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 Strategic GC – Boardroom Risk & Leadership
#India Inc. 3.0 – Regulatory Reset
#The Intellectual You – IP & Innovation Frontiers
#The New India Dispute Resolution Wave

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 2026 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 | +91-9654155065 | bhupinder@witnesslive.in
Neelima Maheshwari | +91-8800841600 | neelima.maheshwari@witnesslive.in

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

AAKASH SAXENA

General Counsel | Corporate Head - Legal, Auro Group

AARTI KHERA

Executive Director - Legal & Compliance, AGS Health

ABHAYAN JAWAHARLAL

Global General Counsel, Dr Reddy's Laboratories

AKSHAY APTE

Head - Legal, GMR Hyderabad International Airport

AMIT KUMAR

Head - Legal & Compliance, Bharat Financial Inclusion

ANSHUMAN JAISWAL

Group Head - Legal, Rainbow Hospitals

ANUPAMA PAI

Group Head - Legal & Compliance, Yashoda Hospitals

ARUN KUMAR K.

Vice President - CS & Legal, IHH Healthcare

BHARAT KUMAR G.

Head of Legal, Darwinbox

CHANDRACHUD PALIWAL

Head - Legal & Company Secretary, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad)

ISHANT BARANWAL

Head - Legal & Company Secretary, Recykal.com

K. SUBODH KUMAR

Head - IP Services, Tata Consultancy Services

KAMAL SAABOO

General Counsel, BirlaNu

KAUSHALYA GUDURU

Managing Director - Legal & Compliance, Accordion India

KIRAN A.B.

Sr. Vice President - CS & Legal, Premier Energies

MAHALAKSHMI AMARWADI-VYAKARANAM

Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance - India, NTT DATA Business Solutions

NAVANEETA KANJILAL

Head of Legal, Cigna Evernorth HIH India

NAVROZE PALEKAR

VP & Global Head - Legal & Procurement, Cyient

NITIN BHIMTE

Head - Intellectual Property Rights (Formulations), Alembic Pharmaceuticals

NITIN SHARMA

Technology Counsel (Sr. Director - Technology/Patent Counsel), Qualcomm

PAWAN CHOWDHARY

Legal Head, Nuziveedu Seeds

PHANI G.

Group General Counsel - South Asia, Corteva Agriscience (EI DuPont India)

PRADEEP GUPTA

Head of Legal & Compliance, The HEINEKEN Company

PRAVEEN KUMAR (JHA)

Company Secretary, Head - Legal & Compliance, Apollo Hospitals Group

PRAVIN KUMAR PANDEY

Chief Legal Officer & Group Head - Corporate Legal Affairs, MedPlus Health Services

REKHA DANIEL

Executive Director - Legal Head, Providence India

SENTHIL CHANDIRAN

Head of Intellectual Property, Ashland

SHEELA VADAVALLI

Vice President - Legal & Compliance Officer, Mylan

SHUCHI SINGH

Head of Legal, Toyow

SHUJATH BIN ALI

Chief Legal Officer, Fourth Partner Energy

SUMEET WADHWANI

VP, India General Counsel & Country Manager, Azurity Pharmaceuticals

UMAKANTA BARIK

Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, Head - Legal, Insurance, Internal Audit & IPR, Heritage Foods

