Bio Connect 2024 “Industrial Conclave On Life Sciences”

Program Schedule

HYATT REGENCY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA

26th SEP 2024

03:00 pm – 04:30 pmShowcasing Bio 360 Life Sciences Park-50 invitees*
Company presentation and Networking High Tea (1 hour)
Infrastructure visit (30 minutes)
Venue: Bio 360 Life Science Pak, Thonakkal, Thiruvananthapuram
07:00 pm – 09.00 pmMeet the Minister – Networking dinner for invited guests with the Honorable Industries Minister of Kerala.50 invitees*
Venue: Hyatt Regency, Thiruvananthapuram

*List of invites includes officials in the ranking President, Vice president, MD, Country Head, CEO, CTO, CSO, Senior leadership of CII, FICCI, ABLE, Senior Industry leaders.

DAY 1: SEP 27th 2024

09:00 am – 10:00 am Registration
9:30 AMInauguration of Exhibit area by Honorable Industries Minister
Inaugural Session Welcome Address (5 min) Shri. A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish IAS
Principal Secretary, Industries, Govt. of Kerala
10:00 am – 11:30 amPresidential Address (10 min) Shri. P. Rajeev, Minister for Law and Industries, Govt: of Kerala
Inauguration and Inaugural Address Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala
MoU signing – Investment in the Kerala Life Sciences Industries Park
Special Address (10 min)Smt. Veena George, Minister for Health, Women and Child Welfare, Govt: of Kerala
Keynote Address (15 min)Padma Bhushan Dr. Krishna Ella 
Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Limited
Felicitation (15 min) Shri.S. Harikishore IAS (MD, KSIDC) (3 min)
Shri. Santhosh Koshy Thomas (MD, KINFRA) (3 min)
Shri. C. Padmakumar (Director Board Member, KLIP) (3 min)
Dr. C.N Ramchand (Director Board Member, KLIP) (3 min)
Shri. Hari Krishnan R. IRTS (ED, KSIDC) (3min)
Vote of thanks (3 min) Dr. Praveen K.S(CEO, KLIP)
11:30 am – 11:50 amTea/coffee break
12:00 am – 12:50 pmLeaders talkShri. Alok Khettry (COO, Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited ) (15 Min)
– Paving the Way Ahead
Dr. Jitendra Kumar (MD, BIRAC) (15 Min)
Dr. KV Subramaniam (President, Reliance Life Sciences) (15 Min)
12:50 PMSBI Offerings for Industries and Startups Mr. Santhosh Kumar (DGM, SBI Thiruvananthapuram)
1:00 PM
01:00 pm – 02:00 pmNetworking Lunch
02:00 pm – 02:45 pmPanel Discussion: Breaking the Boundaries – Kerala’s LifeModerator:Panelist:
Science IndustriesMr. Balagopal C (Founder, Terumo Penpol Limited, Independent Director & Trustee – ANAHA Trust)     Shri. E A Subramanian (Managing Director, KSDP)
     Shri. Aju Jacob (Managing Director at Synthite)
     Shri. Ajay Varghese (Bipha Laboratories)
     Shri. Geemon Korah (CEO & Exec Director, Mane Kancor)
02:45 pm – 03:00 pmShowcasing KeralaShri. A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish, IAS
(Principal Secretary, Industries, Govt. of Kerala)
03:00 pm – 03:45 pmPanel Discussion: Moderator: Panelist:
Global Life Science Ecosystems to EmulateSmt Rosemary Hegde        Smt Joanne Lant ( MD, Lantmedical, UK)
(Global Head, Life Science domain, TCS)     Dr Sam Whitehouse CChem, FRSC (Chief Executive Officer of LightOx Ltd, UK)
       Dr. Balasubramanian (G M, ABLE India)
       Dr. OM Manchanda (CEO, Dr. Lal’s Path Lab)
03:45 pm – 04:00 pmTea/coffee break
04:00 pm – 05:00 pmPanel Discussion:Moderator: Panelist:
Nutraceuticals and Agri- Foods Dr. C.N. Ramchand        Dr Murali Padigaru (Vice President, R&D, Omniactive health tech)
(Director – KLIP, Co-Founder & CEO, MagGenome Technologies Pvt Ltd.)       Shri. S K Menon ( CEO of Muralya Dairy)
       Dr. Ruby John Anto (Chief Scientist, CoE in Nutraceuticals, Govt of Kerala)
       Smt Amrutha Shenoy Director, TMV Natural Oils & Extracts Pvt. Ltd)
       Shri. K O Isaac (CEO, Vitaliz Biosciences Pvt. Ltd)
       Prof. G M Nair, (President – Kerala Academy of Science and Director, CLIF, University of Kerala)
05:00 pm – 05:40 pmPanel Discussion: Idea toModerator Panelist:
Industrialization – Road map for KeralaShri. Hari Krishnan R. IRTS (ED, KSIDC)         Shri. Kaviraj Nair (CEO, Office of Institutional Advancement, IIT Madras)
        Dr. Saishyam Narayanan (CEO IIT Palakkad,Technology I Hub Foundation)
        Shri. Balaram, (CEO, SCTIMST-TIMed )
06:30 pm – 08.30 pmCultural program and Gala Dinner

