Welcome: Dr. Alka Sharma, Adviser, Department of Biotechnology
 
Presidential Remarks: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC
 
Overview of vaccine development: Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology & Chairperson, BIRAC
 
Covid – 19 Vaccine – For India and the World: Dr. Vinod K. Paul, Member Health, Niti Aayog
 
 
The Science of Covid-19 Vaccine Development: Dr. Shahid Jameel, Director, Trivedi School of Biosciences
 
Vaccine Delivery – Action Plan: Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India
 
Followed by a panel discussion with Indian industry on India becoming a Covid-19 Vaccine Hub moderated by Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee, Mission Director, Grand Challenge India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BIRAC
 
The discussion focuses on the key elements of Covid-19 vaccine development, production and implementation
 
(Collaboration: Dept. of Biotechnology, Min. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India)