VANDANA BHATIA

VP - Head of Legal & Compliance, DBS Technology Services India

VARUN BHUTANI

Head - Legal, YesMadam

ALPESH PATHAK

Global IP Head, Intas Pharmaceuticals

AMRESH CHOUDHARY

Head - Legal - Senior Vice President, Alembic Pharmaceuticals

ANUPAM SHARAN

Vice President - Legal, Lendingkart Group

    ARJUN DOSHI

    Head - Legal - RMRW Business, Adani

    C.K. YAGNIK

    President - Legal, Intas Pharmaceuticals

    CA HARDIK GUPTA

    Head - Legal, Reliance Industries

    DHAVAL PANDYA

    Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, The Sandesh

    DR. RAJESH SATYA SEHGAL

    Chief Legal Officer - Energy Business, Adani Power

    JAI KUMAR AJBANI

    Chief Legal Officer, Arvind Smartspaces

    JAIVARDHAN SINGH

    Head - Legal & Chief Law Manager, Indian Oil Corp

    JATIN JALUNDWALA

    Chief Legal Officer, Adani Enterprises

    JAY AMIN

    Head - Legal, Adani Airports

    MALAV DELIWALA

    Head - Corporate Legal, Adani Group

    MANISHA TIWARI

    Head - IPR Litigation, Alembic Pharmaceuticals

    MUKUND THAKKAR

    Senior Vice President - Legal, Zydus Lifescience

    PRADYOTSEN SHUKLA

    Company Secretary & Compliance Officer & Head - Legal, Claris Lifesciences

    PRUTHVIRAJ PAWAR

    Head - Intellectual Property, GSP Crop Science

    PUNEET BANSAL

    Group Head - Governance, Adani Group

    RITESH SHAH

    Head - Legal, Indus Towers

    ROOPESH JAIN

    Deputy Vice President (Legal & Secretarial Head), Bosch Home Comfort Group

    SUBHADEEP SARKAR

    Managing Legal Counsel & Global Ethics & Compliance Officer, Hillenbrand

    SUDHIR SETHI

    Chief People Officer & Head - Legal, INOX India

    SURESH MEHER

    Legal Director, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, Votorantim Cimentos

    TABISH ZUBAIR

    Senior Legal Counsel, Vantive

    VARUN BHUTANI

    Head - Legal, YesMadam

    VIKAS GAUR

    General Manager - Brand Protection - Legal, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

    VINEET BOSE

    Head - Legal - Senior Vice President, Ambuja Cements & ACC (Adani Group Cement Business)

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    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

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                                    Ashish Chandra

                                    General Counsel, CoinSwitch

                                      Gaurav Dugar

                                      General Counsel, CredAble

                                        Himanshu Bagai

                                        Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

                                          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

                                                              [confirmedspeaker type=”2023 Mumbai Edition”]

