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#The Smarter GC – Are You in The Race?
#India Inc. 2.0 – The Great Indian Regulatory Drive – Pharma & Life Sciences Track
#India Inc. 2.0 – The Great Indian Regulatory Drive – Real Estate & Infra Track
#The Intellectual You – All About IPR & You
#The New India Dispute Resolution Wave – What’s Your Pick?

Organizational Participation

3M India, 9X Media, ABB India, Accel Partners, Accenture, ACCOR, Accuracy Adani Group, Adani Parts And SEZ, Adidas Group, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail ADP India, Advaya Legal, AGS Health, Ahuja Group, Air Infotech, Airtel, AkzoNobel India, ALMT Legal, Alpha Partners, Alstom, Amar Chitra Katha, Amar Ujala Publications, Amazon.in, Amdipharm Mercury (AMCo) Group, American Express, American Towers, Amicus Services, Amira Nature Foods, Anantraj, Ani Technologies, Ansal API, ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions India, ARCIL, Ardent Legal, Aricent, Ashland India

Hierarchical Participation

Add. Chief Manager – Legal, Additional Manager – Legal, IP Attorney, AGM – Legal AGM Legal & Asst. Co. Sec., APAC Legal Counsel, Assistant Director, Assistant General Counsel Associate, Associate Director – Legal & Compliance, Associate Director Human Resources

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Partnering with The Grand Masters 2025 Summit Series will enable you to brand and promote your service expertise to a unique and interesting set of senior in house counsel. Summit attendees include senior professionals interested in updating their knowledge and involved in legal and commercial elements of complex business deals. We have a set of standard branding solutions that we can customize based on your specific needs. For more details, contact:

Bhupinder Kaur | M: 09654155065
Neelima Maheshwari | M: 08800841600

Are You A Grand Master?

Join India’s Elite In House Counsel Gathering

There Are In-House Counsel and There Are Grand Masters. Choose.
Do You Choose Client Delight Over the Billing Delight? Stand Out.
Have You Moved on from Court Room to Board Room? Differentiate.

Here’s a Wire-frame of the Power-Packed Sessions for the Summit:

#The Smarter GC – Are You in The Race?
#India Inc. 2.0 – The Great Indian Regulatory Drive – Pharma & Life Sciences Track
#India Inc. 2.0 – The Great Indian Regulatory Drive – Real Estate & Infra Track
#The Intellectual You – All About IPR & You
#The New India Dispute Resolution Wave – What’s Your Pick?

Organizational Participation

3M India, 9X Media, ABB India, Accel Partners, Accenture, ACCOR, Accuracy Adani Group, Adani Parts And SEZ, Adidas Group, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail ADP India, Advaya Legal, AGS Health, Ahuja Group, Air Infotech, Airtel, AkzoNobel India, ALMT Legal, Alpha Partners, Alstom

Hierarchical Participation

Add. Chief Manager – Legal, Additional Manager – Legal, IP Attorney, AGM – Legal AGM Legal & Asst. Co. Sec., APAC Legal Counsel, Assistant Director, Assistant General Counsel Associate, Associate Director – Legal & Compliance, Associate Director Human Resources, Associate Manager – Legal Services, Associate Principal – Quality Programs, Associate V P & Head – IP Cell, Associate Vice President & Head Lega, Asst. Company Secretary, Asst. General Manager – Legal, Asst. Manager Legal, Asst. Manager Legal, Ast Director Legal, Attorney Legal

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Partnering with The Grand Masters 2025 Summit Series will enable you to brand and promote your service expertise to a unique and interesting set of senior in house counsel. Summit attendees include senior professionals interested in updating their knowledge and involved in legal and commercial elements of complex business deals. We have a set of standard branding solutions that we can customize based on your specific needs. For more details, contact:

Bhupinder Kaur | M: 09654155065
Neelima Maheshwari | M: 08800841600

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Meet The Grand Masters!

Invited & Confirmed Speakers

ABHAYAN JAWAHARLAL

Global General Counsel, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

AKHILESH KUMAR MISHRA

Head - Legal, Ramky Infrastructure Ltd.

