Eminence Business Media’s
“Pharma Brand Protection & Packaging 2019” concluded on August 29th
& 30th , 2019 at Hotel Novotel, Mumbai.The theme of the summit
was “Trends that have revolutionized the Pharma Packaging World”.The event
was an outstanding success with 150+ delegates attending the conference with
Karomi Technologies, Autoprint Machinery Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd, Condot
Systems, Original 4 Sure, Great Four Systems Pvt. Ltd., Bobst India, Novel
Automation Ltd., Bullion Flexipack Pvt. Ltd, Pharma Secure, Aptar Pharma, Nipro
Pharma Packaging, Systech International, Immer Group, Sun Packaging, Nuplas
Industries, Pharma Mantra, GS1 India, PCRI & ASPA partnering the event.
The two-day event ensured the
continuous engagement of the audience, speakers and exhibitors through
networking activities and discussions with regards to the ever-evolving challenges
of the pharmaceutical companies with regards to packaging & brand
protection and how to overcome those challenges.
The event saw as many as 15+
sessions & a panel discussion over the two days, attended by the CEO’s, MD’s,
CXO’s, Presidents, Sr. VP’s, VP’s, Directors, Associate Directors & Functional
Heads of Packaging, Procurement, Quality Assurance / Quality Control, R&D, Regulatory
Affairs, as well as Manufacturing & Production & Supply Chain of the
pharmaceutical & biopharmaceutical manufacturing companies.
The day started with Ms. Guneet
Kaur Hayer, Managing Director, Eminence Business Media welcoming all the
delegates & thanking all the partners for their contribution towards the
event. She also spoke about Eminence Business Media’s Vision on Pharma Brand Protection
& Packaging.
The event was inaugurated with
the opening remarks by the chairperson Mr. Chakravarthi AVPS - Global
Ambassador of World Packaging Organization in the presence of various eminent
personalities from the Pharma Industry. He spoke about the Bird’s Eye View of where
the Indian Packaging Industry is heading in the Pharma Sector. The opening
remarks were followed by the presentation on Interactive Packaging and its
Generation, Development and Evaluation by Mr. Sanjay Dave, CCO – Anfarnd
Consultancy & former Head R&D Packaging, Cipla Ltd. The other
presentations on day one included: Are you equipped enough to design a Global
Artwork Management System by Mr. Saravanan TJ, Director Packaging Quality,
Biocon Ltd.; Ensure Brand Consistency & Automate your packaging Artwork
Management Process by Mr. Vilva Natarajan, CEO, Karomi Technologies Pvt. Ltd; How
QR Codes help in Product Verification & Diversion Control by Mr. Arsh Kabir
Singh Gujral,Head of Sales, Original 4 Sure; How is Primary Packaging Market
shaping up for Pharma by Prof. Braj Kumar Karna, Director, Packaging Clinic
& Research Institute; Pharma 4.0 Automation: Packaging goes Digital with
Industrial IoT by Mr. Srinivas Reddy Gurram, CTIO Technology Innovations, MST
Sicherten; Is your QA/QC team working on maximum automation, match up with
Industry 4.0 & avoiding recalls by Dr. Udaykumar Rakibe, Founder Pharma
Mantra & Former Sr. VP Quality, Wockhardt; Checkmate – Carton Inspection
Machine – ensures 100% defect free cartons by Mr. Ashok CN, Managing Director,
Autoprint Machinery Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd.; What impacts USP 661.1 & ICH
Q3d have on packaging material qualification by Mr. Soumyanath Mishra, Head
Packaging Development, Mankind Pharma; How regulations & Compliance
strengthen packaging resilience, Mr. Chandi Prasad Ravipati, Sr. GM Packaging
Development, Aurobindo Pharma.
Day one also witnessed a panel
discussion on “Are we impacting packaging Quality in the rush to save on cost
& Inefficiency” with panel members including Mr. Sanjay Chavan, Head Procurement
of packaging Asia, China, JPac, Sanofi Ltd.; Ms. Tripti Nakhare, Sr. GM Regulatory
Affairs & PDD, FDC Ltd; Dr. Udaykumar Rakibe, Founder, PharmaMantra; Ms. Neeta
Jha, Director Quality Operations, Johnson & Johnson ; Mr. Sateesh Pandey,
Global Head Packaging Development, Alkem Labs & Mr. Chakravarthi AVPS,
Global Ambassador, World Packaging Organization as the panel moderator.
The sessions on day two
included: What does Serialization mean to your business by Mr. Ajay Bapat, Head
Packaging Development, Emcure Ltd; How to choose appropriate software &
hardware for Track & Trace by Mr. Jigish Chiniwala, CMD, Condot Systems
Pvt. Ltd; Beyond Serialization: Role of Data Collection & its unique
utilities by Mr. Madhav Zaveri, Director & IT Business Partner for Quality,
Cipla Ltd; What is the role of packaging & labeling in Supply Chain
Efficiency by Mr. Prabir Das, Head Packaging Development, Mylan Labs; End to
End Traceability using GS1 Standards by Mr. Bijoy Peter, Head Technical Services,
GS1 India; Anti-Counterfeiting: A Major Concern by Mr.Pradeep Dhargalkar, Head Packaging
Development, Unichem Labs and a special discussion session on Are your current
packaging software future ready by Mr. Bharat Kumar Reddy Gujavarthi, Vice President
Operations, Great Four Technologies Pvt. Ltd along with Mr. Muntajeebuddin Mubashir,
Head Sales, Great Four Technologies Pvt. Ltd & Mr. Sanjeev Mishra, Head Packaging
Development, JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Day two of the summit also
witnessed a special networking session for the event partners where they
interacted with all the delegates in the conference hall and present their solutions
and services. Eminence Business Media organized a special activity for rejuvenating
the attendees and partners on day two of the event. The event was concluded
with the closing remarks by the Chairperson, Mr. Chakravarthi AVPS followed by
a group photo of the delegates and event partners of the event.