                                                              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
                                                                                            • The Counsel as a Strategic Growth Enabler – Shaping business decisions, enabling innovation, and driving sustainable growth without compromising oversight.
                                                                                            • Capital, Growth & Governance – Balancing investor expectations, transaction velocity, and governance obligations in a competitive business environment.
                                                                                            • Boardroom Accountability 2.0 – Navigating heightened scrutiny of directors, senior management, and governance practices in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
                                                                                            • The New Enforcement Playbook – As regulators become more coordinated and data-driven, are organisations prepared for the next generation of investigations?
                                                                                            • Agentic AI & Legal Accountability – Establishing governance frameworks when autonomous systems influence decisions, actions, and outcomes across business functions.
                                                                                            • Cyber Resilience & Crisis Leadership – Preparing legal teams to respond to cyber incidents, ransomware events, and reputational crises under increasing stakeholder scrutiny.
                                                                                            • GCCs Beyond Execution – Positioning legal GCCs as centres of strategic advisory, innovation, and enterprise-wide risk management.
                                                                                            • GCC Governance Models – As GCCs assume greater decision-making responsibilities, how should organisations redefine oversight, accountability, and risk ownership?
                                                                                            • DPDPA Readiness & Data Governance – Operationalising consent, breach response, vendor accountability and board-level data governance beyond privacy policy updates.
                                                                                            • Labour Code Implementation & Workforce Compliance – Preparing for the shift in employment structures, wage definitions, social security obligations, contractor management and workplace governance under the new labour regime.
                                                                                            • AI Workforce Transformation – Managing bias, accountability, role redesign and human oversight as AI reshapes hiring, productivity, performance management and workplace decision-making.
                                                                                            • Beyond the Billable Hour – Are GCs seeking strategic partners, technology-enabled advisors, or simply better value from external counsel?
                                                                                            • Regulatory Acceleration & Global Filing Discipline – Can faster approvals and export-linked filings coexist with stronger documentation, data integrity and compliance discipline?
                                                                                            • Schedule M, GMP & Inspection Readiness – Are manufacturing and formulation clusters prepared for tighter quality systems, documentation standards and contamination-control scrutiny?
                                                                                            • Clinical Research, BA/BE Studies & Ethics Oversight – How should companies strengthen consent, protocol governance, investigator oversight and cross-border accountability?
                                                                                            • UCPMP 2.0, HCP Engagement & Anti-Bribery Controls – Under sharper scrutiny, is commercial compliance becoming a board-level concern for pharma, healthcare and medtech companies?
                                                                                            • Pricing & Access – Where should the balance lie between pricing nets, affordability, innovation, business viability and regulatory intervention?
                                                                                            • DPDP, ABDM & Patient Data Governance – With digital health records reshaping healthcare, who owns responsibility for consent, secondary use, breach response, interoperability etc.?
                                                                                            • MedTech & Digital Health Convergence – As devices, diagnostics and software enter mainstream healthcare, are compliance expectations beginning to mirror pharma?
                                                                                            11:45 AM
                                                                                            NETWORKING BREAK
                                                                                            12:15 PM
                                                                                            FEATURED FOR A FOCUSSED PRESENTATION / FIRESIDE CHAT
                                                                                            • Land Records, Bhu Bharati & Title Certainty – Will Telangana’s land-record digitisation reduce title disputes or create new diligence risks around mutations, encumbrances and legacy claims?
                                                                                            • RERA Enforcement & Promoter Accountability – Are developers prepared for sharper scrutiny around unregistered projects, delayed handovers, refunds, escrow compliance and buyer compensation?
                                                                                            • RERA, IBC & Stressed Project Resolution – Is real estate insolvency shifting from recovery and litigation towards homebuyer protection, project completion and revival?
                                                                                            • HYDRAA, Lake Buffers & Public Asset Protection – Should FTL boundaries, lake buffers, and anti-encroachment action become non-negotiable diligence points before acquisition, lending or development?
                                                                                            • Environmental Clearances & Sustainable Construction – Should EC, EIA and sustainability approvals be treated as core transaction risks rather than post-approval formalities?
                                                                                            • PPPs, Metro, RRR & Contractual Risk Allocation – How should large infrastructure contracts allocate delay, change-in-law, political risk, environmental risk and maintenance obligations?
                                                                                            • REITs, SM REITs & Fractional Ownership – Are commercial assets, warehousing, co-living, data centres and income-yielding real estate entering a stricter governance phase?
                                                                                            • Stamp Duty, Market Values & Deal Structuring – How will revised market values impact transaction timing, registration costs, tax exposure, JVs, SPVs and investor appetite?
                                                                                            01:15 PM – 02:15 PM
                                                                                            NETWORKING LUNCH
                                                                                            • Generative AI, Training Data & Creator Compensation – Can businesses use AI training data and generated content at scale without triggering copyright, licensing and creator-consent risks?
