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6th Pharma L&D and HR Summit 2026
The pharmaceutical industry is navigating a period of significant transformation, driven by evolving regulatory expectations, digitalisation, advanced manufacturing technologies, changing workforce demographics and the growing need for specialised scientific and leadership capabilities. In this environment, Human Resources and Learning & Development are no longer support functions alone; they are strategic enablers of organisational resilience, innovation, compliance and sustainable business growth.
The 6th Pharma L&D and HR Summit 2026 will bring together senior HR leaders, L&D heads, talent management professionals, organisational development specialists and business leaders from leading pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies to explore how organisations can create agile, skilled, engaged and future-ready workforces.
Under the theme “Reimagining Pharma Talent: Building Future-Ready Leaders, Skills and Workforces,”
the summit will examine how organisations can align talent strategies with business objectives, embed a culture of continuous learning, develop future-ready leaders, strengthen employee engagement and retention, and leverage artificial intelligence and digital learning to transform workforce capabilities.
Why L&D and HR Summit
The summit aims to create a collaborative platform for pharmaceutical HR and L&D leaders to exchange best practices, benchmark people strategies, discover innovative learning approaches and build partnerships that advance the future of talent in the life sciences industry.
Who Should Attend:
Key Topics:
● Strategic HR Leadership Forum
● AI-Powered Learning & Skills Transformation
● Quality Culture & Compliance Learning
● Leadership Pipeline & Succession Planning
● Employee Experience, Retention & Future of Work
● Peer Benchmarking & Pharma HR Networking
Esteemed Speakers
Mrs. Manisha Vithaldas
Associate Director, EPD-Sales Training,
Abbott India
Ms. Harpreet Pannu
AVP Head L&OD, Sun Pharma
Mr. Rajesh Bhattacharjee
Global L&D Head, FDC
Dr. Ritesh Verma
Head Learning & Development
Alembic Pharmaceuticals
Mr. Ashish Musaddi
CHRO, Integrace
Dr. Jagmohan Singh Rishi
CEOs COACH, President - Bombay Management Association - Official. Head - Global L&D Strategy, Wockhardt
Mr. Tushar Dhawan
CEO/Founder
Truesales.ai/Plus91labs
Mr. Arun Nair
RVP - Sales
Truesales.ai/Plus91labs
Mr. Harshal Shah
Co-Founder, Awarathon
Mr. Keats K Das
VP Commercial Operations
SmartWinnr
Mr. Ameet Verma
Cofounder & CEO,
mple.ai
