Leadership amid geopolitical shifts

Steering pharma logistics through uncertainty

  • 11 September 2025
  • Fairmont Mumbai
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Global Pharma Logistics Summit 2025

The global order is shifting. So is the global healthcare supply chain. Globalisation and free trade dominated global economics for decades by leveraging low-cost production hubs. Protectionist trade policies are, however, threatening this. Will it fundamentally change existing pharma supply chains?

It is in this context that we are organising the eighth edition of our annual one-day conference and networking event Global Pharma Logistics Summit.

As the global pharma landscape evolves, India must move beyond being a low-cost volume player to become a leader. The call now is for resilience, quality, compliance, and value creation. GPLS 2025 explores how India can transition from passive participation to proactive leadership. This is the moment to not only supply the world but help shape how the world is supplied.

calendar

07

Editions

Speaker

170+

Speakers

Delegates

800+

Delegates

Shippers

480+

Shippers

Networking Hours

40+

Networking Hours

PARTNERS

Presenting Partner

Airline Partner

Associate Partners

Lanyard Partner

Supply Chain Partner

Supply Chain Visibility Partner

Risk Management Partner

Track Partner

Sustainable Logistics Partner

Supporting Partners

FAR N PAR (INDIA) PVT LTD.

Media Partners

SPEAKERS

Sudarshan Jain

Secretary General

Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA)

Vijay Shetty

Senior Vice President-Global Distribution and Supply Chain

Alkem Laboratories

Sugeet Chopra

Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management

Strides Pharma Science

Krishna Parab

Senior Vice President - Business Operations

Encube Ethicals

Churchill Jain

General Manager-Global Supply Chain

Sun Pharma

Tejas Mehta

Assistant Vice President – Head Logistics and MSS

Reliance Life Sciences

Rajesh Shetty

Supply Chain Lead,

Roche

Anshul Agrawal

Head Supply Chain & Strategy

Olon

Devang Vyas

General Manager - Export Logistics

Glenmark
Pharmaceuticals

Rajesh Neve

Vice President Distribution & Logistics

Zuventus Healthcare

Ashu Gupta

Vice President of Supply Chain

Koye Pharmaceuticals

Arloph John Vieira

Vice President of Supply Chain

Bajaj Healthcare

Anand Prasad

Associate Vice President - Supply Chain

JB Chemicals & Pharma

Pradeep Rai

Supply Chain Head

Crescent Pharma

Chandrashekhar Jana

Head Planning and Distribution

Universal NutriScience

Nibu Alias

Chief Executive Officer

Ikin Global

Vishnu R

Co-Founder & CEO

myGrape

Dharmesh Rami

Country Head – Operations

Global Aviation Services

Santosh Shetty

Chief Executive Officer

Isa Logistics

Pabitra Mohan Panda

Chief Business Officer

TCI Express

Kritika Seth

Executive Director

Allied Aviation

Gaurav Bhatia

General Manager- Supply Chain

Shalina Healthcare

Ryan Viegas

Consultant

Pharma & Healthcare Industry

Fletcher Samuel

Assistant General Manager - Cargo Business

Bangalore International Airport

Harish Shetty

CEO

Mumbai Cargo Service Center

Pramod Patvardhan

API Regional Supply Head

GSK

Manoj Singh

Expert

Air Cargo Industry

Nitin Sawhney

Vice President - Product & Technology

PharmaSecure

Inder Sharma

President Sales & Marketing

Holostik India

Giridharan Srinivasan

Area General Manager – ISC

Etihad Cargo

Amol Polke

Head of Global Direct Procurement

Piramal Pharma

Aldrick Dsouza

Head of Operations

WFS Bengaluru

Roland Hankache

Regional Manager – Healthcare Industry, Middle East, Gulf Countries, Africa & Indian Subcontinent Region

Expeditors

Prakash Singh

Chief Operating Officer

Jeena Criticare

Chintan Ghiya

Head Customer Care & Operations

Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

Roland Weil

Vice President Sales-Cargo

Frankfurt Airport

Yashpal Sharma

Chairman and MD

Skyways Group

AGENDA

08:30 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 09:35

Inauguration

09:35 – 09:45

Welcome Address
speaker
Reji John

Editor

Indian Transport & Logistics News

09:45 – 09:55

Opening Remarks

09:55 – 10:05

Keynote Address
speaker
Sudarshan Jain

Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance

10:05 – 11:05

Business Session 1

Amidst economic nationalism, what is the role of the supply chain in serving the global healthcare needs?

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In a world turning inward, how can global supply chains still serve the universal mission of healthcare? This panel examines the balance between economic nationalism and the moral imperative to ensure global access to life-saving medicines.

speaker
Sugeet Chopra

Strides Pharma Science

speaker
Anshul Agrawal

Olon

speaker
Amol Polke

Piramal Pharma

speaker
Harish Shetty

Mumbai Cargo Service Center

speaker
Dharmesh Rami

Global Aviation Services

speaker
Aldrick Dsouza

WFS

speaker
Giridharan Srinivasan

Etihad Cargo

speaker
Manoj Singh

Air Cargo Industry

speaker
Yashpal Sharma

Skyways Group

speaker
Reji John

ITNL

Moderator

11:05 – 11:20

Up on Stage

11:20 – 11:50

Tea/Coffee Break

11:50 – 12:50

Business Session 2

Great pharma balancing act: Demand, supply, and patient need

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With shortages, volatile market swings, and the risk of overstock, striking the right balance between demand and supply is more critical. This session tackles the most pressing questions: how can we ensure the right medicine reaches the right patient at the right time—without waste, without delay?