AMRESH TRIVEDI

Head - Legal, NATCO Pharma

ANSHUMAN JAISWAL

Group Head - Legal, Rainbow Children's Hospitals

Aparna Muthumula

Head of Legal and GM, Granules India

Guranpreet Singh Sarna

Partner, Dhir & Dhir Associates

IQBAL TAUSEEF

Director Legal Affairs - Country Head - India, TTEC

K. SUBODH KUMAR

Head, IP Services, Tata Consultancy Services

K.A.V. Prasad

General Counsel, Baldota Group

KARTHIKA VALAKUMARESAN

Head Legal And Secretarial, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt. Ltd.

Lakshika Joshi

Global Risk and Compliance - Head of Contracts Management and IPR, Harvard Business Publishing

MOHAMMAD OSMAN AKTHAR

Company Secretary, Director - Legal And Compliance, RealPage, Inc.

NAVROZE PALEKAR

General Counsel, Cyient

Nikshita Niranjan

Deputy Registrar, IAMC Hyderabad

PRADEEP GUPTA

Company Secretary and Head- Legal & Compliance, DBS Bank

Sachin Guha

Head- Business Risk and Compliance & Company Secretary, India, Diebold Nixdorf

SHUJATH BIN ALI

Chief Legal Officer, Fourth Partner Energy

SOPIN PEERZADE

India Legal Head, DuPont

SUDERSHAN PALLAP

AVP (Legal & Secretarial), Hetero Labs Limited - India

SWASTICA GOSWAMI

Corporate Counsel - APAC (Labour & Employment Law), Rimini Street

TARUNYA JAIN

Partner, TLH Advocates & Solicitors

Aditi Maheshwari

CEO, Vani Prakashan Group

ALOK SAXENA

Head - Legal & Compliance, Hippo Homes

Anubha Agarwal

Counsel International, United Airlines

ASHISH CHANDRA

Chief Legal & Risk Officer, Junglee Games

Bharat Singh

Senior Director & Associate General Counsel, Jacobs

Gaurav Mukerjee

Partner, Remfry & Sagar

Guranpreet Singh Sarna

Partner, Dhir & Dhir Associates

Karma Bhutia

Regional Director & Head - Legal - India & GCC. Board Member, Anarock

Kumar Ankit

General Counsel and Vice President, Shree Cement Ltd.

Lakshika Joshi

Global Risk and Compliance - Head of Contracts Management and IPR, Harvard Business Publishing

LYRIC DUBEY

Manager - Intellectual Property, Jio

Partha Banerjee

Director & Head Legal, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs, Niva Bupa

PRARABDHA R. JAIPURIAR

VP & General Counsel, SUEZ India

Rajiv Choubey

Senior Executive Director, Group GC & Chief Risk Officer, Dalmia Bharat Group

Ravi Bhasin

Senior Partner, AZB & Partners

S. CHANDRASEKHAR

MD & CEO, K&S Digiprotect Services

Samhita Choudhary

GM, Legal and IPR Head, DS Group

Sanjay Gulati

EVP & Group Head Corporate Tax- GST & Litigation, GMR Group

Saurabh Malhotra

General Counsel & Regional Compliance Officer, Intertek

Srijit Mukherjee

Group General Counsel, Node4 Ltd

Vani Mehta

Regional General Counsel - South Asia, GE Aerospace

Zameer Nathani

Group General Counsel, CarDekho Group

Amber Gupta

Head Legal (SVP), National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

Anand Shetty

AVP & Head of Intellectual Property, Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail

Arunima Jha

Head of Legal Compliance, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.

Atindra Basu

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Greaves Cotton

GARG VYAS

Senior General Manager - Legal, Cummins India

HARSHAKUMAR SHETTY

Head of Compliance, Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd.

