An Overview of The 4th Annual Pharma Legal & Compliance Summit 2015

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An Overview of The 4th Annual Pharma Legal & Compliance Summit 2015

Lex Witness Bureau | November 2015

Lex Witness – India’s 1st Magazine on Legal & Corporate Affairs successfully completed its grand 4th Annual Pharma Legal & Compliance Summit 2015, on 16th October 2015, Mumbai. With over 140 attendees, 20 Speakers as Industry Veterans from the Pharma Industry, the summit proved out to be a commendable knowledge platform for the industry professionals. The summit revolved around insightful discussions about Compliance, Trademarks, M&A & FDI, Patents and Regulatory.

DEBOLINA PARTAP, VICE PRESIDENT – LEGAL & GENERAL COUNSEL, WOCKHARDT GROUP – SUMMIT CHAIR

DEMYSTIFYING COMPLIANCE

Debolina Partap, Vice President – Legal & General Counsel, Wockhardt Group – Moderator
Sanjay Kumar, Head Legal, Piramal Imaging SA
Suraj Singh, Head Legal & Compliance, Sandoz
Ghanashyam Hegde, Associate Director – Legal, Abbott India
Jayashree Swaminathan, Director, Dhir & Dhir Associates
PBA Nanda Kumar, Executive Vice President & Board Member, Pharm Ops
Ameya Kamat, Country Manager: Enterprise Content Management, IBM Analytics

FOCUS PRESENTATION – INFORMATION GOVERNANCE (IG) AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO SATISFY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS & ACHIEVE REGULATORYCOMPLIANCE

Ray Thomas Jr., Esq., Global Subject Matter Expert (Legal & Data Privacy), IBM

UNLEASHING THE SCIENCES OF TRADEMARKS & COPYRIGHT

Ghanashyam Hegde, Associate Director – Legal, Abbott India – Moderator
Ameet Datta, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates
Debolina Partap, Vice President – Legal & General Counsel, Wockhardt Group
Rajagopal Kumar, GM – Legal, Lupin Pharma
Rupali Lonkar, Assistant Manager Legal, Wockhardt
Ray Thomas, Global Subject Matter Expert (Legal & Data Privacy), IBM

M&A AND FDI RIDES OF THE INDIAN PHARMA SECTOR

Meera Vanjari, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals – Moderator
Nishant Singh, Partner, IndusLaw
Sanjay Kumar, Head Legal, Piramal Imaging SA
Vivek Mittal, Legal Counsel, Lupin

FOCUS PRESENTATION – FRAUD RISKS FACED BY MNCS

Rajiv Joshi, Partner, Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services, EY

AN INSIGHT INTO THE CURRENT PATENT SCENARIO IN INDIA

Mahalaxmi Andheria, Vice President – Intellectual Property Cell, Panacea Biotec – Moderator
Bhawna Sharma, Patent Agent, S.S. Rana & Co.
J. Sai Deepak, Associate Partner, Saikrishna & Associates
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Assistant General Manager – IPR, Indoco Remedies

THE REGULATORY SAGAS & THE CHALLENGES WITHIN

Sunil Mirand a, Deputy General Manager – Legal at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals – Moderator
Rahul Gupta, General Manager, Corporate Regulatory Affairs, Piramal Enterprises
Subodh Prasad Deo, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates
Meera Vanjari, Sr. Vice President and General Coun sel, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

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