Panel Discussion: Leadership playbook for scaling pharma businesses

The final panel discussion of the day, titled 'Leadership playbook for scaling pharma businesses,' brought together a lineup of industry veterans who are actively shaping India's pharma growth story.

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Moderated by Prashant Sharma, CTO, Zydus Lifesciences, the session offered a deep dive into the strategies, mindsets, and practices required to scale pharma businesses sustainably and successfully.

Joining him on the panel were Sandeep Raktate, President, Operations, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Naresh Gaur, EVPOperations, Stallion Laboratories, Gaurav Kaushik, MD & CEO, Meteoric Biopharmaceuticals and Rahul Songire, VPCentral Quality, Zydus Lifesciences. Together, they mapped out a compelling playbook for Indian pharma’s next phase of growth.

The panelists discussed how scaling in pharma is not just about expanding footprints or numbers but also about building resilient, compliant, digitally enabled organisations that can thrive in a volatile world driven by global competition and regulatory scrutiny. The conversation addressed crucial aspects including technology adoption, talent development, operational excellence, and leadership ethos.