PM onwards

Chief Guest: Shri. Suresh Kumar S.

Hon'ble Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation, City Corporations from Urban Development Department excluding subjects pertaining to Bangalore City and BWSSB Government of Karnataka

Presentation of:
l

Bio Excellence Awards

Exhibition Awards

Poster Awards

INDIAS BIOTECH VISION 2015 LEADERSHIP SERIES

10.50AM 11.30AM

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari

Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR)

TEA BREAK 11.30AM-12.00NOON

MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS & DEVICES

12.00NOON 01.30PM

Chair: Dr. B.V. Ravi Kumar

Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Xcyton Diagnostics Limited

Speakers: Dr. B.V. Ravi Kumar

Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Xcyton Diagnostics Limited

Dr. Jai Pal Singh

CSO, Saint Josephs Translational Research Institute, USA

Dr. Bill Thies

Researcher, Technologies for Emerging Markets Group, Microsoft Research India

Mr. Chandrasekhar B. Nair

Director & CEO, Bigtec Lab

Mr. Uday Puri

Director, MediVed Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

01.30PM - 02.30PM LUNCH

BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING FROM DISCOVERY TO COMMERCIALIZATION

Chair: Dr. John C. Gebler
Scientific Marketing Director, Waters Corporation, USA

02.30PM 04.00PM

Speakers: Dr. John C. Gebler

Scientific Marketing Director, Waters Corporation, USA

Dr. Christoph Krll

Product Manager Europe, Life Science Automation, Beckman Coulter GmbH, Germany

Mr. Gerd Kern

Product Manager / Ion Exchange Chromatography Merck Millipore / Biopharm Process Solutions, Millipore SAS, France

Dr. Srividya Kailasam

Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies

*Mr. Swapnil Ballal

Program Manager, Bioprocess, Fast Trak India group of GE Healthcare

Session Brought to you by

BECKMAN COULTER

INAUGURATION OF AGRI AND INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH DAY

10.00AM 10.45AM

Dignitaries: Shri. M.N Vidyashankar, I.A.S.

Principal Secretary to the Govt, Department of IT, Biotechnology and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka

Shri. N.C. Muniyappa

Principal Secretary, Dept. Of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka

Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari

Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR)

Dr. Satish K. Raina

Director, Global Transgenes Ltd., (A Nath Group Company)

Dr. Vijay Chandru

President, ABLE , Chairman & CEO, Strand Life Sciences

11.30AM - 12.00NOON TEA BREAK

Agri & Industrial Biotechnology Day Brought to you by

NOVOZYMES

R&D IN AGRI-BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR FOOD & NUTRITIONAL SECURITY

Chair: Prof. G. Padmanaban
NASI-Platinum Jubilee Chair/ Hon. Professor, Department of Biochemistry Indian Institute of Science

12.00NOON -01.30PM

Co-Chair: Dr. M. Mahadevappa

Former VC, UAS, Dharwad

Lead Speaker: Dr. V. Prakash

Former Director, CFTRI

Speakers: Dr. Gautam Nadig

Co founder and Head, R & D, Business Development and Administrative function, Meta Helix Life Sciences Ltd.

Dr. Michael Metzlaff

Group Leader TL & Research Liaison Management, Bayer BioScience N.V.

Dr. Ramaiah Valasubramanian

Trait Characterization and Development Lead, DuPont Knowledge Center

Mr. Ajay Jakhar

Farmer Leader

01.30PM - 02.30PM LUNCH

PROMOTING PLANT BIOTECH INNOVATIONS FOR INDIAS SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Chair: Prof. V.S. Ramamurthy
Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies

02.30PM 04.00PM

Panelists: Mr. N.C. Muniyappa

Principal Secretary, Dept. Of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka

Dr. K. Narayan Gowda

VC, UAS, Bangalore

Mr. Gyanendra Shukla

Director Corporate Affairs & Cotton Traits, Monsanto

Ms. Madhavi Char

Legal Consultant, Mahyco

Mr. Chengal Reddy

Farmer Leader

ENZYMES & BIOFUELS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

12.00NOON 01.45PM

Chair: Dr. Ashwin Gajra

Head, Bioprocessing, Richcore Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.

Speakers: Dr. Alok Adholeya

Director, Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources Division The Energy and Resources Institute

Ms. Aindrila Dasgupta

Senior Manager Application Technology, Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Prof. Udipi Shrinivasa

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science

Ms. Rikke Festersen

Head of R&D India, Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Srinivasan Rajagopalan

Program Leader - Chemical Engineering / EFMB at Praj Industries Ltd.