Leadership keynotes & panels
Heads of pharma GCCs on mandates, operating models and what global leadership expects next.
Pharma GCC Professionals Conference
SAMANVAY returns to Hyderabad in April 2027 for its second edition.
This is not a sales showcase. It is a day built by practitioners, for practitioners: leaders and specialists from India's pharma and biopharma capability centers comparing notes on what works, what doesn't, and what comes next.
The first edition brought together ~250 professionals from 80 organizations. The 2027 edition expects 500+ professionals, with a programme shaped by an independent Advisory Board.
Pharma capability centers in India have moved from operational support to capability that shapes global decisions: R&D, data and AI, medical affairs, commercial strategy, regulatory and enterprise transformation.
Hyderabad sits at the centre of that shift, home to a fast-growing cluster of pharma and life-sciences GCCs. SAMANVAY, Sanskrit for coordination, gives the people building this capability one room to learn from each other.
One focused day. Fewer pitches, more candid conversations with people who run the same functions in other companies.
Heads of pharma GCCs on mandates, operating models and what global leadership expects next.
Industry-relevant topics explored in a conversational format built for ideation and open exchange of thought.
Real problems, real numbers and lessons learned, from teams that did the work.
Breakfast, lunch and high-tea built around conversations with the right peers.
The Advisory Board is finalising the agenda around six themes. Agenda details →
From delivery center to decision partner: operating models, mandates and how to earn ownership of outcomes.
What has moved from pilot to production in pharma, where value showed up, and what governance it took.
Connecting data, analytics and forecasting into one view for brand and portfolio teams.
Turning competitor, pipeline and market signals into timely, decision-ready insight for brand, portfolio and R&D teams.
Global drug development, medical affairs and regulatory operations as end-to-end capability.
Building the skills, career paths and leaders the next phase of pharma GCCs will need.
Professionals building global pharma capability from India, from emerging leaders to site heads.
One room where practitioners, leaders and enablers of pharma capability meet.
Not a passive event. A practitioner-led community that people trust.
Leaders and practitioners from pharma GCCs and global life-sciences organizations. Announced in phases.
The signature film, voices from attendees and moments from the day that started it all.
Senior leaders from across the pharma GCC ecosystem who set the themes, review speakers and keep the programme independent.
Meet the board →SAMANVAY is built by professionals who give their time to bring the community together.
What makes SAMANVAY different, what to expect from the conference and everything you need to make the most of it.
The venue will be announced soon, together with the date.
SAMANVAY — Global Pharma Professionals Community is built around three principles: Connect. Exchange. Elevate.
Our inaugural 2026 conference brought together approximately 250 professionals from 80 organizations. Building on this foundation, SAMANVAY Conference 2027 aims to elevate the experience through a premium, thoughtfully curated conference featuring meaningful industry discussions, stronger professional connections and high-quality networking.
Our vision is to create a distinctive platform where pharma professionals can exchange perspectives, build relationships and collectively advance the impact of global biopharma work delivered from India.
SAMANVAY is not just another GCC conference. It is a dedicated platform for the pharma and biopharma professional community. Unlike broader GCC events spanning multiple industries, SAMANVAY brings together a highly relevant, pharma-focused audience, creating room for deeper conversations and meaningful professional connections.
Professionals across pharmaceutical and biopharma GCCs, R&D, medical affairs, commercial operations, analytics, digital, AI, technology, consulting and related life-sciences functions.
Whether you are an emerging professional, functional leader, GCC site head or aspiring industry professional, SAMANVAY offers opportunities to learn, exchange perspectives and build relevant professional connections.
No. SAMANVAY is an industry-focused professional forum, bringing together practitioners, functional leaders and decision-makers from across the pharma and biopharma ecosystem.
The agenda is shaped through Advisory Board guidance, with an emphasis on industry relevance, knowledge exchange, meaningful discussions and professional networking.
Absolutely. Networking is at the heart of SAMANVAY. Unlike conferences dominated by back-to-back presentations, SAMANVAY is designed with dedicated networking breaks, breakfast interactions, lunch and high-tea sessions, giving delegates ample opportunities to connect.
Our goal is an environment where meaningful conversations and professional relationships can flourish beyond the sessions.
An official SAMANVAY event app is planned to help registered delegates explore the agenda, discover sessions of interest and connect with fellow participants. App features and access instructions will be shared closer to the conference.
Yes. We welcome students aspiring to build careers in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life-sciences industries.
Student participation is limited to 100 registrations on a first-come, first-served basis to maintain a balanced professional networking environment. A valid student ID is mandatory and will be verified during registration or event check-in.
An exclusive evening networking experience bringing together participating speakers, Advisory Board members, senior industry leaders and corporate delegates in a more informal setting, to continue conversations and strengthen connections beyond the formal agenda.
