Agenda · Hyderabad Flagship

One day.
Five tracks.

03 September 2026 · Novotel HICC, Hyderabad. Switch tracks below to explore the full day.

Track

Main Track

Plenary stage · all delegates

09:00

Editorial frame - “A Global Summit, Hosted in India”Welcome

Ravindra Warang · Editor-in-Chief, Pharma Now

09:10

Chief Guest Keynote - “What CDSCO Will Look For in Your Next Audit”Keynote

Dr. Rajiv Suryavanshi · CDSCO

09:35

Headline Keynote - “USFDA × EMA × CDSCO: The 2026 Global Compliance Calendar”Keynote

Dr. Ajaz Hussain · ex-FDA

10:00

Global Advisory Council - Tranche 1, live unveilingHeadline

10:10

The Regulator’s Hotseat - anonymous questions, straight answersSignature

Peter Baker & Thomas Arista · former FDA · with CDSCO

11:00

The CEO Mandate: why pharma boards now talk tech weeklyPanel

11:55

International Keynote - what India looks like from a global pharma boardroomKeynote

12:20

Global Quality Heads: what will audit-ready mean in 2028?Panel

14:00

Star Masterclass - “Mission-Critical Engineering on a Constraint Budget: Lessons from ISRO”Masterclass

S. Somanath · former Chairman, ISRO

15:05

Women Building the Pharma of 2030Panel

Aprajita Mukharjee Rajput (GSK India) · Ranjana Pathak · Sneha Hiranandani (CIO, Cipla)

16:20

The Decision Room - “Ransomware Hits Your MES Mid-Batch: The Room Decides”Signature

16:40

Pharma Tank Finale - the top innovators pitch the buyersSignature

17:00

Reflection Keynote - “What I’d Do Differently: A CIO’s 10-Year Memo”Keynote

17:25

Editorial Launch - State of Pharma IT 2026 + Trilogy White Papers + GPACTS 2027 revealEditorial

17:45

Letters to 2030 - five leaders seal letters to their 2030 successorsSignature

Where this goes next

The agenda closes, but the work doesn’t. The frameworks, the panels and the letters carry into the year - and into 2027.

Forward.