The 6th Elets Pharma Leadership Summit & Awards 2024, organized by Elets Technomedia in collaboration with eHealth Magazine and supported by key industry partners, was a landmark event in the pharmaceutical sector. Hosted at the scenic Novotel Juhu Beach in Mumbai on August 30th, 2024, the event spotlighted the technological innovations driving the Indian pharmaceutical industry’s transition from a cost-based to a value-based model.

The event garnered deep insights into current trends, challenges, and opportunities, engaging over 175 senior delegates, industry leaders, and innovators and honored excellence with 68 awards, organizations and individuals included, within the pharma sector, recognizing the outstanding contributions and achievements that are shaping the future of the industry.

The summit is bolstered by the support of prominent partners, including Rubrik as the Data Security Partner, and Associate Partners Godrej Körber, Honeywell, Kytes, and HealthPresso, with Airmark Inc. as the Gifting Partner. 

Organizational Awards: 

1. Leading Campaign in Psychiatric Care to Each Mind Matters (EM2) by Viatris (Mylan Pharma)
2. Excellence in Pharma Supply Chain & Logistics Distribution to Pharmapoint Group IMS ADS
3. Leading Health Awareness Campaign to The Uncommon Cold by Cipla Ltd.
4. Excellence in Rural Health Initiative to Zion/Horizon – CARE by Cipla Ltd.
5. Excellence in Marketing – Rx to ‘It’s A PLUS’ by Cipla Ltd.
6. Leading Biotechnology Company to TM Media by Titan Biotech Ltd.
7. Leading API Company to R L Fine Chem Pvt. Ltd.
8. Leading Pharmaceutical Company to Liposomes by Murlikrishna Pharma Pvt.Ltd
9. Excellence in Cancer Care to Cetuxa-1st Biosimilar of Cetuximab by Alkem Oncology
10. Excellence in Supply Chain Solutions to Godrej Köerber
11. Excellence in Bone & Spine Care to Alkem Laboratories Ltd
12. Excellence in Marketing – Rx to Enactis Healthcare Private Ltd

Leadership Awards:

1. Award for Excellence in Public Health Leadership & Services- N. Nawin Sona, IAS, Secretary, Public Health Services Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
2. Award for Leadership in Pharmaceutical Innovation and Tech Integration- Rahul Borse, CIO, Rpg Life Sciences Ltd.
3. Award for Cybersecurity Leadership in the Pharmaceutical Industry- Bijender Mishra, Global CISO, Alkem Laboratories Ltd.
4. Award for Excellence in Pharmaceutical IT Management- Jitendra Mishra, CIO, Akums Group
5. Award for Digital Transformation Leader in Pharmaceuticals- Narendra K Saini, Chief Digital & Data Officer, Lupin
6. Award for Global IT Leadership in Pharmaceuticals- Dheeraj Sinha, Global CIO, Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
7. Award for Excellence in Pharmaceutical IT Innovation- Edsel Pereira, Executive VP – IT, Glenmark Pharma
8. Award for Global IT Excellence in Healthcare- Manish Kishore, Global Head – IT, Wockhardt Ltd.
9. Award for Leadership in Digital Transformation in Biopharma- Dr. Mandar Ghatnekar, Global Head – IT & Digital Transformation, Biocon Biologics
10. Award for Excellence in Digital Innovation in Healthcare- Raja Jamalamadaka, Managing Director, Roche Digital Centre of Excellence
11. Award for Leadership in Pharmaceutical Policy and Advocacy- Archana Jatkar, Associate Secretary General, India Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA)
12. Award for Leading Pharma CIO- Pranav Gadre, CIO, Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
13. Award for Excellence in IT Leadership and Innovation in Pharmaceuticals- Pramod Gokhale, President and Group CIO, Mankind Pharma Ltd.
14. Award for Leading Pharma Leader in Supply Chain- Gaurav Bhatia, Head – Planning and GM – Supply Chain, Reliance Retail Pharma
15. Award for Excellence in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management- Mahesh Chougule, Head – External Supply Planning and Scheduling, GSK India
16. Award for Excellence in Pharmaceutical Business Consulting and Strategy- Nikhil Patil, Partner – Business Consulting, Pharmaceuticals, KPMG

