Agenda
| Pet Industry Dialogue 2026 | ||||
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| Discussion | Topic | Section | Time | Speakers |
| Networking | Registration and Networking Tea | 9:00 - 9:30 AM | - | |
| Presentation | Inaugural Address | 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Ms. Linda Hawke | |
| Panel Discussion | Government Initiative for Pet Industry (Policies and Regulations) | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Dr Naveena B.Maheswarappa, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Devesh Deval, Joint Secretary Ministry of Food Processing, Debasish Mahalik, Scientist-C/Deputy Director, Food & Agriculture Department, BIS Moderator Govind Suryawanshi,Corporate Affairs Director at Royal Canin |
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| Presentation | From Leftovers to Lifestyle Roots to Revolution: India’s Pet Food Journey business pitch- start up | 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM | Dr. Dhananjay Pandit President – R&D, Fredun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | |
| Panel Discussion 1 | Pet Care Landscape in India- Tier 2 and Tier 3 | Market Overview | 11:15 AM - 12:10 PM | Dr. Shashank Sinha, CEO, Drools Pet Food Pvt. Ltd. Satinder Singh, GM - Royal Canin Varun Sharma, Co-Founder - GNV Commodities Bharat Pittie, Director - Orange Pet Nutrition Pallavi Anand, Business Head - Nestlé Purina Pet Care, South Asian Region, Manish Syag, Managing Director of India, Mars Pet Nutrition As moderator Dr. Saurabh Shekhar, Managing Partner- Pet Care, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting |
| Panel Discussion 2 | Cracking the Code of Growing Pet Parents in India | Pet Population | 12:15 PM - 12:55 PM | Andrea Cyrill Khurana, Founder - Petsburgh & PPGAI Srikanth Ramaswamy, PSR Sales & Marketing Director, Royal Canin, Viren Sharma, Managing Director at International Dog Bazar Adnaan Khan, Founder of K9 School, Mr. Ashish Sinha, Business Director, Animal Health Division, Himalaya Wellness As Moderator- Tejas Parulekar, Co- Founder of Saffron Stays |
| Introduction to Better Cities for Pets (BCFP) | How Mars is building BCFP with C40 | 1:00 PM - 1:10 PM | By Aanchal Jain, Director - Corporate Affairs, Mars Petcare India Sarika is the Director of Implementation for the Regional & Mayoral Engagement team at C40 Cities |
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| Break | Lunch | 1:10 PM -2:10 PM | - | |
| Start-Up Presentations | Business Pitch Session | 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM | Hye Pets, Bowl D'Amour, Doctor Petlittle, and YouEvolvePets | |
| Presentation | Middle East and North African Market | International Market | 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM | Sidarth Mahindra Founder, Pet Corner LLC |
| Panel Discussion 3 | Growing Healthcare Ecosystem | Healthcare | 2:50 PM -3:35 PM | Dr. Kunal Dev Sharma, Chief Veterinary Surgeon- MaxPetZ, Dr. Sathya Sooryan, Founder and Head of Nutrition of Treat Unusual Pet Hospital., Dr. Gautam Unny, Founder of Amrita Pet Clinic, Dr. Vinay Chhabra, Co-Founder of MyFurries, Moderator- Dr. Akanksha Diwakar, Head of Marketing, Allana Group |
| Presentation | The Science of Nature: Shaping Pet Health, Holistically & Naturally | 3:35 PM -3:45 PM | Dr. Sathya Sooryan, Business Development Manager, Animal Nutrition and Pet Care, Arjuna Natural Pvt Ltd | |
| Tea Break | 3:45 PM -4:05 PM | |||
| Panel Discussion 4 | New Age Pet Retail Strategies | Retail | 4:05 PM -4:50 PM | Ruchira – Director & Category Head (Pet, Auto Accessories, Books & Musical
Instruments), Flipkart Kruti Reddy – Co-Founder, Pets First Saurabh Jain – CEO, Zigly Aakash Chippadi – Business Head, Supertails Moderator: Rakhi Rana – COO, Drools Pet Food Pvt. Ltd. |
| Presentation | The Indian Cat Ecosystem: Breeds, Nutrition, Products & Market Trends | Cat Market | 4:55 PM -5:20 PM | Saquib Pathan, Founder and CEO of FCI ( Feline Club of India) |
| Fireside Chat | Investment | 5:25 PM - 5:55 PM | Shashank Randev- Founder and General Partner at 247VC, Kuldeep Mirani, Founder and Group CEO of BeyondSeed, Moderator- Dr. Madhurita Gupta – Veterinarian & Founder, GOANGEL Network |
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| Vote of Thanks | Mr. Binoy Sahee | 6:05 PM | - | |
