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 | |
| Presentation | Government Initiative for Pet Industry (Policies and Regulations) | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Govind Suryavanshi | |
| Presentation | From Leftovers to Lifestyle Roots to Revolution: India’s Pet Food Journey business pitch- start up | 10:45 AM - 11:05 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 | 11:05 AM - 12:05 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 | 12:05 PM - 12:50 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, As Moderator- Tejas Parulekar, Co- Founder of Saffron Stays |
| Mars Petcare Case Study: How we are creating a better world for pets, people and planet | 12:50 PM - 1:00 PM | By Aanchal Jain, Director - Corporate Affairs, Mars Petcare India | ||
| Break | Lunch | 1:10 PM -2:00 PM | - | |
| Start-Up Presentations | Business Pitch Session | 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM | Hye Pets, Bowl D'Amour, Doctor Doglittle, and YouEvolvePets | |
| Presentation | International Market: Middle East & MENA Market (Middle East & North Africa) | International Market | 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM | International Market: Middle East & MENA Market (Middle East & North Africa) |
| Panel Discussion 3 | Growing Healthcare Ecosystem | Healthcare | 2:40 PM -3:25 PM | Dr. Kunal Dev Sharma, Chief Veterinary Surgeon- MaxPetZ, Dr. Vinod Sharma, Director DCC Hospital- Japan, Dr. Gautam Unny, Founder of Amrita Pet Clinic, Dr. Vinay Chhabra, Co-Founder of MyFurries, As Moderator- Dr. Akanksha Diwakar, Head of Marketing, Allana Group |
| Panel Discussion 4 | New Age Pet Retail Strategies | Retail | 3:25 PM -4:10 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. |
| Tea Break | 4:10 PM -4:40 PM | |||
| Presentation | 4:40 PM -5:10 PM | Ashish Anthony, Founder and Director of Just Dogs | ||
| Presentation | The Indian Cat Ecosystem: Breeds, Nutrition, Products & Market Trends | Cat Market | 5:10 PM -5:35 PM | Saquib Pathan, Founder and CEO of FCI ( Feline Club of India) |
| Fireside Chat | Investment | 5:35 PM - 6:05 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 | - | |
