Pharmacovigilance India 2023

33rd Pharmacovigilance India 2023

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WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Get more from the event, with a broader scope bringing the whole communications value chain together. Enjoy and make the best out of our dedicated networking time, meet the leading international vendors showcasing the products of tomorrow in the co-located exhibition. Expand your knowledge of the latest business models and strategies in the high-level conference.

Speakers

RAMESH J

Bharat Serums and Vaccines

GEETA S

Ipca Laboratories

KABIL K

Fresenius Kabi

SAKSHI S D

Johnson & Johnson

DILIP PAWAR

Unichem Laboratories

MILIND A

Nishith Desai Associates

SONICA S B

Indegene

DEEPA ARORA

CLINEXEL Life Sciences

INDU NAMBIAR

Boehringer Ingelheim

GIRISH SANE

Macleods Pharmaceuticals

ROSHAN PAWAR

Alkem Laboratories

NILAY MODI

Amneal Pharmaceuticals

VISHWAS SOVANI

Pharmawisdom

ABHAY C

Rhyme Life Sciences

CHETANRAJ B

Serum Institute of India

RAHUL SOMANI

Alkem Laboratories

NAVEEN C

Novartis

APARNA P

Wockhardt

NITISH GOEL

Freyr Solutions

“Ensuring safer drugs to market. Latest developments in PV & RMP”

Conference Schedule

Meet and to network with your conference colleagues.

08:30 – Coffee and registration – An opportunity to meet and to network with your conference colleagues.

AUDITS & INSPECTIONS

09:30 – PV Audit & Inspection readiness: Important Aspects

•   Global PV Inspection
•   Local PV Inspections
•   Internal QA Audits
•   Self Audits & Inspections

JAMAL BAIG, Multi Country Safety Head, Sanofi

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

10:00 – KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: New Era of PV: Future Challenges & Opportunities

•   What comes next for the industry?
•   Automating pharmacovigilance: Are we ready for the upcoming future?
•   Outsourcing - Best Practices, Challenges and key consideration in choosing right vendor
•   How global PV impacts day to day operations?
•   Proper communication between - Sponsor – Site – CRO – Patients
•   Best practices and lessons learnt from the pandemic

Moderator

VISHWAS SOVANI, Founder Director, Pharmawisdom

Panellists
VAIBHAV SALVI, Director and Head - Clinical Study Unit, India & South East Asia, Sanofi
ANUJA JAWALE, Associate Director, Strategic Engagement & Vendor Management, Organon
JAMAL BAIG, Multi Country Safety Head, Sanofi
BABITA KIRODIAN, Country Pharmacovigilance Lead, Amgen
SATISH SETHI, Head Global PV Operations & SERM Surveillance Operations, Glenmark

10:50 – Morning Coffee / Tea & Discussion

PATIENT SAFETY

11:20 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Patient Centricity - Prioritising patient in patient safety

•   Driving patient centricity into your PV plans
•   Patient Support Program in Pharmacovigilance
•   A review of general issues and the specific challenges with patients
•   Benefits and challenges of implementing RWD and RWE
•   A practical approach to reshaping patient safety
•   Next generation pharmacovigilance for enhanced patient safety
•   What has this pandemic thought us towards patient safety

Moderator

DILIP PAWAR, Head - Medical Affairs & Pharmacovigilance, Unichem Laboratories

Panellists
ASHISH GAWDE, Country Medical Director, Bayer
SAKSHI SHRIVASTAVA DESAI, Associate Director International Pharmacovigilance Strategy Realization, Johnson & Johnson
ROSHAN PAWAR, Head Medical Affairs, Alkem Laboratories
INDU NAMBIAR, Head Pharmacovigilance, Boehringer Ingelheim
NIDHI VAISH DAS, Manager Drug Safety, Roche

IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY

12:10 – AI in Pharmacovigilance

NILAY MODI, Senior Manager - Pharmacovigilance, Amneal Pharmaceuticals

12:40 – Networking luncheon

RISK MANAGEMENT

13:40 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Planning for Future - Risk management and strategies in PV

•   Potential analyzing of safety and risk signals in PV
•   Strategies to minimize the risk measures – what are the new developments?
•   How the data analytics will make a better way to avoid risks?
•   Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies(REMS) – new challenges and chances
•   Stakeholders in REMS – Communications must be improved
•   Discussing about the strategies that support the PV from beginning to end

Moderator

ABHAY CHIMANKAR, Founder and Director, Rhyme Life Sciences

Panellists

MAYUR PARMAR, Deputy Collector, Prant Officer & SDM, Government of Gujarat, Drugs Inspector, FDA
SONICA SACHDEVA BATRA, Associate VP, Enterprise Medical, Head - Regulatory Solutions, Indegene

CHETANRAJ BHAMARE, Dy. QPPV (Asst GM) - Clinical Research & PV, Serum Institute of India
NITISH GOEL, AGM, Pharmacovigilance, Freyr Solutions

MARKET TRENDS

14:30 – Pharmacovigilance: Critique and Ways Forward

•   The Evolving Role of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety
•   Good Pharmacovigilance Practice: The Way Forward?
•   Setting standards for proactive pharmacovigilance in India

ABHAY CHIMANKAR, Founder and Director, Rhyme Life Sciences

15:00 – Afternoon Tea / Coffee

SAFETY – SIGNAL DETECTION

15:30 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Quality, Safety & Signal Detection – Best practice

•   Developing a global safety intelligence process
•   Exploring patient support and marketing research programs from a safety perspective
•   Statistical signal detection as a routine pharmacovigilance practice
•   Implementing signal detection in RWD: the necessary steps.
•   Moving towards a better future: bigger and better
•   Lessons learned from covid-19 vaccine related to signal detection and evaluation

Moderator

VISHWAS SOVANI, Founder Director, Pharmawisdom

Panellists
KABIL KALATHINGAL, Joint Director, Head of Vigilance Competence Center, Fresenius Kabi
GIRISH SANE, Section Head PV, Macleods Pharmaceuticals
NAVEEN CHHABRA, Global Medical Safety Physician, Novartis

REGULATORY

16:10 – KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: Key regulatory updates that can impact the PV. Changes that can increase patient’s safety

•   Pharmacovigilance regulations in India: A Step forward
•   Current and future trends in PV regulations
•   Balancing the critical elements of speed and safety
•   Regulations on adverse events
•   Guidelines for critical medicines
•   Future Legislation: Pharmacovigilance Industry Vision
•   Enhancing communication between regulators, regional authorities and patients
•   What’s next? Ways to proceed forward.

Moderator

MILIND ANTANI, Leader, Pharma and Healthcare, Nishith Desai Associates

Panellists

RAMESH JAGANNATHAN, VP Clinical Research & Pharmacovigilance, Bharat Serums and Vaccines
GEETA SHANBHAG, Vice President - Pharmacovigilance & Medico-Regulatory Affairs, Ipca Laboratories
AMIT PANDEY, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, GSK
DEEPA ARORA, CEO, CLINEXCEL Life Sciences

RAHUL SOMANI, Sr. General Manager-Medical Affairs & PV, Alkem Laboratories
APARNA PRABHUNE, Assistant General Manager – Regulatory Affairs, Wockhardt

17:00 – Closing remarks and end of conference

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Venue Details

Venue:

Hotel Kohinoor Continental

Address: Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri ( E ),
             Mumbai – 400059
             Maharashtra, India
            Phone: 022 6769 3500

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  • Date : 2 November 20232 June 2025
  • Time : 9:30 am - 6:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

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