                                                                                            • AI Patentability & CRI Examination – With the revised CRI Guidelines bringing AI, ML, deep learning, cloud, blockchain and quantum technologies into sharper examination focus, how should innovators frame technical contribution under Section 3(k)?
                                                                                            • SEP, FRAND & India’s Licensing Moment – How should businesses approach essential patents, FRAND royalties, portfolio licensing and global enforcement exposure?
                                                                                            • Cross-Border Licensing & Royalty Structures – Are IP licensing models robust enough for tax, competition, export-control, data-use and enforceability scrutiny?
                                                                                            • Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Discipline – Are prosecution timelines, divisional filings, working requirements and portfolio pruning becoming strategic business decisions?
                                                                                            • Copyright, Designs & Industrial Application – After judicial scrutiny of engineering drawings, industrial designs and Section 15 overlap, should businesses rethink protection strategies?
                                                                                            • Deepfakes, Brand Identity & Personality Rights – Are companies ready to protect brands, voices, images and endorsements from AI-enabled impersonation and misuse?
                                                                                            03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
                                                                                            FEATURED FOR A FOCUSSED PRESENTATION / FIRESIDE CHAT
                                                                                            • Dispute Prevention by Design – Are businesses using stronger contracts, escalation clauses, risk allocation and early warning systems to prevent disputes before they arise?
                                                                                            • Forum Strategy & Interim Relief – Are legal teams choosing the right forum, remedy and timing when injunctions, interim protection and early case strategy can decide outcomes?
                                                                                            • Mediation & Settlement Strategy – Can mediation move from a soft alternative to a serious boardroom tool for enforceable settlements and business continuity?
                                                                                            • Institutional Arbitration & ADR Discipline – Can businesses move beyond ad-hoc arbitration without compromising speed, neutrality, sector expertise and cost efficiency?
                                                                                            • Arbitrator Independence & Conflict Disclosure – Are legacy arbitration clauses still fit for purpose amid rising scrutiny of neutrality, unilateral appointments and conflict disclosures?
                                                                                            • Award Finality & Enforcement Strategy – Does limited judicial modification of arbitral awards create a more pragmatic regime or fresh post-award uncertainty?
                                                                                            • AI Evidence, ODR & Courtroom Technology – Are counsel prepared for authenticity, disclosure, bias and evidentiary integrity challenges?
                                                                                            • Third-Party Funding & Cross-Border Enforcement – How should parties manage funding disclosures, adverse costs, emergency relief, asset tracing and enforcement across jurisdictions?
                                                                                            04:15 PM
                                                                                            GALA LUCKY DRAW FOLLOWED BY 'CHAI PE CHARCHA'
                                                                                            08:30 AM
                                                                                            REGISTRATION & WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
                                                                                            09:30 AM
                                                                                            WELCOME REMARKS BY LEX WITNESS
                                                                                            09:45 AM
                                                                                            RESERVED FOR SPECIAL ADDRESS
                                                                                            • The Counsel as a Strategic Growth Enabler – Shaping business decisions, enabling innovation and driving sustainable growth without compromising oversight.
                                                                                            • GIFT City & Global Finance Readiness – Are legal teams prepared for governance expectations across funds, capital markets, insurance, pensions and global financial services?
                                                                                            • Fund Management & Cross-Border Structures – Are fund managers and financial services entities using GIFT City, prepared for stronger governance, disclosure and conflict-of-interest expectations?
                                                                                            • Capital, Growth & Governance – Balancing investor expectations, transaction velocity and governance obligations in a competitive business environment.
                                                                                            • Boardroom Accountability 2.0 – Navigating heightened scrutiny of directors, senior management and governance practices in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
                                                                                            • The New Enforcement Playbook – As regulators become more coordinated and data-driven, are organisations prepared for the next generation of investigations?
                                                                                            • Agentic AI & Legal Accountability – Establishing governance frameworks when autonomous systems influence decisions, actions and outcomes across business functions.
                                                                                            • DPDPA Readiness & Data Governance – Operationalising consent, breach response, vendor accountability and board-level data governance beyond privacy policy updates.
                                                                                            • Labour Code Implementation & Workforce Compliance – Preparing for the shift in employment structures, wage definitions, social security obligations, contractor management and workplace governance under the new labour regime.
                                                                                            • AI Workforce Transformation – Managing bias, accountability, role redesign and human oversight as AI reshapes hiring, productivity, performance management and workplace decision-making.
                                                                                            • Cyber Resilience & Crisis Leadership – Preparing legal teams to respond to cyber incidents, ransomware events and reputational crises under increasing stakeholder scrutiny.
                                                                                            • Beyond the Billable Hour – Are GCs seeking strategic partners, technology-enabled advisors or simply better value from external counsel?
                                                                                            11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
