Conference

 

MEDTEC India today and tomorrow; are you ready?

 

India's medical device industry is poised for explosive growth. Are you and your company ready to grow with it? Attend the inaugural MEDTEC India conference, October 19, at the Nehru Center in Mumbai and hear from India's medical technology champions, as well as a roster of international experts! Developed for both today and tomorrow's industry leaders, the conference will provide insight on how to access both domestic and international markets that are the leading purchasers of medical products today. It will provide tactical information you can immediately apply on how to establish or improve and maintain a robust, compliant medical technology development program. Just as important, it will provide ample opportunity to network with your peers.

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
Morning: Applied Regulation, Standards, and Quality to Access Markets within India and the Rest of the World

09:00 – 09:15 – Welcome
Nitin Salunke, MBA, PhD, Director, Research & Development Engineering with Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company

 

09:15 – 09:45 – Keynote: Medical Technology in India Today
Yashdeep Kumar, Managing Director, Stryker in India

 

09:45 – 10:15 – Panel Discussion: India's New Medical Device Law
Sumati Randeo, Associate Director Asia/Pacific Regulatory Strategy and Advocacy, Strategic RA, Abbott Quality & Regulatory (AQR) and Ashok Kakkar, Director, Government Business & PPP, GE Healthcare India


10:15 – 10:45 – US FDA Update: Post Market Issues and Inspectional Trends
Dipesh Shah, Assistant Country Director, FDA Mumbai Office

 

10:45 – 11:00 – Networking Break

 

11:00 – 11:30 – Medical Devices Directive and Access to Global Markets
Dr. K Siva Kumar, Strategic Head, Medical and Health Services, TUV - SUD South Asia

 

11:30 – 12:00 – Harmonizing Your Submissions Process for Global Market Access
Sumati Randeo, Associate Director Asia/Pacific Regulatory Strategy and Advocacy, Strategic RA, Abbott Quality & Regulatory (AQR)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
Afternoon: Integrating Innovation into the Product Development Process

13:30 – 14:00 – Managing Risk in Your Innovation Pipeline
Madhur Rathaur, Senior Director, PRTM's India - Bangalore

 

14:00 – 14:30 - Building a Successful International Patent Portfolio
Bommi Bommannan, JD, PhD, Founder and CEO of MaxVal

 

14:30 – 15:00 – Integrating Design and Regulation into the Product Development Process
Nitin Salunke, MBA, PhD, Director, Research & Development Engineering, Cordis Corporation,
a Johnson & Johnson company

 

15:00 – 15:15 – Networking Break

 

15:15 – 15:45 – Selecting and Applying Materials to Innovative Devices
Sanjay Odak, Independent Consultant, RCA Associates (former Technical Director, Baxter)

 

15:45 – 17:00 – Impact of Human Centered Design Thinking on Innovation
Dheeraj Batra, Head of Business Design, IDEO India

 

Please email Pallavi Mhapankar at Conferences-india@ubm.com with any questions or please call +91 (022) 4046 1466. We hope you will join us!

 

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