3rd ANNUAL ANTI - COUNTERFEITING AND BRAND PROTECTION SUMMIT 2020
Counterfeit products across various sectors in India are causing losses to the tune of over Rs 1 trillion every year as per a report. 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.
The 'Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection Summit 2020' will bring stalwarts from cross industries under one roof to discuss the latest counterfeiting issues and best practices for brand protection. The summit will focus on discussing latest trends in anti- counterfeiting, challenges, issues, recent legal developments, understanding how to carry out risk profiling, role of effective packaging, supply chain authentication and latest technologies and solutions. The summit will offer excellent opportunity to discuss, share experiences, case studies, network with industry leaders and learn about the current and innovative practices in the industry to curb counterfeiting and protect your brand.
SPEAKERS

Amit Bhasin
General Manager Legal and Corporate Secretarial
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Amit Kale
Associate Vice President – Packaging and Purchase
Reliance Retail Ltd.

Asheesh Gupta
Head Legal
Adani Wilmar

Ashish Anand
Co – Founder and Technical Director
Linksmart Technologies

Ashraf Ali
Sr. Manager - Product Defense / Brand Protection
Bayer CropScience Ltd.

Debasish Satpathy
Vice President and Head of Automotive Aftermarket
Schaeffler India

Diwakar Singh Pundir
Head Legal- IP
Marico Ltd.

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

Dr. Bakul Joshi
Marketing Head (India 1) & Brand Protection Leader
FMC India Pvt. Ltd.

Kumar Anjani
AGM Legal
Welspun Group

Milind Palany
Senior Manager, Global Brand Protection, India & South Asia
Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.

Pramod Kumar Singh
IP Attorney and Founding Partner
The Legist

Praveen Sadhu
Manager -Parts (Brand Protection)
TVS Motor Co Ltd.

Raj Cirumalla
Inhouse Attorney Brand Protection
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Santosh Dwivedi
Senior Manager – IPR
The Supreme Industries Ltd.

Sameet Gambhir
Jt. Vice President (Corporate Law & Admin.) and Company Secretary
DCM Shriram Ltd.

Shashi K Pandey
CSO India & Associate Director Global Corporate Security
Teva Pharmaceuticals

Sulabh. K. Khandelwal
Brand Protection Specialist
Ford India Pvt. Ltd.
KEY CONFERENCE FOCUS AREAS

- Overview of the counterfeiting and brand protection issues in India
- Role of customs to prevent counterfeited goods to make way across borders
- How to protect your brand with IPR, trademark and copyright
- Latest anti-counterfeiting and intellectual property enforcement measures
- Role of the Police and Government agencies in Counterfeiting Cases
- Industry Focused discussions (Pharma/ Auto/ FMCG/ Online etc)
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Safeguarding your products and brand from counterfeiting - Establishing brand protection plans and understanding risks and ROI
- Understand what information you need to provide law enforcement to successfully stop the distribution of counterfeit and grey market goods
- Implement the latest and most effective tools and technologies to battle counterfeiters
- Implement effective investigative strategies to identify and monitor infringing activities
- Realign, reinforce and develop networks, Meet with brand protection managers, directors of investigations, legal counsel, as well as law, enforcement officials who will discuss some of their recent successes and challenges in today's world
- Explore practical "hands on" approaches to protecting brands, customers and reputations online

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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Functional Heads of:
- Anti-Counterfeiting
- Brand Protection
- Anti - Fraud
- Legal & Litigation
- Packaging
- Supply Chain
- Copyrights & Trademark
- Compliance and Enforcement
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From which industries?
- Pharmaceuticals
- FMCG
- Automobiles & auto components
- Electronics & electronic components
- Telecom & ISP product manufacturers
- Medical Devices
- Healthcare
- Any other product manufacturing vertical prone to counterfeiting