                                                                                            NETWORKING BREAK
                                                                                            11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
                                                                                            FEATURED FOR A FOCUSSED PRESENTATION / FIRESIDE CHAT
                                                                                            • Regulatory Acceleration & Global Filing Discipline – Can faster approvals and export-linked filings coexist with stronger documentation, data integrity and compliance discipline?
                                                                                            • Schedule M, GMP & Inspection Readiness – Are manufacturing and formulation clusters prepared for tighter quality systems, documentation standards and contamination-control scrutiny?
                                                                                            • Clinical Research, BA/BE Studies & Ethics Oversight – How should companies strengthen consent, protocol governance, investigator oversight and cross-border accountability?
                                                                                            • UCPMP 2.0, HCP Engagement & Anti-Bribery Controls – Under sharper scrutiny, is commercial compliance becoming a board-level concern for pharma, healthcare and medtech companies?
                                                                                            • Pricing & Access – Where should the balance lie between pricing nets, affordability, innovation, business viability and regulatory intervention?
                                                                                            • DPDP, ABDM & Patient Data Governance – With digital health records reshaping healthcare, who owns responsibility for consent, secondary use, breach response, interoperability etc.?
                                                                                            • MedTech & Digital Health Convergence – As devices, diagnostics and software enter mainstream healthcare, are compliance expectations beginning to mirror pharma?
                                                                                            12:45 PM – 02:00 PM
                                                                                            NETWORKING LUNCH
                                                                                            • Generative AI, Training Data & Creator Compensation – Can businesses use AI training data and generated content at scale without triggering copyright, licensing and creator-consent risks?
                                                                                            • AI Patentability & CRI Examination – With the revised CRI Guidelines bringing AI, ML, deep learning, cloud, blockchain and quantum technologies into sharper examination focus, how should innovators frame technical contribution under Section 3(k)?
                                                                                            • SEP, FRAND & India’s Licensing Moment – How should businesses approach essential patents, FRAND royalties, portfolio licensing and global enforcement exposure?
                                                                                            • Cross-Border Licensing & Royalty Structures – Are IP licensing models robust enough for tax, competition, export-control, data-use and enforceability scrutiny?
                                                                                            • Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Discipline – Are prosecution timelines, divisional filings, working requirements and portfolio pruning becoming strategic business decisions?
                                                                                            • Copyright, Designs & Industrial Application – After judicial scrutiny of engineering drawings, industrial designs and Section 15 overlap, should businesses rethink protection strategies?
                                                                                            • Deepfakes, Brand Identity & Personality Rights – Are companies ready to protect brands, voices, images and endorsements from AI-enabled impersonation and misuse?
                                                                                            03:00 PM – 03:15 PM
                                                                                            FEATURED FOR A FOCUSSED PRESENTATION / FIRESIDE CHAT
                                                                                            • Dispute Prevention by Design – Are businesses using stronger contracts, escalation clauses, risk allocation and early warning systems to prevent disputes before they arise?
                                                                                            • Forum Strategy & Interim Relief – Are legal teams choosing the right forum, remedy and timing when injunctions, interim protection and early case strategy can decide outcomes?
                                                                                            • Mediation & Settlement Strategy – Can mediation move from a soft alternative to a serious boardroom tool for enforceable settlements and business continuity?
                                                                                            • Institutional Arbitration & ADR Discipline – Can businesses move beyond ad-hoc arbitration without compromising speed, neutrality, sector expertise and cost efficiency?
                                                                                            • Arbitrator Independence & Conflict Disclosure – Are legacy arbitration clauses still fit for purpose amid rising scrutiny of neutrality, unilateral appointments and conflict disclosures?
                                                                                            • Award Finality & Enforcement Strategy – Does limited judicial modification of arbitral awards create a more pragmatic regime or fresh post-award uncertainty?
                                                                                            • AI Evidence, ODR & Courtroom Technology – Are counsel prepared for authenticity, disclosure, bias and evidentiary integrity challenges?
                                                                                            • Third-Party Funding & Cross-Border Enforcement – How should parties manage funding disclosures, adverse costs, emergency relief, asset tracing and enforcement across jurisdictions?
                                                                                            04:15 PM
                                                                                            GALA LUCKY DRAW FOLLOWED BY 'CHAI PE CHARCHA'

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                                                                                                • 4 or More - INR 3750 per Seat
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                                                                                                Partnering with The Grand Masters 2026 Summit Series will enable you to brand and promote your service expertise to a unique and interested 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.

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                                                                                                Connect

                                                                                                In order to participate at The Grand Masters 2026 Summit Series, please get in touch with:
                                                                                                Bhupinder Kaur | +91-9654155065 | bhupinder@witnesslive.in
                                                                                                Neelima Maheshwari | +91-8800841600 | neelima.maheshwari@witnesslive.in

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