Hiroo Advani

Senior Partner - Bharucha & Partners

Kaizad Adi Hazari

Group General Counsel, The Chatterjee Group - TCG Global

Karma Bhutia

Regional Director & Head - Legal - India & GCC. Board Member, Anarock

MAYUR VASANI

Head of Legal, Southern Asia | Director & CS, India, Kenvue

Naveli Reshamwalla

Associate Partner, Dhir & Dhir Associates

PRADYUMNA VENGURLEKAR

General Counsel, TresVista

PRIYANKA JAIN

Company Secretary and Compliance Officer - Lead-Compliance, Vivriti Asset Management

Rajendra Misra

EVP & General Counsel, The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. (IHCL)

Rajiv Mohapatra

Global Lead Legal Compliance, Mastercard

Revathy Muralidharan

Partner, IndusLaw

S. CHANDRASEKHAR

MD & CEO, K&S Digiprotect Services

Sandeep Chowdhury

Group General Counsel, Suzlon Energy Ltd.

SHWETA LADDHA

Vice President and Head-Compliance and Secretarial, Multiples Alternate Asset Management Pvt. Ltd.

Sonal Verma

Partner & Global Leader (Markets & Strategy), Dhir & Dhir Associates

SUDIPTA GHOSH

Head Of Legal, Real Assets - EAAA Alternatives

Vaibhav Dalvi

Vice President Legal, Welspun World

Aakanksha Munjhal

Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

Alpa Sood

Director, Legal - India, Marvell Semiconductor

Amit Anand

Lead Legal Counsel, Commonwealth Bank

Anoop Jain

Chief IP Counsel - Head IPR, Ather Energy

Chetan Chopra

Group General Counsel, TruKKer

Deepalakshmi Vadivelan

General Counsel & VP Legal, Global DPO, Quess Corp

Dinesh Vijayakumar

General Counsel, IBM India

Dr. Bejoy Namath

Global Leader Intellectual Property, Momentive

Hiranmai Rallabandi

General Counsel, WeWork

Jyothi V.K.

General Counsel & Sr. Vice President, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.

Lahar Appaiah

Legal Counsel - IBM India/South Asia, IBM India

Neha Srivastava

Partner, Remfry and Sagar

Palecanda M Chinnappa

Partner, IndusLaw

    Panduranga Acharya

    General Counsel, Zepto

    Rajinikandh A.R.S.

    Head Legal & Compliance, Metro Cash & Carry India

    S. CHANDRASEKHAR

    MD & CEO, K&S Digiprotect Services

    S. Ravi Shankar

    Senior Partner,
    Law Senate

    S. Venugopalan Nair

    Head - Legal & IPR, Cholayil (MEDIMIX) Group

    Sathish K.R.

    General Counsel & Company Secretary, Manipal Health Enterprises

    Shreekanth Katti

    India Head - Legal, Compliance and Data Privacy, Merck Group

    Siddhartha George

    Partner,
    Poovayya & Co.

    Sonal Verma

    Partner & Global Leader (Markets & Strategy), Dhir & Dhir Associates

    SWASTICA GOSWAMI

    Corporate Counsel - APAC (Labour & Employment Law), Rimini Street

    YAWAR USMANI

    Group General Counsel & CS, Stellapps Technologies Pvt Ltd.

    Meet The Grand Masters!

