Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Founder & Executive Chairperson, Biocon talks to the students of the University of California, Berkeley in March 2021. As a part of Speaker Series India @ Berkeley, Kiran talks about her entrepreneurial journey, about overcoming numerous challenges in building Biocon into a leading global biopharmaceutical company with a commitment to make healthcare affordable and accessible and India as a powerful Bioeconomy.

She also addresses students questions on how India can leverage IP to become a global innovation powerhouse, how women can play a greater role in India’s growth story, what the Indian government needs to do make the COVID-19 vaccination drive more effective. Kiran also provides insights into how Brand India can eveolve from being a volume player to a value player in the global supply chain.