speaker
Pramod Patvardhan

GSK

speaker
Ashu Gupta

Koye Pharmaceuticals

speaker
Pradeep Rai

Crescent Pharma

speaker
Kritika Seth

Allied Aviation

speaker
Santosh Shetty

Isa Logistics Kale

speaker
Roland Weil

Frankfurt Airport

speaker
Ryan Viegas

Pharma & Healthcare Industry

Moderator

12:50 – 13:05

Presentation

Smart security for pharma: Protecting every mile of the journey

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Discover how next-generation smart locks and intelligent monitoring systems are redefining cargo security in pharma. From tamper alerts and geofencing to full audit trails, they can prevent theft, ensure product integrity, and maintain patient trust in a high-risk, high-value logistics environment.

speaker
Nibu Alias

Ikin Global

13:05 – 14:05

Lunch

14:05 – 15:05

Business Session 3

Counterfeit medicines: Securing the pharma value chain

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Counterfeit medicines not only harm brands but also put lives at risk. Fake drugs undermine patient safety, erode trust in healthcare, and cause significant losses. This session explores how stronger logistics systems, smarter tracking, and global collaboration can help shut the door on fakes.

speaker
Rajesh Shetty

Roche

speaker
Arloph John Vieira

Bajaj Healthcare

speaker
Krishna Parab

Encube Ethicals

speaker
Nitin Sawhney

PharmaSecure

speaker
Inder Sharma

Holostik India

speaker
Rajarshi Chatterjee

ITLN

Moderator

15:05 – 15:20

Presentation

Hidden risks in pharma–logistics coordination for ATMPs

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Patient-specific therapies require precise handling, cryogenic stability, and seamless compliance, yet fragmented systems and limited visibility often cause delays, waste, and risks to patients. This session will explore what it takes to deliver these life-saving treatments on time.

speaker
Vishnu R

myGrape

15:20 – 15:50

Tea/Coffee Break

15:50 – 16:50

Business Session 4

Cold chain question: India’s infrastructure readiness for tomorrow

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Evolving pharma logistics requirements demand more. From first-mile collection to last-mile delivery, maintaining product integrity requires reliable infrastructure. This panel examines India’s readiness to meet these demands and the innovations needed to align with global quality expectations.

speaker
Vijay Shetty

Alkem Laboratories

speaker
Devang Vyas

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

speaker
Tejas Mehta

Reliance Life Sciences

speaker
Roland Hankache

Expeditors

speaker
Prakash Singh

Jeena Criticare

speaker
Fletcher Samuel

Bangalore International Airport

Moderator

16:50 – 17:05

Up on Stage

17:05 – 18:05

Business Session 5

Fixing the Indian mile: Reimagining domestic pharma logistics

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India’s domestic pharma supply chain remains fragmented, characterised by thousands of small-scale distributors, inconsistent practices, and limited visibility, resulting in rising costs and delays. This session discusses how visibility, digitisation, and collaboration can elevate logistics at home.

speaker
Rajesh Neve

Zuventus Healthcare

speaker
Anand Prasad

JB Chemicals & Pharma

speaker
Gaurav Bhatia

Reliance Retail Pharma

speaker
Chintan Ghiya

Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

speaker
Chandrashekhar Jana

Universal NutriScience

speaker
Pabitra Mohan Panda

TCI Express

speaker
Libin Chacko Kurian

ITLN

Moderator

18:05 – 18:10

Vote of Thanks
speaker
Reji John

Editor

ITLN

18:10 onwards

Cocktail & Dinner

TESTIMONIALS

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I think the most exciting thing about pharma logistics is how it sort of trickles down into patients in the end. Right? How it actually affects lives, how it sort of impacts live people’s lives in a positive manner is something that is super exciting to me personally.
Rishabh Gupta Redwing
Rishabh Gupta
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I think what excites me most about pharma logistics is the type of challenges that we face here, which is unlike any other industry or function. Very engaging event I would say, especially because I’ve met people from across different functions, service providers, from distribution categories, from, you know, various categories. So I think that that was really, engaging.
Rashmi Iyer Merck Life Science
Rashmi Iyer
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GPLS gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of people, a lot of shippers, a lot of service providers, and, you know, to be into business, you need the clients as well as you need the service provider. So it’s a great platform where, you know, you can meet both basically and, make use of those conversations and, make use of those connections and get better at it.
Preeti Saluja Aeris Dynamics
Preeti Saluja
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I think that this event is a plethora of information coming together, a culmination of knowledge, is something very exciting about this summit.
Sanjay Vyas Parexel
Sanjay Vyas

OUR PARTNERS

FedEx
Hactl
Frankfurt Airport
Penta Freight
IDMA
Allied Aviation
TPC
Skyways Group
Dokash
SpiceJet
delhivery small world
cold box
Turkish Cargo
Etihad Cargo
Menzies aviation
Kale Logistics
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kempegowda IAB
Adani-Logo
AHPI
temprecision international
DCSIPL

OUR PARTICIPANTS

Zydus
Torrent Pharma
ThermoFisher
Teva Pharmaceutical
Sun Pharmaceutical
SRLDiagnostics
Siemens
Reliance Retail
pfizer
Novartis
Lupin
johnson and johnson
GSK
Glenmark
GE Healthcare
Emcure Pharma
Dr. Reddy's
Cipla
Biocon
Bharat Serums and Vaccine
Bayer
Alkem

VENUE

Fairmont Mumbai

CONTACT

For Speaking Opportunities

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For Sponsorship Opportunities

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