    Invited & Confirmed Speakers

    Alok Dhir

    Managing Partner, Dhir & Dhir Associates

      Anupam Sharan

      VP and Head Legal, LendingKart

        Bhawna Ranganadhan

        Senior VP and Associate GC - Legal Compliance, Genpact India

          Dr. Ruchi Agarwal

          Senior Counsel, Legal Compliance, Genpact India

            Dr. Sanjeev Gemavat

            Group General Counsel, Vedanta Group

              Himanshu Bagai

              Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

                Ipsita Mazumdar

                In-House Counsel, MG Motors - India

                  Jyoti Chauhan

                  Chief Manager – IPR and Patents, Gujarat Fluorochemicals

                    Manish Lamba

                    General Counsel, DLF Cyber City Developers

                      Saikat Mukherjee

                      Head - Legal, Dabur International

                        Sidharth Chopra

                        Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

                          Sneha Jain

                          Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

                            Tarun Bhatia

                            MD - Forensic Investigations and Intelligence, KROLL

                              Tarun Khurana

                              Partner & Patent Attorney, Khurana & Khurana

                                Vibhuti Kagdiyal

                                Chief Manager & Lead Lawyer, Sterlite Technologies

                                  Zameer Nathani

                                  Group General Counsel, CarDekho Group

                                    Ashish Chandra

                                    General Counsel, CoinSwitch

                                      Gaurav Dugar

                                      General Counsel, CredAble

                                        Harish Chandran Avaronnan

                                        Head - Intellectual Property India, Novozymes

                                          Himanshu Bagai

                                          Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

                                            Jagadeesh Kumar S.

                                            General Manager Legal, Ultratech Cement

                                              Kanaiya Thakker

                                              SVP - Head Legal, Adani Enterprises

                                                Kanan Rele

                                                Director, Head - Legal India, Media.Monks

                                                  Namrata Chadha

                                                  Partner, K&S Partners

                                                    Nikhil Rodrigues

                                                    Head - Litigation, Aditya Birla Finance

                                                      Nitin Potdar

                                                      Partner,
                                                      J Sagar & Associates

                                                        Sachin Mishra

                                                        General Counsel and CS, Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd.

                                                          Shweta Girotra

                                                          Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, Kalpataru Projects International Limited

                                                            Tarun Bhatia

                                                            MD - Forensic Investigations and Intelligence, KROLL

                                                              Tarun Khurana

                                                              Partner & Patent Attorney, Khurana & Khurana

                                                                Zameer Nathani

                                                                Group General Counsel, CarDekho Group

                                                                  Al Rafeeq Moideen

                                                                  Chief General Manager (Legal), MRPL - ONGC Group Company

                                                                    Chinmoy Roy

                                                                    Senior Legal Officer, Antrix Corporation

                                                                      Deergha Aggarwal

                                                                      Senior Associate, Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys

                                                                        Denise Gardner

                                                                        Head - Legal, Secretarial and Compliance, Licious

                                                                          Dibyojyoti Mainak

                                                                          Policy, Communications, Law, People  Mobile Premier League (MPL)

                                                                            Dr. Kavita Arora

                                                                            Partner, K&S Partners

                                                                              Himanshu Bagai

                                                                              Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

                                                                                Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.I Arun

                                                                                Judge, Karnataka High Court

                                                                                  Savni Endlaw

                                                                                  Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

                                                                                    Tarun Khurana

                                                                                    Partner & Patent Attorney, Khurana & Khurana

                                                                                      Tejas Adiga

                                                                                      Partner, Trilegal

                                                                                        Vasan MS

                                                                                        Senior Vice President, Hinduja Global Solutions

                                                                                          Vasanthika (Radhika) Srinath

                                                                                          Vice President, Concentrix

                                                                                            Vicky Gala

                                                                                            Associate Managing Director, Kroll

                                                                                              Zameer Nathani

                                                                                              Group General Counsel, CarDekho Group

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                                                                                                The Summit Agenda

