Conclave speakers

The voices
expected on stage.

Scientists, founders, clinicians and policymakers from India and abroad, expected to take the stage across the two days of Bio Connect 4.0.

Speakers 42 expected
Conclave 08-09 October 2026
On stage Research, industry, healthcare and policy Speakers from institutions and companies in India, the United States, Canada and Germany.
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Expected speakers

Science, enterprise and policy on one stage.

The line-up is still being confirmed. This page grows as sessions are finalised, so check back closer to the conclave.

42 speakers

  • Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati

    Center Director & Professor

    University of Virginia Health System

  • Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami

    Former Secretary

    Department of Science & Technology, Government of India

  • Prof. T. P. Singh

    Distinguished Professor

    AIIMS, New Delhi

  • Prof. Ron Geyer

    Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

  • Dr. Shane Miersch

    Chief Scientific Officer

    Simisco Biologics

  • Prof. G. M. Nair

    Director

    Kerala Academy of Sciences

  • Dr. Shrijay Vijayan

    Chief Scientific and Business Development Officer

    Polaryx Therapeutics

  • Dr. Beena Pillai

    Director

    BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

  • Dr. Ajikumar Parayil

    Founder & CEO

    Manus Bio

  • Dr. Raj Shirumalla

    Mission Director, National Biopharma Mission

    BIRAC

  • Dr. B. Meenakumari

    Former Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority

    Former Deputy Director General (Fisheries), ICAR

  • Murali Neelakantan

    Principal Lawyer

    Amicus

  • Dr. Ravi Trivedi

    Vice President

    Zydus Lifesciences

  • Dr. Jayashankar Das

    Founder & CEO

    Elementoz Research

  • Preveen Ramamoorthy

    Founder & Chief Scientific Officer

    T Therapeutics, USA

  • Dr. C. S. Mani

    Surgical Oncologist

    Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

  • Dr. Aju Mathew

    Oncologist

    Kerala Cancer Care, Ernakulam

  • Ashish M. Kumar

    Senior Vice President & Cluster Head

    Zydus Lifesciences

  • Dr. Aniruddha Bhati

    Principal Scientist & Business Lead

    Takara Bio

  • Dr. Girish Chundayil Madathil

    Co-founder & CEO

    Luxmatra Innovations

  • Dr. Rahul Purwar

    Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering

    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

  • Dr. Prasobh Prasad

    Head of Research & Development

    Mane Kancor Ingredients

  • Dr. P. Sanjeev Kumar

    Former Senior Research Officer, DSU

    Government Ayurveda College

  • Vinodh Kumar Adithya

    Co-founder

    Capla GmbH, Germany

  • Dr. Manish Rachchh

    Director (R&D) & CEO

    Accuprec Research Labs

  • Dr. S. Chandrashekaran

    Founder, Chairman & Managing Director

    Vipragen Biosciences

  • Dr. Vinaya K. K.

    Head of R&D Operations

    WellGenome Biotechnology

  • Sujith Subash Eranezhath

    Chief Executive Officer, iCAINE

    All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi

  • Dr. Yadu Narayanan Mooss E. T.

    Executive Director

    Vaidyaratnam Group

  • Dr. Sreekumar Appukuttan Nair

    Chairman & Director

    Wellness Solutions

  • Dr. Siddharth M. Joshi

    Associate Vice President

    LTIMindtree, Mumbai

  • Dr. V. A. George

    Executive Chairman

    Thejo Engineering, Chennai

  • Harkaran Dhingra

    Chief Executive Officer

    DSS Takara Bio India

  • Dr. Ajitesh Harihar Lunge

    Co-founder & CEO

    Locksmith Bio

  • Dr. Vaidya M. Prasad

    Director

    Sunethri Ayurvedashramam, Thrissur

  • Dr. Mahesh Iyer

    Head of Data and Quantitative Sciences

    Bristol Myers Squibb, India

  • Dr. Naveen Sivadasan

    Principal Scientist & Head of Life Sciences Research

    TCS Research

  • Dr. Divya Purushothaman

    Facility Manager

    KRIBS-BioNest, KINFRA Hi-Tech Park, Kalamassery

  • S. K. Menon

  • D. G. Namboothiri

    General Manager (R&D)

    Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital & Research Centre

  • Dr. Rajmohan V.

    Associate Professor

    Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram

  • Venkatachalam

    Founder & CEO

    Certitude Farms

Speakers are listed as expected to take part in Bio Connect 4.0. The line-up is being finalised and may change before the conclave; session times will follow with the programme.

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