It is a separate, optional add-on for corporate delegates, subject to availability. See Tickets for pricing and booking.
All registrations are final. No cancellations or refunds are permitted once registration and payment are completed, except where required by applicable law.
If a registered delegate is unable to attend due to unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances, a one-time transfer of the registration to another individual may be considered, subject to prior written notification and approval by the SAMANVAY Organizing Committee. Transfer requests must be submitted in advance of the conference; transfers are not automatic and remain at the Committee's discretion.
For student registrations, the replacement delegate must also meet the student eligibility criteria and present a valid official student ID.
SAMANVAY 2027 offers six sponsorship categories: Associate, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Co-Title and Title Sponsor, each offering varying levels of brand visibility, exhibition opportunities, industry engagement and networking access.
For detailed benefits, exhibition options and partnership opportunities, visit Sponsors & Exhibitors or write to info@samanvaymeetup.com.
All rates are inclusive of GST. Early-bird rates are available for a limited period after launch.
An exclusive evening experience with speakers, the Advisory Board and senior leaders. Add it to any Corporate pass.
The same full-day experience for every delegate, corporate or student.
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The Advisory Board is finalising sessions and speakers. Here is what to expect from the day while the programme is confirmed.
Collect your welcome kit and meet peers over breakfast.
Where the pharma GCC model is going next.
Time with speakers, peers and partners.
Exclusive roundtable discussions and practitioner stories.
From delivery center to decision partner: operating models, mandates and how to earn ownership of outcomes.
What has moved from pilot to production in pharma, where value showed up, and what governance it took.
Connecting data, analytics and forecasting into one view for brand and portfolio teams.
Turning competitor, pipeline and market signals into timely, decision-ready insight for brand, portfolio and R&D teams.
Global drug development, medical affairs and regulatory operations as end-to-end capability.
Building the skills, career paths and leaders the next phase of pharma GCCs will need.
Practitioner case studies and session ideas are reviewed by the Advisory Board.
Practitioners and leaders from pharma GCCs and global life-sciences organizations, announced in phases, with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and women leadership in pharma.
A professional community for people in India who shape, enable and deliver the work of global pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical organizations.
Bring global pharma professionals together to learn from each other, strengthen capability and raise the standard of work delivered to global biopharma.
Capability grows fastest when practitioners learn from each other. SAMANVAY brings together people across pharma GCCs and life-sciences capability teams so that one team's lesson becomes another team's starting point, and leaders can discuss openly what works, what doesn't, and what the next generation of global pharma capability should look like.
When professionals learn together, capability improves. When capability improves, so does the quality of work delivered to global biopharma. And when organizations raise their standards together, the whole ecosystem gets stronger.
Cost-efficient delivery of defined processes for teams elsewhere.
Global Capability Centers increasingly influence how global pharma companies think, operate and decide.
Organizations don't advance capability on their own. Their people do, by learning from peers facing the same problems.
Meet people across functions, companies and capability centers who are working on the problems you are.
Share experience and practice that would otherwise stay inside one organization, and learn from practitioners solving real global pharma challenges.
Raise individual capability, team performance and, over time, the standard of the whole ecosystem.
Together, we raise the bar for the work India delivers to global biopharma.
The annual conference is one moment. The community runs all year through smaller formats.
Standing peer groups for competitive intelligence, forecasting, AI, medical affairs and more.
Small leadership discussions on one topic, hosted by a member organization.
Meetups in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune and other pharma GCC hubs.
An annual practitioner report on the state of pharma GCC capability in India.
A community only works if people trust the room.
The inaugural edition brought together professionals and leaders from across the life-sciences ecosystem. What started as a conference is now growing into a year-round community.
Watch the 2026 highlights, or read the 2026 recap on LinkedIn.
Where it started. Professionals from across India's pharma capability centers in one room, comparing notes on what works, what doesn't and what comes next.
Keynotes, panels, roundtables and the conversations in between.
One day, nine sessions and 25 speakers from across the life-sciences ecosystem. Tap a face to jump to their session.
Followed by speaker felicitation
Practitioners on what they took back to their teams.
This conference should be happening every year.
Got a chance to meet pharma leaders across the value chain.
Gained practical insights and lessons from the AI sessions.
More from the day in the 2026 recap on LinkedIn.
April 2027. A bigger room, the same practitioner-first format.
Senior leaders from across the pharma GCC ecosystem who shape the SAMANVAY programme and keep it independent, practitioner-led and relevant.
Leaders from industry, academia and the startup ecosystem, guiding the next chapter of SAMANVAY.
Four responsibilities that keep SAMANVAY relevant, credible and true to its community.
