Agenda
| Pet Industry Dialogue 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discussion | Topic | Time | Speakers |
| Networking | Registration and Networking Tea | 9:00 - 9:30 AM | - |
| Presentation | Inaugural Address | 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Ms. Linda Hawke |
| Presentation | History of Pet Food in India | 10:00 - 10:20 AM | *Dr. Dhananjay Pandit, President - R&D, Fredun Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
| Panel Discussion 1 | Pet Care Landscape in India (Highlight - Tier 2 and Tier 3 Cities) | 10:20 - 11:20 AM | *Dr. Shashank, CEO - Drools *Satinder Singh, GM - Royal Canin Varun Sharma, Co-Founder - GNV Bharat Pittie, Director - Orange Pet Nutrition *Pallavi Anand, Business Head - Nestlé Purina Pet Care, South Asian Region |
| Panel Discussion 2 | Cracking the Code of Growing Pet Parents in India | 11:20 - 12:05 PM | Andrea Cyrill Khurana, Founder - Petsburgh & PPGAI Moderator: Roohi Kulkarni Kale |
| Start Up Presentations | To be announced | 12:05 - 12:25 PM | To be announced |
| Panel Discussion 3 | Government Initiative for Pet Industry | 12:25 - 12:50 PM | Govind Suryavanshi, Corporate Affairs Director - India & Asia, Royal Canin |
| Break | Lunch | 1:00 - 2:00 PM | - |
| Presentation (International Section) | Middle East Market | 2:00 - 2:20 PM | To be announced |
| Panel Discussion 5 | Growing Business of Veterinarians | 2:20 - 3:05 PM | Dr. Kunal Dev Sharma, Chief Veterinary Surgeon - MaxPetZ *Dr. Vinod Sharma, Director - DCC Hospital, Japan |
| Panel Discussion 6 | New Age Pet Retail Strategies | 3:05 - 3:50 PM | *Mr. Varuna Sadana (Supertails) Prithivi Jayakaran, Glennands Group Moderated by Rakhi Rana, COO - Drools Jiggly Jaws and Paws |
| Break | Tea Break | 3:50 - 4:20 PM | - |
| Presentation | To be announced | 4:20 - 4:50 PM | To be announced |
| Discussion | Animal Welfare and Management of Community Dogs | 4:50 - 5:15 PM | Geeta Seshamani |
| Panel Discussion 7 | Private Label Make in India + | 5:15 - 6:00 PM | Arjuna Natural Ingredients, Marketing Head |
| Vote of Thanks | Mr. Binoy Sahee | 6:00 PM | - |
