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#Manufacturing the Future: Automotive & Industrial Growth – Pune Special
#Engine Room: Legal Trends in Auto & Industrial Innovation – Chennai Special
#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
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 | +91-9654155065 | bhupinder@witnesslive.in
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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
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
CITIES
SPEAKERS
SESSIONS
ATTENDEES
Past Official Messages
Messages from Various Legal Luminaries
Meet The Grand Masters!
Confirmed Speakers
AKANKSHA DUA
Partner, Obhan & Associates
AKSHAY NAGARAJAN
Of Counsel, ADP Law Offices
ANIRBAN DEB RAY
Vice President & General Counsel, Coromandel International
ARVA MERCHANT
Partner, Khaitan & Co
BHARADWAJARAMASUBRAMANIAM R
Partner, Vivrti Law
CS Sridhar Muruganandam
Assistant Vice President- Legal, Refex Group
ESHWAR SABAPATHY
Managing Partner, Eshwars, Advocates
GAGAN PREET SINGH
General Manager – Legal, Company Secretary-cum-Compliance Officer, Amrutanjan Health Care
HARINI SRIRAAMAN
General Counsel, Refex Group
JAGADEESH KUMAR S.
Head - Legal, Brakes India
K. SATISH KUMAR
Group Chief Legal Officer, Intellect Design Arena
KALPATHY G. LAKSHMI VIPIN
Global Head - Ethics & Business Integrity, Redington Ltd.
KARTHIK NARAYANADOSS
Head - Legal, TI Clean Mobility Pvt. Ltd. (Montra Electric)
KARTHIKA VALAKUMARESAN
Head - Legal & Secretarial, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt. Ltd.
KARTIKAY VIKRANT SINGH
Senior Associate, ADP Law Offices
MARY MAYILADUMPARA
General Counsel, Zoho
NAGARANI GANESAN
Head Legal, Maveric Systems Ltd.
NARAYANAN NARASIMHAN
Head - Legal, Sundaram Finance
NOORUL HASSAN
Executive Partner - Corporate / M&A, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
PREETHI KITCHAPPAN
Head - Global Legal, TVS Supply Chain Solutions
RAJINIKANDH ARS
VP - Legal, Jubilant FoodWorks
S. VENUGOPALAN NAIR
Head - Legal & IPR, Cholayil (MEDIMIX) Group
SANCHITH SHIVAKUMAR
VP, Legal, The ePlane Company
SANTHANA LAKSHMI S
Head of Legal Management, AMEA, Linxon
SHADIQ NISHA S. S.
Lead - Counsel, Ford Motor Company
SIDDHARTHA GEORGE
Partner, Poovayya & Co., Advocates & Solicitors
ADVITIYA SAXENA
Patent Counsel-CRD India, Schindler
AMIT ATRE
Head Legal Affairs & Corporate Secretary, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd.
ANIL P.M.
Head - Legal & Compliance, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
ARZU CHIMNI
Managing Associate, Obhan & Associates
ASHISH NATU
Head Legal, Wipro PARI
BAMINEE VISWANAT
General Counsel, Bajaj Auto Ltd.
DR. ROHITT SALWAN
Head of Legal and Fraud Prevention Unit, Bajaj Life
DR. SHRADDHA DAMLE
In-House IP Counsel, JetSynthesys Pvt Ltd.
GARG VYAS
Senior General Manager - IP, Legal, Cummins India
JAYA DEVASHISH
Partner, Desai & Diwanji
MITA CHOJAL
General Counsel, Board Director, Air Products India
MOHAMMED FAISAL
General Manager and Global IPR Head, Tata Motors
MUKUL KOCHHAR
Senior Associate, ADP Law Offices
NEHA SATAV
Head - Legal, Sterlite Technologies
ONKAR NAMDAS
Director - Legal, Onix
PRASAD GANGADHARAN
Partner, Desai & Diwanji
RABINDRA PUROHIT
Vice President Legal, Compliance & Company Secretary, Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd.
RADHIKA IYER
Partner, Khaitan & Co.
RENUKA CHAUDHARI
Sr. Director Legal and Commercial Contracting IMEA & APJ, Automation Anywhere
SHRIDHAAR PARUNDEKAR
Head Brand Protection (India, South Asia & Australia), Kenvue
Sonal Verma
Partner & Global Leader (Markets & Strategy), Dhir & Dhir Associates
VARUN NARAD
General Counsel, AgroStar
VRINDA PATODIA
Partner, Obhan & Associates
ZARINA CHINOY
General Counsel, Ventive Hospitality
ABHAYAN JAWAHARLAL
Global General Counsel, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
AKHILESH KUMAR MISHRA
Head - Legal, Ramky Infrastructure Ltd.
AMRESH TRIVEDI
Head - Legal, NATCO Pharma
Anand Kumar
Senior Associate, ADP Law Offices
ANSHUMAN JAISWAL
Group Head - Legal, Rainbow Children's Hospitals
Aparna Muthumula
Head of Legal and GM, Granules India
AVINASH AMARNATH
Partner, Competition & Antitrust and Disputes Practice, Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates & Solicitors
CHITRA RENTALA
Partner - Dispute Resolution, White-Collar Crime, Trilegal
Guranpreet Singh Sarna
Partner, Dhir & Dhir Associates
Himanshu Bagai
Partner, Saikrishna & 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
K.S. SANDEEP PAREEKSHIT
General Counsel, Ashoka Builders India Private Limited (ASBL)
KARTHIKA VALAKUMARESAN
Head - Legal & Secretarial, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt. Ltd.
