
Plenary session of rich-content
The plenary session is composed of presentations from digital transformation project leaders, final users, though leaders of the industry, matter experts keynote speakers from the industry sharing their experience and project status. We actively work to avoid commercial content in this session. We are articulating an agenda to ease active and interactive discussions.

Product Deep Dive Workshops
Several breakdown sessions are organised for our sponsors, where they present their latest industry news in a one-hour open session. As subject matter experts, they will bring their latest solutions (products and/or services) and share with you their experience and knowledge to support your specific needs.

Networking with the Experts
The Paperless Lab Academy® brings together several solution providers in the exhibition hall and offers you a good overview of current and future trends. An excellent combination of well-known international suppliers in the laboratory informatics industry and new companies coming up with new innovative proposals. A true showcase space with quality networking opportunities to gather deeper information with peers, colleagues, presenters and vendors.

Everything you always wanted to know about Scientific Digital Data Management
The Paperless Lab Academy® is the ideal platform for any companies that own a laboratory, involved in running, consolidating, integrating or simplifying laboratory data management processes.
Once again, we are setting the stage for discussions on digital transformation strategies, digital data management, connectivity, compliance and implementation of 21st-century technologies in your laboratory. We work on an agile combination of future horizon views, already running in some industries, and tangible real cases on how to solve today’s concerns.
The Paperless Lab Academy® is celebrating its 10th edition in Europe.
Confirmed Speakers and Panellists of PLA2023 Indian Chapter
Gunnar Danielson
Head of Global Software Solutions
With computer science and business education and over 25 years working with computer systems, Gunnar has been focusing for the past 13 years on workflow optimization, Digital Transformation and Data Integrity solutions for the laboratory. Solutions for system integration, Digitalization, Data Governance and Data Integrity are his focus; and the global software solutions team that he leads. Integrating analytical instruments into the lab ecosystem has been his goal and digitally transforming processes — a main focus.
With the increase of initiatives in lean lab, digital transformation, data integrity and lab efficiency, he is increasingly involved in seminars and publications. Involvement in standardization initiatives and with the regulatory authorities of various countries is a general focus point and influence that he brings to the industry.
In addition to being head of the global software solution team, Gunnar is also head of the Data Integrity group at Mettler Toledo. This group oversees the data governance and data integrity for all Mettler Toledo divisions.
Kanta Chatterjee
Associate Director, India
Kanta Chatterjee , associate Director , India – lead at Accenture Scientific Information Services at Accenture .Kanta is a Lab Informatics Subject Matter Expert having 33 years of IT experience with in dept domain knowledge on Lab Informatics, Health care , Medical Insurance , QC labs. She has mainly worked in Delivering. Large Engagements with cross domain teams and multiple teams in Lab Informatics . She currently leads the Innovation related to metaverse in labs and other technology innovations leading to improve Business services. Business Operations in labs which are initiating digital transformation and automations are a key area in which Kanta Specialize ensuring smooth and hassle free operations during the transformation.
#Meraverse in Labs #lab Informatics #Gen AI in labs
Burkhard Schaefer
SiLA Board Member, AnIML Task Group Lead
Burkhard Schaefer has been active in the lab informatics community for over 25 years. He is a member of the SiLA Board of Directors and leads the AnIML Task Group at ASTM, and SLAS Fellow. Burkhard earned his computer science diploma at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and the University of New Mexico. Burkhard held various positions in data management organizations at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NIST, co-founder of BSSN Software, head of core technologies and partnering at MilliporeSigma, and now managing director of Splashlake.
Debabrata Sanyal
Corporate Quality Assurance – Group Head Digital Automation
Debabrata has 22+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance predominantly in API. Hands on experience in developing and leading functions for Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Digital Automation.
His Keywords are: Quality Systems; Regulatory Audits; Qualification and Validations, Failure Investigations, Expansions, Drug Master File Submission in Europe, US, Canada, Japan, ROW, Life Cycle and Change Management-Product/ Process/Documents, Team Management.
Samiron Phukan
Senior Director Integrated Drug Discovery
Samiron Phukan has nearly 20 years of experience in the field of informatics driven solution in drug discovery and development. He had worked in various pharmaceutical companies and CROs in India in the field of drug discovery and development from concept to clinic in various therapeutic areas like oncology, metabolic disorders and anti-infectives using computational modelling and informatics. He had set up the state-of-the-art informatics laboratories in various pharmaceutical companies like Jubilant Biosys, Dr. Reddys’s Laboratories, Lupin ltd. Presently he is heading the CADD/informatics division in Aragen Lifesciences Hyderabad. In addition to his current role of heading the scientific team of computer aided drug design scientist, he is involved digitization, automation and development of various proprietary platform technology using ML tools to aid drug discovery and development.
