Quality Leaders and
Professionals Connect 2026
Where Quality leaders meet, share and shape what comes next. An industry focused day of meaningful conversations and practical insights for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, CROs and CDMOs Quality professionals.
Regulatory expectations are evolving. Organizations are becoming more complex. Quality teams are being asked to do more while maintaining stronger control, consistency, and compliance.
Quality Leaders and Professionals Connect 2026 brings together senior Quality professionals from pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology, medical devices, contract research organizations, and contract development and manufacturing organizations for an industry focused day of meaningful conversations and practical insights.
This is a forum for Quality professionals to share experiences, discuss challenges, and exchange ideas that can be applied in the real world.
Conference Agenda
Opening Remarks
Welcome to the Quality community; objectives of the forum; importance of connecting Quality leaders and professionals for knowledge and experience sharing.
The Next Chapter of Quality: From Local Compliance to Global Standard
Moving beyond the traditional QA boundary; ownership across manufacturing, QC, R&D, supply chain, engineering and business functions; leadership accountability; Quality culture; and creating shared responsibility for Quality outcomes.
The Quality Blind Spot: What Are We Missing?
Identifying hidden Quality risks through weak signals, recurring trends, fragmented information, leading indicators and process variability; moving from simply reacting to visible problems toward identifying risks earlier.
Beyond Compliance: What Global Regulators Actually Scrutinize
Exploring Quality beyond regulatory compliance; patient impact, product reliability, process robustness, business continuity and continuous improvement; and how the definition of Quality is evolving across the pharmaceutical industry.
Tea Break & Networking
Informal networking and interaction among Quality professionals.
Quality Lessons from the Field – What the Industry Has Learned the Hard Way
Real-world experiences involving major deviations, recurring failures, ineffective CAPAs, inspection findings, supplier issues, data integrity challenges and Quality transformation. Focus on what happened, what was learned and what changed afterward.
From “Why Did It Happen?” to “Why Might It Happen?”
Shifting investigations from retrospective analysis toward proactive risk identification.
Lunch & Networking
Quality networking lunch.
Quality View by 2030: Connecting the Pharmaceutical Quality Ecosystem
Connecting Quality information across deviations, CAPA, change control, audits, complaints, training, documents, laboratory and manufacturing systems; eliminating information silos; improving visibility and enabling faster, better-informed decisions and use of digitalization and AI.
Connected Quality – Choosing the Right eQMS for Your Organization
What should organizations consider when selecting and implementing an eQMS? Compliance, validation, scalability, configurability, user experience, integrations, data migration, multi-site deployment, analytics, implementation approach and total cost of ownership.
Tea Break & Networking
Informal networking and interaction.
Paperless Is Not Digital: Are We Really Digitally Mature?
Difference between digitizing existing processes and genuinely transforming Quality operations; workflow automation, data integrity, electronic records, analytics, system integration, user adoption, validation and sustainable digital transformation.
Trusting the Machine: Artificial Intelligence’s Role in Quality Decision-Making
Using AI, analytics and historical Quality data to identify patterns and emerging risks; predictive signals; human oversight; explainability; data quality; governance; validation and responsible AI adoption in regulated environments.
The Future of Quality Starts Today
Key takeaways from the day's discussions; insights from the Quality community; key areas Quality leaders should focus on going forward; closing reflections.
Voices Shaping Quality
Mr. M.Suryanarayana Reddy
Sr. Vice President-API Quality
NATCO Pharma Limited.
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Vice President, Head Corporate Quality and Regulatory
Jubilant Ingrevia Limited.
Mr. Gaurav Singh
Associate Vice President Corporate Compliance Investigations
Granules India Limited.
Mr. Ashutosh K Sinha
Chief Quality Officer
Neuland Laboratories Limited.
Mr. Ramesh Ala
Head Quality Assurance
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Biologics.
Mr. Manikandan Ganesan
DGM - Head Quality Assurance
MSN Laboratories Private Limited.
Mrs. Swati Satalkar
Sr. General Manager QA
Micro Labs Limited.
Mr. Siva Prakash Thota
Site QA Head
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories.
Mr. Manohar KB
General Manager Quality Biosimilar’s
Biocon Biologics.
Dr. Trupti Ashok Patil
DGM CQA
Alkem Laboratories Limited.
Dr. A R M Rao
Chief Quality Officer
Aurobindo Pharma Limited.
What You Can Expect
An environment designed for interaction, discussion, and knowledge sharing among senior Quality professionals.
Real Industry Experiences
Hear directly from experienced Quality professionals about challenges, approaches, and lessons learned.
Focused Discussions
Participate in conversations around specific Quality challenges rather than broad industry presentations.
Peer Connections
Meet Quality professionals from across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, CRO, and CDMO sectors.
Practical Insights
Take away ideas and approaches that can be considered within your own organization.
Meaningful Conversations
An environment designed for interaction, discussion, and knowledge sharing.
Certificate for Attendees
A certificate to recognize your participation in Quality Leaders & Professionals Connect 2026.
For Quality Professionals
The Hyderabad edition brings together experienced Quality leaders and professionals to discuss the issues that matter most to today's Quality function. Expect conversations around:
Quality Transformation
How Quality organizations are evolving and creating greater value for the business.
Regulatory Expectations
Understanding changing expectations and preparing organizations for increasing regulatory scrutiny.
Quality Operations
Practical approaches to managing deviations, CAPA, change control, investigations, audits, and other critical Quality processes.
Quality Culture
Building a culture where Quality is part of everyday decision making across the organization.
Digital Quality Management
How organizations are moving from manual processes to more connected and structured Quality operations.
Quality Professionals and Decision Makers
Participant Eligibility
- Experienced professionals working in Quality functions within the related industries.
- Professionals with hands-on experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Compliance, Validation.
- Mid-level and senior professionals involved in Quality operations, decision-making, or process improvement.
- Individuals interested in emerging Quality practices, digital transformation, regulatory expectations, and the future of Quality management.
Note: This conference is intended for experienced Quality professionals and industry practitioners. Entry is strictly by invitation only.
The Value of an Industry Forum
Meet professionals who are managing Quality systems, regulatory requirements, operational challenges, and digital transformation across some of the most regulated industries. Share experiences. Exchange ideas. Build professional connections.
Radisson Hotel Hyderabad Hitec City
Hyderabad, Telangana
04th December 2026
A full day dedicated to Quality leadership, professional learning, industry conversations, and networking.
Reserve Your Seat
Seats are limited to maintain a focused and meaningful experience for participating Quality professionals.
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