His Excellency Shri K.Sankaranarayanan,Governor Of Maharashtra Is The Chief Guest At 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011 Pharmaleaders

His Excellency Shri K.Sankaranarayanan,Governor Of Maharashtra Is The Chief Guest At 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011
Asia’s Biggest Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011 is getting bigger & bigger with His Excellency , Governor of Maharastra Set To Address Asia’s Biggest Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011.
Maharastra, Mumbai, Tuesday,29th November 2011: Asia’s Biggest & prestigious Annual Meet, 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011 organised by india’s most analytical Bi-Monthly Magazine Pharmaleaders ( www.pharmaleaders.co.in ) & Indo-American Chamber of Commerce ( IACC) will be graced by non other than His Excellency Shri K.Sankaranarayanan,Governor Of Maharashtra to address at high profile 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011(www.pharmasummit.in ). Organised annually by Pharmaleaders Group, Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011 is industry’s most awaited & promising Leadership meet which attempt to create a platform for interaction amongst the stalwarts of the Healthcare Industry. The Summit will be attended by more than 300 pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Ancillary sector’s top brass in a star-studded, fully loaded sold out leadership meet at Hotel Intercontinental, Mumbai, India on Saturday,10th December 2011. Some of the biggest names of the Healthcare Sector have blocked their date to witness the breakthrough meet where Industry’s leading Voices, business tycoons, consultants, media will congregate to address the aptly theme of the Summit : Generation Next Indian Pharma Leaders – Billionaire Minds – Drivers for Growth. This Summit is keenly awaited by the industry as many feel that some of the inner voices of the captains of the Industry will come out at this forum especially the controversial Government’s Draft Pricing Policy & FDI issues. With His Excellency Shri K.Sankaranarayanan,Governor Of Maharashtra addressing at the Summit as Chief Guest, many industry leaders feel that His Excellency will throw some lights to the burning issues confronted by the industry.
Dr Lalit S Kanodia, President Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
(IACC), Western Region, & CMD, Datamatics Ltd, Shri Mahesh Zagade, IAS, commissioner of Food And Drug Administration (FDA) and food safety, Maharashtra, Dr. Rashmi Barbhaiya , CEO and Managing Director – Advinus Therapeutics Ltd, Dr Ajit V Dangi, Board Chairman, Fulford India Ltd. President & CEO, Danseen Consulting, Mr Ajit Singh, Chairman, ACG Worldwide, Dr Krishna Ella, CMD, Bharat Biotech International Ltd, Dr. Chandrashekhar Potkar, Director, Medical and Regulatory Affairs, Pfizer India Ltd, Mr.Deepak Naik, Managing Director Health ‘N’ U Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd, Mr Anand Desai, National President, IACC & Managing Partner, DSK Legal, Narayan Gad, CEO, Formulations, Panacea Biotech Ltd, Mr. Sunil Madhok, Director, Business Development, Pfizer India Ltd, Dr. Kannan Vishwanath, Vice – Chairman, Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd, Dr Shailesh Iyenger, MD, Aventis Pharma Ltd are some of the powerful Voices that will dwell on gamut of issues from marketing to R &D in the 68000 crore Indian healthcare Industry. Speaking to the Reporters, Mr Satya Brahma, Chairman & Editor-In-Chief of Pharma Leaders & the brain behind the show told ‘ While we at healthcare Industry are rejoicing the growth of the sector with the balance-sheet of top notch companies showing a bigger picture, the industry will be haunted & perhaps be challenged by the Government Actions on Price Control & making CCI as the watchdog to check the restrictions of a Foreign Player in FDI to fully own Indian firms, hopefully the Summit will address the growing concerns of the sector & I am hopeful that there will be many take away as I notice some overseas guests are attending the meet”.
The 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011 will commence from morning 10.00 AM till 08.00 PM with presentation from the Industry Veterans & will end by a Panel Discussion on GEN-NEXT Indian Pharma Leaders – Drivers for Growth. The Summit will culminate with the big Award Night & Address by the Chief Guest His Excellency Shri K.Sankaranarayanan,Governor Of Maharashtra who will give away awards to the outstanding performers in 25 different categories. The Sold Out Award Gala Night will be the special moments for all the Award Winners receiving the coveted Awards from the hands of the Head of The State from 08.00 PM to 09.00 PM..
Shri Kateekal Sankaranarayanan assumed the charge as Governor of Maharashtra on 22nd January 2010. He brings with him a vast and varied experience in public life. A venerable personality, Shri Sankaranarayana has dominated the political firmament of Kerala for nearly five decades. Born on 15th October 1932 in Kerala, Shri Sankaranarayanan’s initiation into politics started early when in 1946 he became a member of Students’ Organization. Thereafter from 1957 to 1964 and from 1964 to 1968 he was respectively the General Secretary and President of the District Congress Committee, Palghat. Between 1968 and 1972, he served as General Secretary of the Undivided Congress. In 1972, he was appointed as President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, the post he held till 1977. Shri Sankaranarayanan also served as the Working Committee Member of the AICC and the All India Parliamentary Board Member of the Organization Congress. Sankaranarayanan was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly several times as a candidate of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was first elected to the 5th Kerala Legislative Assembly (KLA) from Thrithala, thereafter to the 6th KLA from Sreekrishnapuram, to the 8th KLA from Ottappalam and to the 11th KLA from Palghat Constituency. Between 1974 and 1978, Shri K. Sankaranarayanan was a Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Dairy Development and Community Development in the Ministry headed by Shri K Karunakaran and later in the Ministry of Shri A. K. Antony. He was again the Cabinet Minister for Finance & Excise in the Ministry headed by Shri A. K. Antony during 2001 – 2004.Shri Sankaranarayanan was Chairman of the Committee on Government Assurances from 1980 to 1982, and from 1989 to 1991 served as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts. From 1985 to 2001, for 16 (sixteen) years, he was the Convener of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala.Shri K. Sankaranarayanan was appointed as the Governor of Nagaland on 3rd February 2007 and held the post till 25th July 2009. He guided the destiny of the State during the brief spell of President’s Rule in early 2008 and later oversaw the smooth conducting of the General Elections and elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. He also held the additional charge of the post of Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and Governor of Assam for brief periods. On 26th July 2009, he was appointed as Governor of the State of Jharkhand that was under President’s Rule. Here again, he oversaw the free and fair conduct of elections to the Legislative Assembly leading to the appointment of a popular government in the State. Since coming to Maharashtra, the Governor has taken a number of decisions in as diverse areas as development, higher education, environment conservation and citizens welfare. As Chancellor of Universities in the State, the Governor appointed Vice Chancellors to 12 universities in the State based purely on merit.
Using his powers under Article 371(2) of the Constitution, the Governor has decided to constitute a committee of experts to ascertain levels of development of the backward regions based on a fresh set of indicators. In a farsighted move towards environment protection, the Governor has ordered creation of a biodiversity park on the huge expanse of the Raj Bhavan in Nagpur. The biodiversity park showcasing the rich plant diversity of the Gondwana region of Central India will be open for public viewing shortly. A man of the masses, Shri Sankaranarayanan is keenly interested in welfare and developmental issues.