DAY 2: SEP 28th 2024

Time 9:30 am – 05:00 pm
10:00 am – 10:10 amOpening RemarksDr. Praveen K.S (CEO, KLIP)
10:10 am -10:30 amKeynote Address Dr. Raj K. Shirumalla (Mission Director, National Biopharma Mission.)
10:30 am -10:50 amKeynote AddressProf T Ramasamy (Former Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India)
10:50 am – 11:05 amCoffee/Tea Break
11:05 am- 12:00 pmPanel Discussion: Enhancing the Medical Device IndustryModerator:Panelist:
EcosystemMr.C. Padmakumar       Dr. Usha Thekkedeth(Program Director, UCSF Surgical Innovations, UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium, USA)
(Director, KLIP and        Shri. Santhosh Kumar ( Chief Executive and Whole Time Director, Harrisons Malayalam Limited)
Special Officer Kerala      Shri. Thomas John (Managing Director at Agappe Diagnostic Ltd)
Medical Technology      Shri.Pius Varughese, (COO, Vinvish Technologies Private Limited)
Consortium – KMTC)
12:00 pm – 01:00 pmPanel Discussion: Vaccine and Pharma IndustryModerator:Panelist:
Dr. Balagopal Nair (Consultant, Zydus, &       Dr. Sreekumar (Director, Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV)
Former Director, Abbott)        Shri. Snehit Joshi (Head of Marketing, Zydus Vaccines)
       Dr. Manish Rachah (CEO and Director, Accuprec ltd)
       Shri. Pushpak V( Regional Director- Commercial Development, Abbott Healthcare Private Limited)
01:00 pm- 02:00 pmNetworking Lunch
02:00 pm – 02:45 pm Panel Discussion: AI and Genomics – Unleashing the PotentialModerator:Panelist:
Dr.C.N. Ramchand (Director – KLIP, Co-Founder & CEO, MagGenome Technologies Pvt Ltd.)        Bipin RR (Founder CEO, iOrbit Digital Technologies)
        Dr. Jaya Jain (Head – Digital Pathology at Pramana)
        Dr. Bipin Nair (Dean, Life Sciences, Dean, School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham)
        Dr. Raju M Rhee (Project Head, Kerala Genome Data Centre)
        Dr. Sreekumar ( Funder, Nutrigenomics, AHAM Precision Wellness Palliative care Hospital)
02:45 pm – 03:00 pmEmerging Kerala Startup Ecosystem
Shri. Anoop Ambika (CEO, Kerala Startup Mission)
03:00 pm – 03:45 pmPanel Discussion: Decoding Kerala as a Destination forModerator:Panelist:
InvestmentShri. V A George (Chairman, Thejo Eng’g Ltd)      Shri.Virendra P Pandey (MD and Head, Healthcare & Lifesciences, Investment Banking)
      Shri.Ketan Chawla (Associate Director, Affirma Capital India)
      Shri. Narendra Bhandari (General Partner, Sea fund)
      Shri. Suraj Nair (Assistant Vice President, Ankur Capital )