ANTI- COUNTERFEITING AND BRAND PROTECTION SUMMIT 2018
The Indian counterfeit market is growing at the rate of 44% per annum as per reports. In India, approximately 3 billion pieces of counterfeit and pirated products were seized in 2013. Of these, 2.3 billion pieces were illicit pharmaceutical products, 470 million pieces were electronic appliances and 50 million pieces were foodstuff. There is annual loss of US $ 2 billion because of counterfeited auto components alone. Counterfeiting is a global problem and is growing at an alarming rate and India is a large market for such activities. India's booming e-commerce environment has added further complexities. Counterfeiting not only affects the sales and revenue of the industry but also dents the reputation of brands and results in heavy revenue losses due to unaccounted sales and a huge challenge to the 'Make in India' program.
Key Benefits
- Get to know the global trends in anti- counterfeiting
- Be up-to-date with the amendments in the legal provisions
- Discuss the strategies to protect your brand from infringers
- Gain insight into the advanced technologies available in the market for anti- counterfeiting
- Meet and connect with stalwarts from across industries
SPEAKERS

Shri. Sunil Kumar
Deputy Commissioner
IRS (Customs and CGST)

Ashish Anand
Co-Founder and Technical Director
LinkSmart Technologies

Bejon Kumar Misra
International Consumer Policy Expert & Visiting Professor
Institute of Management Studies (BHU)

Bret Foster
Global Strategic Account Manager
Brady Brand Protection Solutions

Capt. Shakil Ahmed
Head- Brand Protection
Diageo India

Clément Kaiser
Chief Executive Officer
PROOFTAG

Col. Sandeep Sudan
Head – Centre of Excellence, Global Corporate Security
Reliance Industries Limited

Dinesh Jain
Managing Director
Uniqolabel - Authenticity Verification Solution

Dinesh Dhayalkar
Sr. Manager- legal (International Business)
Tata Motors Limited

Diwaker Bharadwaj
President- Marketing Communications and Packaging Development
Polycab Wires Pvt .Ltd.

Dr. R. K. Sanghavi
Sr. Consulting Clinician Advisor
Positive Health Expert, Pharma & Nutra

Gaurav Mediratta
General Manager Legal
Hindustan Unilever Limited

Gopal P Choudhary
Chief Security & Brand Protection
Tata Steel Limited

Javed Ahmed
Sr. Manager – Business ExcellenceBayer CropScience Ltd.
Bayer CropScience Ltd.

Lohita Sujith
Director, Corporate Communications
Motion Picture Association – India Office

Mandar Chandrachud
General Manager Legal & Head of IP
Godrej Industries Ltd & Associated companies

Meenu Chandra
Senior Attorney Manager, India Region IP& DCU Lead
Microsoft Corporation India

Pankaj Bhasin
CEO
Uflex Ltd.

Pradeep Dhargalkar
Head of Packaging Development
Unichem Laboratories Limited

Pramod Krishna
Director General
CIABC (Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies)

Pranav Mehra
Principal Legal Counsel
Snapdeal.com

Rahul Jain
Sr. Legal Counsel
Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd.

Roma Arora
AGM Legal
Havells Group

Shreedhar Parundekar
Senior Manager- Brand Protection and Product Safety
Pidilite Industries Ltd.

Vikas Kumar
Director & CTO
Uniqolabel - Authenticity Verification Solution

Vikas Ranjan
Brand Protection Manager (India)
Adidas Group

Yatin Kavishwar
Managing Partner & CEO
Stratint Technologies
KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

- Overview of the counterfeiting and brand protection issues in India
- Role of customs to prevent counterfeited goods to make way across borders
- Fight counterfeiting with the help of advanced technologies
- Developing strategies to protect your brand and measures to be taken for implementation
- Identifying risk prone areas through risk profiling
- Latest global trends in anti- counterfeiting
- Counterfeits in the supply chain: A big challenge faced by firms
- Key aspects and procedures of filing and effective legal suit to counter infringers Conducting successful anti- counterfeiting raids
- IP in brand protection and importance of patent registration
- Legal provisions and their enforcement in India
- Recent legislative developments; government expectations from IP holders
- Role of packaging and strategies to develop anti- counterfeit packaging
- Consumer awareness: How to help consumers from falling prey to counterfeiters and their products
- Industry focused case studies on pharma, automobile, FMCG, electronics (computers and mobile phones) and online counterfeiting
WHO WILL YOU MEET?
- Pharmaceutical
- FMCG
- Auto
- Electronics (computers and mobile phones)
- Anti-Counterfeiting
- Brand Protection
- Legal affairs/ Litigation
- Packaging head
- Supply chain head
- Investigation
- Trademark
- Corporate Security
- Compliance and Enforcement
- Global Security
- IP Counsel

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND
- Discussing the latest trends in global counterfeiting and in India
- Understanding the aspects of counterfeiting and strategies to combat it
- Learning about the best practices in the industry to protect your brand
- Knowing about the provisions and amendments in the legal scenario in India
- Connecting with the industry experts and learn about their experiences
- Assessing your own organizations current ERM status and identifying areas of improvement
- Networking opportunity with fellow industry experts and professionals