Conference Agenda

29th October (Thursday)
11:00 hrs – 11:45 hrs Masterclass on -What Every Beverage Entrepreneur Should Know Before Spending Their First Crore
Speaker:
Anjana Ghosh, Managing Director, Scale Sherpas
12:00 hrs – 13:00 hrs Masterclass on – Production of Non-Alcoholic Beverages Using Defined Strains of Microorganisms
Speaker:
Gayatri Mehta, Research Associate, VLB Berlin
13:00 hrs – 14:00 hrs LUNCH BREAK
14:00 hrs – 14:50 hrs The Resilient Pack: Designing for Volatility in Materials, Energy and Global Trade
Moderator:
Prof. Prasad Balan Iyer, Principle Packaging Consultant & Trainer, Nishtha Consultancy
Panelists:

  • Subhra Sankha Nandi, Packaging Head, Wipro Consumer Care
  • Amit Kale, Associate Vice President – Sourcing & Supply Chain, Reliance Retail
  • Manjunath Nadella, AVP Packaging, Strides Pharma
  • Ganpati Hegde, Business Head – Industrial Adhesives, Pidilite Industries Ltd.
15:00 hrs – 15:50 hrs The Hybrid Pack Opportunity: Can Flexible and Rigid Work Better Together?
Moderator:
Prof. Prasad Balan Iyer, Principle Packaging Consultant & Trainer, Nishtha Consultancy
Panelists:

  • Deepa Naik, GM International Packaging Sustainability & E2E India, Hershey India
  • Naveen Stuart, Head of Packaging – India, Marico Limited
  • Santosh Panda, Sr. Group Manager – Packaging Development R&D, Britannia Industries Ltd.
16:00 hrs – 16:50 hrs The Pack of Tomorrow: Reimagining Packaging for a Changing Consumer
Moderator:
Bhupesh Mittal, Technical Packaging Program Lead – APAC, Bayer
Panelists:

  • Shilpa Surve, Independent Consultant
  • Sandip Kumar Ghosh, HOD – Packaging Development, HealthKart
  • Namrata Kargutkar, Packaging Lead, The Whole Truth Foods
  • Ayan Chattopadhyay, Senior Manager-Filling & Packing, Nestle