Panel Discussion: CEO Think Tank: Strategies For The Next Decade

The final part of the 1st day of the Pharma CXO Summit evening saw an interesting panel discussion titled, ‘CEO Think Tank: Strategies for the next decade’.

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Moderated by Utkarsh Palnitkar, Partner & National Head - Infrastructure, Government & Healthcare, National Head - Life Sciences Practice, KPMG India, an eminent panel comprising Dr Ajit Dangi, CEO, Danssen Consulting; K G Ananthakrishnan, Former VP & MD, MSD India; and Hitesh Sharma, Partner & National Leader - Life Sciences, EY, this session was aimed at giving CEOs in the audience - past, present and future - cause for introspection on their blueprint to confront a world filled with unprecedented challenges and opportunities.

Palnitkar set the context for the discussion by giving an understanding on the current scenario in the pharma sector and its growth story over the past couple of decades. Then he spoke that the panel will discuss and deliberate on what the future beholds for this sector and the strategies it needs to look at to ensure continuous growth. In the course of the discussion, he touched upon several pivotal issu