SAMANVAY 2026
The Convergence of Hyderabad’s Life Sciences Leadership
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Why Samanvay?
Hyderabad has emerged as a global hub for Pharma, Biotech, and GCC excellence.
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As the ecosystem expands, the need for a neutral platform for strategic dialogue and meaningful collaboration has never been greater.
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Samanvay is designed to bring together senior leaders across organizations for strategic dialogue, capability building, and meaningful peer engagement — shaping the future of life sciences together.
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This is not a mass conference.
It is a curated forum designed for depth, relevance, and real connection. Because as the industry evolves, so must the community driving it.
Keynote Speakers at Samanvay 2026
Sarvesh Singh
Director & CEO,
lifesciences & pharma telangana
Leading the state’s vision to strengthen its global leadership in life sciences and GCCs. With a strong focus on innovation, investment, and ecosystem development, he drives strategic initiatives that position Telangana as a premier global hub for biotech, pharma, and advanced research.
Leadership Voices at Samanvay 2026
Tirthankar Ray
Vice President - Data & AI
Improzo GCC
A visionary leader with over 20+ years of experience in in pharmaceutical commercial analytics, data strategy, and AI-driven transformation.
Virendra Kumar
MD & CEO,
AdaMETNEXT
With over 16 years of experience, he has led the design and execution of intelligence-driven solutions that support brand strategy, portfolio prioritization, and market risk mitigation across global markets.
Manish Bajaj
Cluster Head
DR. Reddy’s Laboratories
As Cluster Head – Launch Incubation & Nutra Innovation for Dr. Reddy’s India business, he drives uptake of innovative launches across therapy areas. He also serves on the Board of the Dr. Reddy’s–Nestlé Health Science joint venture for the nutraceutical portfolio.
Dr. Dharmendra Kumar
Global Ethics, Risk & Compliance Leader
Seasoned leader with 21+ years of experience, including 15 years at Novartis, advising senior leadership on complex governance, compliance, and risk across pharma and healthcare.
Divesh Singla
AI, Analytics & GCC Leader
Healthcare analytics and AI leader with 20+ years of experience driving digital transformation, data strategy, and innovation across life sciences & CROs.
Director, Commercialization, AI Products & Enablement
Bristol Myers Squibb
20+ years of global experience with deep expertise in AI/ML, omnichannel engagement, forecasting, and portfolio strategy, Saurabh has led high-impact GCC buildouts at BMS and MSD, driving multi-million-dollar transformations in data science and commercial strategy.
Dr. Saurabh Arora
CEO, Executive Director
Arbro Group
Scientist-entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience, he has built an integrated Health & Wellness enterprise supported by a team of 1,500+ professionals serving over 10,000 clients globally.
Siva Chittor
Chief Financial Officer
Sai Life Sciences Ltd
Seasoned leader with over two decades of global experience in finance, strategy, and business transformation, driving growth, governance, and long-term value creation. As CFO and Board Member at Sai Life Sciences, has led strategic capital raises with leading global investors and successfully steered the company’s IPO in 2024.
Sairam Nair
Head
Sandoz GCC
Senior leader enabling innovation-driven capability building through strong global partnerships and scalable enterprise impact.
Deepak Sapra
CEO - API & Services
DR. Reddy’s Laboratories
Seasoned business leader and CEO (PSAI) at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, with over two decades of experience driving global growth across APIs, generics, and custom pharmaceutical services.
Nirmalya Sengupta
Co-founder & Executive Director, A3CEND
Life sciences strategist and Co-Founder of Ascend Rehearse, an AI platform designed to help professionals prepare for critical business conversations through simulated practice and feedback.
Dr. Dinesh Shenoy
President, R&D
Eugia Pharma
Seasoned pharmaceutical R&D leader with over two decades of experience in formulation development, drug delivery innovation, and global product development. Currently serving as President – R&D at Eugia Pharma, he has previously held leadership roles at Novartis, Lupin, Mylan, Cadila Pharma and Novavax.
Dr. Suraj Bhansali
Vice president & Country Head, certara gcc
20+ years of global experience across the U.S. and India, spanning Novartis, CROs, and Global Capability Centers (GCCs).
Priya Soni Pandit
Associate Director & Business Transformation Leader, Novartis
Enterprise Transformation Leader with 15+ years of experience delivering global, cross-functional transformation programs, and process optimization using AI and automation, partnering with leadership to translate strategy into simplified operating models.
Vikrant Gill
Senior Director, Marketing, Fortrea
Global Commercial Analytics, Insights, and GCC leader with 18+ years in pharmaceutical and healthcare analytics, delivering decision-ready intelligence that informs enterprise strategy, resource allocation, and commercial growth.
Dr. Varma Rudraraju
Chairman & MD
Aizant Drug Research
With over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, he has held key roles across leading global organizations including Syntex Inc./Hoffmann-La Roche, DuPont Merck/BMS Pharmaceuticals in the USA, and Aizant in India. investigators.
Sumeet Chandna
Partner,
EY - Parthenon
20+ years of experience in driving step growth in life science and medtech organizations with passion to renew, transform, build and lead new-age businesses.
Naresh Gupta
Founder / Director
Moat Rx Consulting
Founder of MoatRx, a consulting firm helping life sciences companies turn strategy into sustained commercial performance. 20+ years of experience at ZS Associates, Novartis, and FutureBridge, specializing in global product launches and data-driven commercial strategy in life sciences.
Boomi Viswanad
Director, Patient Provider Analytics, Novartis
With over 18 years in pharmaceutical insights and analytics, Vishwa is a distinguished healthcare executive specializing in analytics and data-driven decision-making across global and U.S. Viswa champions AI-enabled analytics to deliver faster, deeper, and more actionable insights across complex healthcare environments.
Pankaj Vaish
Head - Start-up for GCCs at T-Hub
Deep tech startups are driving bold, disruptive innovation, but scaling impact requires the right ecosystem.
With 40+ years of cross-industry and enterprise technology experience, Pankaj leads the “Startups for GCCs” initiative at T-Hub, enabling structured co-innovation between GCCs and high-potential startups to accelerate scalable, real-world solutions.
Strategic Pillars
Key Themes
Artificial Intelligence
From Buzzwords to Business Impact
Exploring how AI is transitioning from experimentation to measurable commercial value across life sciences.
Commerical excellence in Indian Pharma
Evolving Commerical models
This session will discuss the evolving commercial models shaping the future of Indian pharma.
Pharma GCCs
Driving Commercial & Strategic Impact
Exploring how Pharma GCCs are evolving into engines of innovation, operational and commercial excellence.
Intrapreneurship & Entrepreneurship
Building the courage to innovate
An engaging dialogue on fostering bold thinking, calculated risk-taking, and the mindset required to drive innovation from within and beyond corporate structures.
Competitive Intelligence
A Strategic Growth Lever
Unpacking the commercial value of competitive intelligence as a catalyst for smarter strategy and market leadership.
Drug Development in the AI Era
Candid Conversations
Explore how AI, global collaboration, and evolving regulatory landscapes are shaping the future of pharma.
Who Should Attend?
Lifesciences professioanls working in Offshoring / GCCs
Indian Pharma & CDMOs
AI, Competitive Intelligence, Forecasting, Analytics, and Market Research Professionls
Strategy, Commercial Excellence & Operations Leaders
Entrepreneurs in Life Sciences
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