Sisan Consulting & Nicholas Hall

present India Consumer Healthcare Summit • 2026 The definitive gathering for India's Consumer Healthcare leaders. The new self care economy

Where capital meets consumer. Where tradition meets disruption.

Self-Care Trends & Deep Dives
Competitive Landscape
Go-to-Market Models
Capital & Unicorns
Ayurveda's Global Rise
Date 10 June 2026
Location ITC Maratha, Mumbai, India
Format 1-Day Summit
$50B
India CHC Market by 2030
1.4B
Consumers in the Addressable Market
18%
Projected CAGR, Digital Health
$0
$1B CHC Brands Built in India — Yet

Conference Themes

Seven Questions.
One Frontier.

07
01
Consumer Intelligence

The Self-Reliant Consumer: India's New Health Mindset

A deep dive into self-care trends reshaping the Indian consumer — from urban millennials to Bharat's aspiring middle class.

02
Competitive Dynamics

Pharma vs. FMCG vs. Tech: The CHC Hunger Games

Who will own India's consumer healthcare wallet? The battle lines are drawn — and the winner may surprise you.

03
Brand Strategy

Built to Last: How India's Iconic CHC Brands Keep Winning

The growth playbook of giant CHC brands — the habits, innovations, and moats that keep market leaders at the pace.

04
Distribution & GTM

The Last Mile & the First Click: Cracking India's CHC Channels

Online, offline, or multichannel? The path-to-success frameworks for reaching India's fragmented consumer landscape.

05
Heritage & Global Ambition

Can Ayurveda Be India's Yoga Moment?

From Patanjali's rise to global wellness aisles — exploring whether Ayurveda can become India's defining export to the world.

06
The Unicorn Question

The $1B Question: Can India Build a Global CHC Giant?

The market exists. The consumer is ready. What ingredients — capital, founder ambition, category — create a billion-dollar CHC brand?

07
Investment Landscape

Follow the Money: Where Smart Capital Is Betting in Indian Health

Ayurveda, protein, diagnostics, or digital care — tracking the capital flows shaping the next wave of CHC winners.

The Program

Summit Agenda

9:15 AM
Opening

Welcome and introduction

Sangeeta

9:30 AM
Keynote

Keynote

Suresh Narayan (ex Nestle CEO)

10:00 AM
Deep Dive

Self-care Deep dive on the consumer

Ipsos + Sangeeta

10:30 AM
Global Perspective

The Global Power Talk

Nicholas Hall (Global CHC authority)

11:20 AM
Break

Tea Break

11:45 AM
Panel I

Clash of the Titans - Who will win this market: Pharma, stand-alone CHC, FMCG, or Private Equity?

What will they win on: Insight / Innovation / Investment / Intent

Speakers:

  • FMCG - Milind Thatte (P&G CXO)
  • Pharma - Shanta (DRL CXO)
  • CHC - Tarun Arora (Zydus CEO) / Himanshu Baxi (Opella CEO) / Manish Anantani (Kenvue CEO)
  • PE – Navneet Saluja (ex Haleon CEO & KKR)
  • Moderated by Manoj Kumar (Val-More, ex-CEO GSK CHC, P&G)
12:30 PM
Strategy

The Growth Playbook — CHC Big brands/Emerging brands/Start-ups that continue to grow and set the pace

Speakers:

  • Prolyte – Cipla CMO
  • Sensodyne – Haleon CMO
  • The Good Bug – TGB – Keshav Biyani, Founder
1:30 PM
Networking

Networking Lunch

2:15 PM
GTM

Go to Market & Channel models path to success - Online/Offline/Multichannel

Speakers:

  • GOApptiv – Raj (founder)
  • Piramal – Samarth (CSO)
  • Apollo Pharmacy / Wellness Forever CEO
3:15 PM
Panel II

Can Ayurveda be the next yoga and become India's showcase to the world – Viewpoint -

Preceded by a presentation

Speakers:

  • Himalaya Wellness – Vikas Bansi (Head of Healthcare + OTC)
  • Dabur – Srinivas Padmanbhan (Head of Healthcare)
  • Kapiva – Ameve Sharma / Shantanu (Co-Founder)
  • VerlinVest - Arjun Vaidya (VC & Founder Dr. Vaidya'a)
4:05 PM
Break

Tea break

4:30 PM
Panel III

The Unicorn Question – Can India Build a $1B CHC Brand in India and globally?

If so, how - scale, category, investment, innovation, technology, GTM

Speakers:

  • Quadria Pvt Equity – Abhishek Yadav (Managing Partner)
  • Fireside Ventures – Vinay (Partner)
  • Cipla Health - Shivam Puri (CEO)
  • Bain Consulting - Parijat Ghosh (Asia-Pac Head of Healthcare)
  • Sisan – Subodh Marwah (Sisan Founder; ex Global CHC CEO)
5:20 PM
Closing

Final thoughts

Subodh

Confirmed Voices

Speakers &
Thought Leaders

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Nicholas Hall
Chairman and CEO
NIcholas Hall Group
Suresh Narayanan
Suresh Narayanan
Former Chairman and Managing Director
Nestlé India
👤
Gauri Pathak
Speaker
IPSOS
👤
Sheetal Saple
Speaker
Pharmarack
👤
Chirag Sharma
Speaker
Nicholas Hall Group
👤
Amal Kelshikar
Speaker
Torrent
👤
Shanta
Speaker
DRL
👤
Himanshu Baxi
Speaker
Opella
👤
Raghu
Speaker
Galderma
👤
Navneet Saluja
Speaker
KKR
👤
Manoj Kumar
Speaker
Val-More
👤
Keshav Biyani
Speaker
The Good Bug
👤
Raj
Speaker
GOApptiv
Samarth Krishna
Samarth Krishna
DVP & Head Offline Sales
Piramal
Vikas Bansi
Vikas Bansi
Business Director – India Healthcare
Himalaya Wellness Company
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Gulraj Bhatia
Speaker
Emami
👤
Shantanu
Speaker
Kapiva
👤
Arjun Vaidya
Speaker
Verlinvest / Dr. Vaidya's
👤
Abhishek Yadav
Speaker
Quadria
👤
Vinay
Speaker
Fireside Ventures
Shivam Puri
Shivam Puri
Managing Director & CEO
Cipla Health Ltd.
Dinar Mhatre
Dinar Mhatre
Business Head
India Branded Business
👤
Shyam
Speaker
Bain & Company
👤
Milind Thatte
Speaker
P&G
👤
Subodh Marwah
Speaker
Sisan Consulting
BILLION
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India is not just a market to enter — it is a civilisation to understand. The brands that win here will win everywhere.

— Conference Theme · CHC Summit 2026

The Gathering

The Venue: ITC Maratha

Join us at the iconic ITC Maratha in Mumbai, a perfect blend of modern luxury and traditional elegance. Our premier venue provides the ideal backdrop for forging new partnerships and exploring the future of consumer healthcare in India.
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Limited delegation of 300 senior leaders. Two days of curated sessions, closed-door roundtables, and the conversations that shape India's CHC decade.