Kaveri Shrivastava
Senior Partner, Kochhar & Co.
KUSHAL SINHA
Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Lakshika Joshi
Global Risk and Compliance - Head of Contracts Management and IPR, Harvard Business Publishing
MOHAMMAD OSMAN AKTHAR
Vice President - Legal & Compliance, Company Secretary, RealPage, Inc.
Mohan Kumar
Senior Partner, Kochhar & Co.
NAVROZE PALEKAR
General Counsel, Cyient
Nikshita Niranjan
Deputy Registrar, IAMC Hyderabad
PRADEEP GUPTA
Vice President, Head of Legal & Compliance, DBS Tech India
PRIYESH SHARMA
Assistant VP Legal, Nucleus Office Parks (A Blackstone Company)
Rupesh Mishra
VP & Head - Legal & CS (Business Parks), CapitaLand India
Sachin Guha
Head- Business Risk and Compliance & Company Secretary, India, Diebold Nixdorf
SHABBEER AHMED
Partner, CMS INDUSLAW
Shibya Singh
Head Legal, R&D India and Counsel for Global TRD Novartis
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
ANIRBAN DEB RAY
Vice President & General Counsel, Coromandel International
Arunima Jha
Head of Legal Compliance, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
Atindra Basu
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Greaves Cotton
GARG VYAS
Senior General Manager - IP, 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 ARS
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., Advocates & Solicitors
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
The Summit Agenda
REGISTRATION & WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
WELCOME REMARKS BY LEX WITNESS
RESERVED FOR SPECIAL ADDRESS
RESERVED FOR KEYNOTE ADDRESS
#THE SMARTER GC – ARE YOU IN THE RACE?
- GCs in the Boardroom: Leadership Strategies and Corporate Governance
- GC-Law Firm Dynamics: Optimizing Partnerships for Strategic Outcomes
- Tackling White Collar Crimes and Corporate Frauds: Prevention and Compliance
- Crisis Management: Navigating Regulatory Raids and Whistleblower Investigations
- IPOs: Legal Framework, Risk Mitigation, and GC’s Critical Role
- Generative AI: Enhancing Efficiency and Fraud Detection in Legal Operations
- Building Guardrails: Sector-Specific Implications of Technology Adoption
- Cross-Border Operations: Compliance, Governance, and Multi-Jurisdictional Challenges
- Cybersecurity & Data Protection – Navigating DPDPA and Global Norm Conflicts: GCCs & More
- Employment Law for GCCs – Hybrid Workforces, IP Ownership & Cross-Border Compliance
- Competition Act 2023 – DV thresholds, global turnover penalties & settlements
- Withdrawal of The Digital Competition Bill – Way forward?
- ESG & Climate – Green contracts, carbon credit trading & litigation risks.
- SEBI 2025 Reforms – IPO disclosures, algo trading rules & foreign investor easing.
NETWORKING BREAK
#ENGINE ROOM: LEGAL TRENDS IN AUTO & INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION – CHENNAI SPECIAL
- Industry 4.0 Legal Landscape: AI, robotics & automation – liability, data protection, and contractual risks
- Employment Regulations: Compliance with new labour codes in industrial setups
- Environmental Norms: Evolving regulations on emissions, BS6 Ph II, and E20 fuel readiness
- Intellectual Property: Patents, designs, and trade secrets in auto innovation
- FAME-II, PLI & TN EV policy – navigating incentives, battery standards & localisation rules
- Vehicle Safety Regulations: IS 18590 & Bharat NCAP—safety standards and liability
- Circular Economy: Legalities in vehicle scrappage, reuse, and RVSF guidelines
- Supply Chain Risk & Liability: Legal strategies in disruptions, recalls, and global sourcing
- FTAs, maritime law reforms & export norms – liability in Chennai’s auto-export hub
- AV & Future Mobility: Regulatory perspectives on pilot testing and tech-readiness
NETWORKING LUNCH
#THE INTELLECTUAL YOU - ALL ABOUT IPR & YOU
- Safeguarding IP Created in Captive Centers – Trade Secrets for GCCs
- SLA-Linked Contractual Risks – Rules of the Game for GCCs
- 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, Navigating Section 3(d) & Bolar Exemption Hurdles
- AI and Machine Learning in Copyrights and Patents
- Global IP Treaties and Influence on Indian Businesses
- Protecting Trade Secrets in the Digital Age
- Monetizing Intellectual Property Assets: Turning Ideas into Revenue
- Strategies for Effective IP Enforcement: Combating Infringement
#THE NEW INDIA DISPUTE RESOLUTION WAVE – WHAT’S YOUR PICK?
- Draft Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024: Addressing Inefficiencies & 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
- Mediation Act, 2023: Institutionalizing Alternative Dispute Resolution
- 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 & Transparency
GALA LUCKY DRAW & SIGNING OFF followed by 'CHAI PE CHARCHA'
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