Agenda

Pet Industry Dialogue 2026
Discussion Topic Time Speakers
- Registration and Networking Tea 9:00 - 9:30 AM -
- Inaugural Address - Ms. Linda Hawke 9:30 - 10:00 AM -
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 - 12:05 - 12:25 PM -
Government Initiative for Pet Industry - 12:25 - 12:50 PM Govind Suryavanshi, Corporate Affairs Director - India & Asia, Royal Canin
- Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 PM -
Presentation (International Section) Middle East Market 2:00 - 2:20 PM *
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
*Dr. Jasjeet Josan, Director & Owner - Josan Pet Care Clinics
Panel Discussion 6 New Age Pet Retail Strategies 3:05 - 3:50 PM -
- Tea Break 3:50 - 4:20 PM -
Presentation - 4:20 - 4:50 PM -
Discussion - 4:50 - 5:15 PM -
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 -