Saravanan Ilangovan
Associate Director Clinical Operations
Saravanan has 19 years of experience in pharmaceutical digitalization, at the forefront of driving digital innovation and transformation within the industry. Saravanan’s journey began with a strong foundation in technology and a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities within the pharmaceutical landscape. Saravanan has successfully led and implemented a wide range of large-scale digital initiatives across the pharmaceutical industry in India and EMEA, which includes Scientific Data Mining, Electronic Laboratory Notebook (GXP / cGMP), Compound Management, Inventory Management, Instrument Management, SDMS, and Legacy Data Migration with the adoption to latest technologies trending in the Industries. Saravanan’s expertise extends to areas such as process mining, supply chain digitalization, and regulatory compliance.
Kamlesh Padiya
Director
Kamlesh is a seasoned Chemistry professional with 20years of experience in the entire drug discovery cycle, from target scouting to Process Development and cGMP manufacturing of drug substances. Kamlesh has managed all aspects of the R&D project from planning and budgeting to scale-up and production support. He has proven record in leading, managing and delivering projects in a global environment. Kamlesh is an accomplished leader in the development of a sustainable process for the manufacture of KSM and API, and the digital transformation of drug discovery and process research laboratories. Kamlesh has successfully, configured and implemented several digitization projects at various organization.
Chandra Sai Dusanapudi
Assistant General Manager
Chandra Sai has 17 years of experience in the GxP domain. and has worked in Digitalization, CSV, IT Compliance, Analytical R&D and Quality Control.
He has also published different articles on Data integrity, CSV, GxP cloud and other related topics. Chandra Sai is currently working as AGM in Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
Madhurima Putcha
IT&D Product Manager
Madhurima have 12 years of experience handling LIMS transformation programs, Both on pre-migrations and cloud transformations. she has got extensive experience in connected Labs specifically in QC and supply areas: She is recently working for R&D area as well.
Madhurima has a Master in computer science and a very passionate women trying to build competent Lab and R&D tools and products. She believes that a product should go hand in hand with process.
Raj Kumar Patra
Group Product Head – Quality & EHS/Supply
Raj comes with close to 2 decades of industry& technology experience across Lifesciencesand CPG industries spanning R&D and Labs.He has led several large and complexbusiness digital transformations spanningCloud, Data and SaaS adoption. Currently he leads the product groups across Quality andSupply at Reckitt and is helping drive multiple value based initiatives.
Dinu Abraham
Head Tech Apps Pharma R&D and Quality
Dinu offers over 17 years of thought leadership expertise in effectively partnering with the business, stakeholders, and product development team to manage large-scale Global IT Transformation / Digitization Programs in Highly Regulated Environments– Implementation of GxP Applications, IT Business Applications (cGMP / GxP Software, SOX & other commercials applications) Portfolio Management, CSV Lifecycle / Program Quality Management, Business Process Re-engineering, QC Lab & Mfg. Shop floor Automation, Setting up of CoE, Product Development/Enhancement. Dinu has also successfully led some of the Strategic GxP Automation & IT Programs
Jeremy Ward
Managing Director | Digital Laboratory | Digital Quality
Jeremy is managing director at Accenture and helps clients across industry transform their laboratory and quality operations
Skills: Laboratory Automation · Laboratory Quality Assurance · Laboratory Informatics · Laboratory Robotics · Quality Control · Quality System · Leadership · Management Consulting · Business Transformation · Digital Transformation · Quality Assurance
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WHY COMING TO THE #PLA CONFERENCE
- A 2-day conference on transformation strategies, data master plan, data management, data lifecycle, data and always data!
- A 2-day conference where you can learn from industry leaders and executives from international companies who share their experiences and strategies
- A content-rich, non-commercial plenary session
- Several interactive, sponsored workshops
- Excellent opportunities to network, interact and learn
- A unique opportunity to connect with key software and service solution providers
- A unique opportunity to showcase innovative solutions
- See how PLA2022India went 🙂
Sponsors of all editions

The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace
WHERE:
Raheja IT Park, Hitec City, Madhapur Hyderabad, India 500 081
Info and Reservations:
reservations.hydwi@westin.com
+91 9100058424
All conference participants can benefit from special rates from Monday 9 October to Wednesday 11 October. Note that the special rate is available only till August 09 2023.
You can also contact the hotel directly and book your room indicating your presence at #PLA2023India.
WHEN:
PLA2023 India will commence on October 10, 2023, 08:30 am to October 11, 2023, 17:00 pm.
The check-in desk for the event will be open from 08:00 on 10 October to 16:30 on 11 October.
The event cocktail is scheduled after the end of the first day of the conference on 10 October.
EVENT BADGE IS REQUIRED AT ALL SESSIONS