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Emerging Supply Chain Leader in Pharma Award:

• Himal P. Desai, Executive VP – Supply Chain Management & IT, Sekhmet Pharmaventures
• Churchill Jain, GM – Global Supply Chain, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
• Sunil Pai, Head – Supply Chain, Aptar Pharma India Pvt. Ltd.
• Yogendra Bhatt, CEO – Operation & SCM, Sigmak Lifesciences
• Damodar Sharma, General Manager – SCM, Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
• Kirti Attar, Associate Director – Partnership and External Supplies South Asia, Johnson and Johnson 
• Mihir Rachh, Senior GM – Supply Chain, Encube Ethicals Pvt. Ltd. 
• Mandar Kulkarni, Head – Warehouse & Logistics, Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 
• Rajesh Rao, Head – Distribution Operations, Kaisha Life Sciences
• Tejas Godbole, AVP – Supply Chain, Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd. 
• Vinod Raghuwanshi, Sr. General Manager and Head Technical Services, Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
• Balkrishna Metangale, Lead – Supply Chain API, Cipla
• Atul Kumar Agarwal, Vice President – Head Supply Chain (India Region Formulation), Lupin
• Rakesh Shah, Director – Supply Chain for India Cluster, Merck
• Somit Sinha, Lead – Domestic Logistics, Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 
• Roopa Krishna, VP & Head – Supply Chain, Prime Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.
• Anshul Agrawal, Head – SCM, Olon S.p.A.
• Manas Sahoo, SCM & Customer Service, Fresenius Kabi India Pvt. Ltd. 
• Prashant Waghmare, General Manager – Global Supply Chain, Lupin

Emerging Tech Leader in Pharma Award: 

• Rajesh Tigalpalli, Sr. Manager Network & Security, Piramal Pharma Ltd. 
• Dr Ravi Sharma, Head IT, Wanbury Ltd. 
• Vinay Wandrekar, Associate Director – Information Security and Risk Management, Sandoz India Pvt. Ltd.
• Yogesh Deshpande, Head – IT Operations, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 
• Ketan Karkhanis, Head – IT, Hikal Ltd. 
• Edsel Pereira, Executive VP – IT, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
• Bhavesh Sangani, GM – IT, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 
• Vijay Chandel, Head – IT, Shree Baidyanath Ayurvedic Pvt. Ltd.
• Mukund KS, AVP & Head – IT, Eris Lifesciences Ltd
• Jayesh Tanna, DGM – IT, Jenburkt Pharmaceuticals
• Shreyasi Chatterjee, Associate Director & Global Category Manager – IT, Novartis
• Vishal Patil, Sr. GM – IT and Automation, Serum Instititue of India Pvt. Ltd.
• Asfhan Nevrekar, Asst. GM – IT, Wanbury Ltd.
• Biju George, GM – IT, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 
• Farrukh Shehzad, Head IT – India, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
• Madhav Zaveri, VP – IT, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
• Vikrant Ambhore, Head – IT / EDP, ZIM Laboratories Ltd. 
• Satish Agrawal, President – Tech & Oprns, Ajanta Pharma Ltd. 
• Atanu Bhawmik, CTO & Head – Technology Accelerator, Prism Life Sciences Ltd. 
• Kalpesh Shah, Associate VP – IT, FDC Ltd. 
• Shanmugam Sandrasekaran, DGM IT, Medley Pharmaceuticals Ltd

We take great pleasure in praising the healthcare organizations and individuals for their incredible job. We congratulate each and everyone who received recognition at the 6th Elets Pharma Leadership Summit & Awards 2024 for their unique and excellent accomplishments.

Attendees and industry enthusiasts are encouraged to join the conversation online using the event hashtag #EletsPharma.

For further details and to register, please visit Elets Pharma Leadership Summit & Awards.

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