We welcome nominations, including self-nominations, for future board cycles from senior professionals at pharma GCCs and life-sciences capability teams.
Six ways to partner with a practitioner-led community and build lasting relationships with the professionals who run global pharma capability from India.
300+ pharma GCC leaders and practitioners are expected to attend. We hit the 250 mark in 2026; see the 2026 highlights.
Align your brand with an independent, practitioner-led community.
Host a roundtable or co-author SAMANVAY Insights with practitioners.
Presence across community events, not just one day.
From establishing presence to leading the partnership. Investment details are shared with the sponsorship prospectus on request.
Establish presence
Build recognition
Create engagement
Shape conversations
All Platinum benefits, plus
All Co-Title benefits, plus
*Branded sessions, felicitation, exhibition allocation and dinner invitations are subject to organizer confirmation. Dinner = Speakers & Leadership Dinner.
SAMANVAY 2027 provides designated exhibition floor space to sponsors, in the networking zone where delegates gather for breakfast, lunch and high-tea.
Exhibition sponsorship includes floor space allocation only.
Booth design, fabrication, branding, furnishings, equipment and setup are arranged and funded independently by each sponsor, including:
| Benefit | Associate | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Co-Title | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand recognition | Name-only | Logo | Enhanced | Premium priority | Premium co-branding | Premier title association |
| Welcome-kit inserts | 1 | 2–3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Logo on website and creatives | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Venue screens and sponsor posts | – | Shared | ✓ | ✓ | Enhanced | Highest priority |
| Exhibition floor space* | – | – | 10 × 10 ft | Priority; larger on request | ✓ | ✓ |
| Session / panel branding* | – | – | "Powered by" | Priority branded panel | ✓ | Flagship forum |
| Guest felicitation on stage* | – | – | ✓ | Prominent | Featured ceremonial | Featured ceremonial |
| Leadership profile / engagement | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | Strategic partner role |
| Conference / delegate passes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| Speakers & Leadership Dinner* | – | 1 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
*Subject to organizer confirmation. Exhibition includes floor space only; booth build and setup are arranged by the sponsor.
Sponsors will be announced as they confirm.
Answers to common questions about sponsorship opportunities at SAMANVAY 2027.
SAMANVAY is an annual conference bringing together global biopharma professionals, with a strong focus on the growing role of India and GCCs in advancing the industry. The 2027 edition is expected to attract 300+ professionals from across the biopharma ecosystem.
Pharma, biotech, medtech, technology, data and consulting organizations, along with solution providers and service firms. Sponsorship is open to companies aligned with the objectives and audience of the conference.
We offer Associate, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Co-Title Sponsor and Title Sponsor packages. Investment details are shared with the sponsorship prospectus; request it through the form or write to info@samanvaymeetup.com.
Each package offers a different combination of brand visibility, engagement opportunities, exhibition space, complimentary conference passes and access to the Speakers & Leadership Dinner. Detailed benefits are listed under each category above.
SAMANVAY 2027 provides designated exhibition floor space only. Gold Sponsors receive a standard 10 ft × 10 ft (100 sq. ft.) space, while Platinum and higher-tier sponsors may request additional space, subject to availability and the timing of sponsorship confirmation.
All booth-related arrangements are the responsibility of the respective sponsor, including booth design, fabrication, branding, banners, display materials, furniture, equipment, installation and dismantling. Sponsors must ensure their booth setup complies with the venue's safety requirements, event guidelines and designated setup timelines. Detailed exhibition guidelines and logistical instructions are shared with confirmed sponsors ahead of the conference.
Yes. Gold, Platinum, Co-Title and Title Sponsors have the opportunity to sponsor a session or panel discussion, subject to agenda relevance, speaker consent and approval from the Organizing Committee.
Yes. Gold, Platinum, Co-Title and Title Sponsors may have opportunities to felicitate selected guests or speakers on stage, subject to the programme flow and Organizing Committee approval.
An exclusive evening networking opportunity with speakers, panelists and senior industry leaders. Invitations are included from the Silver Sponsor level onwards, with the number of passes varying by sponsorship category.
Once you confirm your preferred sponsorship package, we share an agreement and invoice. Sponsorship is confirmed upon receipt of the agreed payment as per the terms outlined in the agreement.
We encourage early confirmation to maximize visibility and secure benefits such as premium exhibition locations and session branding. Specific deadlines for logo submission, content for promotional materials and booth setup details are shared after confirmation.
All sponsor materials (brochures, white papers, giveaways, etc.) are subject to event guidelines. We share detailed specifications and approval timelines after confirmation.
For sponsorship queries, write to info@samanvaymeetup.com. We'll be happy to discuss the best sponsorship option for your organization.
Package details, investment and availability. Write to info@samanvaymeetup.com or use the form; we reply within two working days.