                                                                                                08:30 AM
                                                                                                REGISTRATION & WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
                                                                                                09:30 AM
                                                                                                WELCOME REMARKS BY LEX WITNESS
                                                                                                09:45 AM
                                                                                                RESERVED FOR SPECIAL ADDRESS
                                                                                                • GCs in the Boardroom: Leadership Strategies and Corporate Governance
                                                                                                • Tackling White Collar Crimes and Corporate Frauds: Prevention and Compliance
                                                                                                • Crisis Management: Navigating Regulatory Raids and Whistleblower Investigations
                                                                                                • GCCs adapting employment law to hybrid workforces, IP ownership, and cross-border compliance
                                                                                                • Transfer pricing, BEPS norms, and evolving tax scrutiny for GCCs
                                                                                                • ESG Compliance: Green Contracts, Litigation Risks, and Strategic Integration
                                                                                                • GC-Law Firm Dynamics: Optimizing Partnerships for Strategic Outcomes
                                                                                                • IPOs: Legal Framework, Risk Mitigation, and GC’s Critical Role
                                                                                                • Generative AI: Enhancing Efficiency and Fraud Detection in Legal Operations
                                                                                                • Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Navigating India’s DPDP Act
                                                                                                • Building Guardrails: Sector-Specific Implications of Technology Adoption
                                                                                                • Cross-Border Operations: Compliance, Governance, and Multi-Jurisdictional Challenges
                                                                                                11:00 AM
                                                                                                NETWORKING BREAK
                                                                                                • Streamlining regulatory approval across CDSCO, USFDA, EMA, and emerging jurisdictions
                                                                                                • Balancing clinical trial compliance with ethical and legal obligations across borders
                                                                                                • Aligning pharma marketing with UCPMP while curbing surrogate promotion tactics
                                                                                                • Navigating the complexities of USFCPA and UK Bribery Act
                                                                                                • Navigating pricing caps, DPCO mandates, and NPPA regulation amid litigation risks
                                                                                                • Managing product liability, consumer claims, and the fallout of recalls or warnings
                                                                                                • RERA’s impact on buyer confidence and accountability enforcement for developers
                                                                                                • Regulatory overlaps between RERA and IBC and their effect on buyer protection
                                                                                                • Evolving jurisprudence around criminal liability and Supreme Court interventions
                                                                                                • Land title due diligence, ULPIN integration, and the role of GIS mapping
                                                                                                • Balancing stamp duty standardization with state autonomy in registrations
                                                                                                • Revisiting development control norms, zoning regulations, and land-use permissions
                                                                                                • Unpacking regulatory grey zones in branded residences and fractional ownership models
                                                                                                • Litigation risks in joint ventures, buyer compensation claims, and delayed handovers
                                                                                                • Structuring PPPs with equitable risk allocation and managing state interference
                                                                                                • Meeting environmental clearance norms – EIA, CRZ, and sustainability requirements
                                                                                                01:30 PM
                                                                                                NETWORKING LUNCH
                                                                                                • GCCs safeguarding IP created in captive centers and managing SLA-related contractual risks – rules of the game
                                                                                                • Global Handshakes: Cross-Border Transactions and Multi-National Deals
                                                                                                • The Mediation Act 2023 and Alternate Dispute Resolution: Resolving IP Disputes
                                                                                                • Navigating the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2024: Aligning Strategies for Competitiveness
                                                                                                • Patent linkage, evergreening strategies, and navigating Section 3(d) and Bolar exemption hurdles
                                                                                                • AI and Machine Learning in Copyrights and Patents
                                                                                                • Global IP Treaties and Their Influence on Indian Businesses
                                                                                                • Safeguarding IP created in captive centers and managing SLA-related contractual risks
                                                                                                • Protecting Trade Secrets in the Digital Age
                                                                                                • Monetizing Intellectual Property Assets: Turning Ideas into Revenue
                                                                                                • Strategies for Effective IP Enforcement: Combating Infringement
                                                                                                • Mediation Act, 2023: Institutionalizing Alternative Dispute Resolution
                                                                                                • Draft Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024: Addressing Inefficiencies and Delays
                                                                                                • Stamp Duty on Arbitral Awards: Resolving Framework Ambiguities
                                                                                                • Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: Navigating Legal Complexities
                                                                                                • Ad-Hoc vs. Institutional Arbitration: Making the Right Choice
                                                                                                • Cross-Border Dispute Resolution: Managing Multi-Jurisdictional Complexities
                                                                                                • Revised IBA Guidelines 2024: Addressing Conflict of Interest in Arbitration
                                                                                                • Arbitrability of Disputes Post Accord and Satisfaction: Supreme Court’s Clarification
                                                                                                • New Arbitration Guidelines by the Government of India: Enhancing Efficiency and Transparency
                                                                                                • Arbitration Bar of India: Standardizing and Strengthening Arbitration Practice
                                                                                                04:30 PM
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